内容正文:
Period 5 Using language
Describe an iconic animal
Unit 2 Iconic Attractions
1
1. To know some typical animals in Australia;
2.To deepen the reading skills, such as summarizng,skimming and scanning;
3.To describe an iconic animal.
Teaching objectives
Watch the video and count how many amazing animals of Australia you find. Do you know their names?
Lead in
Look at the pictures , can you name them ? And do you know where do they live?
4
What are the features of them? Let’s read the passage for information.
Creatures Unique to Australia
Skim
platypus
kangaroo
Tasmanian devil
koala
Skim the subtitle and answer what animals are unique to Australia.
5
Well-known
Few people know
Skim
Skim the text and fill in the blanks.
Koala: ____________________
cute but sensitive
Tasmanian
devil:
______________
not so cute
Kangaroo:
__________________
a symbol of
the country
Platypus:
______________________
lay eggs but a
primitive mammal
6
Kangaroo
Appearance:
Uniqueness:
Relationship with others:
Babies:
Australia has lots of unique animals, but which animal is a symbol of the country?
cannot walk backwards , have a pouch
baby kangaroos weigh 2g. stay safe and warm in mother’s pouch.
hit and kick hard
look cute
Read
Read and listen to the text carefully and take notes.
7
koala
Appearance:
uniqueness:
Relationship with others:
Others:
Koalas are cute, and we see so many pictures of people holding them. But in many places in Australia, it is against the law to even touch them. Can you clarify that?
cute but sensitive
interaction with humans can cause them a lot of stress.
government began to make laws against touching koalas.
eating, sleeping on tree trunks
Read
8
Tasmanian devil
Appearance:
Diet:
Relationship with others:
Others:
So, we've talked about some cute animals. What about animals which aren't so cute?
hunt at night , loud cries / noise when fighting or eating --- could wake the dead
about the size of small dogs and look like rather large black rats.
not violent towards people
mostly dead animals
Read
9
Duck-billed
platypus
Appearance:
uniqueness:
Others:
nose and feet like a duck’s
lay eggs in a nest but is a primitive mammal, with a unique biology
can dive under the water; use electrical sensors to find food.
Australia also has some animals that many people have never heard of, for example, the duck-billed platypus. Is that some kind of bird?
Read
10
1 When do baby kangaroos begin to spend less time in their mothers?
2 Why shouldn't you try to pet a wild kangaroo?
3 What do koalas spend most of their time doing?
4 Why has the government/made it against the law to handle koalas?
Questions
Answer the following questions
After they are about seven or eight months old and when they begin to jump.
Because they can hit and kick very hard.
They spend most of time eating, sleeping, and hanging onto tree trunks
Because interaction with humans can cause them a lot of stress.
11
5 What two things about Tasmanian devils can bother people most?
6 What do Tasmanian devils like to eat?
7 What makes the way duck-billed platypuses give birth so different from other mammals?
8 What is the unique way used by duck-billed platypuses to find food?
Questions
The noise they make could wake the dead and they have a terrible smell.
Their diet is mostly dead animals.
They lay eggs in a nest like birds.
They find food in the water by using electrical sensors in their bill.
12
The kangaroo is a _________ of Australia, as it has a wide __________ (distribute) throughout the country. However, encounters _______ cute kangaroos don’t always end so well because they can hit and kick very hard.
Koalas are really quite cute, but they are very__________(sense)
creatures who can easily panic because of even small changes in their environment. They spend quite a lot of time eating, sleeping, and _____ (hang) onto tree trunks, _______ interaction with humans can cause them a lot of stress.
课文语法填空
symbol
distribution
with
sensitive
hanging
so
13
Tasmanian devils hunt at night. The noise __________(make) by them could wake the dead. They are about the size of small dogs and look like rather large black rats. Their diet is _________(most) dead animals.
The duck-billed platypus may lay eggs in a nest like a bird; it’s really a primitive mammal, with a unique biology. Its eggs hatch after about ten days, and then the baby platypus nurses from its mother ______ all other mammals. It has a capacity _________(find) food in the water by using electrical sensors in its bill. There are only a small handful of animals in the world ___________can do that!
made
mostly
like
to find
that/which
Post-reading
14
1 (be) unique to …
2 a symbol of …
3 have a wide distribution
4 survive in a difficult environment
5 at birth
6 find one’s way into …
7 learn to be independent
Language points: Important phrases (P19~ P21)
是……独有的
……的象征
分布广泛
生存于恶劣的环境
出生时
进入;设法进入
学会独立
15
8 encounter with
9 against the law
10 be sensitive to
11 because of
12 spend quite a lot of time (in) doing sth…
13 interaction with…
14 cause sb. stress
与……的相遇/邂逅
违反法律
对……敏感/过敏
给……带来压力
由于
花费相当多的时间做……
与……的互动
Language points: Important phrases (P19~ P21)
15 make laws against doing sth.
