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Unit 5 Into the wild
Listening and speaking
Debating about animals
Dogs were first domesticated
(驯化) over 14,000 years ago. Sheep, cows and pigs have been kept at home as sources of food for around 7,000 years.
The oldest zoo in the world is in Vienna, opened in 1752. The oldest zoo in China is Beijing Zoo, which was founded in 1906.
Pre-listening
Learning to learn
In a debate, first listen out for the main topic. This is usually a statement or question at the very start of the debate. Speakers will state whether they are for or against the statement. Then, they will introduce their supporting arguments with expressions such as We must remember that… and We can’t deny that…
main topic
for
against
supporting ideas…
supporting ideas…
supporting ideas…
supporting ideas…
While-listening
Activity 1: Listen to the TV debate and choose the correct topic.
Can zoo animals survive in the wild?
Can zoos offer animals their natural environment?
Should we keep wild animals in the zoo?
Should we educate people more about animals?
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Activity 2: Listen to the TV debate again and choose the correct answer.
1.What’s the man’s job?
A. He is a TV host B. He is a visitor
C. He is a zookeeper (动物园管理员).
2.How many reasons did the man give to support his opinion?
A. Four B. Three C. Two
3. What did the man think of the opinion “We should keep the animal in the zoo”?
A. He is for the opinion.
B. He is against for the opinion.
C. He is objective.
Activity 3: Listen again and complete the mind map.
For
Against
Debate
Zoos can help protect animals _____________________.
Zoos are a good way to _____________________.
Zoos allow us to see and learnabout animals in places similar to their __________ .
___________________
Zoo animals can________________ and be unable to live on their own when returned to the wild.
Zoos cannot offer animals an environment that’s _____________ their natural one.
Zoos __________________ people than for animals.
in danger of dying out
educate people about animals
natural e nvironments
as good as
do more good for
depend too much on humans
Activity4: Listen again and take notes about how they express agree and disagree.
DJ: Joining us today we have zokeeper Max Wilson, and Amy Lee from the organisation Keep Wild Animals Wild. They are here to discuss whether we should keep wild animals in zoos. Max, let's start with you.
Max: As a zookeeper, I've seen how zoos help protect animals in danger of dying out. For example, my zoo is well-known for its programme to save tigers.
Amy: I'm afraid I don't agree that these programmes are always successful. We've seen a lot of examples where the animals start to depend too much on humans, and are unable to live on their own when returned to the wild. We've seen a lot of examples that have failed.
Max: But you must admit there are successful ones. And zoos are also a good way to educate people about animals. That's killing two birds with one stone.
Amy: Oh, I totally agree that people should learn as much as possible about animals because we share the planet with them.
Max: Exactly. Zoos allow us to observe animals in places that are similar to their natural environments.
Amy: I'm sorry, but that's just not true. No zoo can offer its animals an environment that's as good as their natural one. Elephants, for example, need a huge amount of space to live happily. On the whole, I think zoos do more good for people than for animals.
DJ: Well, I think we all agree that we should do our best to help protect animals and teach people more about them. Let's continue this discussion after a short break.
Post-listening
Work in pairs. Hold a debate on whether we should keep animals as pets.
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1. Stating an opinion 陈述观点:
In my opinion…
Personally I think…
I believe that…
I think that…
If you ask me…
I’d like to point out…
In my experience…
2. Challenging an opinion 质疑某种观点:
That can’t be true.
I am against…
I can’t agree with you.
I don’t think that…
I have an opposite opinion…
I’d like to say it in another way…
3. 请求对方解释:
Why do you think like that?
Could you give (me) an example?
Could you provide some details?
What do you mean?
What are you trying to say?
5. 对自己的看法做出解释:
For example…
To give you an example,…
Let me give you an example,…
4. 询问对方意见:
What do you think?
How about you?
How do you feel about that?
6. 表示理解对方:
I see.
I understand.
I get it.
7. 表示不理解对方:
I don’t get it.
I’m sorry. I don’t understand.
I’m not following you.
Think of another topic that is related to animals and hold a debate.
Homework
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Thank you
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