U22 Environmental protection

•Master some endangered species and natural disasters

•Listen to the report, do Ex2/fill in the blank

•Discuss: What are the top 5 endangered species in China?What can we do to help save them.

Goals:

1). endangered species

2). flooding

3). global warming

4). greenhouse effect

5). natural disasters

6). overpopulation

7). poverty

volcanic eruption

flooding

storm

giant panda

tiger

antelope

Use the key words to the sentences :

Overfishing, global warming ,

the green house effect,

endangered species,

natural disasters, flooding, poverty,

overpopulation

1Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are examples of__.

2.The giant panda and the Bengal tiger are ______.

3. Because of _________, the Earth is warmed by gases trapped in the atmosphere.

4.________ is an increase over time of the average temperature of the Earth.

5.________ is harmful to the ecology of the sea.

6. Thousands of people in Africa continue to die because of war and __________.

7. The water level rose so high in several places that many homes are at risk from _____________.

,natural disasters endangered species

the green house effect

Global warming

Overfishing

poverty

flooding

Listen to the tape, tell them true or fale1. The news reporter is working in

Antarctica.2. The news report is about penguins.3. Penguins have only one partner for life.4. Fishing boats do not affect the deaths

of penguins.5. Most penguin species outside of

Antarctica are safe from environmental changes.

6. Experts call for immediate international conservation efforts.

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News broadcaster: Now over to Jim Wilson in Argentina, where biologists fear a ______ of birds could be very serious danger.Wilson: Every September, more than half a million Magellanic _______ come back from the sea, to have babies and raise these young penguins. They stay at Punta Tombo for six months. Penguins have one ———— for life and each pair returns to the same nest location year after year. This colony appears to thriving, but wildlife biologists believe these penguins could face serious _______ to their future.

penguins

partner

threats

species

In recent years, overfishing in the areas where the birds feed and pollution from oil tankers have ______ thousands of penguins along Argentina’s coast. This situation is repeated in other places around the globe. As a result, most of the world’s penguin species outside of Antarctica areas are now __________. Experts say only urgent international conservation ________ can save them. This is Jim Wilson for TV8 news in Argentina.

killed

endangered

measures

Discuss

Which animals do you think are the

endangered species in China?

What can you do to save them?