Unit4WildlifeprotectionTheFirstPeriod(Warmingup&Talking)TeachingProcedures:StepOne:Leading-in1.ShowSsthepicturesofsomerareanimals.2.AskSstoguesstheirnamesandtalkaboutthem.StepTwo:Warmingup1.AsktheSstolookthroughthewordsabovethetableonP25,andfindout:Whydidsomanywildanimalsdieout?(lackoffood,badenvironmentandenemies,climatechange,pollution…)2.LookatthetableonP25,andworkinpairstoretellthereport,usingcompletesentences.(Theteachermaygiveanexampleof“pandas”).Example:pandaTheproblemthepandasfaceinChinaisthattheydonothaveenoughfood,becauseofthelossofbamboogrowingareas.Tosolvethisproblem,ChinahassetupaprotectionzoneinSichuanProvinceforthepandas.ItiscalledWolongNatureReserve.Thankstotheeffort,thingshavechangedforthebetter.Thenumberofpandashasrisenfromveryfewtoaround50afterthegrowthofbambooareasforthepandas.3.AsksomeSstotalkaboutMiludeerandSouthChinatiger.StepThree:DiscussionAskSstodiscussthefollowingquestionsinasmallgroup.1)Whatotherendangeredspeciesdoyouknow?2)Whyaretheyindangerofdisappearing?3)Doyouknowofanywildlifethathasdisappeared?用心爱心专心Answers:1)antelope,bear,leopard[豹],whale,crocodile,elephant,goldenmonkey[金丝猴],giantsalamander[娃娃鱼],ChineseAlligator[扬子鳄],dolphin,rhino…2)toomuchhunting,lackoffood,badenvironment,…3)dinosaurs,dodo,…StepFour:Languagepoints1.asaresult结果；因此（放在句首或句中，用逗号与句子其它部分隔开,常用在有上下文表示原因的情况下）eg.Hewaslazy.Asaresult,hewaslateforschool.他懒。结果，他上学迟到了。△asa/theresultof+n.由于…的结果（表示因果关系）eg.Asaresultofhislaziness,hewaslateforschool.△resultin导致；造成…的后果(vi.)eg.Hislazinessresultedinhisbeinglateforschool.△resultfrom因…引起；起因于eg.Hisbeinglateforschoolresultedfromhislaziness.2.dieout:disappearcompletely灭绝eg.Manyanimalshavediedoutinthepast.在过去几年间，许多动物都灭绝了。△dieaway慢慢消失eg.Hehidbehindthedooruntilthefootstepshaddiedaway.他一直躲在门后边，直到脚步声（完全）消失。3.endangervt.危害eg.Smokingendangersyourhealth.吸烟危害健康。△endangeredadj.濒危的（动词的过去分词做形容词）endangeredwildlife濒危野生动物*动词的-ing形式和过去分词都可以做形容词。用心爱心专心surprising/surprised;exciting/excited;interesting/interested;frightening/frightened;etc.4.inpeace和平地；安祥地（=peacefully）5.(be)indanger在危险中；垂危(be)outofdanger脱离危险eg.Thetigerisindangernow.Let’shelpit,oritwon’tbeoutofdanger.现在老虎处于危险中。我们帮帮它吧，否则它不会脱离危险的。StepFive:Talking1.AskSstolookthroughthematerialonP62.2.ShowtheusefulexpressionsonP63.3.GetSstodiscusswiththeirpartnersusingtheusefulwordsandphrasesgivenonP63,teachermaygiveamodeltoSs.4.AsksomeSstoreporttheirdiscussion.StepSix:Assignments1.Collectasmuchinformationaboutendangeredwildlifeaspossible.2.Prepare“Reading”(P26).用心爱心专心
