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Wildlife Protection Learning about language

Yinzhannaxi senior school

Dong Jie

Unit4 Wildlife Protection Teaching aims:

1．Knowledge aim:

Learn the words and expressions about wildlife protections. 2．Ability aim:

Develop students’ abilities of guessing words and phrases through a real situation or a specific context. Besides, they will also form the abilities of specialization and generalization. 3．Emotional aim:

By learning this unit, we can know the living conditions of wildlife at present, at the same time we also understand the necessities of protecting wildlife. It can benefit harmonious development between animals and humans. Important points:

A.

To let students master the pronunciation of the new words and expressions. B.

To let students grasp the main usages of them. Difficult points: A.

How to help students master the pronunciation within limited time. B.

How to make the usages clear. Teaching method：situational method, communicative approach Teaching aids: computer, blackboard

Learning strategy:

method of situations, group work, question and answer activities. Step I. Greeting

Step II. New words and expressions learning.

Learn and explain the new words and phrases as follows:

Words 1.

Decrease

Synonym: reduce, decline, drop off

Antonym: increase, rise, go up Examples The population decreased to 1 million last year.

The price wheat has decreased by 15%. The number of new students decreased from 210 to 160

this year.

This species of bird is decreasing in number every year. 2.

Affect vt.

Synonym: influence vt.

effect n. Example Staying away so long from office will affect promotion.

长期离职会影响晋升。

3.

Distant

Example

The telescope reveals many distant stars to our sight. 望远镜把许多遥远的星球呈现在我们的眼前。

4.

loss

Example He reported the loss of his wallet to the police. be lost in 沉迷于= be buried in =be drowned in = be addicted to at a loss困惑

Obviously, he was lost in thought just now. He was at a loss what to say to the teacher's question. 5.

reserve-reservation

We must reserve two seats on the plane. 预约

You had better reserve the money for future need. 存储

We watched the lions in the nature reserve. 保护区

6.

Powerful

Example

Jack quickly established himself as a powerful member of the new company.

杰克在新公司里使自己很快成为一名强有力的成员。

7.

relief n.---relieve v.

In relief 如释重负

Example A docter's life is consecrated to the relief of suffering.

医师的一生奉献于解除世人的疾苦。

After visiting his father in hospital he sighed in relief. 从医院看见他父亲，他宽慰地舒了口气。

8.

appreciate 意识到，欣赏，感激

Example

She never really appreciated the depth and bitterness of the family's conflict. 她从未真正理解该家庭矛盾的深度与激烈程度。

In order to appreciate the novel, one must be able to enter the spirit of the work. 要想欣赏这部小说，你必须领悟这部作品的精神。

I would appreciate it if you could give me a reply as soon as possible. 如果你能我尽快给我回复的话我将不胜感激。

9.

hunt---hunting---hunter

Wolves hunt in packs. 狼总是成群猎食。

Job hunting 找工作

go hunting 打猎

hunt for = search for 寻找

a hunting dog 猎犬

He is hunting for a job. The dogs are hunting for the bones.

10.

Respond

In that case, how should I respond? 在这种情况下，我该如何反应？

How did the editor respond to our suggestion? 编辑对我们的建议反应如何？

Expressions 1.

in peace 2.

burst into laughter=burst out laughing

burst into tears=burst out crying 3.

die out/away/off/down 4.

as a result; as a result of 5.

protect... from 6.

come into being Step III. Exercises 1.

Fill the words or expressions for each of the following meanings from the text. 2.

Complete the passage with the words and phrases below in their proper forms. 3.

Find the words that are related to wildlife protection in this unit and fit them into the boxes below.Then make sentences about the endangered species using the words above. Example

The South China tiger which has been over-hunted has nearly

died out. Step IV . Homework 1.Review the new words and phrases. 2.Finish making sentences about the endangered species using the words in exercise3.