Cheetahs battling stormy river
I. Complete the following sentences with proper prepositions.
1. Children were so happy to run up and ________ the stairs.
2. Maggie, ________ many high school graduates, didn’t go straight to college after leaving school.
3. How many factory workers are ________ danger of losing their jobs
4. Jump ________ the water and see how long you can stay under.
plete each sentence with the proper forms of the given words.
1. There have been some ________ (impression) entries in the wildlife photography section.
2. The sea was thought to be the windiest stretch of salt water on the globe and one of the ________ (stormy) places in the world.
3. Those patterns are regarded as a ________ (strike) part of the photograph.
4. He had emerged from being a ________ (hesitate) and unsure candidate into a fluent debater.
III. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verbs in the box.
disappear, appreciate, swim, watch
1. The man tightly grasped the swimmer’s hand, struggling ___________ across the stormy river.
2. All the judges agreed that the work was one of the highly ___________ entries.
3. The little boy spent the whole afternoon ___________ videos at home.
4. Her nervousness quickly ___________ once she was on stage.
IV. Translate the following sentences into English according to the given information.
1. 她一直都在非常努力地学习，以便赶上其他同学。(in an effort to)
2. 当他转身直视它的时候，它已经不见了。(look straight at)
3. 老人把一个沉重的购物袋放在了地上。(put down)
4. 这似乎是告诉她坏消息的好时机。(it almost seems like)
Keys:
I.
1. down
2. like
3. in
4. in / into
II.
1. impressive
2. stormiest
3. striking
4. hesitant
III.
1. to swim
2. appreciated
3. watching
4. disappeared
IV.
1. She has been studying very hard in an effort to catch up with other classmates.
2. When he turned to look straight at it, it had already disappeared.
3. The old man put down a heavy shopping bag on the ground.
4. It almost seems like a good time to tell her about the bad news.(共14张PPT)
Cheetahs battling stormy river
Pre-reading
How much do you know about cheetahs’ habitat
Pre-reading
Pre-reading
What kind of photos might be found on Buddhilini de Soyza’s website
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While-reading
1. Masai Mara National Reserve：马赛马拉国家野生动物保护区，位于肯尼亚西南部与坦桑尼亚交界地区，与坦桑尼亚塞伦盖蒂动物保护区相连。该保护区始建于1961年，面积达1800平方公里。保护区内的动物种类繁多，数量庞大，是世界上最好的野生动物保护区之一。著名电视节目《动物世界》中的许多镜头拍摄于此。
I. Background information.
2. Buddhilini de Soyza：是一位摄影师、投资银行家、旅游爱好者和动物爱好者。她有一个自己的网站，用来分享她在旅程中的所见所闻，旨在号召人们爱护大自然、保护动物。
I. Background information.
Exploring the text
While-reading
Exploring the text
II. Sentence analysis.
While-reading
1. The river was stormy following heavy rain and flooding, but the cheetahs needed to cross it to reach the larger side of their territory, which had more prey. (para. 4)
① 本句是一个由but连接的并列复合句。
② which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词territory，且在从句中作主语。
③ following heavy rain and flooding是动词-ing形式作状语。
Exploring the text
II. Sentence analysis.
While-reading
2. We were hugging each other, we had tears of joy in our eyes and then it almost seemed like the cheetahs were high on adrenaline as well, as they just ran straight forward and tried to hunt. (the last para.)
①本句是一个由and连接的并列复合句。
②as they just … to hunt此处是as引导的原因状语从句。
Testing yourself
While-reading
1. Children were so happy to run up and ________ the stairs.
2. Maggie, ________ many high school graduates, didn’t go straight to college after leaving school.
3. How many factory workers are ________ danger of losing their jobs
4. Jump ________ the water and see how long you can stay under.
I. Complete the following sentences with proper prepositions.
down
like
in
in / into
Testing yourself
While-reading
1. There have been some ________ (impression) entries in the wildlife photography section.
2. The sea was thought to be the windiest stretch of salt water on the globe and one of the ________ (stormy) places in the world.
3. Those patterns are regarded as a ________ (strike) part of the photograph.
4. He had emerged from being a ________ (hesitate) and unsure candidate into a fluent debater.
plete each sentence with the proper forms of the given words.
impressive
stormiest
striking
hesitant
Testing yourself
While-reading
1. The man tightly grasped the swimmer’s hand, struggling ___________ across the stormy river.
2. All the judges agreed that the work was one of the highly ___________ entries.
3. The little boy spent the whole afternoon ___________ videos at home.
4. Her nervousness quickly ___________ once she was on stage.
III. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verbs in the box.
to swim
appreciated
watching
disappeared
disappear, appreciate, swim, watch
Testing yourself
IV. Translate the following sentences into English according to the given information.
1. 她一直都在非常努力地学习，以便赶上其他同学。(in an effort to)
She has been studying very hard in an effort to catch up with other classmates.
While-reading
Testing yourself
2. 当他转身直视它的时候，它已经不见了。(look straight at)
3. 老人把一个沉重的购物袋放在了地上。(put down)
4. 这似乎是告诉她坏消息的好时机。(it almost seems like)
The old man put down a heavy shopping bag on the ground.
It almost seems like a good time to tell her about the bad news.
While-reading
When he turned to look straight at it, it had already disappeared.
Post-reading
Cheetahs face extinction pressure from climate change, human hunting and habitat destruction. What should we do to help prevent cheetahs from extinction Share your ideas with your partner after class.Cheetahs battling stormy river
An impressive photo captures a group of cheetahs, the world’s fastest land sprinters, struggling to swim through a stormy river in Kenya. The male cheetahs were swimming across the Talek River in Maasai Mara National Reserve in an effort to access better hunting grounds. The striking photo is one of the highly appreciated entries in the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
Buddhilini de Soyza, an investment banker and amateur photographer, took the photo on a trip to Kenya in January 2020 with her husband and a Maasai guide, after spending several hours watching the cheetahs pace up and down the river bank. Suddenly, the lead cheetah jumped into the water, and the rest followed.
“I just couldn’t believe my eyes,” Soyza told Live Science. “I thought they were going to die.”
Cheetahs are strong swimmers, but like many cats they can be hesitant around water. The river was stormy following heavy rain and flooding, but the cheetahs needed to cross it to reach the larger side of their territory, which had more prey. Soyza took the photo as the cheetahs hit the stormiest part of the river.
“I feel like the lead cheetah is talking to me,” Soyza said of the photo. “He’s looking straight at me, so it almost feels like he’s just saying, ‘Put down that camera and help me.’”
The river’s current dragged the cheetahs about 330 feet (100 meters) downstream, but they successfully made it across.
The four cheetahs in the photo are part of a group of five males called the “Tano Bora,” which means “outstanding five” in the Maasai language. The fifth cheetah was the most reluctant to enter the water and attempted the swim slightly behind the others. He disappeared underwater for 15 to 20 seconds, according to Soyza, who feared the cheetah was in danger until he reemerged and swam to safety.
“When all five of them made it across we were just celebrating,” Soyza said. “We were hugging each other, we had tears of joy in our eyes and then it almost seemed like the cheetahs were high on adrenaline as well, as they just ran straight forward and tried to hunt.”
