Unit 15:Save our pandas/Stuck in the tube Teaching objectives To review adverbial clause To acquaint students with the critical situation our pandas are in and the rescue steps taken Toear in vivid language the experience of being stuck somewhere, Tobe able toidentify the typeof iting of Rea ding I To be able to sum up the main idea of Dialogue I.Reading I&II To be able to retell Dialogue I Reading I: To be able to express in fluent English your view on protecting endangered species To supply students with opportunities to practice their basic language skills. Time Allo (class hours)are nceded for this unit. 2 Language structures fluently in practice:special atention is nnunraus estions C Where dopiveanddo theyiveoWhat bout While-rea What kind of situation are the pandas in and what caused the problem? What other factors do you know of that may attribute to the decline of panda population? What rescue steps are taken to tackle the crisis o taken? Lang points in the i ue Wolong Reserve,face a crisis.carry.artickes. food crrrisis. keep track of,as much as,available,flower(v),a threat to,feed on,die out,at.metres above sea level,be found dead from starvation,run across,population,no more than,take emergency escue team. endangered,feel relieved much that rules and regulations,safeguard the operations,Those who ha the pandas,n matter how minor it might be,should be severely punished.,highly rewarded, wildlife protection,a long and enduring campaign,call for everyone's cooperation and contribution lexical web:giant pandas Profile:endangered species,live in Wolong Reserve,feed on arow bamboo. has a population of no more than 1000,only found in China Man's rescue efforts:established Wolong Reserve Took measures to relocate the endangeed pandas who live at 3000 metres above sea level where 95%of the bamboo has flowered,scattered sugar cane and cooked meat to lure them down to the 2500-metre level 1 1 Unit 15: Save our pandas/Stuck in the tube Teaching objectives:  To review adverbial clause;  To acquaint students with the critical situation our pandas are in and the rescue steps taken;  To learn to describe in vivid language the experience of being stuck somewhere;  To be able to identify the type of writing of Reading I;  To be able to sum up the main idea of Dialogue I, Reading I & II;  To be able to retell Dialogue I & Reading I;  To be able to express in fluent English your view on protecting endangered species.  To supply students with opportunities to practice their basic language skills. Time Allocation and Teaching Procedure: About 4 sessions (8 class hours) are needed for this unit. 1 st session 1. Duty report Ask 3 students to do duty reports 2. Language structures Learn to use adverbial clause accurately and fluently in pattern drill practice: special attention is given to adverbial clause introduced by “where” Make up your own sentence using adverbial clause 3. Dialogue I Pre-reading questions: In 1995, China and Australia jointly published two stamps of endangered species. Do you know what animals were chosen to be printed on the stamps? (Arouse interest by showing them the stamps afterwards.) Where do pandas live and what do they live on? What about koalas? While-reading : What kind of situation are the pandas in and what caused the problem? What other factors do you know of that may attribute to the decline of panda population? What rescue steps are taken to tackle the crisis? What other steps do you know of that have been taken? Language points in the dialogue: Wolong Reserve, face a crisis, carry. artickes, food crrrisis, keep track of, as much as, available, flower(v), a threat to, feed on, die out, at . metres above sea level, be found dead from starvation, run across, population, no more than, take emergency measures, rescue team, rrelocate, endangered, feel relieved, scatter, .so much that. , institute rules and regulations, safeguard the rescue operations, Those who harm the pandas, no matter how minor it might be, should be severely punished., highly rewarded, wildlife protection, a long and enduring campaign, call for everyone's cooperation and contribution lexical web: giant pandas Profile: endangered species, live in Wolong Reserve, feed on arow bamboo, has a population of no more than 1000, only found in China Man's rescue efforts: established Wolong Reserve Took measures to relocate the endangeed pandas who live at 3000 metres above sea level where 95% of the bamboo has flowered, scattered sugar cane and cooked meat to lure them down to the 2500-metre level