Wildlife Protection,Background Information,What is WWF?,World Wildlife Fund 世界野生生物基金会,worlds largest privately financed conservation organization protect endangered species and their habitats works in more than 100 countries with nearly 5 million members,Pre-reading,Discussion,What should we do to protect wild animals?,Prediction,Read the title and look at the pictures, listen for to predict the main idea of this passage.,Fast Reading,Where did Daisy go? Who took her there?,What kind of animal did she meet in each place?,Tibet, Zimbabwe and rain forest.,A flying carpet.,An antelope, an elephant and a monkey.,Careful Reading,Paragraph 1,1. How did the antelope feel? The antelope felt sad. 2. Why are people hunting and killing the Tibetan antelopes? In order to get the wool which is used to make sweaters.,Animal: Tibetan Antelope Situation: Being hunted for the fur under its stomach Result: Numbers are decreasing rapidly,Main idea:,Why we need wild life protection,True or false Daisy traveled by a flying carpet. Antelopes are killed for the wool that is taken from under their,backs.,stomachs.,F,T,Paragraph 2,Animal: elephants in Zimbabwe Situation: previously hunted with numbers decreasing rapidly Result: protection by farmers who make money from tourism,Main idea:,A good example of wildlife protection,Paragraph 3因此;由于 e.g. I was very busy. As a result, I couldnt take care of her. e.g. About twenty people were killed as a result of the big fire.,as a result of + 名词性的东西 “由于” 由于地震,许多人失去了家园。 As a result of the earthquake, a lot of people lost their homes. 他们没有足够证据，因此他们放弃了控告。 They didnt have enough evidence. As a result, they gave up the charge.,result from 起因于. result in 结果为.，导致,1). The terrible accident _ his careless. 2). His careless _ the terrible accident.,resulted from,resulted in,3. die out: disappear completely e.g. This kind of bird has died out. e.g. SARS has died out in China. 区别: die away: (sound, wind, or light) becomes weaker and finally stops e.g. The noise of the cars died away.,die off :先后死去;(草木)先后枯死 由于缺水, 这植物的叶子先后枯死。As a result of the lack of water, the leaves of this plant are dying off.,die of/ from 因而死(由于疾病,饥寒,情感原因造成的死亡一般用die of, 除此之外的原因造成的死亡用 die from.) The old man _ drinking dirty water. The old man _ cold and hunger.,died from,died of,4. reserve n. an area of land where wild animals can live without being hunted保护区 5. hunt v. to chase animals and birds in order to catch and kill them e.g. Dont hunt wild animals. hunter n. a person or animal that hunts wild animals,6. in peace 和平地; 和睦地 e.g. The roommates live in peace together. 7. be in danger (of) : 处于危险之中 e.g. Carol is in danger of losing her job. Some wild animals are in danger of dying out.,Words and expressions for reading,1. fur n. (不可数名词) 软毛;毛皮 e.g. a fur coat 2. stomach n. 腹部;胃 e.g. He was lying on his stomach. stomachache n. pain in your stomach,3. Our fur is being used to make sweaters for people like you. 考点 现在进行时的被动语态。 考例1 Have you handed in your schoolwork yet? Yes, I have. I guess it _ now. (辽宁 2007) A. has graded B. is graded C. is being graded D. is grading,点拨 由now可知应用进行时态，grade与schoolwork构成逻辑上的动宾关系，所以要用被动语态。,考例2 I dont suppose the police know who did it. Well, surprisingly they do. A man has been arrested and _ now. (江苏 2006) A. has been questioned B. is being questioned C. is questioning D. has questioned,点拨 由now可知应用进行时态或一般现在时，故可排除A、D项；question与a man构成逻辑上的动宾关系，所以要用被动语态。,考例3 Although the causes of cancer _, we do not yet have any practical way to prevent it. (山东 2006) A. are being uncovered B. have been uncovering C. are uncovering D. have uncovered 点拨 uncover与the causes of cancer构成逻辑上的动宾关系，所以要用被动语态。,4. in relief 如释重负 relief from sth. 减轻 eg. The drug gives some relief from pain. 这种药可以减轻一些痛苦。,5. burst into laughter 突然笑起来 burst into 突然 eg. The aircraft crashed and burst into flames. 飞机突然坠地起火。 习惯用语 burst in闯入; 突然出现; 突然发作 burst out大呼; 惊叫; 冲出; 突然发作,6. mercy n. 仁慈；慈悲 show mercy to sb. 对某人起了怜悯之心 e.g. They showed mercy to their enemies. 他们对敌人很仁慈。 at the mercy of 任处置；无能为力 e.g. The ship was at the mercy of the storm. 那只船在暴风雨中失去控制。,7. They allowed tourists to hunt only a certain number of animals if they paid the farmers. 考点 certain 形容词，在句中作定语，表示“一定(数量的)”。certain 还有“无疑的，确定的”的意思，在句中作表语，常用结构：be certain to do sth; be certain of / about sth; It is certain that .; 主语+ be certain +that .。还可表示“某个，某些，某种”，常用作定语，如：for certain reasons，a certain Mr. Brown。,考例 Wait till you are more _. Its better to be sure than sorry. (1997 全国) A. inspired B. satisfied C. calm D. certain 点拨 考查具体语境中的词义辨析。inspired有灵感的；satisfied 满意的；calm平静的；certain 无疑的，确定的。,8. So good things are being done here to save local wildlife. 考点现在进行时的被动语态。 考例1 I have to go to work by taxi because my car _ at the garage. (重庆2006) A. will be repaired B. is repaired C. is being repaired D. has been repaired 点拨 由句意“我不得不乘出租车去上班，因为我的车正在修理厂修理”可知此处应用现在进行时的被动语态。,考例2 Although the causes of cancer _,