Unit 4 Wild animals By Zhang Xiaolin Zhou Shan Middle School 周山中学 张小林

Giant pandas are in danger!

Report Today we are going to learn a report about wild animals. We will talk about their appearances, characters （性格） abilities, foods, and the dangers they face.

Task 1: Listening Please listen to Millie’s report on giant pandas and fill in the blanks.

Giant pandas are in danger Baby pandas Giant pandas 1.________look like ___________ _______________________ animals look like _______ 2.________ ________________ animals 3. ________ drink____________ for _________________a day bamboo shoots and leaves 4. ________ only ____________ giant pandas in the world because their _________ are becoming ________.If farmers _______________, giant pandas___________________ If people ___________________, then _________________________________ 5. ________ _____________________________about the giant pandas in China. Tell them about the problems for giant pandas white micemice beautiful black-and-white bears quiet and peaceful mums’ milk up to fourteen hours about a thousand living areasfarmland keep taking the landwill have nowhere to live hunt them for their fur there will be no giant pandas in the world write to newspapers and magazines appearance characters food danger actions

No!!! Many others are in danger, too! If we do not take action, they will die soon! Is the giant panda the only animal that is in danger?

Task 2: Reading & Exercising Please read Simon’s notes and help him write a report for the Wild Animals Club.

Bears appearance character ability danger big and strong; small eyes; black or brown fur; sharp paws like to move around in the daytime; seldom hurt people can walk upright; good at swimming and climbing trees hunters hunt them for their fur and paws; do not take action; no bears in the world

Bears are ______ and _______. They have ______ eyes, _______ or brown fur and _____ paws. Bears can _______________.They are good at__________ and _______________. Bears like to _______ around slowly in the ________. Because of this, they look a little lazy. They ________ hurt people. Sadly, many hunters kill bears for their ____ and ______. We must stop this. If we do not take any action, _________________________________. bigstrong smallblacksharp walk upright swimmingclimbing trees move daytime seldom fur paws there will be no bears in the world Bears Report: ________ are in danger!

Task 4 writing Finish a report about an endangered animal you know.

Tigers are in danger! Sentence structure Paragraph 1 — Appearance Tigers are … They have … Paragraph 2 — Ability Tigers can … They are good at … Paragraph 3 — Character Tigers like to … Paragraph 4 — Food Tigers eat … Paragraph 5 — Danger Sadly, … ★ yellow fur, black stripe, king of forest ★ hunt other animals for food, can run fast ★ usually live alone, like to stay still

★ golden fur ★ like eating peaches And bananas ★ like climbing, hanging from the trees with its tail, can walk upright Sentence structure Paragraph 1 — Appearance Golden monkeys are … They have … Paragraph 2 — Ability Golden monkeys can … They are good at … Paragraph 3 — Character Golden monkeys like to … Paragraph 4 — Food Golden monkeys eat … Paragraph 5 — Danger Sadly, …

Tigers are in danger! Sentence structure Paragraph 1 — Appearance Wolves are … They have … Paragraph 2 — Ability Wolves can … They are good at … Paragraph 3 — Character Wolves like to … Paragraph 4 — Food Wolves eat … Paragraph 5 — Danger Sadly, … ★ grey fur, good eyesight, hearing and smell ★ be friendly to each other, work as a team, never attack people, don’t kill for fun ★ eat animals, insects, snails and vegetables

Tigers are in danger! Sentence structure Paragraph 1 — Appearance Elephants are … They have … Paragraph 2 — Ability Elephants can … They are good at … Paragraph 3 — Character Elephants like to … Paragraph 4 — Food Elephants eat … Paragraph 5 — Danger Sadly, … ★ have sharp teeth, long nose, big ears and thick fur ★ have grass for food ★ very polite and can live for long time

Animals are our friends ! Protecting animals is protecting ourselves !!!

Homework: 1.Write a report on an endangered wild animal to a newspaper or a magazine. 2.Finish your workbook.

mice /mais/ mouse 的复数

keep taking the land 一直侵占土地 keep doing sth. 一直做某事（强调动 作持续） keep sb. doing sth. 一直让某人做某 事 keep on doing sth. 一直做某事（强 调动作反复发生，带有厌烦、反感等 情绪）