Learning about Language优质课教学设计

Reading: HOW DAISY LEARNED TO HELP WILDLIFE

Step I. Skimming . Find out the correct answer to each question. (1) The antelope looked sad because _________________. A. they would be endangered species.

B. their habitats were destroyed by the human race. C. they were killed for the wool beneath their stomachs.

D. they didn’t have enough food to eat. (2) From what the elephant says, we can learn that ____________________. A. the local government combines wildlife protection with tourism. B. there used to be large numbers of elephants in Zimbabwe C. people in Zimbabwe attract tourists by killing the elephants D. killing elephants is a good way to protect farmland. (3) What did the monkey rub a millipede insect over its body for? A. For keeping it cool.

B. For producing a new drug. C. For protecting itself from mosquitoes. D. For making the human race pay more attention to the rainforest where it lives. (4). Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A. To protect the antelope, human beings mustn’t wear sweaters. B. People hunt the elephants in Zimbabwe for money. C. Human beings destroy the balance of nature for their own benefits. D. Daisy was disappointed with the protection of the wildlife after the experience. (5). The sentence “No rainforest, no animals, and no drugs.” means ______.

A. there were no drugs and no animals in the forest B. rainforest, animals and drugs were connected with each other C. animals in the rainforest didn’t need drugs

D. drugs were important for animals and the rainforest (6). From the end of the story we can conclude that ______. A. people will stop killing animals with the help of WWF

B. WWF has done little to protect wildlife C. Daisy will turn to WWF to help wildlife

D. WWF will help Daisy make the powerful drug StepIII. Summary

Fill in the blanks with your books closed. Then give a summary of the passage.

Daisy had always longed __________(help) endangered species of wildlife. One day a flying carpet took her to a _______________(distance) land in Tibet where Daisy saw an antelope _________ (look) sad. It told Daisy that they were being killed for the wool beneath their stomachs. ________ a result, they are now an endangered species. Then the flying carpet took Daisy to Zimbabwe, __________ Daisy burst into laughter ________ relief. There an elephant told her that they used to be an endangered species, but now their numbers are increasing with the government’s help. Daisy smiled when she heard that so many good things were being done there _____________(save) local wildlife, which showed the _____________(important) of wildlife protection.

Then the flying carpet and Daisy were in a thick rainforest where a monkey was protecting himself ____________ mosquitoes by _____________(rub) an insect over his body. The monkey suggested that Daisy should pay more attention to the rainforest and appreciate how the animals live together.