Unit 10 The world around us
(Boys and girls, today we are going to learn Unit 10. The world around us.
Now please answer this question.)
What is the world made up of?
(It is made up of human beings, animals and plants.)
(Yes, our world is made up of human beings, animals, plants and other things.
But do you know what have happened recent years? If you want know about these,
please look at the following pictures and listen to the dialogues.)
Step one Warming-up
Show some pictures about the environment, plants and animals.
(Beautiful scenery)
We enjoy the breathtaking beauty of nature.
(Beautiful lake)
It’s clean and beautiful.
(The habitat of milu deer)
We love our home.
(The habitat of tigers)
How freely I am living!
(The picture of pandas)
It’s very delicious.
(The picture of tigers)
We need a good living environment.
(The picture of a forest)
The forest has been destroyed.
(The picture of some animals)
Some animals have been hunted by people.
Show some other pictures about the animals in the book. (With the sound of the
dialogues)
Picture 1
Tigers(老虎)
A: Hurry! My darling!
B: Oh! Where should we go?
A: I don’t know where to go. Farmers cut down the trees. We can no longer hide
and hunt for food.
B: You are right. And many of us are killed by people. They want to sell our fur and
use our bones for medicine. We are in danger, too.
Picture 2
Pandas (熊猫)
A: Mum, I’m hungry.
B: Sorry, child. There is nothing to eat.
B: Why?
A: There are few areas left where we can live. And there is nothing
for us to eat. Some of us died of hunger.
Picture 3
Tibetan antelopes
(藏羚羊)
A: Brother, what should we do?
B: I don’t know. There are many people around us. They want to
hunt us for our wool. We are endangered.
A: I hate the human beings.
( We have just seen some pictures about endangered animals.)
Questions:
1. Why are they endangered?
(They are endangered because of the environment and the human beings.)
2. Do you know of any other endangered animals?
(Other endangered animals include the African elephant(非洲象), the Asian elephant(亚洲象), the blue whale(蓝鲸), the gorilla(大猩猩), the snow leopard(雪豹)(eastern Asia) and the black rhino(犀牛))
3. Any more/What else?
(There are also several endangered birds, fishes, and other animals.)
4. Can we help them? (Yes, we can.)
5. How to help them? Or what can we do to help them?
(We can help endangered animals by protecting their habitats,
creating new habitats, protecting the environment)
(Yes, we must protect all the animals and plants around us. We must
protect their habitats and the environment around us. Now let’s listen to the tape
and fill in the correct information in the space below. (Play the tape))