Unit 4 Wildlife protection

ⅠWarming up

1.What are the animals? Why are they endangered?

2.Why are the animals being hunted? 

ⅡFast reading

1.Main Idea:

Daisy took ___________ to travel and talked with ____________, which made her know _____________ of the wildlife protection.

Tips for summing up the main idea of a story

?           Who?

?           What happened?

?           What’s the meaning of the story?

2.Read the passage and answer the following questions.

1).Who is the main character in the story?

2).What animals has she seen and talked with?

3).What has she learned?                               

3.True or false

1). Daisy saw many antelopes in Tibet.

2).Daisy’s sweater was made of sheep wool.

3).The antelopes were an endangered species.

4).The elephant used to be well protected in Zimbabwe.

5).In Zimbabwe, tourists love to see the elephants.

6).The farmers in Zimbabwe get nothing from the elephants now.

7).This is a real story in Daisy’s life.

4. Read the passage quickly and put these sentences in the right order.

(  )Daisy found her being watched by an elephant.

(  )Daisy woke up and found a flying carpet.

(  )As Daisy landed, things began to disappear including the monkey.

(  )Daisy and her flying carpet were in a thick rainforest.

(  )Daisy looked at an antelope which was looking sad.

ⅢCareful reading

1.Fill in the table

Animals

 Where

 What did she find?

 How

_______

 Tibet

 antelope being killed for ____

They were __________

 Sad

_______

 Zimbabwe

 Farmers used to_____ elephant.

___________ offered help.

The tour companies had to______  to visit or hunt.

Farmers _________ hunt.

 Happy

_______

 Rain forest

 A millipede insect containing  a powerful drug could_______ it ____ mosquitoes.

 amazed

2.Read each paragraph carefully and write down its main idea and the supporting details in the correct boxes.

Para-graph

Main idea

Supporting details

1

Why we need wildlife protection

1 Animal: Tibetan Antelope

2 Situation : being hunted for the fur under its stomach

3 Result: numbers are decreasing rapidly

2

1 Animal:

2 Situation :

3 Result:

3 and 4

1 Animal:

2 Situation :

3 Result:

3.Read the passage carfully to get the detailed information and then choose the best answer.

1) Paragraph 1 suggests that (  )

  A. the number of the antelope in Tibet is getting much smaller now

  B. Daisy would like to see the antelopes very much

  C. the antelopes have all been killed for the wool and none were left

  D. the antelopes have moved from Tibet to some other places

2) From Paragraph 2 we can refer that (  )

  A. farmers in Zimbabwe once made a living by hunting

  B. farmers are not satisfied with the government

  C. the living conditions of elephants in Zimbabwe have been improved

  D. animals in Zimbabwe find it interesting to take photos with tourists

3) Which of the following is not true according to the passage? (  )

  A. Daisy knew little about wildlife protection before the visit.

  B. The endangered animals will disappear in the near future/

  C. WWF is an organization whose duty is to protect wildlife.

  D. Animals are being threatened in different ways.

4) Which is themost probable reason why the monkeys in the rain forest are dying out?(  )

  A. There are too many tourists.

  B. They are being hunted and killed.

  C. Their habitats are being destroyed.

  D. There is not enough food for them.

5) From the end of the story we can conclude that (  ).

  A. WWF will help Daisy to make the powerful drug

  B. WWF has done little to protect wildlife

  C. people will stop killing animals with the help of WWF

  D. Daisy will continue to help protect wildlife by working with WWF

4.Look at the words below. Each has two meanings listed, but only one is used in the reading passage. Choose the meaning that has been used.

  word

                 meanings

used

 distant

1. far away in space or time    2. unfriendly

 affect

1. to do something to make a change             

2. to make believe you have a particular feeling

appreciate

1. to thank someone   

2. to understand how serious something is

powerful

1. important  2. having a strong effect (影响) on

certain

1. confident and sure without any doubt

2. some, enough or to a degree