Unit 3 Lesson 1Animals in Danger(课件)-2023-2024学年剑桥少儿英语三级下册

ANIMALS In DANGER Reading Explorer 3-3A @PDD 小牛教辅 Before You Read What animals can you think of that are in danger? What are some reasons that animals become endangered? 老孟加拉懒猴 old Bengal slow loris Endangered Animals What animals can you think of that are in danger? What are some reasons that animals become endangered? Before You Read 中文名 树袋熊 拉丁学名 Phascolarctos cinereus 别 名 考拉、无尾熊、可拉熊、树懒熊 外文名 Koala、Koala bear 界 动物界 门 脊索动物门 纲 哺乳纲 目 袋鼠目（双门齿目） How much do you know about Koalas? Before You Read Before You Read They might be using their natural habitats to development; humans might be polluting the environment. Racing to RESCUE KOALAS Racing to rescue Koalas A It's two in the morning, and a koala is caught on a fence, like a prisoner trying to escape. A phone rings in the home of Megan Aitken in a suburb of Brisbane, on the east coast of Australia. Aitken runs a volunteer organization devoted to rescuing wild koalas. Before she is told the location, she has already thrown her clothes over her pajamas, ready to head out. When Aitken arrives on the scene, two other volunteers - Jane Davies and Sandra Peachey - are already there. They discover that the koala's fur is caught in the barbed wire. Nearby, they notice tall eucalyptus trees. "He was obviously trying to get to the trees on the other side," Aitken says. B suburb 郊区 barbed adj.带刺的;有倒钩的 Barbed wire has sharp pieces of metal attached to it; it is often used to make fences. Racing to rescue Koalas C Aitken puts on heavy gloves. Despite their cute appearance, koalas can be ferocious when resisting capture. If they feel threatened, they bite, and Aitken has the scars to prove it. The volunteers get to work. Davies throws a blanket over the animal, while Peachey opens the lidof a cage. Aitken firmly grasps the koala through the blanket, frees it from the fence, and drops it in the cage. Next, they check the animal's physical condition. If the koala is sick or injured, it may need to be taken to an animal hospital. If the koala is healthy - like this one - it is normally released where it is found. Koalas tend to live in a small area, and often eat from the same trees over and over. D capture vt.捕获;拍摄;俘获 threatened v.威胁;危及;恐吓 grasps 受到威胁 physical adj. 身体的;物理学的;物质的;有形的; tend to 倾向于 Racing to rescue Koalas E Right now, however, Aitken and the rescued koala are in a suburb with almost no trees. "This is the whole problem," Aitken says. "There are so few places left for the koala." In the end, Aitken takes the animal to a small park nearby and releases him. "Good luck, lttle one," she says. Racing to rescue Koalas F Koalas at Risk "Koalas are getting caught in fences and dying," explains Deidre de Vlliers, a koala researcher in Queensland, Australia. Others are being killed by dogs or struck by vehicles, she says. Some even die "simply because a homeowner cut down several eucalyptus trees in his backyard." Risk n.风险;危险 Australia 澳大利亚 Racing to rescue Koalas G For 15 years, de Villiers has been studying koalas and the reasons for their disappearance. She is also working on ways to make suburban areas more koala-friendly. De Vllirs believes that koalas and humans can live together, if certain changes are made. She recommends reducing speed limits on streets and creating more green areas for koalas to live in. Even more important is the need to preserve eucalyptus trees. eucalyptus n.桉树 Racing to rescue Koalas H Even if these changes are made, koalas still have another problem. "Disease is a huge issue," explains veterinarian Jon Hanger. Hanger says that almost half of Queensland's female koalas are affected by a disease called chlamydiosis. Without treatment, the koalas are unable to reproduce. "Koala populations that used to be vibrant are becoming extinct," says Hanger. Once, there were millions of koalas in Australia; now, there are believed to be fewer than 80,000. veterinarian n.兽医 A veterinarian is an animal doctor. reproduce v.再现;复制;繁殖;再生产 extinct adj.灭绝的;绝种的 Racing to rescue Koalas I A Friend to Koalas At her home near Brisbane, Deidre de Vlliers is taking care of a female koala named Ruby. "Ruby still sleeps in the basket hugging her teddy bear," she says. "She was rescued from the jaws of a dog." Every two days, de Villiers collects eucalyptus leaves, the koala's primary food, from a nearby farm to feed Ruby. For 12 years, she has cared for more than 60 koalas. rescued v.抢救;营救;援救 primary adj.主要的;初级的 Racing to rescue Koalas I Later, de Villiers visits a forest near Brisbane to catch Tee Vee, a wild female koala. DeVilliers has been following Tee Vee for over a year. Using special audio equipment, de Villiers walks and listens for a signal from the koala's radio collar. She eventually finds Tee Vee sitting on a tree branch 15 meters high. As de Vlliers climbs up a ladder, Tee Vee starts moving down the tree. Then, suddenly, the koala jumps into the air and lands on the ground. She is quickly captured by de Vlliers's team. signal n.信号 collar n.衣领;领子 ladder n.梯子 Racing to rescue Koalas K Tee Vee is given medicine to relax her. Next, de Villiers measures the length of the koala's body and head. She also checks Tee Vee's teeth and the condition of her fur. "I think she has a baby," de Villiers says. She carefully opens the koala's pouch and takes out a 10-centimeter-long baby koala. De Vlliers examines the baby for any problems. Then she puts it back in the mother's pouch. "As long as there are healthy babies," she says, "there's still hope." centimeter n.厘米 10-centimeter-long 10厘米长 Racing to rescue Koalas Post -Reading Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension B E D A C Reading Skill Reading Skill Reading Skill The word discover has the prefix dis-, which means "not." Discover must mean "not cover," or find something out. Reading Skill I think it might be easier to solve the problem of disease by giving more koalas treatment. Also, there might be a vaccination that female koalas could be given before they show signs of the illness. / I think it would be easier to improve the Koala’s environment by reducing speed limits on streets and creating more green areas for Koalas to live in. Perhaps then they will become healthier and less prone to disease. loss of eucalyptus trees and disease Vocabulary Practice Vocabulary Practice Vocabulary Practice Vocabulary Practice appearance exercise condition contact null, track 1 2019 368276.28 $$