M8-U22-Lesson 2 (1)Endangered Species

寿县安丰高中高二英语教研组

Objectives:

• To listen to lecture and learn to take notes

• To learn to summarize listening materials by using key phrases

Video watching

Match the names of the following animals with their pictures and what animals are not endangered?

Tiger

Panda

Yangtze dolphin

Crested ibis

Kangaroo

Snow leopard

Yangtze alligator

Giraffe

not endangered

not endangered

Key words study: guess the meanings of the red words

conservation n. Because of conservation efforts, the number

of pandas has increased from 1,000 to 1,600.

（自然资源的）保护，保存

Key words studyextinct adj.

Millions of endangered animals will become extinct in the next decade.

灭绝的 绝种的

habitat n.

The number of many animals has fallen because of human activity destroying much of their habitat.

产地 栖息地

Key words study

preserve vt.

It’s important to preserve forests for the panda’s continued life in the wild.

保护 保存

Key words study

species n.

The lecture will focus on the serious problem of endangered species.

This is a species of orange.

种，类

Key words study

rare adj.

The panda is one of the rarest animals in the world.

稀少的， 珍贵的

Key words study

Complete the sentences with the key words

conservation, extinct, habitat, preserve ,

species, rare

1. An animal’s ______ is the type of

area that it lives in .

habitat

2. If we are not careful, the panda will

become ______ and our children will

only see them in books.

3. It is important to _______ forests

because otherwise a lot of animals will

have nowhere to live .

4. I am working on a ___________ project.

We are trying to save the panda.

extinct

preserve

conservation

5. Whales is a _______ of the mammals.

6. It is a _______ Ming Dynasty vase.

species

rare

Listening Strategies: taking lecture notes

1.Listen for “topic” words, e.g. endangered, species, decrease.

These words are usually stressed and the facts are often repeated, e.g. rear, few, extinct.

2.List your main points using numbers or an asterisk,. This makes your notes easier to read when you look at them later.

3.don;t try to write down everything; select important information.

4.Use abbreviations and your own shorthand

Task 1 first listening (Listen for “topic” words)

1. What is the lecture mainly about?

A. the serious problem of endangered species

B. the reason why the number of tigers decreases.

C. Panda’s conservation under great effort.

D. Endangered species, the Yangtze

Dolphin face extinct.

2. Which animal has not been mentioned? A. tigers B. tortoise C. Kangaroo

3. Which of the following statements is not true?

A. Because of conservation efforts, the number of pandas has increased.

B. Education programmes has been set up to protect tigers.

C. Yangtze Dolphin is called “the panda of the Yangtze River.

Task 2 Second listening (Listen for “topic” words)

Task 3 Third listening: List your main points while second listening: list your main points

Part 1

• The lecture focuses on the problem of ______________.

• There are __________endangered species in the world.

• Million of species will become________ in the next decade.

endangered species

thousands of

extinct

Part 2 • The ______ for endangered species is panda,

one of the _______ animals in the world.• The number of pandas has ______ because

of human activity _________ much of their habitats.

• Because of __________ efforts, the number of pandas has ________.

• We must continue our efforts to ___________________________ so they can live in the wild.

symbol rarest

fallen destroying

conservation increased

save their natural environment

Part 3

• Yangtze Dolphin is ________ only fresh-water dolphin.

• Its number are _________ due to

1) ______ in the river

2) ________’s hooks and nets

3) _________ in the past

• ______________________ on the Yangtze Dolphin have been set up but much more needs to be done.

China’s

decreasing pollution

Fishermen hunting

Education programmes

Part 4 • The tiger is another species under severe

_______.• Though tigers are protected, the total num

ber of tigers world wide has _______.• Tigers are killed by hunters because 1) _________ beliefs 2) loss of ________________• We need to _________ an end to illegal h

unting and _________ our conservation programmes or else _______ a future without tigers.

threat

dropped

false natural habitat

call forimprove

face

Part 5

• To _________ this lecture, we need to be reminded that animals have no ________, we need to speak out ______________ before they disappear for good

wrap up voice

on their behalf

Task 4 : listen to the lecture again and complete the factfiles.

