1、Unit 4 Wildlife protectionWhat made the world around us so wonderful?Widlife n.野生动植物Protection n.保护Protect vt.保护Habitat n.栖息地Threaten v.威胁,恐吓Decrease v.减少Endangered adj.濒危的Die out 灭亡,逐渐消失Reserve n.保护区Hunt v.猎取,搜寻In danger(of)在危险中,垂危New wordsThe logo of WWFBackground InformationWhat does WWF stand fo
2、r?World Wildlife Fund世界野生生物基金会Is this the end of evolution(进化)Wild plants and animals have to look after themselves.What do they need?FoodGood environment SafetyGood habitat Why are these animals dying out?too much huntingTheir habitat is being threatenedThey cannot find enough foodGiant pandaProble
3、mNot enough food:loss of bamboo growing areasOne habitat in ChinaWolong Nature Reserve,Sichuan ProvinceNumber before concernNearly all disappearedNumber after concernAbout 1,600 after more than 50 reserves set up to protect bamboo areasMilu deerProblemDisappeared from ChinaOne habitat in ChinaNanhai
4、zi Milu Park,BeijingNumber before concernNoneNumber after concernMore than 2,500 after being brought back from UKSouth China tigerProblemToo much hunting in the 1950sOne habitat in ChinaBaishanzu National Natural Protection Zone,Zhejiang ProvinceNumber before concernVery fewNumber after concernAbout
5、 30-40 remain after being left in peace with no huntingother endangered wildwife朱鹮Crested Ibis 黑颈鹤Black-necked Craneother endangered wildwife褐马鸡Crossoptilon mantchuricum扬子鳄Alligator sinensisother endangered wildwife川金丝猴Golden Snub-nosed Monkey白鳍豚YangtzeRiverDolphinHow Daisy learned to help wildlife?
6、ReadingA flying carpetDaisy had always longed to help endangered species of wildlife.Animal she metPlaces she went First visitSecond visitThird visitFast reading:Fill in the tableTest your reading speedantelopeTibetelephantZimbabwe RainforestmonkeyTebetan antelopeAfrican elephantMonkey in the rainfo
7、restMosquitoMillipede insect Read it again,then fill in the form.TibetZimbabweRain forest_ is used to make sweaterPeople killed antelopes for _Atelopes become an_furwoolengdangered species_ used to hunt elephantsnow farmers _ themfarmerslikeA _ insect affects mosquitoesNo _,no _and no _rain forestan
8、imalsdrugsmillipedeReading-II-skimmingwithout _mercyThe wool beneath antelopes stomache is being used to make sweaters.Careful ReadingParagraph 11.How did the antelope feel in Tibet?The antelope felt sad.2.Why are people hunting and killing the Tibetan antelopes?In order to get the wool which is use
9、d to make sweaters.Animal:Tibetan AntelopeSituation:Being killed for the wool under its stomach Result:Becoming an endangered species.Main idea:Why we need wild life protectionParagraph 2Animal:elephants in Zimbabwe Situation:Farmers used to hunted us without mercy.Result:protection by farmers who m
10、ake money from tourismMain idea:A good example of wildlife protectionParagraph 3&4Animal:a millipede from rainforestSituation:produces a drug naturally which can protect us from mosquitoesResult:Daisy plans to tell WWF about the drugMain idea:What we can get from wildlife protectionRead the text aga
11、in and choose the best answer.1.Why did elephants use to be an endangered species in Zimbabwe?A.Tourists hunted too many elephants.B.Farmers hunted them without mercy.C.The government encouraged farmers to hunt them.D.Their living environment was seriously polluted.B2.What can be inferred from the e
12、lephants words,“Have you come to take my photo”?A.It thinks itself a beautiful animal.B.Elephants are friendly to human beings.C.Money from tourists went to the large tour companies.D.Now many more tourists come to take its photos rather than hunt it.DCauses of EndangermenthuntingPollutionFood shortagediseaseDestroy of habitation(栖息地)Reasons:Group competion