wildlife protection

Unit4

Background InformationWhat is WWF?

World Wildlife Fund 世界野生生物基金会world’s largest privately financed

conservation organizationprotect endangered species and their

habitatsworks in more than 100 countries

with nearly 5 million members

http://www.worldwildlife.org

单复数同形

不可数 n

ReadingHow Daisy Learned to Help Wildlife

Pre-reading

Prediction

Read the title and look at the pictures

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 chair.

An antelope, an elephant and a monkey.

Careful-reading:

1.How did the antelope feel?

2.What may happen to antelopes in three years?

3.Why do people kill them?

Paragraph 1:

The antelope felt sad.

In three years they may all be gone.

People kill them to get fur to make sweaters.

1. fur n. ( 不可数名词 ) 软毛 ; 毛皮 e.g. a fur coat

Paragraph 2&3

1.How did the elephant feel?The elephant felt excited.

2. How did farmers change their attitude?And why?

time Farmer’s attitude

why

past

now

dislike

like

destroyed their farms

with the help of government ……..

Tour company farmer

Make money fromapply to be allowed hunt

Give a lot of money to

Happy with

3.At last what did Daisy say to the elephant?

She’d like to help as the WWF suggests.

suggest ( 建议 ) + something /doing something /that… (shoud) do…

1.What was the monkey doing?

2.Why was it doing so?

It was rubbing itself.

A millipede insect contains a powerful drug which affects mosquitoes, and it could protect the monkey from mosquitoes.

paragraph 4&5

protect…. from /against 保护 …… 免受

stop…. From

prevent…. from

( 阻止 … )

1.He is wearing sunglasses to ______ his eyes from strong sunlight.2.The heavy rain ________________ us from going to school.

protect

prevented / stopped

What does the sentence “No rain forest, no animals and no drugs “mean?

Human beings

Rain forest Animals

Live in harmony with

Daisy had learned so much!

What can you learn from Daisy’s traveling?

Sentence pattern Useful words or phrases

1.It is important to…

2.It is necessary to…

1….stop…from…

…save …from…

2….make luxury goods ( 奢侈品） 3….get along well with…

4. …destroy …

What would the world be like if there were no wildlife?No wildlife, no human beings!

It’s important to stop people from using animals to make luxury goods./to save animals from being killed .

It’s necessary to learn to get along well with animals.

It’s necessary to stop destroying the habitat of animals.

a. stop man from killing them.

b. build the protection zone.

c. have them fed by man.We should

Ways of wildlife protection

summaryAnimals Where What did she find? How

Tibet

Zimbabwe

Rain forest

Killed antelope for ____

They were __________dying out Sad

The tour companies had to______ to visit or hunt.

Farmers used to_____elephant.___________ offered help.

Farmers _________ hunt.

Happy

A millipede insect containing a powerful drug could_______it ____ mosquitoes.

amazed

fur As a result

hunt Government

payno longer

protect from

The farmers didn’t want to _______

them even if ______ love to see them

because they were considered to have

destroyed the farms. Daisy took a _____

of the elephant quickly. Then the flying

chair rose again and almost at once they

were in thick rain _____.

protect

tourists

forest

photo

A _______ was rubbing a millipede

_____ which contains a powerful ____

over his body because it could protect

him from __________ . So Daisy

decided to produce this new drug with

the help of _____. The chair rose and

flew home.

monkey

insect drug

mosquitoes

WWF

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 pl

stomachs

e.g. He was lying on his stomach.

stomachache n. pain in your

stomach

3. apply v.apply to sb for sth

申请 apply for

e.g. He is going to apply for that job.

应用 ; 运用 ; 适用 apply to

e.g. The school rule applies to every

student.

The nurse is applying some medicine

to his wound.

apply oneself to… 专心 ; 集中精力学生应该专心学习e.g. Students should apply themselves

to their study.

4. suggest 提议； 建议 ①+ sth

我建议周末去野餐。

I suggest a picnic on this weekend.

② + doing sth.

I suggest going on a picnic on

this weekend.

③ + sb’s doing sth.

我建议你们周末去野餐。

I suggest your going on a picnic

on this weekend.

④ + sth. to sb.

他向我们提议了一个新方案

He suggest a new plan to us.

⑤ + that sb. ( should ) do sth.

我建议我们用另一种方式来处理这个难题。I suggest that we (should) deal with this

difficult problem in a different way.

⑥ It’s suggested that sb. ( should ) do sth.

有人提议立即下课。

It’s suggested that the class should

be over at once.

※ 当 suggest 解为“暗示 , 表明”时 , 从句要用一般陈述语气 , 不用虚拟语气。 他的表情表明他很生气。 His expression suggested that he was very

angry.

Her pale face suggests that she should be

ill. is

5. thick adj.

thick black hair

a thick forest

a thick door

thick smoke

a thick rope

浓密的头发茂密的森林厚重的门浓烟粗绳

6. rub v. ~ sth on /over e.g. I often rub sun cream on my face in

summer.

7. protect v. to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage or illness

protect sb /sth from (against) sth

e.g. Try to protect your skin from the sun.

e.g. Kids should be protected from the violence.

e.g. The walls were built to protect the

country against the attack.protection n.

8. contain v. to have something inside or have something as a part

container n. 容器

These valleys contain gold mines. This book contains all the information you need. The hall can contain 500 people. She couldn’t contain herself for the joy.

