内容正文:
Help the wildlife in your neighbourhood
Unit 2 Listening and talking
1. To learn about the function of binoculars, the bird feeder and the bird field guide;
2. To learn expressions of showing purposes;
3. To learn skills to get useful information while listening;
4. To think about the problems the wildlife in your neighbourhood may face with and the solutions to them.
Learning goals:
2
Do you know what wild animals need attention and protection around us?
Have you heard about birdwatching? How much do you know about it? Let’s watch a video.
binoculars
bird field guide
search for
n. 双筒望远镜
鸟类图鉴
搜查;搜索
What do the words mean?
What tools are used when watching birds? Guess the meanings of the following word or phrases?
You can guess the new words’ meaning by analyzing the words’ formation.
binoculars
前缀“bi-” 意为“two”
bird field guide
指南
bird feeder
喂养
“-er” means “something or somebody that does something”
What are they doing?
They are watching birds.
What do you think is necessary for bird observation?
All you need is a pair of binoculars, a field guide, and a willingness to observe.
1 Match the words with the pictures.
1. binoculars
2. bird feeder
3. bird field guide
1. Binoculars _____.
2. Build bird feeder _____.
3. Use a bird field guide _____.
4. Put paper cut-outs on windows _____.
A. in order to identify birds
B. so that birds do not crash into them
C. to make sure that birds have enough food
D. are used for watching birds from far away
D
C
A
B
2 Choose the right ending for each sentence.
Expressing purposes
This is used for …
I did it to/in order
to/so as to …
He has done it so
that/in order that …
Expressions used to express purposes.
be used for…
in order to…/so as to…/ to…
so that…/in order that…
in order to…
so as to…
+ verb
be used for…
+ n. / pron. / v-ing
in order that…
so that…
+ sentence
in order to do… and so as to do… both can be used to show purposes. in order to do… can be used at the beginning or the end of a sentence, but so as