38（必修2）2.2 Reading&Thinking 导学案（1）

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Unit 2 Wildlife Protection
Period 2 Reading and Thinking:
A Day in The Clouds导学案


1. To learn some information about the present situation of the wild animals and the effort made to protect the wild animals.
2. To learn to recognize the important reasons to protect the animals in danger and help them to realize that saving the wild animals is saving human beings.
3. To sense the importance of saving the animals in danger and the necessity of protecting the earth.

• To understand the main information and text structure of the reading text.
  

• To consolidate the reading skills like skimming and scanning for details.
  

Step 1: Warming up and prediction

• Let’s look at some animals, and discuss what they have in common?
  

   
            

• Guessing game: what kind of animal is it?
  

It is good at running and jumping. It is one of the Beijing Olympic mascots. It mainly lives in Qinghai and Tibet.

It is__________________.

• Watch a video about antelopes and talk about the feelings about the video.
  

Step2: Fast reading tasks
Read the passage quickly to solve the following questions.
(1)Why did the author come to Tibet?
(2)Why did the population of antelopes drop so badly in the 1980s and 1990s?
(3)What was done to protect the Tibetan antelopes?
(4)Why should we continue the protection programs of the antelope?
(5)What can we do to save the planet according to the author?
Step3: Scanning reading tasks
Read the passage and fill in the blanks.
Title: A DAY IN THE CLOUDS
Paragraph 1         We come here to observe Tibetan (1) _________.
Paragraph 2         I’m (2) ______by their beauty and also reminded of the danger they are in.
Paragraph 3         My guide works at a nature reserve, which is a (3) ______for animals and plants.
Paragraph 4         In 1980s and 1990s, the population (4) ________because of people’s activity.
Title: A DAY IN THE CLOUDS
Paragraphs
paragraph5&6 The government placed it under national (5) _________and its population recovered.  
The protection programs will continue.
Paragraph 7         We must change our way of (6) __________. Only when we learn to (7) __________in harmony with nature can we stop being a (8) ______to wildlife and to our planet.
Step4: Consolidation

• Read quickly and figure out the main idea of each paragraph.
  

Paragraph 1:
Paragraph 2:
Paragraph 3:
Paragraph 4:  
Paragraph 5:
Paragraph 6:
Paragraph 7:
2. What does the author experience in the clouds?
Things the author sees:
Things the author hears:
Things the author feels or thinks:
Step 5: Critical thinking:
What‘s the purpose of this article?
Step 6: summary
Step7 Homework:
Review what we have learned and find out the key language points in the text.
答案
Step 1: Warming up and prediction
1.Let’s look at some animals, and discuss what they have in common?
They are endangered animals.
They are being hunted by some illegal hunters for money.
They should be well protected now.
They are cute and beautiful……..

• Guessing game: what kind of animal is it?
  

It is good at running and jumping.
It is one of the Beijing Olympic mascots.
Its name is closely connected with Hoh Xil Nature Reserve.
It mainly lives in Qinghai and Tibet.
It is an antelope.
Watch a video about antelopes and talk about the feelings about the video.
Feel sorry and sad. They shouldn’t be hunted and instead should be well protected.
Step2: Fast reading tasks
Read the passage quickly to solve the following questions.
(1)Why did the author come to Tibet?
In order to observe Tibetan antelopes.
(2)Why did the population of antelopes drop so badly in the 1980s and 1990s?
Because of being hunted and the loss of their habitats.
(3)What was done to protect the Tibetan antelopes?
Watching over them and adding some bridges and gates.
(4)Why should we continue the protection programs of the antelope?
The threat to them has still existed.
(5)What can we do to save the planet according to the author?
To live in harmony with nature.
Step3: Scanning reading tasks
Read the passage and fill in the blanks.
Title: A DAY IN THE CLOUDS
Paragraph 1         We come here to observe Tibetan (1) _________.
Paragraph 2         I’m (2) ______by their beauty and also reminded of the danger they are in.
Paragraph 3         My guide works at a nature reserve, which is a (3) ______for animals and plants.
Paragraph 4         In 1980s and 1990s. the population (4) ________because of people’s activity.
Title: A DAY IN THE CLOUDS
Paragraphs
paragraph5&6         The government placed it under national (5) _________and its population recovered.  
The protection programs will continue.
Paragraph 7         We must change our way of (6) ___. Only when we learn to (7) ____in harmony with nature can we stop being a (8) ______to wildlife and to our planet.
1.antelopes   2. struck    3.shelter  4. dropped  5.protection 6.life 7.exsit  8.threat
Step4: Consolidation
1. Read quickly and figure out the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1: The writer visited Changtang in order to observe Tibetan antelopes.
Paragraph 2: Tibetan antelopes are in danger.
Paragraph 3: His guide thinks that the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way of life.
Paragraph 4: Bad times for the Tibetan antelope.
Paragraph 5: The Chinese government and volunteers took effective measures to protect the Tibetan antelope.
Paragraph 6: The effective measures have helped the population of Tibetan antelopes recover.
Paragraph 7: Human beings must change the way of life in order to save the planet.
2. What does the author experience in the clouds?
Things the author sees:
snow-covered mountains disappearing into clouds
the antelopes moving slowly across the green grass
Things the author hears:
Changtang National Nature Reserve
bad times for the Tibetan antelope
measures to protect the Tibetan antelope
effects achieved after years of protection
Things the author feels or thinks:
Struck by their beauty
Changing our way of life.
Existing in harmony with nature.
Step 5: Critical thinking:
What‘s the purpose of this article?
The author intends to tell us that although the Tibetan antelope has been removed from the endangered species list, the threats to them have not yet disappeared. We must change our way of life and learn to exist in harmony with nature.
Step 6: summary
Introduce the topic-----why---how----results