2. 初二英语课件 Be careful where you put your nose! 常州市花园中学 沈 燕

3. 初二英语课件 Be careful where you put your nose! 常州市花园中学 沈 燕

4. Lovely pets Set out on a trip grab ( ) me by my arm 抓住

5. Describe Animals (adjectives): lovely beautiful dangerous friendly clever/wise curious wanting to know everything /'kju ə ri ə s/ adj. 好奇心强的；爱探 究的

6. What’s this? A snake It’s wrapping himself around the tree. wrap/ræp/v. 缠绕，裹 You can’t come closer to it because it’s dangerous.

7. This snake does not wrap. It stretches. stretch /stret ⌠ / v. 伸展；拉长；扩张 If it lets go of the tree, it will not be wrapped.

8. look like a tree Limpopo /lim'p ə p ə / river n. 林波波（河） （非洲东南部的大河） crocodile

9. It looks like a tree lying on its side. lie /lai/ 躺（ lying 是 lie 的现在分词形式）

10. mud 泥土 /m ⋀ d/ chase insects away pick up things to eat throw mud all over itself to keep cool trunk tusk elephant Africa 非洲

11. Words and phrases wise curious wrap stretch crocodile Limpopo River mud trunk grab me by my arm come closer lying on its side let go of （放开） chase insects away set out （出发） pick up things to eat throw mud all over itself to keep cool

12. 12 3 4 5 6 7 Kolokolo bird / ’kכ l ə ’k כ l ə / n. 传说 故事里假想的一种 鸟的名字。

13. Listening & Skimming Yes or No questions 1. Everyone said Elephant's Child was curious because he was always asking questions. 2. Elephant's Child wanted to know what crocodiles eat. N Y YN 3 ． Elephant's Child went to the Kolokolo river. 4 ． Elephant's Child liked the new things he could do with his new nose. 5 ． “Be careful Where You Put Your Nose!” is a true story. YN NY NY

14. Complete according to the story alone. 1 ． Long ago, elephants had___________, not trunks. 2 ． A person who is always asking questions, is a ________ person. 3 ． Elephant's Child ______ on a long trip to the river. He wanted to find out what a ________ eats. 4 ． While the crocodile pulled one way, Elephant's Child pulled ______________. 5 ． Elephant's Child got help from a _______. She ________herself around the elephant’s ______ and helped him ________. 6 ． The crocodile _________ Elephant Child's nose finally. short noses curious set out crocodile the other way snake wrapped legpull let go of

15. Answer the question below in pairs. 1.What did Elephant’s child want to do? 2.How did the snake help Elephant’s child ? 3. What could Elephant's Child do with his new nose? 4.What did other elephants do after Elephant’s child ’ s words? He wanted to find out what a crocodile eats. She wrapped herself around the elephant’s leg and helped him pull. He could chase insects away; he could pick up things to eat and he could throw mud all over himself to keep cool. All the elephants hurried to the river to get their long noses.

16. 12 3 4 5 6 7 Try to retell. Prepare in groups.

17. Discuss: What do you learn from the story? 1.Don’t believe a man you don’t know easily. 2.Use your head, learn to make good use of all your things. 3.Where you lose, where you will get. ( 塞翁 失马，焉知非福.) Don’t be sad when you meet something difficult. Just smile! Be happy everyday.

19. Homework: Retell the story to your friends or parents. Read more interesting stories.