内容正文:
understanding ideas
Unit5 Into the wild
Enjoy a video and answer the questions:
What is the video about?
What kinds of animals are mentioned in the video?
What is the video about?
What kinds of animals are mentioned in the video?
The video is about animal migration.
Bird
salmon
monarch butterfly
Look at the pictures and choose the animals that migrate.
Siberian crane
Let’s do a quiz and check how many do you know about animal migration.
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killer whale
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Atlantic
salmon
red panda
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African lion
monarch butterfly
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monarch butterfly
The Monarch’s Journey
Enjoy the video and observe the butterflies carefully.
1.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The monarch’s migration.
B. The reasons for monarch’s migration.
C. Mexico’s monarch.
2. What is the writing style of the passage?
A. Narration(记叙文) B. Exposition (说明文)
C. Argumentation (议论文) D. Description (描写)
3.Where are you most likely to find the passage?
A. In a scientific research paper about the monarch butterfly' migration.
B. In a popular nature magazine introducing the monarch Butterfly.
C. In a travel leaflet(宣传单)encouraging people to visit North America.
Fast-Reading : Activity 1:Go through the passage quickly and answer the following question.
Which para. and which sentence introduce the topic?
the first para.- last sentence
the first para. -introduce the topic
the purpose- explain sth.
Para.3
Para.1
Para.2
Para.4
Para.5
A. The reason for successful migration.
E. The measures to protect monarch butterfly.
D. The Monarch’s migration route.
C. The definition of migration.
B. The decline of Monarch’s population.
Activity 2: Read the passage quickly and match each paragraph with its main idea.
Reading strategy阅读策略:
The topic sentence is usually the first or last sentence
1.What is migration?
Many animals move from one place to another at certain times of the year. This annual movement is called migration.
2. Why do animals migrate ?
Animals migrate to find food, seek a partner, or in search of warmer weather.
Para. 1 Information about migration
Careful-Reading
Travel around _______km south
Find the way to _________ or __________
Time
Journey
Every _________
long
difficult
autumn
4000
California
Mexico
How do they make it ?
Para. 2 The Monarch’s migration route.
Read para 3 carefully and fill in the blanks. Then use the four sentences complete the “cause-effect” flow chart.
a. The monarch butterfly is able to tell _____________.
b. Using these two pieces of information, the monarch butterfly determines _____________.
c. The monarch butterfly measures __________________ with its eyes.
d. The monarch butterfly reaches ______________________.
d
the time of day
the way to go
the position of the sun
the places where it will spend the winter
a
c
b
Para. 3 The reason for successful migration.
cause part
effect part
Reading strategy
阅读策略:
Pay attention to the logic relationship of the passage.
Para. 4 The reason for the decline of monarch butterflies
Read para 4 carefully and fill in the blanks. Then use the four sentences complete the “cause-effect” flow chart.
e. Humans _________ trees.
f. The _________________________________ where monarchs can be found is destroyed.
g. Humans use chemicals that ____________ that monarch caterpillars eat.
h. The monarch butterfly’s population __________________ in the last few years.
h
cut down
natural environment of many places
kill the plants
has crashed (by as much as 90 per cent)
e
g
f
cause part
effect part
Para. 5 Measures to protect monarch butterfly
What have people been working together to increase the number of monarch butterflies?
...
Measures
Record its migration.
Ensure enough food
What can we do to help protect the monarch butterfly and other animals in danger?
Think& Share
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At certain times of the year, we can see many animals move from one place to 1.________.This movement 2._______ (call) migration. They migrate 3.________(find) food, a partner or to search for 4.__________(warm) weather. Every fall, millions of beautiful monarch 5._________ (butterfly) begin the journey. They manage to travel a long distance to the places 6._________they will spend the winter. Scientists have found out that the monarch is able to tell 7.____time of day. It then uses 8.______(it) eyes to measure the position of the sun. But the population of the monarch 9._____________(crash) in the last few years. The more we know 10.________ this creature, the greater the chance it will survive.
another
is called
to find
warmer
butterflies
where
the
its
has crashed
about
Post-Reading: Fill in the blanks.
Protecting animals is also protecting the Earth and protecting ourselves.
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Homework
Write down the passage-The Monarch’s Journey.
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