unit4
wildlife protection
using language
Learning aims:
1. Read the passage to get some information about dinosaur and train the reading ability.
2.Listen to the story about the dodo and train the listening ability.
3.Train the abilities to express the opinions and to write.
Dinosaur is an animal that we can not see on the earth now. What we see in the museum are the fossils of many kinds of dinosaurs. They were found by the people at home and abroad. Some dinosaurs have long necks and tails, while others look like birds.
Introduction
Enjoy the video
Animal extinction
Reading
Using language
Reading
1. When did dinosaurs live?
Tens of millions of years ago.
2. When did dinosaurs die out?
About 65 million years ago.
3. How did dinosaurs die out?
A large rock hit the earth and put too much
dust into the air. The earth got too hot to
live on.
True or false
There are many different species of dinosaur and all of them have been found in China.
Not long ago, a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovered in Henan Province.
several
Liaoning
3. Some scientists are sure
dinosaurs died out because the
earth got too hot for the
dinosaurs to live on any more.
4. Dinosaurs died out quickly about
65 million years ago and many
animals have died out in the
same way.
think
Dinosaurs c______________ tens of millions of years ago, and there were different s_______ of them, one of which could climb trees as well as run like others. Scientists found these when they i________ the bones of them. They d____ out 65 million years ago, and a__________ a UN report, some other wildlife disapeared in the same way. However, nobody knows the reasons for s_____.
ame into being
pecies
nspected
ied
Consolidation of reading
ccording to
ure
1. They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being and their future seemed secure at that time.
[点拨1] 本句是一个由and连接的并列句，其中，long before 引导时间状语从句，进一步解释说明tens of millions of years ago，意为“在……之前很久”。注意：before long 意为“不久以后”。
Language points
[点拨2] on the earth. 在地球上。在earth,
sun, moon等表达世界上独一无二的名词
前, 要加the。
[点拨3] come into being的意思是“开始存
在;发生”。
我们不知道这世界是什么时候存在的。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
We don’t know when the world came into
being.
I knew Tom long before I knew you.
我在认识你之前很久就认识汤姆了。
We hope to finish our experiment before long.
我们希望不久就把实验做完。
It ___ long before we___ the result of
the experiment.
A. will not be; will know B. is; will know
C. will not be; know D. is; know
2. When scientists inspected the bones, they were surprised to find that these dinosaurs could not only run like the others but also climb trees.
[点拨] 本句中的to find that ...是不定式作原因状语。不定式用来表原因时，常修饰表示情感、心理状态、性格等的形容词，如：
happy， glad，lucky， fortunate， surprised， angry，anxious， cruel， clever， frightened，shocked， sorry， eager， proud，disappointed， foolish， impatient，unwise， naughty等。如：
We were surprised to see him.
我们真想不到会见到他。
We are proud to be young people of new China.
作为新中国的青年，我们感到很骄傲。
You were foolish to act like that.
你那样做很愚蠢。
3. Some scientists think it came after an unexpected incident when a huge rock from space hit the earth and put too much dust into the air.
[点拨] 本句中when引导定语从句，其先行词为incident。关系副词when 的先行词一般是表时间的名词，如: He came last night when I was out. 但有时并不直接是表时间的名词，如：
In 1921 Einstein won the Nobel Prize, and was honored in Germany until the rise of Nazism when he was driven from Germany because he was a Jew.
1921年爱因斯坦获得了诺贝尔奖，他在德国很受尊敬。纳粹上台后由于他是犹太人而被赶出了德国。
4. According to a UN report,….
according to 根据, 据…说
According to John, the bank closes at 4 p.m.
Each man will be paid according to his ability.

