内容正文:
Chapter6
Help save the animals
Part A&B
Although
I can play the piano.
I don’t like playing it.
I can play the piano but I don’t like playing it.
Although I can play the piano,
I don’t like playing it.
Although
We use although to introduce two contrasting ideas.
虽然:表相反的意见
Unlike in Chinese, we never use although and but together in one sentence.
虽然 但是 不共用
Although I can play the piano well,
but I don’t like playing it.
Practice:Although
Tony is free.
He doesn’t do the housework.
Although Tony is free, he doesn’t do the housework.
Jenny goes to school tomorrow.
She is still playing computer games.
Although Jenny goes to school tomorrow, she is still playing computer games.
Practice:Although
Although bears are cute, we can’t keep them at home.
Bears are cute.
We can’t keep them at home.
Practice:Although
Therefore
Kelly studies hard.
She always gets high scores.
the result
Kelly studies hard. Therefore she always gets high scores.
We use Therefore to introduce the result of something.
Therefore
It is usually used in writing instead of speech.
We usually use Therefore at the beginning of a sentence.
所以:表结果
Therefore:书面语言
Therefore:句首
Andy runs very fast.
He always takes part in races.
Andy runs very fast. Therefore he always
takes part in races.
Practice:Therefore
Betty woke up late this morning.
She went to school by taxi.
Betty woke up late this morning. Therefore
she went to school by taxi.
Practice:Therefore
People cut down bamboo.
Pandas don't have enough food to eat.
People cut down bamboo. Therefore pandas don't have enough food to eat.
Practice:Therefore
Now you try.
Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.
Sandy got 100 scores in her test.
Her mum was happy.
Although
Therefore
Sandy got 100 scores in her test. Therefore her mum was happy.
Well done!
Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.
Amy eats a lot of snacks.
She gets fatter and fatter.
Although
Therefore
Amy eats a lot of snacks. Therefore she gets fatter and fatter.
Well done!
Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.
They're very tired.
They still want to go hiking.
Although
Therefore
Although they're tired, they still want to go hiking.
Well done!
Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.
Sam was sick.
His mother took him to the hospital.
Although
Therefore
Sam was sick. Therefore his mother took him to the hospital.
Well done!
Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.
Mr Wu is 80 years old.
He can run very fast.
Although
Therefore
Although Mr Poon is 80 years old, he can run very fast.
Well done!
用Therefore或Although连接两个句子。
1. Mary studied hard.
She passed the exam.
________________________________________.
2. Harry ran very fast.
He still missed(错过) the bus.
_________________________________________.
Mary studied hard.Therefore she passed the exam.
Although Harry ran very fast,he still missed the bus.
3. Peter doesn't like doing sports.
He is unhealthy.
________________________________________.
4. I want to fly kites with my friends.
I need to stay at home and do homework.
_________________________________________.
Peter doesn't like doing sports.Therefore he is unhealthy.
Although I want to fly kites with my friends,I need to stay at home and do homework.
Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.
He still wants to play outside.
Peter is sick.
Although
Therefore
Although Peter is sick, he still wants to play outside.
Well done!
Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.
He is strong.
Tom always do sports.
Although
Therefore
Tom always do sports. Therefore he is strong
Well done!
save
the endangered animals
save
the endangered animals
save
the endangered animals
save
the endangered animals
sea turtle
海龟
Nearly all kinds of sea turtles are endangered.
濒临灭绝
Sea turtles have no teeth.
They simply swallow their food.
吞咽
Each mother turtle can lay over one hundred eggs.
生产
Only one or two babies live to become adults.
成年
Sea turtles can stay underwater for some time.
They must come up to the surface to breathe
from time to time.
水面
呼吸
时不时
Sea turtles have a hard shell to protect their body.
坚硬的
外壳
保护
The shell does not protect their head or legs.
海龟 濒临灭绝的 吞咽
生产 成年 表面
呼吸 时不时 坚硬的
外壳 保护
sea turtle
endangered
swallow
lay
adult
surface
breathe
from time to time
hard
shell
protect
Now you try.
Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.
Sea turtles have no teenth.
They simply swallow their food.
Although
Therefore
Sea turtles have no teeth. Therefore they simply swallow their food.
Well done!
Now you try.
Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.
Each mother turtle can lay over one hundred eggs.
Only one or two babies live to become adults.
Although
Therefore
Although each mother turtle can lay over one hundred eggs, only one or two babies live to become adults.
Well done!
Now you try.
Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.
They must come up to the surface to breathe from time to time.
Sea turtles can stay underwater for some time.
Although
Therefore
Although sea turtles can stay underwater for some time, they must come up to the surface to breathe from time to time.
Well done!
Now you try.
Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.
Sea turtles have a hard shell to protect their body.
The shell does not protect their head or legs.
Although
Therefore
Although sea turtles have a hard shell to protecet their body, the shell doesn't protect their head or legs.
Well done!
Asian elephant
亚洲象
Today there are fewer than 50,000 Asian elephants in the world.
Asian elephants like to live in group.
They stay with their families even
when they grow up.
甚至
长大
Asian elephants are very heavy.
They are very good swimmers.
重的
Asian elephants are very strong.
People use them to carry heavy things.
携带
People hunt Asian elephants for their tusks.
There are not many Asian elephants left.
猎杀
牙齿
剩下来
Now you try.
Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.
Asian elephants like to live in group.
They stay with their families even when they grow up.
Although
Therefore
Aisan elephants like to live in groups.Therefore they stay with their families when they grow up.
Well done!
Now you try.
Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.
Asian elephants are very heavy.
They are very good swimmers
Although
Therefore
Although Asian elephants are very heavy, they are very good swimmers.
