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初中英语冀教版八下
Unit 3 Animals Are Our Friends.
Lesson 17 Save The Tigers
1. To master the words and phrases:
century, fur, symbol, courage, brave, chain, balance,reason, disappear,
kill, cut, decrease, at the beginning of, drop to, food chain, in balance
2. To know some sentences about protecting animals.
a. For this reason,Tigers are important to the environment.
b. Some people hunt and kill tigers for money.
c. We must do something about it.
3. To know some ways about protecting animals.
* Where can you usually see a tiger?
* Do you think tigers need our help?
* Why or why not?
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标题内容
“Save the tigers ” is a group of volunteers. These volunteers hope to save the tigers of the world . At the beginning of the 20th century,the number of tigers in the wild was around 100 000. But today that number has dropped to a few thousand .
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Administrator (A) -
1. Do you know what kind of animals are in danger?
2. Why should we help protect animals in danger?
Lead in
Ask and answer these questions with your partner.
Look at the pictures of animals in danger..
Lead in
Animals in danger
around100 000
0
Today
Time
at the beginning of the 20th century
a few thousand
Read Para 1
The number of tigers
Why do they hope to save the tigers?
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标题内容
Tigers live in the forests of Asia . They usually have orange fur and dark stripes . Tigers are symbols of strength and courage.
In many stories,they are brave .
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Administrator (A) -
Animals are an important part of the environment.
They provide us with food and many other resources.
They can be our friends and our helpers.
Let’s try our best to protect them!
Why should we help protect animals in danger?
Lead in
Ask and answer these questions with your partner.
Learn
THINK ABOUT IT
Where can you usually see a tiger?
Do you think tigers need our help?Why or why not?
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标题内容
The tiger is at the top of the food chain. It helps keep the number of other wild animals in balance. For this reason,tigers are important to the environment.
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Administrator (A) -
Why are tigers important?
Because tigers are______________________
It helps the number of other wild animals .
at the top of the food chain
keep
in balance
Read Para 2
brave
the symbol of strength and courage
Tigers are important to the environment.
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“Save the tigers” is a group of volunteers. These
volunteers hope to save the tigers of the world.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the number
of tigers in the wild was around 100 000. But
today that number has dropped to a few thousand.
Tigers live in the forests of Asia. They usually have orange fur and dark stripes. Tigers are symbols of strength and courage. In many stories, they are brave. The tiger is at the top of the food chain. It helps keep the number of other wild animals in balance. For this reason, tigers are important to the environment.
Save the Tigers group works to protect the tigers.
Learn
Learn the text.
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3. For this reason, tigers are important to the environment.
be important to sb./sth.
……对……来说是重要的。
be important for sb./sth.
对于……来说做……是重要的。
例如:
Time is important to me.
It is important for you to get there early.
Exercise
1. As we know, the dove(鸽子) is a s_______of peace.
2. I didn’t have the________(勇气) to tell my mother that I lied to her.
3. It’s really b ________ of you to enter the burning house to save the baby.
4. The snow will soon_________(消失) when it becomes warm.
5. Could you tell me the ________ (原因) for your long silence?
ymbol
courage
rave
disappear
reason
Exercise:
Save the Tigers
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 2
A. Tigers are in danger of
disappearing.
B. “Save the tigers” is a group of volunteers that hope to save the tigers of the world.
C. Tigers are important to the environment.
Why are tigers in danger of disappearing?
reason
处于…的危险中
Why are tigers important to the environment?
Why do they hope to save the tigers?
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In recent years, tigers have been in danger of disappearing.
in danger of意为“处于……危险之中”。例如
You’re in danger of catching a cold.
The sick man is in danger of death.
The passengers are in danger! Let’s go and help!
2. As forests disappear, tigers lose their homes.
as在句中作连词,引导状语从句,意为“随着,当……的时候”。
As the sun rose, the fog disappeared.
As she left the room, she remembered that book.
cut down
砍倒;削减 People cut down trees to make paper .
人们砍伐树木来造纸。
cut off
切断;断绝 A storm cut off the power .
一场暴风雨切断了电源。
cut up
切碎 Please help me cut up the cooked meat .
请帮我切碎做好的肉。
cut/kʌt/v.砍;切;割;剪
Eg:She cut a cake with a knife .
cut的过去式和过去分词为cut,现在分词为cutting,与cut有关的短语:
At the beginning of the 20th century, ______________ tigers in the wild was around 100000. But today that number ____________ a few thousand. Tigers are important __ the environment. They help keep the number of other wild animals _________. But in recent years, tigers have been in danger of ___________. Some people ____________ tigers ____ money. We must do something about it.
Fill in the blanks and try to retell the text.
the number of
has dropped to
in balance
disappearing
hunt and kill
to
for
around100 000
0
Today
Time
at the beginning of the 20th century
a few thousand
The number of tigers has dropped to a few thousand.
Read Para 1
The number of tigers
?
?
在...之初
Why do they hope to save the tigers?
下降到
...的数量,谓语V变三单
a number of 大量的, 谓语V用复数
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Fill in the blanks.
1. _____________ students is about twenty. (……的数量)
2. It’s ____________ your health. (对……是重要的)
3. The river is polluted and ___________ going dry.(处于……危险之中)
The number of
important to
in danger of
Why are tigers important?
Because tigers are______________________
It helps the number of other wild animals .
at the top of the food chain
keep
in balance
in balance 保持平衡
keep.....in balance 使....保持平衡
Read Para 2
brave
the symbol of strength and courage
Tigers are important to the environment.
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Let's Do It
Save the Tigers
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
“Save the tigers” is a group of volunteers.
These volunteers hope to save the tigers of the world.
The tiger is at the top of the food chain. It helps keep the number of other wild animals in balance.
The number of tigers in the wild is quickly decreasing and we must do something about it.
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Read the lesson again and find some sentences to support the main idea of each paragraph.
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4. ____ time went by, she became more and more beautiful. (随着)
5. _________________ the party, he gave me a gift. (在……之初)
6. The temperature has __________ below zero. (下降到)
7. It is at the bottom of the _________. (食物链)
8. You know, computers bring troubles _______. (也)
As
At the beginning of
dropped to
food chain
as well
What is”save the tigers”?
Why do they save tigers?
Main idea:Save the tigers & Keep the living things in balance.
Para 1
Para 2
Where do they live?
Why are the tigers important?
What did people
do to the tigers?
Why do tigers
lose homes?
Para 3
Mind map
We must do something to protect the tigers!
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1. We must stop ______ trees to protect the environment.
A. cutting up B. cutting in C. cutting down D. cutting into
2. It's so brave _______ the soldier to save the boy's life.
A. to B. of C. for D. with
3. ---I hear a number of workers in the factory ___ out of work.
---Yes, and the number ________ quite huge.
A. are, is B. is, are C. is, is D. are, are
4. He lost his ________ and fell off his bicycle.
A. balance B. strength C. power D. way
5. There _______a number of women teachers in our school and the number of them ______ about 150.
A. are, is B. is, are C. is, is D. are, are
6. We can do something about it. (改为否定句)
7. My mother is also a teacher. (改为同义句)
Review Lesson 17.
2. Write a short passage about how to protect animals.
Homework
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