1、河北省邯鄲四中高中英語Reading教案 新人教版必修2AimsTo talk about endangered speciesTo read about wildlife protectionProceduresI. Warming up by learning about animalsLook at the photos below and listen to me telling you about the animals, the endangered animals. The Giant Panda is a mammal now usually classified in the

2、 bear family, Ursidae, that is native to central China.The Giant Panda lives in mountainous regions, like Sichuan and Tibet. The Giant Panda is the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), a conservation organization. Toward the latter half of the 20th century, the panda also became somewhat of a na

3、tional emblem for China, and is now used in Chinese gold coins.Giant Pandas are an endangered species, threatened by continued loss of habitat and by a very low birthrate, both in the wild and in captivity. About 1,600 are believed to survive in the wild.Milu deer is a Chinese deer. It has a long ta

4、il, wide hooves, and branched antlers. Another Chinese name for it is “four unlikes,.” because the animals were seen as having the horns of a stag, the neck of a camel, the foot of a cow, and the tail of an ass. These animals were first made known to Western science in the 19th century, by Father Ar

5、m and David, a French missionary working in China. At the time, the only surviving herd was in a preserve belonging to the Chinese emperor. The last herd of Milu deers that remained in China were eaten by Western and Japanese troops that were present at the time of the Boxer Rebellion.These deer are

6、 now found in zoos around the world, and a herd of Milu deer was reintroduced to Dafeng Reserve, China in the late 1980s. They are classified as “critically endangered.” in the wild, but do not appear to have suffered from a genetic bottleneck because of small population size.A tiger is a large cat

7、famous for its beautiful fur of orange striped with black. Tigers live in Asia and are becoming very rare. This is due to people hunting them for their fur and destroying the forests they live in.II. Pre-readingDefining wildlifeWhat does the world wildlife mean?The term wildlife refers to living org

8、anisms that are not in any way artificial or domesticated and which exist in natural habitats. Wildlife can refer to flora (plants) but more commonly refers to fauna (animals). Needless to say, wildlife is a very general term for life in various ecosystems. Deserts, rainforests, plains, and other ar

9、easincluding the most built-up urban sitesall have distinct forms of wildlife.Humankind has historically tended to separate civilization from wildlife in a number of ways; besides the obvious difference in vocabulary, there are differing expectations in the legal, social, and moral sense. This has b

10、een reason for debate throughout recorded history. Religions have often declared certain animals to be sacred, and in modern times concern for the environment has provoked activists to protest the exploitation of wildlife for human benefit or entertainment.Reading to the recordingNow turn to page 26

11、, listening and reading to the recording of the text. Try to keep pace with the native reader, making your reading resemble that of the reader, in speed, in intonation and in pronunciation. Reading and transforming Now you are to read the text for information to fill in the form.What did Daisy see w

12、here she was?In Tibet in ChinaZimbabweIn thick rain forestReading and underliningNext you are to read the text and underline all the collocations at the same time.HOW DAISY LEARNED TO HELP WILDLIFEnot long ago, wake up, findby ones side, a flying chair, get dressed, put on ones jeans, fly away to, t

13、urn around, with a sad face, useto make, killfor, takefrom under, take ones picture, become endangered, destroy the farm, take photos, apply to, huntfor, make money for, as a result, in thick rain forest, protectfrom, rubover, a powerful drug, pay attention to, takehomeIII. Closing up by matching an

14、imals to five risk categories Different endangered species appear on different endangered species lists. And people who are trying to protecting animal use the following five risk categories to group the unlucky animal.Now in groups of four try to group all the unlucky animals found in China.List of

15、 Unlucky animals found in China 中國不幸動物分類名錄EXTINCT(滅絕動物)-A species formerly indigenous to Canada that no longer exists anywhere.EXTIRPATED（根絕動物）-A species no longer existing in the wild in Canada but occurring elsewhere.ENDANGERED（瀕危動物）-A species threatened with imminent extinction or extirpation throughout all or a significant portion of its Canadian range.THREATENED（危急動物）-A species likely to