Unit 5 Section B Period 1 (1a- 1d)

Test your memory! lion Japan Australia China tiger elephant panda koala animals 中国英语教师网 2

Australia lion Japan elephant China tiger panda koala animals

What are the names of the animals? Where are they from?

koala Australia

giraffe Africa

elephant South Africa

panda China

tiger Asia

lion South Afria

Work in pairs. Where do they come from? / Where are they from?

What do you think of these animals?

fast slow

friendly scary

shy / cute playful / smart

quiet noisy

busy lazy

Free Talk What’s your favorite animal? Why?

dangerous helpful interesting I like … because I think they’re … dangerous helpful interesting ugly useful boring clever cool friendly fun nice pretty strong beautiful dirty noisy cute quiet clean fast

1a Match the description words with the animals. smart ______ 2. friendly _____ 3. beautiful ______ 4. cute _____ 5. lazy _____ 6. scary____ 7. small _____ 8. shy _____ d f b e c a f e

1b Listen and circle the description words you hear in 1a. smart ______ 2. friendly _____ 3.beautiful ______ 4. cute _____ 5. lazy _____ 6. scary____ 7. small _____ 8. shy _____

1c Listen again. What words do they use to describe the animals 1c Listen again. What words do they use to describe the animals? Fill in the chart. Animals Mary’s words Tony ’s words elephants pandas interesting, really smart lazy beautiful, kind of shy kind of cute

1d Talk about the animals you know with your partner. A: What animals do you like? B: I like elephants. A: Why? B: Because they’re cute. What animals do you like? A: I like dogs because they’re friendly and smart.

friendly　 too　 be　 shy　 beautiful

C A B B D

2a Check (√) the animals you think are in great danger. _____lions ______ elephants _____ pandas _____ giraffes ______ koalas _____ tigers √ √ √

How many animals in danger do you know? Can you tell me some? Look at this pictures. Where do they live in China? How do we protect them?

2b Read this website article and check (√) the best title for it. ______ What Is an Elephant? ______ Come to Thailand ______ Let’s Save the Elephants ______ Elephants Are Good Pets √

Read paragraph 1 and answer the questions. 1.Where are the students from? They are from Thailand. 2.What do they want to do? They want to save the elephants. 3. Why are elephants important in Thailand? symbols it is one of Thailand’s_________. a white elephant the first flag had______________ on it. Because good luck it’s a symbol of______________.

Read paragraph 2 and answer the questions. 4. Are elephants smart animals? Yes, they are. 5. What can they do? play soccer can ____________ or _________. music can also_______ very well. draw They can _______for a long time and never ________. walk get lost can also __________ places with food and water. remember

Read paragraph 3 and answer the questions. 6) Are elephants in great danger? And why? Elephants are _________________. in great danger people ____________ many trees, elephants are losing___________ cut down Because their homes. their ivory. people kill elephants for________ 3,000 Today there are only about ___________ elephants. (over ____________ before) 100,000

7) How can they save elephants? (and) Don’t cut down so many ___________ Don’t __________ things made of ivory Remember that March 13th is ______________________ trees. buy Thai Elephant Day.

阅读方法点拨 1. 通读全文，掌握文章的大意。 2. 读题目要求。第一方框为“大象的重要性”；第二方框为“有关大象的一些实事及其特征”；第三方框为“大象的能力”；第四方框为“如何挽救大象”。根据这几方面的内容再回到短文中去寻找答案。

阅读方法点拨 3. 可知第一段末尾的两句说明了大象的重要性。 第二段叙述了大象的一些能力；第三段叙述了一些有关大象的事实；如何挽救大象也应根据第三段的内容来填写。

2c Read the article again and complete the mind map. Facts and figures people_______ many trees people kill them for ______ today there are ________ (over__________ before) Importance in Thailand first flag had __________ symbol of ________ cut down a white elephant on it ivory about 3,000 in Thailand good luck 100,000 ELEPHANTS Abilities can play_______ can also ______well can ________places with food and water How to save them don’t cut down so many_______ don’t ______things made of ivory ________is Thai Elephants Day soccer or music trees draw buy remember March 13th

假如你家附近有一个动物园。 请根据所给的提示词写一篇短文，介绍一下你在该动物园里看到了哪些动物，它们都有哪些特点. 要求: 用上所有提示词；60 词左右. 提示词: zoo, animals, kind of, like, because, interesting

There is a zoo near my home. I often go and see animals there There is a zoo near my home. I often go and see animals there. There are monkeys, pandas, tigers, lions and many other animals. Penguins are my favorite because they are very cute. Monkeys are friendly and clever. Pandas are kind of shy. Tigers are strong and elephants are very big. All of the animals are very interesting. I like them very much.