Animals in danger教案

　like people, animals have lives. why don't we become good friends? in the world, some kinds of animals are in danger of becoming extinct. let's protect animals from now on!

iii. animal protection 
animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history.
　　animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the earth forever. hundreds more are on the danger list today. about 170 kinds in the united states alone are considered in danger.
　　why should people care? because we need animals. and because once they are gone, there will never be any more.
　　animals are more than just beautiful or interesting. they are more than just a source of food. every animal has its place in the balance of nature. destroying one kind of animals can create many problems.
　　for example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks, the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. why? because hawks eat rats and mice. with no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied quickly.
　　luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. and they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.
　　quite a few countries have passed laws. these laws forbid the killing of any animals or plants on the danger list. slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.
　　注釋:
　　1. feather n.羽毛，翎毛，箭羽
　　2. balance n.平衡
　　3. hawk n.鷹，隼
　　4. multiple vt.增加，繁殖multiply adj.多樣的multiple choice adj.多項選擇的
　　5. forbid vt.禁止，不許；阻止，妨礙
　　根據短文內容選擇正確答案
　　1 animals are important to us mainly because _____.
　　 a. they give us a source of food
　　 b. they are beautiful and lovely
　　 c. they keep the balance of nature
　　 d. they give us a lot of pleasure
　　2 what has happened to the animals on the earth?
　　 a. hundreds of kinds of animals are gone forever.
　　 b. many kinds of animals have died out.
　　 c. about 170 kinds of animals have disappeared forever.
　　 d. all kinds of animals are in danger.
3 why do people kill animals?
　　 a. they kill animals for something they need.
　　 b. they kill animals to raise some money.
　　 c. animals destroy their natural resources.
　　 d. animals create many problems.
　　4 which of the following is not true?
　　 a. people care much about animals because they need them.