Unit 2 Wildlife protection
在日常生活中如何保护野生动植物呢，一起来看看文中提出了哪些做法。
Wildlife faces threats from habitat① destruction, pollution and other human actions. Although
protecting wildlife can em overwhelming at times, even small actions in your own neighborhood can
help protect many different animals.
Create wildlife friendly areas in your backyard. You can choo native plants that can provide food and
shelter to native wildlife. This will also help cut down on pollution. Add bird or bat hous to your yard or
garden to attract and shelter the species.
Avoid disrupting② the natural ecosystem in your area. Nonnative plants or animals can destroy habitats, particularly if there is no natural predator③ to keep the species in check. Invasive plants can kill or disrupt native plants that provide food and shelter for wildlife.
Have a greener lifestyle. By conrving water and fossil fuels④， you will be helping to protect the wildlife around you. Take public transportation when you can, turn off electric devices when you're not using them. Become knowledgeable about what contributes to global warming, what disrupts migration patterns and habitats.
Buy products that are wildlife friendly. Avoid products that are made from threatened or endangered animals. Keep in mind that some endangered animals are killed by traps, snares or hunters who are after other wildlife within the same habitat.
Talk to or write to policymakers about protecting wildlife. Discuss ways to help animals with friends and family members.
Limit family size. Population growth is one of the major factors in habitat destruction. By living in established city limits and limiting family size to around two children per family, the earth's population will stabilize⑤ and native habitats can be protected.
【注】 ①habitat n. (动物的)栖息地 ②disrupt v. 扰乱 ③predator n. 捕食性动物 ④fossil fuel 化石燃料(如煤、石油等) ⑤stabilize v. (使)稳定
【立德树人】 如果没有野生动植物，地球上的人类也延续(continue)不下去，野生动植物帮我们制造氧气、食物、提供各种资源，没有野生动植物就没有人类(No wildlife, no humans)。做一个爱护野生动植物的人，用自己的聪明才智保护好野生动植物，让野生动植物和人类和平相处。
Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking
基础知识 预习自检
Ⅰ.重点词汇
1．illegal adj. 不合法的；非法的→illegally adv. 不合法地；非法地→legal adj. 合法的nazar→legally adv. 合法地；在法律上
2．hunt vt.& vi. 打猎；搜寻；追捕→hunter n. 猎人→hunting n. 狩猎运动；打猎
3．aprilfoolimmediate adj. 立即的；立刻的→immediately adv. 立刻
4．freak of naturealarming groceryadj. 惊人的；使人惊恐的→alarm vt. 使惊恐；使害怕；使担心 n. 恐慌；警报；警报器
5．rate n. 速度；(比)率 vt. 划分等级→rating n. 等级；级别
6．extinct adj. 已灭绝的→extinction n. 灭绝
7．aware adj. 知道；发觉；有……意识的→awareness stringsn. 觉悟；意识
8．danger n. 危险→endanger vt. 使遭受危险；危害
9．concern vt. 涉及；让……担忧→concerned adj. 担心的；关切的
10．live vi. 居住 adj. 活的；现场直播的→living adj. 居住的；活的；在用的 n. 生活方式；生计
Ⅱ.教材原句
1．What message do the ____________ (海报共享)?
答案：posters sharethankyou
2．Between 150 and 200 species are becoming ________ (灭绝的；消亡的) every day.
答案：extinct
3．What ____________ (究竟) are we doing to our planet?
答案：on earth
4．We must make people ____________ (意识到) the problem.
答案：aware of
5．How many elephants are killed ____________ (平均) every day?
答案：on average
网络工程培训6．I'm ______________ (关心) the African elephants.
答案：concerned about
7．Elephants need large ________ (生活) spaces.
答案：living
8．It's difficult for them to ____________ (适应) the changes.
答案：adapt to
9．______________ (什么措施害群之马是什么意思) are being taken to help them?
答案：What measures
10．The authorities are ________________ (在压力下) to build elephant parks.
答案：under pressure
重点知识 合作探究
1 | die out 灭亡；逐渐消失(教材P14) |
归纳 拓展 | die off 相继死去，先后死去 die down 逐渐变弱，逐渐平息 die away (尤指声音)逐渐减弱，逐渐模糊，逐渐消失 die from 死于……(强调外因，如污染、事故、地震等) die of 死于……(强调内因，如疾病、衰老、悲伤等) |
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①Scientists said that tho plants died_out a century ago.
科学家们说那些植物一个世纪前就灭绝了。
②She waited until the footsteps had died_away.
她一直等到脚步声渐渐消失。
③After a while, the wind began to die_down.
过了一会儿，风开始减弱。
④More than half of patients die_of the dia.
有超过半数的患者死于该病。
(1)单句语法填空
①It is reported that there are 40,000 species dying ________ in the world every year.
②The sound of the car died ________ in the distance.
③The young driver died ________ the wounds caud by a road accident.
④The trees have been dying ________ during the cold winter, and there are few left.
答案：shake that①out ②away ③from ④off
(2)单句写作
如果我们不采取行动，许多物种将很快灭绝。
Many species ______________ soon if we don't take action.
答案：will die out
2 | aware adj. 知道；发觉；有……意识的(教材P14) |
归纳 拓展 | (1)be/become aware of ... 知道/明白/意识到…… be/become aware that ... 知道/明白/意识到…… make sb. aware of sth. 让某人明白某事 as far as I'm aware ... body and soul据我所知…… (2)awareness n. 意识，觉悟 |
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①The children are_aware_of the danger of taking drugs.
