内容正文:
Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas —Comprehending
学习任务目标
1. 识记本课时的重要语言点;
2. 通过标题和图片猜测标题含义,熟悉话题,并通过快速阅读获取课文大意;
3. 观看图片,了解不同的生存环境,并独立对图片进行描述;
4. 分组讨论在图片中这些情况下人们会遇到什么样的生存困难,初步感知单元主题。
词汇互译
1. crime n. 罪,罪行
2. greedy adj. 贪婪的,贪心的
3. thief n. 小偷,贼
4. commit v. 犯(错误或罪行)
5. suburb n. 郊区,城郊
6. estimate v. 估计,估算
7. appreciate v. 欣赏;赏识
8. newcomer n. 新来者
9. container n. 容器
10. urban adj. 城镇的,城市的
11. restrict v. 限制,控制
12. 垃圾 n. garbage
13. 至关重要的,关键性的 adj. crucial
14. 羔羊肉 n. lamb
15. 生长茂盛,兴盛 v. flourish
16. under construction 在建设中
17. figure out 想出;理解;弄清
18. run away 逃跑,走掉,逃脱
19. throw away 扔掉,抛弃
20. crash into 闯入;撞到……上
21. out of reach 够不着
22. 与……相适应 fit in with
23. 在此期间;与此同时 in the meantime
24. 挡道的;妨碍人的 in one's way
25. 别无选择;只能 have no choice but to do
26. 有……爱好;有……品味 get a taste for
27. 相当于,总计为 amount to
表格填空
Parts
Main ideas
Details
Part 1(Para. 1)
Current situations.
The 1. crime took place in a seaside suburb of Cape Town. Once almost unheard of, scenes like this one in Cape Town are now 2. common all over the world.
Part 2(Para. 2)
Reasons.
Urban development and 3. climate change push the animals out of their habitats. Humans have moved into their 4. territory .
Part 3
(Para. 3)
Benefits.
Appealing 5. spaces as habitats.
Out of reach from their natural 6. predators .
Hungry animals are finding plenty to eat.
Part 4
(Para. 4—
Para. 5)
Adaptation.
Urban animals are more 7. intelligent than their wild cousins. Some animals have changed their living habits to 8. fit in with their new homes. Some species are affected more than others. These birds have yet to change their 9. migratory routes .
Part 5
(Para. 6)
Solutions.
We should learn to better understand and 10. appreciate our wild neighbours and harmoniously sharing our urban habitats.
Ⅰ. 根据课文内容选择正确答案
1. Why wasn't the thief arrested?
A. Because the thief ran away quickly.
B. Because the police didn't notice it.
C. Because the thief was an animal.
D. Because there was no policem