（新教材）2020-2021学年高中英语人教版必修第二册同步课件：UNIT 2 WILDLIFE PROTECTION .ppt

1、Unit 2WILDLIFE PROTECTION美 文 导 入素养解读：“人与自然”的话题一直是高考的热门话题，全世界都在提倡保护生物的多样性。地球是人类和其他生物共同的地球。众多的生物协同进化，才有了人类自身的发展。人类和其他动物有着共同的未来、共同的命运。下面这篇文章就是围绕这一主题展开的。它介绍了非洲大象面临的一些困难，让同学们明白：爱护野生动物是人类的一种美德，保护野生动物是每个人义不容辞的责任，人与自然要和谐相处。主题：动物的保护 学科素养：人与自然 难度系数：【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。21世纪非洲大象的保护面临着一些困难，AWF的研究人员正在寻找方法应对这些困难。Elepha

2、nts might be the most wellknown and wellloved animals in African wildlife.But conservation(保护)of the African elephant faces special difficulties.Whilethe elephant population is half of what it was 40 years ago,some areas of Africa have more elephants than populated areas can support.Thats why AWF sc

3、ientists are studying elephant behavior,protecting habitats and finding ways for humans to live peacefully with elephants in Africa.Years ago，overhunting and the ivory trade were the biggest threats to elephants survival.Luckily,ivory bans(禁令),hunting rules and protected areas protect elephants from

4、 these dangers today.The 21st century brings a different challenge to elephant conservation land use.Elephants walk across borders and outside parks.So they often destroy crops,causing conflicts(冲突)between local farmers and these big animals.Successful conservation strategies(策略)must allow elephants

5、 to walk freely in their natural habitats while reducing conflicts between elephants and local people.AWF researchers are searching for a way to give bothelephants and people the space they need.The AWF is collecting information on elephant habitats and behavior.The information they gather will help

6、 to develop the widest possible space for elephants.The AWF is helping elephants by protecting their habitats and working with local farmers to improve their life to encourage them to protect rather than destroy elephants.重要短语betweenand 在和之间allow sb./sth.to do sth.允许某人/某物做某事search for 寻找；寻求bothand不仅

7、而且；和都encourage sb.to do sth.鼓励某人做某事rather than 而不是句型精析While the elephant population is half of what it was 40 years ago,some areas of Africa have more elephants than populated areas can support.分析：本句中的while意为“虽然，尽管”，引导让步状语从句；“what it was 40 years ago”是宾语从句，作介词of的宾语。译文：虽然大象数量是40年前的一半，但非洲一些地区的大象数量超过了人

8、口稠密地区所能承受的数量。Thats why AWF scientists are studying elephant behavior,protecting habitats and finding ways for humans to live peacefully with elephants in Africa.分析：本句中的Thats why意为“那就是的原因”，why引导的是表语从句。译文：这就是为什么世界野生动物基金会的科学家们正在研究大象的行为，保护栖息地，并为人类在非洲与大象和平相处寻找方法。The information they gather will help to d

9、evelop the widest possible space for elephants.分析：本句中的“they gather”为定语从句，先行词为information，在定语从句中作gather的宾语，省略了关系代词that或which。译文：他们收集的信息将有助于为大象开发尽可能广阔的空间。开口show根据文章内容回答下列问题1Q：What might be the most famous and favorite animals in African wildlife?A：_2Q：What were the most dangerous for elephants surviva

10、l years ago?A：_3Q：Why are there some conflicts between local farmers and elephants in the 21st century?A：_【答案】1Elephants.2Overhunting and the ivory trade.3Because elephants often destroy crops.核心素养目标【语言技能】知道如何表达“野生动植物保护”的话题；掌握重点词汇和句式；学习现在进行时的被动语态；学会识别阅读中语句的字面意义和隐含意义。【素养提升】学会使用所学词汇和句式来设计一个海报；学会表达目的和意图。