内容正文:
第 2 课 时 (Pronunciation~2e)
Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals
Section A
What can plants and animals do?
单词:folding, bamboo, yeah, popular, goodness, tool,
actually, shoot, appear
短语:folding fan, feel free (to do sth)
音标:/eɪ/,/aɪ/,/ɔɪ/,/bl/, /kl/,/gl/,/br/,/kr/,/gr/
了解句子重音与意思表达的关系
Learning Goals
1
2
了解竹子的使用价值和文化意义
3
2
A: What’s this?
B: It’s…
A: What’s amazing about it?
B: It’s…
blue whale
polar bear
bamboo
Warming up
whale
rain
stay
Describe each picture with one word. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the red letters. Add one more word to each group.
/eɪ/
name
main
day
Can you describe each picture with one word?
mice
high
fly a kite
/aɪ/
nice
light
by
toy
join
choice
Pay attention to the pronunciation of the red letters.
/ɔɪ/
boy
coin
Look at the plants and animals. Use the words
in the box to talk about them.
beautiful big fast heavy large long old small tall short
1a
Listen and repeat. Add one more word
to each group.
/eɪ/ /aɪ/ /ɔɪ/
a, ai, ay i, y, igh oy, oi
whale
rain
stay mice
fly
high toy
join
choice
1
Listen and repeat. Add one more word
to each group.
/bl/ /kl/ /gl/ /br/ /kr/ /gr/
bl cl gl br cr gr
black
blow
blue clean
climb
clock glad
glass
globe bread
bring
brown cross
cream
cry grass
great
grow
block
More:
cloud
glove
brush
crop
green
1
Listen and repeat. Notice the difference in stress and meaning of the same sentence.
规律总结
I visited the redwood forests in California several times. (not other forests)
I visited the redwood forests in California several times. (not other places)
I visited the redwood forests in California several times. (not only once)
在英语句子中,实词(如名词、动词、形容词、副词等)承载重要信息,一般需要重读;而充当语法功能的词(如冠词、连词、介词、助动词等)一般弱读。但这条读音规律并非一成不变,句子中的重音可以随着说话者要表达的意思的变化而变化。
2
folding fan
bamboo
bamboo shoots
tools
Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks.
Ella: Oh, what’s that, Chen Jie? It’s so beautiful!
Chen Jie: Thanks. It's a folding fan. I bought it last year.
Ella: Oh! It has a painting of bamboo on it.
Chen Jie: Yeah. Bamboo is one of the most popular subjects in Chinese paintings. It’s a _______
of goodness in Chinese culture.
Ella: I didn't know that before. So, where did you get that fan?
Chen Jie: At the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan, the _________ and _________bamboo forest in China.
I learnt lots of interesting things when I was there.
Ella: Really? Like what?
Chen Jie: Well, bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants. Some bamboo can grow almost
one metre in one day. Also, it's one of the _____________ plants in the world. People can
use it to build houses and make tools and instruments.
Ella: Oh, that’s interesting. I remember pandas love to eat bamboo too, right?
Chen Jie: Exactly! Actually we eat bamboo shoots too. They're really delicious.
symbol
largest
oldest
most useful
2a
1. What does Ella see on the folding fan?
2. Why does bamboo often appear in Chinese paintings?
3. Where is the Bamboo Sea?
4. What do people use bamboo for?
5. Is Ella interested in bamboo? How do you know?
Read the conversation and answer the questions.
She sees a painting of bamboo on the folding fan.
Because it is a symbol of goodness in Chinese culture.
The Bamboo Sea is in Sichuan.
People use it to build houses, make tools and instruments, and it is also food for pandas and people.
Yes, she is. Because she shows interest in what Chen Jie says about bamboo. She asks questions about bamboo and expresses her thoughts like “Oh, that's interesting.”
2b
Complete the mind map with the information from 2a.
the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan
largest
oldest
almost one metre
goodness
houses
tools
instruments
pandas
people
2c
2d
Listen to the conversation again. Then role-play it.
