内容正文:
Can you guess?
1. They usually have orange fur(n. 皮毛) and dark stripes.
2. They live in the forest.
3. They are brave(adj. 勇敢的).
4. They are symbols(n. 象征)of strength and courage(n. 勇气).
5. They are the kings of the forest.
What are they?
Unit 3 Animals Are Our Friends
Lesson 17: Save the Tigers
save the tiger
拯救,救援
save money
存钱
save water
节水
(save v. 拯救,储蓄,节省)
Let's watch a video !
the Bengal [beŋ'ɡɔ:l] tiger
There are currently six types of tigers:
孟加拉虎
the Siberian [sai'biəriən] tiger
西伯利亚虎
the Sumatran[su'mɑ:trən] tiger
the Malayan[mə'leiən] tiger
苏门答腊虎
马来亚虎
the Indochinese tiger
the South China tiger
印度支那虎
华南虎
The tiger is at the top of the food chain(食物链).It helps the
number of other wild animals in balance(保持平衡).
How much do you know about tigers?
But now the number of tigers is decreasing(减少)and it drops
to(下降到) a few thousand.
At the beginning of
(在...之初)the 20th century (世纪)
Now
the number of tigers
What are people doing?
People kill(杀死) tigers and cut down(把...砍倒) trees.
For this reason(原因),tigers are in danger(处于危险状态) of
disappearing(消失).
Do you think tigers need our help?Why?
Can you read?
century
fur
symbol
courage
brave
chain
n. 世纪
n. (兽类的)毛
n. 标志;象征
n. 勇气;胆量
adj. 勇敢的;无畏的
n. 链子;链条
Words & Expressions
Let's read
balance
reason
disappear
kill
cut (cut/cut)
decrease
n. 平衡;平稳
n. 原因;动机;理由
v. 消失;失踪 反:appear v.出现
v. 杀死
v. 砍;切;剪;割
v. 使......变小;减少 反:increase
v.增加
Fast Reading
1. Read the lesson and match each paragraph with its main idea.
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C
A
Pay attention to the first and last sentences.
(灭绝)
Reading
Underline(划线) the key sentences in the passage.
number
reason
Read Para. 1 and answer the questions. ( group 1)
1. How many tigers were there at the beginning of the 20th century?
2. How many tigers are there in the wild today?
Around 100 000.
The number of tigers has dropped to a few thousand.
辨析:the number of 与a number of
1.The number of monkeys______ (be) decreasing.
2.A number of animals_________(be) in danger.
The number of 意为...的数量, 后接可数名词的复数形式,
作主语时谓语用单数.
A number of 意为“许多...”, 后接可数名词的复数形式,
作主语时谓语用复数.
is
are
The number of the apples is 40.
A number of students don't eat breakfast.
1. What does the tiger look like?
2. Why are tigers important?
Read Para. 2 and answer the questions. (group 2)
They usually have orange fur and dark stripes.
The tiger is at the top of the food chain. It helps keep the number of other wild animals in balance.
Why are tigers are disappearing? (reasons)
Read Para.3 and answer these questions. (group 3)
①Some people hunt and kill them for money.
②People have cut down a lot of trees as well.
As forests disappear, tigers lose the homes.
Discussion: What should we do to protect tigers?
You can use:
We should(shouldn’t)\must(mustn’t)
eed\can(can’t)...
It's our duty(责任) to...
Say no to ...
take actions(采取措施) to...
Words (law法律, nature reserves自然保护区, government 政府...)
1. Decrease hunting, treat them as our friends.
2. Protect our environment.
3. Set up nature reserves(自然保护区).
4. Make laws to stop them from being killed.
5. The governments(政府) should educate people to love
nature and protect it.
Measures to protect the wild animals
Love animals.
Love the environment.
Love the world.
Homework
Optional: (选做)
Task A: Write a report about protecting animals.
Tips: What animals do you want to help? Why?
What is happening to them ?
How can we protect them ?
Task B: Make a poster about how to protect animals.
Task C: Copy the new words and phrases in this lesson.
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