Module 6 book 5

Animals in danger

panda

elephant

The tiger

antelopes

Ⅰ. pre-reading

We know that the number of the rare animals is becoming smaller and smaller, why?

Animals are our friends, so should we protect them?

Maybe some of them are being killed by poachers; or some of them are losing their nature

habitats ; ……

Saving the antelopes

Module 6Reading and vocabulary

Ⅱ.While-reading

Step 1 Fast reading

Divide the text into three parts and complete the main idea of each part.

Part 1--

Part 3--

Part 2--

( )Jiesang ___________________________

The reasons why ___________________

The Chinese government ______________ __________________________________ and the antelope population _________ ________________________ .

had gave his life to save the antelopes

took an active part in protecting the antelopes

is growing

the poachers kill the antelopes( )

( )

focus on information

1

4 、 5

2 、 3

focus on further informationStep 2 careful reading

Part 1

On a _________ cold day Jiesang found a group of poachers killing the __________ antelopes. He tried to stop them but unfortunately he ________________.

endangeredwas shot and killed

freezing

What happened to Jiesang?Why did the poachers kill the antelopes? What did the

y want?

Part 2

1) What has happened to Tibetan antelopes?

Read part 2 and answer the questions.

2) Why had the number of the antelopes on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau fallen ?

1) What has happened to Tibetan antelopes?

At the 20th century……

millions of……

By the 1990s…… about 50,000……

2) Why had the number of the antelopes on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau fallen ?

Its wool is the most expensive in the Its wool is the most expensive in the world.world.

It is soft, light and warm--- the ideal It is soft, light and warm--- the ideal coat for an animal.coat for an animal.

For poachers the profits can be huge.For poachers the profits can be huge.

1)

2)

3)

Now that the business can bring so much money to the poachers, is it legal or illegal?

illegalFacing the fact that so many antelopes are killed, do we just let it happen and d

o nothing?

Part 31. What has the Chinese government done to help

the antelopes?

A. It is protecting the antelopes in a nature reserve.

B. It has closed the border with India.

C. It has sent police to countries where “shahtoosh”

is sold.

2.What will happen to the antelopes?

A. Its number will continue to increase

B. It may survive.

C. It will soon become extinct.

antelope

higher faster stronger

The story has a good ending ,the antelope population has slowly begun to grow agai

n.

thinking and discussing

Who probably wrote this article? A. a reader. B. a poacher. C. an animal lover.

Step 3

further language study

A B

C

Here are three boxes for you. In each box, there is a surprise. Now choose a box, please.

Step 4

Word guessing1.Over the next ten years about 3,000 poach

ers were caught and 300 vehicles confiscated. (para 4)A.take care officially

2. International co-operation seems to be working. (para 5)

A.working togetherB. working aloneC. hard work

C. take away officiallyB.take up officially

在阅读中如果遇到生词，注意通过前后文的联系，在语境中来猜测词义或者

通过构词法进行猜测。

summary

Often working at night, the poachers shoot whole herds of antelopes at a time, leaving only the babies, whose wool is not worth so much. (Para 3)

Translate this sentence:

那些偷猎者常常在夜里行动，一次就捕杀掉整群的藏羚羊，只留下毛不怎么值钱的幼崽。

Find a sentence in the text which has the closest meaning with the following one.

• Meanwhile, in those countries where the shawls are sold, police are getting tough with the dealers. (para 5)

•At the same time, police are taking strong measures to deal with the dealers in those countries in which the shawls are sold.

Well done, everyone! Come on!

Ⅲ. post-reading

Now, it’s your turn!

We know that Jiesang had given his life to save the antelopes.

Think and answer:

Do you think it is necessary to protect the rare animals at the cos

t of our life? Why ?

Protecting the wildlife means protecting ourselves! We human beings can’t live on alone!

Wildlife needs our l ve!

Let’s remember SARS and Bird Flu. We should live in harmony with animals, plants, and nature to build a harmonious society!

writing Protecting the rare animals is the d

uty of everyone, as a student what should we do? Now write a letter to the poachers to persuade them not to kill the antelopes any more.