Well done!
Now you try.
Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.
Asian elephants are very strong.
People use them to carry heavy things.
Although
Therefore
Asian elephants are very strong. Therefore People use them to carry heavy things.
Well done!
Now you try.
Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.
People hunt Asian elepants for their tusks.
There are not many Asian elephants left.
Although
Therefore
Although sea turtles can stay underwater for some time, they must come up to the surface to breathe from time to time.
Well done!
Now you try.
Click the correct word to connect the two sentences.
Sea turtles have a hard shell to protect their body.
The shell does not protect their head or legs.
Although
Therefore
People hunt Asian elephants for their tusks.
Therefore there are not many Asian elephants left.
Well done!
亚洲象 甚至 长大
重的 携带 猎杀
象牙 剩下来的
Asian elephant
even
grow up
heavy
carry
hunt
tusk
left
Chapter6
Help save the animals
Part C&D
Today we are going to read a report.
Let’s look at some pictures!
Pre-reading
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There are only about 4,000 tigers in the world today!
Help save the animals!
Thirty years ago, there were about 100,000 tigers
in the world.
Do you think there’ll be any tigers in the world thirty years from now?
Can you guess
how many tigers there are in the world today?
My favourite animal: the tiger!
Activating schema
Say Today we’re going to read about six types of animals in the world that are in danger of dying out.
Ask Do you have a favourite animal? (e.g. Dolphins.) How would you feel if your favourite animal disappeared from the world forever? (e.g. Sad.) – giving personal responses
Say My favourite animal is the tiger. [Click to show the narration] Say Thirty years ago, there were about 100,000 tigers in the world. [Click to show the question] Ask Can you guess how many tigers there are in the world today? (e.g. 50,000.) [Click to show the answer] Say There are only about 4,000 tigers in the world today! [Click to show the question] Ask Do you think that there’ll be any tigers in the world thirty years from now? (Pupils’ own responses.) Say If we don’t do anything to help the tigers now, there may not be any tigers in the world thirty years from now. They are in danger of disappearing forever. – guessing
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There are many other types of animals that may soon disappear completely if we don’t protect them.
Can you think of
any reasons why these animals are in danger of dying out?
Activating schema
Say Tigers aren’t the only type of animal in danger of disappearing forever. [Click to show the narration] Say There are many other types of animals that may soon disappear completely if we don’t protect them. Ask Do you know any other types of animals that are in danger of dying out? (e.g. Pandas.) Say Let’s look at five other types of animals that are in danger of dying out. – applying knowledge of the world / eliciting information
[Click to show each picture] Have pupils identify each type of animal. [Click to show the question] Ask Can you think of any reasons why these animals are in danger of dying out? (e.g. Pollution.) – guessing / applying knowledge of the world / eliciting information
Say People are a big reason why these types of animals are in danger of disappearing forever. Let’s read the text and find out why.
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Let’s read the report!
First reading
How did dinosaurs die out?
die out
灭绝
Many animals are in danger of dying out.
in danger of
处于...危险中
Many animals are endangered.
destroy
破坏
People destroy the animals' home.
for example
例如
I like eating fruit.
For example, I like eating strawberry.
bamboo
竹子
forest
森林
no longer
不再
People cut down bamboo.Therefore panda no longer have enough food to eat.
black-faced spoonbill
黑脸琵鹭
space
空间
Nowadays the black-faced spoonbills have less space to live in.
cause
导致
Smoking can cause lung cancer(肺癌).
pollute
污染
The air is polluted.
Because people cause a lot of pollution.
污染的
污染
处于...危险中 灭绝 破坏
例如 竹子 森林
不再 黑脸琵鹭 空间
导致 污染 污染的
in danger of
die out
destroy
for example
bamboo
forest
no longer
black-faced spoonbill
space
cause
pollution
polluted
law
法律
against
反对
There are laws against hunting.
orang-utan
猩猩
jungle
丛林
same
相同的
different
不同的
kinds of
种类
There are different kinds of animals.
so that
因此;所以
Mary studied hard so that she can get high scores.
Mary studied hard. Therefore she can get high scores.
in the future
在未来
I want to be a swimmer in the future.
法律 反对 猩猩
丛林 不同的 种类
所以;因此 在未来
law
against
orang-utan
jungle
different
kinds of
so that
in the future
Because people are destroying their homes.
They use bamboo from bamboo forests for building, take land
from the sea and cause a lot of pollution.
They hunt the animals for their body parts.
Activity 1
Instruct pupils to complete Part D individually in their books. The activity can be completed in class or for homework. – locating specific information
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They will die out.
Activity 1
Instruct pupils to complete Part D individually in their books. The activity can be completed in class or for homework. – locating specific information
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Chapter6
Help save the animals
Part E&F&G
Betty is going to visit the pandas in Shanghai Wild Animal Park with her family.
She is looking at some information.
Wild Animal Park
by bus
on foot
25 minutes
Wild Animal
Park
13 minutes
by bus
Wild Animal Park
Therefore
although
Sally and Tom also want to visit the pandas in Shanghai Wild Animal Park .
go to Shanghai Wild Animal Park.
Wild Animal Park metro station
on foot
Wild Animal Park metro station
2 km
does it take to get there
It takes 25 minutes.
go to Shanghai Wild Animal Park.
Wild Animal Park metro station
by bus
Wild Animal Park metro station
2 km
does it take to get there
It takes 13 minutes.
Writing
Let's go to Qingpu District.
We can get there by school bus.
It takes about 1 hour to get there.
We can pick fruit there.
I think picking fruit is fun.
(地点)
Enjoying nature
(交通工具)
(时间)
(活动·)
(感受)
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