16 in the interest of …
17 as well as
18 pick up
19 in a good state
20 on … occasions
制定法律禁止做……
为了……的利益
也;和
捡起
处于良好的状态
在……场合下
Language points: Important phrases (P19 ~ P21)
21 come across=meet with
22 hear of
23 lay eggs
24 a primitive mammal
25 a sense of sight or smell
26 have a capacity to do sth.
27 a small handful of
偶遇;邂逅
听说
下蛋
一种原始的哺乳动物
视觉或嗅觉
有做……的能力
Language points: Important phrases (P19 ~ P21)
少数的……
18
Writing—A description of an iconic animal
写作训练 弄清文路 写作妙笔生花
技法点拨 文体分析 把握写作动脉
本单元的写作任务是标志性动物描写。这种类型的文章属于介绍类说明文,是对一种标志性动物进行说明或描述的写作。
它通常要求抓住该动物的主要特征进行描述,写作内容可以包括体态描述、栖息地、食物、现状等的说明,要求语言简明扼要,通俗易懂,描写详略得当。这种文体通常用第三人称,时态以一般现在时为主。
1.Description:...is a mammal classified in the...family
2.Habitat:...native to central-western and southwestern China
3.Food:It has a diet which is...
4.Present situation:It is a conservation reliant endangered species.
返 回
常用表达
Useful expressions
假如你是李华,请你给学校英文报纸的“动物世界”栏目写一篇80词左右的说明文,介绍一下我国特有的动物大熊猫。
写 作 训 练
弄清文路 写作妙笔生花
Iconic animals in China
Habitats & food
Physical Appearance
How different?
Unusual or
interesting
facts
How they interact with people
Write a description of an iconic animal in China .
writing
23
审题
1.确定文体:本文为说明文。
2.主体时态:本文应以一般现在时为主。
3.主体人称:本文的主要人称应为第三人称。
谋篇
第一段:开门见山,进入话题。
第二段:针对现状,进行描述。
第三段:展望未来,提出希望。
核心词汇
1.属于……动物 _______________________
2.原产于 ________
3.很容易被认出来 __________________
4.依赖保护的濒危物种 ____________________________________
5.上升 ____________
6.释放 _______
7.自由自在地生活在野外 ______________________
classified in the ... family
be native to
be easily recognized
a conservation reliant endangered species
be on the rise
set free
live in the wild peacefully
遣词造句
1.熊猫是一种属于熊科的哺乳动物。(classified in the ... family)
The Panda .
2.熊猫是一种原产于中国的中西部和西南部的哺乳动物。(native to)
The Panda central-western and southwestern China.
is a mammal classified in the bear family
is a mammal native to
句式升级
请把第1句和第2句按括号内的提示词合成一句话。
(1) (简单句)
(2) (含有非限制性定语从句的主从复合句)
The Panda is a mammal classified in the bear family,native to central-western and southwestern China.
The Panda is a mammal classified in the bear family,which is native to central-western and southwestern China.
遣词造句
3.报告显示野生熊猫的数量正在上升。(be on the rise)
____________________________________________________
4.科学家们希望有一天,他们能有足够的熊猫自由自在地生活在野外。(live in the wild peacefully)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reports show that the number of wild pandas is on the rise.
Scientists hope that one day they will have enough pandas to be set free and let them live in the wild peacefully.
句式升级
2请把第3句和第4句按括号内的提示词合成一句话。
(with复合结构)
With the number of wild pandas rising,scientists hope that one day they will have enough pandas to be set free and let them live in the wild peacefully.
27
用适当的过渡词语,把以上词汇和句式,再加上联想内容,组成一篇80词左右的英语短文。
参考范文
The Panda is a mammal classified in the bear family,native to central-western and southwestern China. It is easily recognized by its large,distinctive black patches around the eyes,over the ears,and across its round body. It has a diet which is 99% bamboo and it may eat honey,oranges,and bananas when available. It is a conservation reliant endangered species. Although reports show that the number of wild pandas is on the rise,scientists hope that one day they will have enough pandas to be set free and let them live in the wild peacefully.
词汇清单
核心短语
应用词汇:1.distribute: distribute sth. to, distribute according to, distribute among
2.license :license (sb. /sth. ) for sth.,under license
3.capacity:have a capacity to do sth. /of sth.,in the capacity of
at birth, a symbol of, a handful of, a flock of, come across, pick up, in the interest of, the sense of sight
认知词汇:prison,kiwi,geyser,pouch,phase,trunk,session,nest,mammal,hatch,fence,grand
拓展词汇:distribution→distribute, frequency→frequent→frequently, violent→violence
biology→biological license→licensed capacity→capable
Summary
If you want to hold a koala,you have to go to certain licensed zoos where animal experts make sure that the koalas selected for each session are in a good state.....where引导限制性定语从句,是关系副词,在从句中作地点状语,其前面有表示地点的先行词,where引导的从句修饰先行词。
重点句式
Lavf58.29.100
Bilibili VXCode Swarm Transcoder v0.3.42_sync_fix
$$