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Unit 1 Animal Friends
Section B (1a~1d )
Let’s guess !
Today, let’s continue learn about animals. What animal are we going to learn about ? First let’s look at the picture ana make a guess.
Read quickly and choose the best title for it.
A. What Is an Elephant?
B. My Favourite Animal:
The Elephant
C. How to Save Elephants
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1a
Let’s guess !
Who am I ?
What animal is it ?
It’s an elephant.
What do you know about it?
Read para.1-2 and answer
1. Why does Malee love elephants ?
2. When do they celebrate Thai Elephant Day?
1. Because they are strong and clever
2. On 13 March
Let’s talk !
What do you know about it?
Share your ideas with a partner.
It’s big.
It’s strong.
It’s heavy.
Thai Elephant Day
Let’s talk !
What do you know about it?
Share your ideas with a partner.
It has big ears.
It has a long trunk.
People love their ivory.
1b
national
good luck
Finish and retell
Malee’s favorite animal
Malee’s favorite animal is elephants ,they’re …and clever .They are Thailand’s national animal ,they are also a symbol of …
Let’s talk !
What do you know about it?
Share your ideas with a partner.
It has a good memory.
It is clever.
It is friendly.
On 13 March.
1
Why does Malee love elephants best?
2
Are elephants important in Thailand? Why?
3
When do Thai people celebrate Thai Elephant Day?
Because because they are strong and clever.
Yes, they are. Because they are also a symbol of good luck here. And the elepnant is our national animal.
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Let’s talk !
What do you know about it?
Share your ideas with a partner.
It can carry heavy things with its trunk.
It loves to play in the warter.
How different are elephants from other animals?
huge
have large ears
have long trucks
pick up and carry heavy things
1.
2.
3.
What do they look like?
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4.Why are elephants in danger now?
5.How can we help save elephants?
Because they live in forests, but people cut down too many trees. People also kill elephants for their ivory.
We should save the forests and not buy things made of ivoy.
Post-reading
1c Read the post again and answer the questions.
trunk
pick up
拿起;举起
pick
v. 捡;摘
Language points
They can pick up and carry heavy things with their trunks. 它们可以用鼻子提起并搬运重的物品。
pick up意为“拿起;举起”。
Can you help me pick up the heavy box? 你能帮我抬起这个重箱子吗?
【注意】pick up是“动词+副词”型短语,人称代词作其宾语时,要放在pick和up中间。
Can you pick me up at the station? 你能到车站接我吗?
carry
v. 拿;提
1.What they are
Thailand’s ______ animal
a symbolof ________
1d Compare the mind map with the information from the post.
national
good luck
2.What they look like
huge
____ ears
____ trunk
3.What they can do
pick up and carry ________ things
play and _____ in the water
_______ places and other elephants well
4.What they are like
playful
______
kind
5.How to save them
don’t ________ too many trees
don’t _____ things made of ivory
large
long
heavy
swim
remember
clever
cut down
buy
Language points
However, they are in danger. 然而,它们正处在危险中。
danger作名词,意为“危险”。
(be) in (great) danger 处于(极大的)危险之中
(be) out of danger 脱离危险
The old man is in great danger. 这位老人面临着很大的危险。
【拓展】dangerous是danger的形容词形式,意为“危险的”。
It’s dangerous for people to swim in the river. 人们在这条河里游泳很危险。
Language points
Let’s save the forests and not buy things made of ivory. 让我们一起拯救森林,不买象牙制品。
(1)save作动词,有以下用法:
①救;救助, 其后接名词或代词作宾语。
save one’s life 挽救某人的生命
South China tigers are in danger. We must save them. 华南虎处于危险中。我们必须救它们。
My Favourite Animal: The Elephant
介绍大象的习性
大象面临的危机,造成危机的原因以及保护措施
升华主题
……重要的一部分
Paragraph 3
Elephants look very different from other animals. They are huge. They have large ears and long trunks. They can pick up and carry heavy things with their trunks.
What is the topic sentence of paragraph 3?
Why do elephants look very different from other animals?
Topic Sentence
Supporting
Sentence1
Supporting
Sentence2
Supporting
Sentence3
Conclusion
Sentence
TS
Topic Sentence: Elephants look very different from other animals.
SD 1
Supporting detail 1:
They are huge.
SD 2
Supporting detail 2:
They have large ears and long trunks.
SD 3
Supporting detail 3:
They can pick up and carry heavy things with their trunks.
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②节省;节约
Please save water. 请节约用水。
③储蓄;积攒
He wants to save for a new violin. 他想攒钱买一把新小提琴。
They are playful, clever and kind.
1
What are the elephants like? Can you find the adjectives ?
By giving some examples.
2
How does the writer support his ideas?
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Language points
(1) 救;救助
save one’s life 挽救某人的生命
save sb. / sth. from... 拯救某人/某物,使之免于……
eg:The doctor saved the man’s life. 这名医生挽救了这个人的生命。
(2) 存储; 攒钱
eg: She is saving money to buy a computer. 她正在存钱买电脑。
(3)保留;保存
eg: Save some food for me. = Save me some food. 给我留点吃的。
eg: Don’t forget to save before you close the file. 在关闭文件之前,不要忘记保存。
1. How to Save Elephants save /seɪv/ v. 救;储蓄;保存
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(2)made of 由……制成
过去分词短语made of ivory作后置定语,修饰其前的名词things。
I love the sweater made of wool. 我喜欢这件由羊毛制成的毛衣。
Homework
Introduce to your classmates the animals that are important in our lives and why.
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