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B1U5
Language points
Presenting ideas
Work in groups. Think of a film or story you know about relationships between humans and animals and complete the notes.
Activity 1
Time
Place
Main character(s)
Relationship between characters
Main plot
Message behind the story
Activity 2
Practice telling your story in the group. Use your notes in Activity 1 and the expressions in the box to help you.
Useful expressions
The story is about…
The main characters are…
It takes place in…
It starts with…
It ends with…
It’s written for…
It’s told through the eyes of…
It’s based on…
Tell the story to the class. Vote for the best story.
Criteria
Plot Language Stage style
5 3 2
Activity 3
5
Language points
P66
1. at certain times of the year (指“时候”)
在每年的特定时间
a period of history connected with particular events or experiences in people’s lives 时代;时期
在古代
in ancient times
P66
2. seek a partner
1) to look for sth./sb. 寻找
2) seek to do sth.
= to try to do sth. 试图;设法
They quickly sought to distance themselves from the protesters.
他们迅速设法远离抗议者。
P66
3. in search of
1) search sb
to examine sb’s clothes, their pockets, etc. in order to find sth. that they may be hiding 搜身
2) search for sb./sth.
to look carefully for sth./sb. 搜索;搜寻;
她翻找自己的护照,但没找着。
She searched in vain for her passport.
P66
4. One of the most wonderful migrations in nature is that of the North American monarch butterfly.
自然界最为壮观的迁徙之一就是北美洲黑脉金斑蝶的迁徙。
1) 这里的交通比成都的糟糕。
The traffic here is worse than that of Chengdu.
2) 零冠词搭配
in nature/society/space
P67
5. … they manage to travel… south and find their way to…
1) manage to do = to succeed in doing sth., especially sth. difficult
完成(困难的事)
2) south adv. = towards the south
3) find one’s way to …
make one’s way to…
fight one’s way through…
make it to …
P67
6. These two pieces of information – the time… – allow the butterfly to deter