Filming hidden wildlife (P46-47)
宁波诺丁汉大学附属中学 贺晓云

Step 1 Title
Filming hidden wildlife

1.What does the title mean?
A. Scientists' hidden lives of filming wildlife.
B. Recording wildlife trying to adapt in zoos.
C. Filming wildlife in their natural habitats.

2. How can hidden wildlife be filmed?
     1. By disguising as animals to film them.
     2.By placing cameras in the wildlife's habitats.
     3. With the help of modern cutting-edge technological devices 
          like drones and robots.
     ...

Step 2 Warming up
1. Is this documentary intriguing and vivid?
2. Why does it give us such an on-the-spot visual impact?
3. How did the photographers shoot it?
4. To capture those precious clips, what qualities does a photographer need to possess?
 

Step 3  Skimming
Part1. A brief introduction to nature documentaries.Para 1.
Part2. Spy in the wild 2 coming back with its highlights.Para 2-4
Part3. Comments on this documentary.Para 5-7

Which of the following is NOT indispensible when capturing memorable moments according to the first paragraph?
  A. Patient film crews.         B. Appropriate weather conditions.
  C. Telephoto lenses.            D. Tiny cameras.
Key： B

Step 4  Scanning (Compare and contrast)
How does Spy in the wild 2 surpass season 1? 
 

Key:
 
The example of a spy King penguin in part 2 is to demonstrate_____.
  A. how spy robots recorded the animals’ lives from a distance
  B. that spy robots were not accepted by animals in the wild
  C. how spy robots helped capture relatable emotional connections in season 2
  D. that some spy robots were destroyed in the process of filming 

Key: C

Step 4  Scanning (Matching and filling the blanks)

 
Key: 
 
The author uses the comments to illustrate that Spy in the wild 2 brings audiences ________.

Key: a big surprise

The word “plaudits” in Paragraph 6 means ________.
 A. praises          B. complaints      C. criticisms     D. suggestions
Key: A