1、Unit 4Wildlife protectionUsing languageWhats your impression of the dinosaur?Large/hugestrongfierceviolentcruelfierce adj. 兇猛的兇猛的, , 好斗的好斗的Tigers and lions are very fierce animals. 激烈的激烈的, , 猛烈的猛烈的The competition for the job is fierce.How much do you know about dinosaurs?Pterosaur 翼龍翼龍Triceratops 三角

2、龍三角龍Stegosaurus 劍龍劍龍tyrannosaurus 霸王龍霸王龍kinds of dinosaurs plant-eaters meat-eaters disaster?climate changing?over hunting?What might be the reasons for their extinction?GuessingReading and listening1. When did dinosaurs live?They lived on the earth Tens of millions of years ago, long before humans

3、came into being.2. When did dinosaurs disappear?Dinosaurs died out suddenly about 65 million years ago.3. Whats the rare new species of dinosaurs discovered in Liaoning Province?A bird-like dinosaur which could not only run but also climb trees.4. What might be the possible reasons for their extinct

4、ion?Maybe thats because a huge rock from space hit the earth and put too much dust into the air or because the earth got too hot to live on.1. There are many different species of dinosaur and all of them have been found in China.2. Not long ago, a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovere

5、d in Henan Province.FFTrue or False?Chaoyang country several3. Some scientists are sure dinosaurs died out because the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more.4. Dinosaurs died out quickly about 65 million years ago and many other animals have died out more recently.FTthink5. Scienti

6、sts learned that the bird-like dinosaurs could not only run like the others but also climb the trees by inspected their bone fossil.6. According to a UN report, dodo has disappeared as well as many other animals and plants in the last 5 centuries.Tvt. To examine carefully and strictlyT1. They lived

7、on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being. 千百萬年前千百萬年前, , 早在人類產生之前早在人類產生之前, , 它們它們就生活在地球上。就生活在地球上。1) on the earth. 在地球上。在地球上。在在earth, sun, moon等表達世界上獨一無二等表達世界上獨一無二的名詞前的名詞前, , 要加要加the。 2) come into being 開始存在開始存在; ; 發生發生 我我們不知道這世界是什么時候存在的們不知道這世界是什么時候存在的. We dont kn

8、ow when the world came into being.There is a story about how the word “sandwich”_A. came into being B. was came into beingC. came to power D. was came to power區別區別 come into being appear arise 1)I dont know what to do if a new situation _.2)He didnt _ until six oclock.3)When did the world _?arisesap

9、pearcome into being3) long before 早在早在之前很久之前很久 It will (not) be long before +從句從句 ( (不久后將會不久后將會.).)This happened long before you were born. before long: soon 不久以后不久以后We will have an evening party before long.It _ long before we_ the resultOf the experiment.A. will not be; will know B. is; will knowC

10、. will not be; know D. is; knowC =We will know the result of the experiment before long.2. They learned this from the way the bones were joined together. 他們能夠從它們骨頭的結合方式上識別他們能夠從它們骨頭的結合方式上識別 出這點。出這點。 learn 得知得知, , 獲悉獲悉 I learned from his letter that he was in Spain. 我從他的信中得知他正在西班牙我從他的信中得知他正在西班牙。 We le

11、arnt the news this morning. 我們今天早晨得悉這一消息。我們今天早晨得悉這一消息。 根據天氣預報根據天氣預報, , 明天會下雨。明天會下雨。3. According to a UN report, some 844 animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years.根據聯合國的一份報告根據聯合國的一份報告, , 在過去在過去500500年里年里, , 大約大約844844種動植物消失。種動植物消失。According to the weather report, it will rain tomorro

12、w.according to: 按照按照, , 根據根據. .所說所說Name: DodoBirthplace: Island of Mauritius (毛里求斯毛里求斯)Figure: extremely bigFavorite food: fruitAppearance: bird-likePortuguese(葡萄牙人葡萄牙人) found the bird when they got on the Island of Mauritius and named it Dodo. In Portuguese, dodo means foolish and clumsy. Listening

13、 The change of weatherDodos killed each other.Human beings killed them.Lack of foodEnvironment was destroyed.Possible reasons of dodos extinction3 What is the main idea of the story?A. This story is about how foolish the dodo was.B. This story is about why the dodo became extinct.C. This story is ab

14、out how the dodo and Man made friends.D. This story is about how the other birds and animals tried to save the dodo.Listening B 4 Choose the correct answer.1. The dodo is _. A. fierce B. unkind C. friendly D. foolish2. He wants to believe that Man is telling the truth because _. A. Man is friendly B

15、. he think Man is friendly C. he thinks the bears and monkeys lie D. Man is his best friendCB 3. He didnt realize who had killed many of his friends until _. A. Man told him the truth B. the other birds told him C. he saw how his friend was being killed by Man D. the monkeys told himC1. How did dodo

16、 get along with Man at first?His name was Man, and at first we seemed to be _ _. We went _ together and I _ my food with him. good friendseverywheresharedHe went off _ _ he was going to hunt but instead he _ in the forest and waited.2. When more dodos disappeared, what did the dodo do?as ifhidFill i

17、n the blanks. 1. This story is about how foolish the dodo was. It is not fair to blame the dodo for his disappearance.2. This story is about how the dodo became extinct.F T True or False? 3. This story is about how the dodo and Man became friends. This one only explains half the story. The dodo and

18、Man did become friends but only because man wanted to kill all the dodos as easily as possible.F4. This story is about how the other birds and animals tried to save the dodo. This one is wrong because the other animals and birds did not do much to save the dodo. They warned him but did not help him.

