MODULE 9 Unit 2 Is it an African elephant? Teacher: Michelle DENG

Do you know? 1 How many continents are there in the world? 2 There are seven. Can you tell me the name of each continent? Let’s have a look… www, com

Europe

North America South America

Oceania grassland

desert

Antarctica penguin

Please open your text book and turn to Page 56. Look at the map again and complete the sentences. 1.The desert is in _______. 2.The forest is in ________. 3.The grassland is in __________. 4.The jungle is in _________________. Africa Europe Oceania Asia, North America and South America

READING Fast Reading Catch the main idea Animals are our friends. We can find them all over the world. Today we are going to listen to a passage about animals. Listen and find out: “How many animals are mentioned in the passage?” www, com

There are six. Are you right? Camelelephant snake kangaroo monkey wolf www, com

Careful Reading Read the passage and choose the correct answers. 1.Does the camel eat fruit? No,it doesn’t. 2.Is the camel African? Yes, it is. 3.Does the elephant like water? Yes, it does.

4.Is the elephant Asian? Yes, it is. 5.Is the kangaroo Australian? Yes, it is. www, com

6.Does the monkey live in the desert? No, it doesn’t. 7.Is the snake from the arctic? No, it isn’t. www, com

8. Does the snake eat meat? Yes, it does. 9. Is the wolf European? Yes, it is. 10.Does the wolf eat fruit? No, it doesn’t.

Fill in the blanks according to what you read. Further Reading 1. _______ and ___________eat grass. 2.________like water, but ______don’t. 3. _____ are small, but very clever. 4.Kangaroos come from ______ www, com 5.Camels live in the desert. We often see them in _____ and _____ Camels kangaroos Elephants snakes Monkeys Australia Africa Asia

Oral practice Q1 Q2 Q3 What’s your favourite animal? Why do you like it? Where does it come from? www, com

Extension 拓展 endangered adj. 濒临绝种的 The panda is endangered. protect v. 保护 We should protect the wild animals. cage n. 笼子 The birds are in the cages. return the zoo animals to the wild 把动物园中的动物放归自然

Writing 根据下面的提示写一段话 我们城市有一座大动物园，我爸爸在周 末经常带我去。那儿有很多动物，有大 象、老虎、熊猫、狮子、猴子和长颈鹿。 我认为这些动物不快乐，他们应该生活 在森林中，他们应该享受自由。 、 www, com

Useful sentences 常用句型 There is a big zoo in our city. My favourite animal is…He likes/doesn’t like…, because… www, com

Diagram TITLETITLE There is ___ ___ ___ in our city. At weekends, my father often takes me to there. I see ___ ____ ____ animals in the zoo, like ___________________. My favourite animals are ________, because they are cute. I don’t think they are happy. They should live in the ______. They should be free. www, com

Questions & Answers

Homework 1.Write a composition about your trip to the zoo. 2.Please review the passage on Page 57 and try to recite it. www, com