Unit 2 Reading for writing 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

Unit 2 Using Language Describe an iconic animal Do you know the favourite animals in Austrilia? What are the features of them? Let’s read the passage for information. Well-known Skim Skim the text and find out what is most special about them . Koala: ____________________ cute but sensitive Tasmanian devil: ______________ not so cute ,scary Kangaroo: __________________ a symbol of the country Platypus: _____________ _____________ ____________ lay eggs but a primitive mammal we see so many pictures of people holding them. Australia also has some animals that many people have never heard of... little known writing order 3 Appearance： Uniqueness： Relationship with others： Babies： look cute cannot walk backwards, have a pouch baby kangaroos weigh 2g. ,stay safe and warm in mother’s pouch. Hit and kick hard, not for petting While reading 1. When do baby kangaroos begin to spend less time with their mothers? After they learn to jump. 2. Why shouldn’t you try to pet a wild kangaroo? They can hit and kick very hard. Coala Appearance： uniqueness： Relationship with others： Others： cute but sensitive eating, sleeping and Hanging onto tree trunks interaction with humans can cause them stress government began to make laws against touching koalas. 3. What do koalas spend most of their time doing? They spend quite a lot of time eating, sleeping, and hanging onto tree trunks. 4. Why has the government made it against the law to handle koalas? Interaction with humans can cause them a lot of stress. Tasmanian devil Appearance： Diet： Relationship with others： Uniqueness： about the size of small dogs and look like rather large black rats. mostly dead animals not violent towards people hunt at night , loud cries / when fighting or eating --- loud noises could wake the dead 5. What two things about Tasmanian devils can bother people most? The noise they make could wake the dead and they hav