Panda

Numbers -- worldwide:

-- in special centers:

-- in zoos:

160020

120Habitat:bamboo forests (of Central China)Food:Bamboo Reason for being endangered:human activity destroying their habitat

Yangtze Dolphin

Reasons for being endangered:

1) pollution of the river

2) caught and killed in fishermen’s nets

3) hunting in the past

Tiger

Numbers worldwide:

Original number of species:

Number of species remaining:

Reasons for being endangered:

5000

85

killed by hunters for false beliefs

loss of their natural habitat

Task 5: Read aloud the following sentences and guess the meanings of the phrases in

red.• Apart from the few found in zoos, pandas live

only in the central bamboo forest.• Hunters in general have a lot to answer for in

terms of endangered animals.• We need to call for an end to illegal hunting.• Every year police seize bags of tiger parts

and arrest illegal hunters.• People used to carry off their natural habitats

for getting more farm land.

除…之外

对…负责

要求，呼吁 依法没收

掠夺

apart from 除……以外• We didn’t see anybody all day, apart from

a couple of kids on the beach.

• Quite apart from the cost, we need to think about how much time the job will take.

Except, besides 和 apart from 辨析except 指并不 包括在内，排除Besides 表示除此之外还有，另加Apart from 兼有以上两种意思

answer for

对………负责I wonder who will answer for all of this.

我想知道谁将为这一切负责。She said she was ready to answer for those

who woked with her company.

她说她愿意对那些为她公司工作的人负责。

call for 要求，呼吁，提倡，号召，需要

• The UN called for an end to the attacks of the ordinary citizens in that country.

联合国要求该国结束对平民的袭击。• This job calls for love and patience.

这份工作需要爱和耐心。

carry off 掠去，夺走 • SARS carried off many people last spring.

那年春天“非典”夺走了很多生命。• Who’s carried off the first prize in the contest?

谁在竞赛中获得一等奖。

Seize “ 依法没收，扣押”1) I seized his arm and made him turn to look at

me. 突然抓住 2) The wise merchant usually seizes the right cha

nce to make money. 把握 ( 机会等 )

3) We have already seized the city. 夺取，占领 4) 20 kilos of heroin were seized by the police at t

he airport yesterday. 依法没收，扣押

Filling the blanks with the above phrases

1. He _______ hold of the running boy and pulled him away from the road.

2. I believe the careless driver should _________ the accident.

3. The government _________ the citizens to save water and electricity.

4. _________ bing too large, the cap doesn’t suit me.

5. Let’s _________ the meeting though no agreement is to be reached

seized

answer for

calls for

Apart from

wrap up

Task 6: summarize listening materials by using key phrases

The lecture focuses on the serious problem of __________, for which the Panda is the symbol. __________ the few in zoos, pandas can only be found in parts of China. Because of _____________, the number of pandas has increased. The number of the Yangtze Dolphin is decreasing _______ pollution and hunting. Education programmes have been _______ to protect them. Tigers are killed because of people’s false belief and ________ their ___________. We need to ________ an end to illegal hunting and improve our conservation programmes.

endangered species

Apart from

conservation efforts

due toset up

natural habitat call for

carrying off

key phrases summary

endangered species

the rarest animal

become extinct

apart from

the number of…..

save natural environment

or else

濒危物种最稀有的动物

变成绝种的除了

…… 的数目

挽救自然资源否则，不然

answer for

under severe threat

seize bags

loss of natural habitat

call for an end to

wrap up

on one’s behalf

for good

carry off

负责任在严峻的威胁下依法没收书包

自然栖息地的丧失要求结束

总结代表…… .

永远掠去，夺走

M8-U22-Lesson 2(2) Endangered Species

Objectives:

• To practice justifying arguments

• To talk about the endangered animals and solutions to protect by using justifying arguments structure and topic words.