According to a UN report, some 844 animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years. The dodo is one of them.
the dodo
渡渡鸟
a large and hooked beak(鸟嘴)
small
wings
huge
body
What does the dodo look like?
friendly
lived in Mauritius
died out in 1799
毛里求斯(非洲岛国)
How might the dodo have become extinct?
高考资源网 (www.ks5u.com)
I am Dodo.
Where
has my friends gone ?
Listening
DoDo鸟是一种不会飞的鸟，仅产于毛里求斯肥。拥有肥胖的身子和巨大的嘴。
16世纪后期，欧洲殖民者来到了毛里求斯。不会飞又跑不快的DoDo鸟很快成为欧洲人来到岛上后主要的食物来源。人们开始大量的滥捕滥杀可怜的DoDo鸟，有时每天可以捕杀到几千只到上万只。
由于过度的捕杀,很快岛上DoDo鸟便得越来越少。1681年，最后一只DoDo鸟被残忍的杀害后，从此，地球上再也见不到这种东西了，除非是在博物馆的图片中。
Listening
Which gives the main idea of the story?

This story is about how foolish the dodo was.

This story is about how the dodo became extinct.

This story is about how the dodo and Man
became friends.

D. This story is about how the other birds and
animals tried to save the dodo.
1. The dodo is _________.
A. fierce B. unkind
C. friendly D. foolish
2. He wants to believe that Man is telling the truth because
_________.
A. Man is friendly
B. he thinks Man is friendly
C. he thinks the bears and monkeys lie
D. Man is his best friend
3. He didn’t realize who had killed many of his friends until
__________.
A. Man told him the truth
B. the other birds told him
C. he saw how his friend was being killed by Man
D. the monkeys told him.
Listening
Why did the dodo die out?
being killed by human being.
Natural disasters
……
Who is the most dangerous enemy of animals?
Human beings.
高考资源网 (www.ks5u.com)
More and more animals are killed by humans , as a student what should you do to protect the wild animals? Discuss the question in groups.
Discussion
Support zoos, reserves, and organizations that help animals. Volunteer your money, time and ideas.
Everyone shares a responsibility in helping to save endangered animals that live on Earth.
Here are some ways we can help all wildlife:
WAYS TO SAVE ENDANGERED ANIMALS
Avoid buying any products made from endangered animals.
Learn all about endangered animals and share this information with everyone.
Don't pollute.
Writing
Suppose you are a volunteer of WWF. please write a short passage about how to protect the wild animals according to what you discussed just now.
I. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式。
1. The natural history museum has a special exhibition of _________ (恐龙).
2. The car raised quite a lot of _______ (尘土) as we drove off.
3. The police are connecting this _______ (事件) with last week’s terrorist bombing.
练习
dinosaurs
dust
incident
4. Because there is so much unemployment, the competition for jobs is f_______.
5. I quite enjoyed the book except the dull e_______.
fierce
ending
II. 根据括号内所给的提示将下列句子翻译成英语。
一个新规则很快就要出台了。(come into being)
2. 很奇怪，上火车前，竟然没有人查看我的车票。(inspect)
A new rule will soon come into being.
It was strange that nobody inspected my ticket before I got on the train. mirage
3. 根据专家的意见，他们马上放弃了这项试验。(according to)
4. 把它拿近点儿，让我好好看看。(so that)
According to expert opinions, they gave up the experiment immediately.
Bring it closer so that I can see it better.
III. 将下面方框中表示时间的短语填入短文中，使短文连贯。
long before, not long ago, at that time, after, in such a short time, recently
The story happened 1__________. Old Joe and his son Tony were on their way to White River to catch some fish. They started on the trip 2__________ the sun came up. 3_______ they had driven for a while, they saw a big tortoise (龟) on the road.
not long ago
long before
After
“I haven’t seen such a big tortoise 4_______,” Old Joe said to his son. When I was young, there were a lot of tortoises in White River. They lived happily in the river 5_________. We hadn’t thought they nearly disappeared 6________________.”
“Let’s help it return to the river, shall we?” said his son.
“That’s a good idea,” said Old Joe.
So they carried the tortoise into their car and put it in the river finally.
in such a short time
recently
at that time
Let’s live in harmony with animals.
Protecting animals is protecting ourselves.
Think about what we’ve just learnt in today’s class.
Time for Reflection
Study without reflection is a waste of time.
Think in English
After the class
Homework:
1.Rewrite your writing with the correction.
2.Search more information about wildlife protection on the Internet.