英语：unit22 lesson2 endangered species课件（北师大版选修8）.pptVIP

Before you start 1 Match the names of the endangered species with their pictures? Giant pandas Snow leopards Yangtze dolphins Bengal tiger Yangtze Alligator Crested ibis 2 look up these Key Words in a dictionary . Conservation: the protection of natural things (such as animals, plants , forests) from being spoiled or destroyed Extinct: not existing Habitat: the natural home of a plant or animal Preserve: to save something from being harmed Complete the sentences with the key words. 1 An animal’s is the type of area that it lives in. 2 If we are not careful ,the panda will become and our children will only see them in books. 3 It is important to forests because otherwise a lot of animals will have nowhere to live. 4 I am working on a project.we are trying to save the panda. habitat extinct preserve conservation Listen to learn :Exercises Listen to the lecture again and complete the fact files. Giant panda: Numbers : -----world wide : -----in special centers : -----in zoos : Habitat : Food : Reason for being endangered : 1,600 120 20 bamboo forests (of centeral China) bamboo human activity destroying their habitat Yangtze Dolphin: Reasons for being endangered : 1 pollution of the river 2 caught and killed in fishermen’s nets 3 hunting in the past Tiger : Numbers world-wide : Numbers pf species remaining : Reasons for being endangered : 1 2 killed by hunters for false beliefs loss of their natural habitat 5 5,000 Vocabulary 7. Choose the proper words from this paragraph and use them to complete the sentences below. There are many animals in danger of extinction world wide. For example , only five sub –species of tiger remain and the number of fresh –water dolphin in China is declining. We must protect endangered species. Fresh-water 1 fish are difficult to catch.