TigerElephantpandarhinored-crowned crane 丹顶鹤丹顶鹤(仙鹤仙鹤)Milu deerwhaleGolden Monkeydolphin 中华白海豚中华白海豚, 是世界濒危物是世界濒危物Polar bearbald ibis 秃鹮CrocodileGiraffeK o a l aZebraPenguinTigerElephantpandarhinored-crowned crane 丹顶鹤丹顶鹤(仙鹤仙鹤)Milu deerwhaleGolden Monkeydolphin 中华白海豚中华白海豚, 是世界濒危是世界濒危Polar bearbald ibis 秃鹮CrocodileGiraffeK o a l aZebra Penguin Animals are such agreeable friends-they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. -George Eliot 动物是如此怡人的朋友，他们不问任何问题，也不提出批评。 Whats the problem of these Animals commonly facing?1.Get the students to learn about the endangered Get the students to learn about the endangered antelope and learn to predict before learning.antelope and learn to predict before learning.2. Improve Ss reading competence (skimming, 2. Improve Ss reading competence (skimming, scanning, summary etc. )scanning, summary etc. )Teaching aimsReading-1 Prediction Look at the picture and guess what the passage is about.1.What is this species of animal in the picture?2. Where is it happening?3. What are these people in the picture? 4.What is the passage about?Reading 2. Skimming Reading 2. Skimming Read and find out the main Read and find out the main idea of each paragraph.idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Paragraph 4Paragraph 5Paragraph 5A. A large number of antelopes A. A large number of antelopes have been killed for their wool. have been killed for their wool.B. The Chinese government began B. The Chinese government began to take an active part in protect- to take an active part in protect- inging the antelope. the antelope.C. C. JiesangJiesang SuonandajieSuonandajie died when died when protecting antelopes. protecting antelopes.D. Process has been made in D. Process has been made in proteprote- - ctingcting the antelope. the antelope.E. The business of antelope woolE. The business of antelope wool is illegal but it is not easy to by is illegal but it is not easy to by stopped. stopped.C CA AE EB BD DReading 3. Scanning Reading 3. Scanning Choose the best Choose the best answers.answers.1.How did Jiesang Suonandajie die? (a) He froze to death. (b) He was killed by criminals (c) He had an accident in his jeep2. Why are Tibetan antelopes in danger? (a) They have lost their natural habitat (b) They cannot survive at high altitude (c) They are killed for their woolThe protectors of the Tibetan antelopesThe struggles between the protectors and poachersMany protectors died for protecting the Tibetan antelopes3. What has the Chinese government done to help the antelopes? (a) It is protecting the antelope in a nature reserve. (b) It has sent police to countries where “shahtoosh” is sold (c) It has closed the border with India.4. Whats happened to the trade in “shahtoosh”? (a) It has grown quickly (b) It has become legal (c) It has become harder to sell “shahtoosh”.5. What will happen to the Tibetan antelope? (a) Its number will continue to increase (b) It may survive (c) It will soon become extinct.1 high ground _1 high ground _2 a piece of cloth people wear on heir shoulders _2 a piece of cloth people wear on heir shoulders _3 money you make by selling something _3 money you make by selling something _4 a group of animals which live or move together _4 a group of animals which live or move together _5 to cut the skin off an animal _5 to cut the skin off an animal _6 an order not to do something _6 an order not to do something _7 a surprise visit (especially by police) _7 a surprise visit (especially by police) _8 taken away officially _8 taken away officially _9 hard _9 hard _10 working together _ 10 working together _ plateauplateaushawlshawlprofitprofitherdherdskinskinbanbanraidraidconfiscatedconfiscatedtoughtoughco-operationco-operationRead the passage again. Say what the numbers and Read the passage again. Say what the numbers and dates refer to.dates refer to.1. 50,000 6. 3,0002. $5,000 7. 300 3. 1975 8. 5,000 metres4. 138 9. 19975. 2%Post-reading Retell the passage by filling the blank.Post-reading Retell the passage by filling the blank.At the beginning of the twentieth century there were millions of antelopes on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. By the 1990s the number _ _ to about 50,000.the reason is that the wool of the Tibetan antelope is the very_ A shawl _ _the wool can sell for $5,000. The business is completely _-there has been a ban on the trade since 1975. But in the 1990s the shawls _ _ _ among rich people. A police raid on a shop found 138 shawls. About 1,000 antelopes or 2% of the worlds population- _ _ _to make them. The Chinese government began to _ _ _ _ in protecting the antelopes .Over the next ten years about 3,000 poachers_ _ and 300 vehicles _. The officials who work in the reserve are also _ by volunteers who _ _for the difficult conditions of life at 5,000 meters. Since 1997 the antelope population has slowly begun to _again.had fallenhad fallenexpensivemade frommade fromillegalcame into fashioncame into fashionhad been killedhad been killedtake an active parttake an active partwere caughtwere caughtconfiscatedconfiscatedhelpedare readygrowWhat do you think we should do to save the endangered animals?Discussion1.First we should treat them as our friends.2.Then we protect the environment in order to let them have enough food and good living conditions .3. And we collect money to protect the endangered animals.1. Try to collect some information about the endangered animals 2 Do workbook exercise.