19、FThe story of the dodo Once upon a time I lived on the island of Mauritius. I was called “dodo”. There were many of us and we were friends with all the other animals on the island. One day a new animal came to my island. His name was Man, and at first we seemed to be good friends. We went everywhere

20、 together and I shared my food with him. Listening textHowever, I began to wonder why several of my dodo friends had disappeared. Then the number of our species began to decrease quickly. I was so worried that I asked the other animals and they all told me, “Your friends are being killed and eaten b

21、y Man while you are hunting for food.” Had Man eaten them? I couldnt believe it! When I asked Man directly, he seemed surprised. “I havent seen the other dodos either.” he said. “Maybe someone else killed them.” I believed him but when more dodos disappeared I set a trap. I went off as if I was goin

22、g to hunt but instead I hid in the forest and waited. Sure enough Man came along. He ran after the last of my dodo friends and killed her. I felt so angry that I rushed out of my hiding place and straight at Mans spear. He killed me too. After that there were no more dodos in the world. So my motto

23、is: be careful who you trust.渡渡鳥渡渡鳥是一種不會飛的鳥是一種不會飛的鳥, , 僅產于非洲的島國僅產于非洲的島國毛里求斯。肥大的體型總是使它步履蹣跚毛里求斯。肥大的體型總是使它步履蹣跚, , 再加上再加上一張大大的嘴巴一張大大的嘴巴, , 使它的樣子顯得有些丑陋。幸好使它的樣子顯得有些丑陋。幸好島上沒有它們的天敵島上沒有它們的天敵, , 因此因此, , 它們安逸地在樹林中它們安逸地在樹林中建窩孵卵建窩孵卵, , 繁殖后代。繁殖后代。1616世紀后期世紀后期, ,帶著來復槍和獵犬的歐洲人來到了帶著來復槍和獵犬的歐洲人來到了毛里求斯。不會飛又跑不快的渡渡鳥厄運降臨了。

24、毛里求斯。不會飛又跑不快的渡渡鳥厄運降臨了。歐洲人來到島上后歐洲人來到島上后, , 渡渡鳥就成了他們主要的食物渡渡鳥就成了他們主要的食物來源。從這以后來源。從這以后, , 槍打狗咬槍打狗咬, , 鳥飛蛋打鳥飛蛋打, , 大量的渡渡大量的渡渡鳥被捕殺。就連幼鳥和蛋也不能幸免。開始時鳥被捕殺。就連幼鳥和蛋也不能幸免。開始時, ,歐洲人每天可以捕殺到幾千只到上萬只渡渡鳥歐洲人每天可以捕殺到幾千只到上萬只渡渡鳥, ,可是由于過度的捕殺可是由于過度的捕殺, , 很快他們每天捕殺的數量很快他們每天捕殺的數量越來越少越來越少, , 有時每天只能打到幾只了。有時每天只能打到幾只了。16811681年年, ,

25、最后一只渡渡鳥被殘忍的殺害了最后一只渡渡鳥被殘忍的殺害了, , 從此從此, ,地球上再也見不到渡渡鳥了地球上再也見不到渡渡鳥了, , 除非是在博物館的除非是在博物館的標本室和畫家的圖畫中。標本室和畫家的圖畫中。Speaking and writing1. It is a pity that in the story nobody helped the dodo. In pairs choose another endangered animal which you know about. Analyze why this animal is endangered.Is it being hun

26、ted and killed?Does it not have enough food?Is it because its habitat is being threatened?Some endangered animals:IntentionPurposeIm going toto help/ saveI intend/mean/plan to to protect fromI will so thatI feel likein order to Id like tobut do Im ready toto teach them a lessonId rather notto punish

27、 those who do harm to wildlife.S1: Im going to do something to help dodo, for it was so lovely. I mean to drive it away in order to hide it in a cave. And I will dig a hole at the gate of the cave to trap man as he kills a dodo. I feel like attacking man myself if they would do harm to dodo. SampleA

28、nd Id like to teach man how to be friends. I would rather not tell you what I think of man. In fact man is the most dangerous enemy of dodo and all the endangered animals. S2: I cant agree with you more. Man hunts all kinds of animals to make clothing, to eat their meat and even to get their bones c

29、ruelly. Id like to see we humans treat them as our friends.Write a letter to WWF based on what you have discussed, asking them to help you save your endangered animal. All letters have a start and ending.WritingFormalInformalStarts DearHi, My dear, Dearest, Endings Yours sincerely, Sincerely, Sincer

30、ely Yours, Yours truly, Yours faithfully,Love,Cheers, Regards, Best whishes, Yours, Step 1: Collect your ideas for the letter and write down as notes.Step 2: Begin your letter like this:Dear WWF, Step 3: Finish the letter by writing :Yours sincerely.(your name)Step 4: Check your writing and share your ideas with the class by reading them aloud.Dear WWF,My friend, Chen Lin, and I have been doing some research on endangered animals. We found that the habitat of polar bears is disappearing because the ice at the North Pole is getti