Period1ReadingTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriod：ThisperiodincludesWarmingup，Pre-reading，ReadingandComprehendingofUnit4.ItintroducesthewildlifesituationinTibet，Zimbabweandarainforest.StudentswillrealizetheimportanceofwildlifeprotectionbyexperiencingwhatDaisyhasgonethrough.Meanwhilestudentscanlearnsomereadingstrategiessuchasskimmingandscanning.TeachingAims：1.Trainthestudents’readingability.2.Learnsomeusefulwordsandexpressions.3.Learnmoreabouttheendangeredanimalsandwildlifeprotection.TeachingImportantPoints：1.Helpthestudentstounderstandthepassagebetter.2.Learnandmastersomeimportantwordsandphrasesinthisperiod.TeachingDifficultPoints：1.Howtohelpthestudentsimprovetheirreadingabilityandunderstandthepassagebetter.2.Howtomastertheimportantlanguagepointsinthispassage.TeachingMethods：1.Fastreadingtogetthegeneralideaofthetext.2.Carefulreadingtounderstandthepassagebetter.3.Explanationtohelpthestudentsmastersomelanguagepoints.4.Discussiontohelpthestudentsunderstandbetterwhatthey’velearnedandtousetheknowledgethey’velearnedinthisperiod.TeachingAids：1.Ataperecorder2.Amultimedia.TeachingProcedures：Step1Lead-in1.Greetthestudentsasusual.2.Introducethetopicofwildlifeprotection.ShowthepicturesofsomeendangeredanimalsandletthestudentsnametheminEnglish.（Throughthistask，studentscanhaveageneralideaaboutwhattheyaregoingtolearn.Besides，studentsareexpectedtoclassifytheanimalsandfindoutwhichareendangeredanimals.Then，teachergivesthedefinitionofendangered.Studentsareexpectedtosayouttheproblemsthatfacetheseanimalsaswell.）T：Boysandgirls，todayIamgoingtointroducesomefriendstoyou.Nowlet’sseewhetheryoucannametheminEnglishcorrectly.Suggestedanswers：polarbear，miludeer，rhino，tiger，crocodile，tropicfish，leopard，koala，giraffe，turtle，whale，dolphin，panda，gorilla.（Teachershowsapictureofananimalandstudentsgivetheanswersatonce.Thenteachercheckswhethertheansweriscorrectandasksthestudentstoreadafterher/him.）T：Well，youallgivethecorrectanswers.Youarereallysmart.OK，socanyoubesmartenoughtofindouttheircommon?Yousee，thereisbear，deer，tiger，fish，turtleandsoon，differentkindsofanimals.Then，whatspeciesarethey?Canyouuseanadjectivetodescribethem?S1：Endangered.T：Good.Theyareallendangeredspecies.Endangeredmeans“facedwiththedangerofextinction”or“dyingout”.Now，let’stakewhaleforexample.Whatproblemmakesthewhaleendangered?S2：Theyarebeinghuntedandkilled.T：Welldone.Whatelseanimalshavethesameproblem?S3：Miludeer，rhino，tiger，crocodile，leopard，gorilla.T：Right，thenwhatproblemfacesthepanda?S4：Theydon’thaveenoughfood.T：Whatelseanimalshavethesameproblem?S5：Koala，giraffe.T：Good.Thenwhatproblemfacesthepolarbear?S6：Theirlivingenvironmentisbeingdestroyedandtheanimalsaredyingout.T：Goodjob!Thenwhatelseanimalshavethesameproblem?S7：Tiger，tropicfish，turtle，dolphin，gorilla.T：Excellent!Step2SkimmingT：OK，youhavegotthegeneralknowledgeofendangeredanimals.NowtodaywearegoingtolearnastoryabouttheexperienceofalittlegirlcalledDaisy.Shehasbeentothreeplaces，andmetthreedifferentkindsofanimals.Whichthreeplaceshasshebeento?Whatendangeredanimalsarethey?Whatproblemsfacethem?Now，Iwillgiveyouafewminutestoskimthetexttofindoutthethreekindsofendangeredanimalsinthreedifferentplacesandputthemintherightblankoftheform.ProblemsExamplesAnimalsfromthetextAnimalsthatarebeinghuntedandkilledwhale，miludeer，rhino，t...
