1、Unit 4 Wildlife protectionListen to the text.THE STORY OF THE DODOOnce upon a time I lived on the _ of Mauritius.I was _“dodo”.There were many of us and we were _ with all the other _ on the island.One day a _ animal came to my island.His name was Man,and _ _ we _ to be good friends.We wenteverywher
2、e together and I _ my food with him.However,I began to _ Listen again and fill in the blanks.islandfriendscalledanimalsnewseemedsharedwonderat firstwhy several of my dodo _ had disappeared.Then the _ of ourspecies began to _ quickly.I was so _ that I asked the other animalsand they all told me,“Your
3、 friends are being _ and eaten by Man while you are _ for food.”Had Man eaten them?I couldnt _ it!When I asked Man directly,he seemed _.“I havent seen the other dodos _,”he said.“Maybe _ else killed them.”friendsnumberdecreaseworriedkilledhuntingbelievesurprisedsomeoneeitherI believed him _ when mor
4、e dodos disappeared I set a _.I went off as if Iwas going to hunt but _ I hid in the forest and _.Sure enough Man came along.He ran after the _ of my dodo _ and killed her.I felt so _ that I rushed out of my hiding place and straight at Mans _.He killed me too.After that there were _ more dodos in t
5、he world.So my _is:be careful who you _.buttrapinsteadwaitedlastfriendsangryspearnomottotrustASK AUNTY GLADYSListen to Part A.Dear Aunty Gladys,I am very _ about the environment,but I also like eating sea _ very much.I know some fish _ are _ by too much fishing.I also know that _ have to count the _
6、 of fish they catch.Listen again and fill in the blanks.concernedfishspeciesendangeredfishermennumberIf they have too _ of one species,they have to _ them back into the sea.Please tell me _ fish I can eat without _ any endangered species.Yours,Li KunmanythrowwhichhurtingListen to Part B.Dear Aunty G
7、ladys,I am a Bengal _ and I am very _ that so many people want to kill me.I am a _,kind-hearted animal and I like to live _ in my forest.The only animals I kill are _ I am going to eat.I cant understand an animal _ man who _ me for no reason.Listen again and fill in the blanks.tigerunhappyquietalone
8、thoselikeattacksI know I have a beautiful _,but I am _ that I should be killed for it.Now I find my _ is getting smaller and smaller and I cannot _ meeting man.I am _.What can I do?Yours,BengiskinamazedhabitatmissfrightenedListen to Part C.Dear Aunty Gladys,I am a young _ from China.I am very _ in a
9、ll the wonderful animals and plants you have in _.But Ive _ that you keep the best animals in _ and the prettiest plants in _.Why are the animals not running _ freely in the _ and why are the plants not growing in _?Yours,Zhao JingListen again and fill in the blanks.visitorinterestedEnglandnoticedzo
10、osparksaroundwildforestsSAVING WILD BIRDSListen to Part A.Part A:two problemsHu Xiao is a senior high school student who shows a great interest in wildlife protection.Today he has got a good chance to interview a volunteer,Alice Brown,from IBRRC.Listen again and fill in the blanks.HX:Hello,Alice.Im
11、_ interested in your work saving _!What do you think is the most _ part of your work?AB:Well.I _ its saving wild birds covered in _.Thats the most difficult of all.HX:How does that _?AB:The oil comes from _.It floats on the _ and covers the birds _ when they swim through it.birdssodifficultsupposeoi
12、lboatswaterhappenfeathersHX:That sounds _.What do you do about it?AB:The first thing we do is _ _ the bird hasnt eaten too much oil.When a birds covered in oil,it tries to _ itself with its _.As it does so,the bird eats some oil and becomes _.HX:Oh dear!Do the birds always _?terriblemake surecleanbe
13、aksickdieAB:Sometimes.but we try to _ them.Birds use their feathers like a _ to keep out _ water.When feathers are covered in oil,they _ together and a birds _ gets cold in the water.So _ help the bird would die of _!saveraincoat coldstickskinwithoutcoldListen to Part B.HX:What do you do with _ bird
14、s?AB:First,we _ a bird by feeding it and keeping it _.Then we clean it.We _ the bird very carefully.We use warm _ and a little _ and work quickly as the birds _ being _.HX:Is this a difficult job?AB:Yes,_ its very important to do the job _.Listen again and fill in the blanks.thosecomfortwarmrubsoapw
15、aterhatetouchedbecausequicklyHX:What happens _ that?AB:The birds are kept warm and _ a rest.HX:I suppose after that they want to _ their feathers with their beaks.AB:Yes,they do.Birds _ a natural oil in their _ and put this over their feathers until they feel _.HX:Thank you.Ive _ a lot.AB:Not at all.Its been my _.aftergiventouchproducetailsbetterlearnedpleasure