包含； 装有

容纳 包含；装有抑制

contain 作为组成部分被包括进去 include整体包含个体The bag ________ a lot of books ___________ some English books and history books.

contains including

9. affect v. have an effect on 影响e.g. Smoking greatly affects health.

区别 : effect n.

have an effect on/

upon sb./ sth.e.g. Smoking has a great effect on health.

10. pay attention to: give your attention to

e.g. I’m sorry, I wasn’t paying attention to

what you were saying.

affect sth.=have an effect on sth.…降雨量直接影响庄稼的生长。 他们的观点不会影响我的决定。The amount of rain affects the growth of crops.Their opinion will not affect my decision.have an effect on …come into effect

对…有影响生效；开始实施

实际上；事实上开始起作用；见效

in effecttake effect

The old man’s words ______________ me ,and I always remember what he said.Lucy said that she left her homework at home,__________ she didn’t finish it. The medicine________________ in one hour after you take it. This new teaching system of our school _____________ next month.

had an effect on

in effect

takes effect

come into effect

ExercisesExercises

1. May was very sick, ____ he could

not eat or sleep.

A. as a result B. after all

C. anyway D. however

2. The car accident _____ the

driver’s careless.

A. resulted in B.

resulted of C. resulted from

D. result for

3. Getting ___ in the forest is very

dangerous.

A. losing B. lost

C. to lost D. being lost

4. You will get ___ if you stand under

the sun for a long time.

A. burning B burn

C. burnt D. to burn

5. He is hunting ___ his lost watch

here and there.

A. to B. at C. for D. out

6. It will be ___ wonderful world if all

nations live in ___ peace with each

other.

A. a a B. the the C. a the D. a /

7. I hear Tim once was ___ of losing

his life, but now he is ___.

A. in danger, out of danger

B. in the danger, out of the danger

C. in danger , out of danger

D. in the danger, out of the danger

8. The poor families can apply __ the

government __ financial ( 财政的 )

help. A. for to B. to to

C. for for D. to for

9. The young lady decide to apply ___

the new position in the office.

A. to B. with C. for D. in

请用适当的介词填空1. Whales will die ___ , if we don’t

protect them.

2. Nowadays every woman is dying ___

fair skin.

3. The trees are dying __ because of the

drought.

out

for

off

4. The weak light is dying _____.

5. His anger died _____ after being

given some money.

6. About 10 million people die __

cancer every year.

7. Some people die ____ the lack of

water in the dry areas.

away

down

of

from

Learning about Language

Ex1

1. powerful 2. apply 3. enemy

4. mosquito 5. affect 6. container

7. loss 8. suggest 9. pay attention

10. die out 11. drug 12. as a result

Learning about Language

Ex3

1. After all 2. endanger

3. affect 4. powerful

5. because 6. because of

Revision of the Passive Voice

1. Every year over 29,000 antelopes

________ (kill) in Tibet.

---Present Simple

2. In the past, the elephants __________

(kill) by farmers.---Past Simple

are killed

were killed

3. In the past twenty years, a large number

of bamboo areas ______________ (set up)

to help pandas grow.---Present Perfect

4. Nearly all the Milu deer _____________

(kill) before they were brought back

from UK.---Past Perfect

have been set up

had been killed

5. At present a new home ____________

(build) for pandas.

is being built

---Present Continuous

6. WWF hopes that more and more wild

animals _______________ (protect) in

the future.

will be protected

---Future Simple

The Present Continuous Passive Voice

现在进行时被动语态Structure: be (am, is, are) + being + VppExample sentences in the reading

1. Our fur is being used to make

sweaters like yours.

2. … we’re becoming endangered in

Zimbabwe.

现在进行时被动语态的用法：表示说话时正在进行的被动动作

e.g. Look! The children are being taken

care of by their aunt.

e.g. The project is being discussed at the

meeting.

e.g. A new film is being shown in the

theatre.

表示目前这段时间正在进行 , 但此时此刻不一定在进行的被动动作

e.g. A modern school is being built in my

hometown.

e.g. Many interesting experiments are

being carried out these days.

e.g. Several new railways are being built.

1. Since your bike ___, you can use mine.

A. has been repaired B. is repaired

C. has been repairing D. is being repaired

2. Look! The foreign guests ____

around the factory by Mr Zhang.

A. is showing

B. are being

shown C. are

being showing D.

have been shown

3. ---Do you know what Lily is doing?

--- She _____ in the office.

A. may be interviewed

B. can be interviewed

C. can being interviewed

D. may be being interviewed

‘be + under / in + n.’ 可代替进行时被动语态e.g. The city is under attack at the

moment.

The city is being attacked at the

moment.

目前这个城市正遭到进攻。 e.g. The bridge is under repair.

The bridge is being repaired.

桥梁正在修理中。

e.g. The problem is under discussion at

the meeting.

The problem is being discussed at

the meeting.

这个问题正在会上讨论。 e.g. The telephone is in use now.

The telephone is being used now.

电话正在使用中。

Translation

1. What can we do to protect the Milu

deer from disappearing again?

2. Do you think that pandas in China

are in danger?

Do you think that pandas in China

are being endangered?

3. What do you suggest we should do to

protect wildlife?

4. Do you know why dinosaurs died out

suddenly about 65 million years ago?

5. National natural protection zones

should not be opened to tourists. Do

you agree?

Learning about Language

Ex2

paid attention suggested

die out loss

apply As a result

affected