新人教版高中英语必修2Unit 2 Wildlife Protection-Reading and Thinking教案一（订稿版）

Step 3: Scanning the whole text and getting the basic information1. Answer the following questions.Q1：Is it easy for the writer to go on the short hike? Why ?No, it’s difficult. Because the air is thin and we have to rest several times. Then it’s cold because there are snow-covered mountains disappear into clouds that seem almost close enough to touch.Q2: Why did the writer visit Tibet ?To observe Tibetan antelopes.Q3: Where do the Tibetan antelopes live ?They live on the plains of Tibet, Xinjiang and Qinghai.Q4: What happened to the Tibetan antelope in the 1980s and 1990s ?They population dropped by more than 50 percent. Hunters were shooting them to make profits. Their habitats were becoming smaller as new roads and railways were built.Q5: How to protect them ?The government placed them under national protection. Volunteers watched over them day and night to keep them safe.Bridges and gates were added to let them move easily and keep them safe from cars and trains.Q6: Why did the Chinese government stop the protection program after the population has recovered ?Because the threats have not yet disappeared.2. Find the topic sentences of each paragraphParagraph 1: This is why we’re here-- to observe Tibetan antelopes. The purposeParagraph 2: I am stuck by their beauty, but also reminded of the danger they are in. The dangerParagraph 3: My guide is Zhaxi. Introduce the guide and his opinion.Paragraph 4: The 1980s and 1990s were bad times for the Tibetan antelope. The dangerous period of Tibetan antelopesParagraph 5: Save this species from extinction. ProtectionParagraph 6: The measures are effective. The result