Warm up• How do you feel about our environment?

• Why many wild animals are becoming extinct?

• Why we need to stop

destroying our environment?

Brainstorm

When we want to give reason for our ideas, what kinds of words or sentence structures can we use?

Justifying argument

because

because of

so that

One reason is…. the other is

be to do with

That’s the reason why

Task 1 Listen to the dialogue and complete the Function File with these expressions.

so that/that’s why/basically/because of that/one reason/to/that’s the reason why/ a lot of it is to do with

Function File: Justifying Arguments

Yes, (1) __________ I’m thinking of joini

ng one of those conservation programmes

(2) __ save an endangered animal.

Yes, (3) ________, that’s the problem.

(4) __________________ they are killed.

(5) __________ is their meat, but (6) ____

_______________ their wool.

Basically

that’s why

to

That’s the reason why One reason

a lot of it is to do with

The government is trying to enforce

the law (7) ______ they are protected.

(8) _____________, the numbers are

falling quickly.

so that

Because of that

Task 2 Complete the justifications with these linking words and expressions P54 EX 2

Basically, that’s why , because, one reason, to, so that, to do with, main reason

1. I think we should use less energy, _______ to reduce the greenhouse effect.

2. We live in a consumer society. _________ we sue so much energy, isn’t it?

3. We should plant a lot more trees. __________ for that is to restore habitat.

4. We need to reduce poverty. A lot of it’s _________ discrimination.

basically

That’s why

One reason

to do with

5. It’s important to conserve water. The ___________ is to avoid desertification.

6. We must reduce discrimination. ______ that there’s a lot of poverty.

7. I think we should give more aid _______ help underdeveloped countries.

8. We need to send food and medicine ______ the victims can survive the floods.

main reason Because

to

so that

Task 4 Speaking

Watch the video, and read the following information on these endangered animals on P9 EX 9

1.Asian elephantPopulation: 35.000-60.000Countries: India and several other Asian countriesHabitat: forestProblem: hunting for ivoryConservation: strong laws against illegal hunting; national parks established

2.OrangutanPopulation: 15.000-24.000Countries: Malaysia and IndonesiaHabitat: forestProblem: illegal deforestationConservation: protection laws in place; public awareness programmes; forest conservation urgently needed.

1. Do the animals above need protection?

2. Imagine you are planning a programme to help them decide on your priorities and think of solutions to the problem. Use these key words to express your ideas and share with others.

environment, rare, protection,preserve, habitat, destruction/conservation, illegal trade, to be killed, extinct,species, endangered, under severe threat

Useful expression……… definitely need to be protected.

They are under ………

…… is one of the rarest animals….

……is becoming extinct……

……should preserve one’s habitat to …..

Illegal trade should be banned, because

conservation efforts

…………

so that/that’s why/basically/because of that/one reason/to/that’s the reason why/ a lot of it is to do with

Useful ideas• protect a species by legislation.

• protect wildlife from commercial trade and over hunting

• banned the killing and importing of whales and nearly all marine mammals

• Captive breeding and cloning programs are considered a last resort

• protecting and recovering the habitat and the biosystem that supports that species

• Set up education programmes

• Protect natural conservation

Example:A: ……… definitely need to be protected.B: Absolutely, they are under great threat.(…… is one of the rarest animals….……is becoming extinct……)A: So what could we do to save them ？B: First of all, we should preserve their habitats t

o …..(Illegal trade should be banned, because)A: With the development of advanced technolog

y, cloning programs can be considered a last resort……

B: ………………

Task 5 Homework1: write down your ideas to form a short passage

about your concern about endangered animals and solutions

to protect them

Homework 2: complete the passage with the following words P9 Ex8

China mainland

Taiwan

hook tortoise

Answer:

1) fashionable2) habitat3) have enforced4) seize5) mainland6) hook7) tortoise8) extinct