Ella: Oh, what’s that, Chen Jie? It’s so beautiful!
Chen Jie: Thanks. It's a folding fan. I bought it last year.
Ella: Oh! It has a painting of bamboo on it.
Chen Jie: Yeah. Bamboo is one of the most popular subjects in Chinese paintings. It’s a _______
of goodness in Chinese culture.
Ella: I didn't know that before. So, where did you get that fan?
Chen Jie: At the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan, the _________ and _________bamboo forest in China.
I learnt lots of interesting things when I was there.
Ella: Really? Like what?
Chen Jie: Well, bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants. Some bamboo can grow almost
one metre in one day. Also, it's one of the _____________ plants in the world. People can
use it to build houses and make tools and instruments.
Ella: Oh, that’s interesting. I remember pandas love to eat bamboo too, right?
Chen Jie: Exactly! Actually we eat bamboo shoots too. They're really delicious.
symbol
largest
oldest
most useful
Imagine you are a tour guide at the Bamboo Sea and
your partner is a foreign tourist. Make up a conversation
about bamboo and its importance.
A:Welcome to the Bamboo Sea! I'm your tour guide today. I'd love to share all the interesting
things about bamboo with you. Please feel free to ask me any questions you have.
B:Bamboo seems to be a very popular plant in China. Can you tell me why the Chinese people
like bamboo so much?
A:Well...
2e
Well, bamboo is a symbol of goodness in Chinese culture. Also, it’s really useful in our daily life.
Useful? How can a plant be that useful?
People use it to build houses. Bamboo houses are not only strong but also cool in summer. And we can make tools with bamboo, like baskets and chopsticks.
That’s amazing! What else can we make with bamboo?
It’s also very important for animals and people. Pandas love to eat bamboo. It’s their main food. And we humans can eat young bamboo shoots. They are very delicious.
I see. Bamboo is really great.
1. Bamboo is one of the most popular subjects in Chinese
paintings. 竹子是中国画中最受欢迎的主题之一。
popular 〔形容词〕广受欢迎的;流行的
get popular 变得流行
be popular with 受到……的欢迎;深受欢迎
This movie is popular around the world. 这部电影在全球深受欢迎。
The style is getting popular now. 这种款式现在越来越流行了。
Pop music is popular with young people.
流行音乐受到年轻人的欢迎。
Language points
2. Actually we eat bamboo shoots too.
实际上我们也吃竹笋。
shoot
①〔名词〕 幼苗;嫩芽
bamboo shoots 竹笋
The shoots of the corn are pushing through the soil. 玉米的幼苗正破土而出。
②〔动词〕(开)枪;射击 (过去式:shot)
shoot at 朝…… 射击 (不强调是否射中,而强调射击的动作)
Tom shot at a balloon, but he didn’t shoot it.
汤姆朝一只气球射击,但没有射中。
1. People use different body language ________(show) the same feelings.
2. China is one of the _________ (old) countries in the world. We are all
proud of it.
3. The ________(good) of the old man is known to everyone in the village.
4. She looks young, but_________(actual), she’s over forty years old.
5. Please feel free ________(ask) questions.
to show
oldest
actually
goodness
to ask
Practice
一、 用所给单词的适当形式填空
二、翻译句子
1. 这座山是我们国家里最高的山。
This mountain is the highest mountain in our country.
2. 蓝鲸是世界上最大的动物。
The blue whale is the largest animal in the world.
3. 蜂鸟是世界上最小的鸟类。(hummingbird)
The hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world.
4. 这个花园里的玫瑰是我见过最美丽的。
The roses in this garden are the most beautiful I have ever seen.
train fight may like explain sky noise soy gate soil take bright joy
/eɪ/
/aɪ/
/ɔɪ/
train may explain gate take
fight like sky bright
noise soy soil joy
二、按红色字母的读音将单词分类
1. Practise the conversation in 2a.
2. Preview 3a—3c.
Homework
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