1、Unit4,Using Language,By Hongzou,Strafford-Shakespeares Hometown,Lead-in,Animal extinction,Reading,securedinosaurinspectincident,adi.安全的n. 恐龙vt. 检查；视察n. 事件；事变,Words preview,come into beingaccording tobecome endangered,形成；产生按照；根据所说濒危的,Have a competition:,Fast reading for general ideaby finding out the
2、 topic sentences:,1. When did dinosaurs live? 2. When did dinosaurs die out? 3. According to the UN report, how many animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years.,ANIMAL EXTINCTION,Many animals have disappeared during the long history of the earth . The most famous of these animals are
3、dinosaurs. They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being and their future seemed secure at that time.There were many different kinds of dinosaur and a number of them used to live in China. The eggs of twenty-five,species have been found in Xixia,County, Na
4、nyang, Henan Province. Not long ago a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovered in Chaoyang County, Liaoning Province. When scientists inspeacted the bones, they were surprised to find that these dinosaurs could not only run like the others but also climb trees. They learned this from th
5、e way the bones were joined together.,Dinosaurs died out suddenly about 65 million years ago. Some scientists think it came after an unexpected incident when a huge rock from space hit the earth and put too much dust into the air. Others think the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any m
6、ore. Nobody knows for sure why and how dinosaurs disappeared from the earth in such a short time. We know many other wild plants, animals , insects and birds have died out more recently. According to a UN report, some 844 animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years.,Fast reading:Find o
7、ut the topic sentences:,1. When did dinosaurs live? 2. When did dinosaurs die out? 3. According to the UN report, how many animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years.,Tens of millions of years ago. About 65 million years ago.,844,The scientists found that a rare new species of bird-li
8、ke dinosaur could not _but also _. They learned that from the _ the _were _ together.,Detailed reading for a specific example: Fill in the blanks：,run,climb trees,way,bones,joined,Discuss the possible reasons for the disappearance of dinosaurs. 1. It came after an unexpected incident when a meteorit
9、e (rock from space) hit the earth and put too much dust into the air.,2. The earth got too hot to live on.,Dinosaurs lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long _ human _ and their future seemed _ at that time. Not long ago, scientists _ the bones of a rare new species in Liaoning, and th
10、ey were _ to find that the species can both run and climb trees. Dinosaurs _ suddenly about 65 millions years ago. Some scientists think it came after an_ _, while others think the earth got _ hot for them to live on any more, but nobody knows _ why and how they _. _a UN report, Some _ animals and p
11、lants have disappeared in the last 500 years.,Consolidation: Main idea,before,came into being,secure,inspected,surprised,died out,incident,too,for sure,disappeared,According to,unexpected,844,Why they died out,dinosaur,More animals died out,writer-intention,The structure of the text,A new species,84
12、4 animals have disappeared in the last 500 years,Ways to prevent the endangered animals becoming extinct,panda,Polar bear,South China tiger,Tibetan antelope,Speaking,Stop hunting them for fur, tusks, hornsStop cutting down the trees in their habitats Build nature reserves for themAvoid buying any pr
13、oducts made from them,Ways to prevent the endangered animals becoming extinct,Discussion,Tiger,past situation,presentsituation,used to king,kill for die out,a few in the zoo,none in the wild,Writing: (about 100 words)South ChinaTigers story,Zhouzhenglongs Incident,连词成句,连句成文,find false ending,Many ye
14、ars ago, my family u_ t_ live in the forest of Southern China. We had a big family and we were the king of the forest and our future seemed s_ at that time. However, since the guns c_ _ _, people killed us for _ and bones. _ a result, our family almost d_ _. Now only a few of us live in the zoos and
15、 the captivity（养殖地）. A_ _ the scientists, none of our family live in the wild forest, because they i_ our living areas after the i_ of Zhou Zhenglong taking photos of my picture, which was later proved a _ story. We are disappearing and our future is i_.,The story of the South China tiger,Fill in th
16、e blanks with no more than three words,Put the language points we just learned from the text into practice,Many years ago, my family _ live in the forest of Southern China. We had a big family and we were the king of the forest and our future seemed _ at that time. However, since the guns _, people
17、killed us _ fur and bones. _ a result, our family almost _. Now only a few of us live in the zoos and the captivity（养殖地） . _the scientists, none of our family live in the wild forest, because they _our living areas after the _ of Zhou Zhenglong taking photos of my picture, which was later proved a _
18、story. We are disappearing and our future is _.,The story of South China tigers,used to,secure,came into being,for,As,According to,inspected,incident,false,insecure,died out,To make our world a better place!,animalextinction,existing animals,extinct animals,endangered animals,protecting,Summary,prev
19、enting,Bring dinosaurs back to life,Descendents from dinosaurs,Mosquitoes containing blood of dinosarus,Write a report about The Dinosaur Project-a breakthrough in science Writing tips:Searching the Internet for more informationDo some researchHow the scientists are working on itExciting future,Homework: Try to be an independent learner,To protect the animals is to Protect Our earth,Earth Song,
