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SENIOR ENGLISH BOOK ONE  UNIT 10 READING ARE WE ENDANGERED? Wang Ting But one day, things started going wrong… What on earth have we been doing ? 1.Who is Steve Jones? 2.Is it too late for us to take measures to keep animals and plants from dying out? 3.Can we help Steve keep animals and plants from becoming endangered? Answer questions: 1.Do you think we have realized that it is important to take good care of our planet? 2.What must we do if we want to live a better life and have a bright future? Fill in the blanks Fill in the blanks However, what shall we do? _______, we have to learn more about animals, plants and the ________. Then we need to think about what we can to _____ animals and plants_____ becoming endangered. For example, we can help by _________ more space for animals and plants. What’s more, we shouldn’t _____the environment. As a result, we can not only keep animals and plants but also ________ from becoming endangered. * * The earth used to be a beautiful green park, where we lived peacefully with all the plants and animals around us. We cut down ______ , trees we hunted ________ , animals we poured waste water into ______ , rivers we threw r_______ here and there, ubbish and our cars and factories gave off p_________ gases all day and all night… oisonous We even drove the animals off their h____________ . abitats/homes We thought we were the rulers(统治者) of the earth. Are we endangered? Panda fur Tiger in cage Just look at these photos. Troubled chimpanzee(大猩猩） We are your friends!!! What’s wrong with you, human beings?! If you are these animals, what do you want to say to human beings? 1. Animals and plants live separated in an ecosystem. 2 . Each species has a special function. 3. Animals and plants “ help ” each other in different ways: a) some plants become homes for animals b ) the animals may help the plants by protecting them. (eat the plants and help them reproduce) True or false: Pre-r