Unit 4 Wildlife protection Teaching aims:1. Topic Wildlife protection: the importance of wildlife protection, ways to protect wild plants and animals.2. Useful words and expressions:wild wildlife protection enemy loss reserve area hunt zone peace fur stomach apply suggest thick rub mosquito insect contain powerful drug affect attention whale bite effect butterfly dust recently fierce unkind lazy as a result die out in peace in danger protect from pay attention to come into being3. Functional items:I. Intentions and purpose Im going to do I feel like doing. I would rather not I intend/ mean/ plan to do Id like to doI will do Im ready to do. II. Apologies Im so sorry that.Im afraid that . Thank you very much but.Its a shame that It was very nice of you but4. StructuresThe present continuous passive voiceAnimals are being hunted and killed.The environment is being destroyed.Teaching proceduresPeriod 1. Speaking and listeningStep 1. Leading in 1. Show Ss a video about some animals in danger.2. Show Ss some picture of some rare animals in China.Step 2. Warming up1. Ss read the passage quickly and find out:Why did so many wild animals die out?2. Ss talk about the form on page 25 and then discuss the following questions in pairs.1). What other endangered species do you know?2). Why are they in danger of disappearing?3). Do you know any wildlife that has disappeared?Step 3. Listening and talking (page 62)1. Ss look through the questions on page 62, and then listen to the tape.2. First listening: Ss listen and grasp the key words and get the main idea.3. Second listening: Ss listen and answer the questions.4. Third listening: Ss listen and write down the main idea of the passage.5. Talking: Ss read the topics on page 62 and discuss in pairs. While they are talking, try to use the following sentences:Im so sorry that Im afraid thatThank you very much but I hate to have to say this butThe problem is. It was very nice of you butIts a shame that Why didnt you tell me that.?Step 4 .Homework 1. Collect as much information about endangered wildlife as possible.2. Preview the next partreading Period 2. ReadingStep 1. Revision Ask: What do you think of wildlife protection today?Whats the passage about? Have you previewed it?Step 2. Pre-readingSs in groups discuss the following questions:1. Why should you worry about this?2. What do you think we should do to protect wildlife?Step 3. Reading 1. Scanning: Ss read the passage quickly to get the main idea and complete the table on page 27.2. Intensive reading: Ss read the passage again and answer the questions on page 27.Step 4. Explanation 1. as a result of 2. die out 3. rise (v) 4. affect 5. prevent from6. She turned round and there was an antelope with a sad face looking at her.7. In three years they may all be gone!8. But what an experience!Step 5 .Homework 1. Recite the key sentences in the text.2. Write a summary of the text.Period 3. Extensive readingStep 1 . Revision Ss completer the summary of the text. One day, Daisy _ a strange dream. She flew in a wonderful _ to _ with an _ in Tibet. The antelope told her they were hunted because of their_ which can be used to make _ like hers. In three years they may all be _ . Later, she _ to Zimbabwe where she talked with an _ and got to know the farmers there no longer _ them. Thats because the _ decided to help and the farmers finally made a lot of _ . At last she _ at the thick rain _ where a monkey told her “ No rain forest, no _ and no _.” Although finally everything was _, she had _ so much!Answers: dreamed, chair, talk, antelope, fur, sweaters, gone, flew, elephant, hunted, government, money, arrived, forest, animals , drugs, gone, learnedStep 2. Pre-reading 1. Ss talk about what they know about the animals.2. Ss read the passage and get the main idea.Step 3. Reading (page 30)1. Check Ss answer. The main idea is species and the reasons for dinosaurs dying out.2. Ss read again and find out answers to the following questions: 1). When did the dinosaurs live? 2). Whats the rare new species dinosaur? 3). Why did the dinosaur die out?Step 4. Reading task (page 65)1. Ss read the passage on page 65 and try to collect information for research into Milu deer.2. Ss discuss the information collected with their partner and then check them with the whole class.Step 5 .Homework Describe dinosaurs and Milu deer in your own words.Period 4. Learning about languageS