Unit 5 Into the Wild Starting out 课件-2024-2025学年高一英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 5 Into the wild Starting out 33001 To learn something about the pets in the UK by viewing a video. To learn different kinds of relationships between people and animals. To talk about your relationship with animals. Learning objectives 33001 What is your favorite animal? Have you ever kept any pets? 3. Why do you think many people like keeping pets? Warming up 33001 Words you should know before watching the video. charity n. an organization that gives money, goods or help to people who are poor, sick etc. 慈善机构，慈善团体 e.g. All the money raised by the concert will go to charity. 33001 pets in the UK animal charity Read the questions and guess what you may learn from the video. What are the most popular pets in the UK? What is the most important animal charity in the UK? 33001 Now let's watch a video about pets in the UK. 33001 Watch the video and answer the questions. What are the most popular pets in the UK? 2. What’s the most important animal charity in the UK? The most popular pets in the UK are cats and dogs. The most popular animal charity in the UK is the RSPCA (the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). 33001 The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: funded primarily by voluntary donations a charity in England and Wales that promotes animal welfare the oldest and largest animal welfare organization in the world one of the largest charities in the UK with 1,667 employees (as of 2011) also does international outreach work across Europe, Africa and Asia 英国防止虐待动物协会 33001 Pets in the UK How many people do you know with a pet? Well, there are animal lovers all around the world, Nearly 50% of British homes have a pet and they spend over 1.9 billion pounds a year feeding them. The most popular pet animals are cats and dogs, There are about 8 million cats and 8.5 million dogs in the UK. “I could walk out for 2 minutes and I could walk back in the room, and my dogs are absolutely overjoyed to see me, They don't give me any trouble at all. They are always happy. And I just want to give them the best I can”. 33001 “This is my cat. Her name is Lola. She's one year old and I feed her twice a day.” Because people in the UK like dogs and cats so much, there are special shows where people come to watch them. This is Crufts Dog Show(克鲁弗兹狗狗秀). It is held in March every year. Dogs compete to be the best in show. The dogs can also take part in an agility(敏捷) course where they must run over different obstacles(障碍), The best in show wins a cup and a hundred pounds. However, winning dogs can earn much larger sums of money advertising pet food. 33001 Other popular pets in the UK include fish that are kept inside in tanks (坦克；水槽；池塘) and outside in garden ponds (池塘), rabbits, guinea pigs (豚鼠,天竺鼠） and caged birds. As well as looking after their own pets, many British people support charities (n. 慈善机构) that help protect animals throughout the UK. The most important animal charity is the RSPCA, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (皇家防止虐待动物协会). This was founded in 1824 to improve the lives of working animals such as pit ponies (运煤小马), horses that were used in coal mines (煤矿). Nowadays, they help look after all kinds of animals, including pets, farm animals and animals in the wild. 33001 What other relationships between people and animals do you know besides pet owner and pet? 33001 Look at the pictures and try to describe the people and animals in the pictures. pet owner and pet blind people and guide dog owner and livestock horseman and horse 33001 What are the relationships between the people and the animals? The pictures show different kinds of relationships between the people and the animals, namely pet owner and pet, blind people and guide dog (life assistant), horseman and horse (competition companion), owner and livestock. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 33001 2. What animals do you often interact with? What is your relationship with them? I often interact with my little turtles. I am fond of decorating their small house by using various kinds of colorful stones and feeding food to them. I spend a lot of time playing with them and extremely enjoy their company. I think we are good friends. They can give me power and make me relaxed when I am under great pressure. 33001 Why do we usually say that humans and animals are friends? 33001 All things share the same breath- the beast, the tree, the man... the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports. —— Chief Seattle 万物共呼吸。空气与野兽、树木、人类共享它的气息。 33001 Animals are the priceless treasure of nature. Their life and death are closely related to our human lives. The massive destruction of animals will have serious adverse consequences to humans and cause serious ecological imbalances, thus destroying the living environment of mankind. Animals are our intimate friends. 33001 Write a short passage to describe the relationships or daily activities between you and your (family) pet. Homework 33001 Lavf58.29.100 $$