(共18张PPT)
1. Our first flag had a white elephant on it.
我们的第一面国旗上就(绘)有一头白象。
had 曾经有；过去有 have的过去式形式
意味着“现在”泰国国旗上已不再有白象了。
e.g. I had a pet dog three months ago.
2. People say that “an elephant never forgets”.
人们说“大象从来不会忘记”。
forget v. (forgot) 忘记；遗忘
forget sb. / sth. 忘记某人/某事
forget doing sth. 忘记做过某事
forget to do sth. 忘记要做某事
e.g. Someone forgets to turn off the lights.
有人忘记关灯了。
I forget telling him the news.
我忘记告诉过他这消息了。
【语境应用】完成句子。
(1) 别忘了给我打电话。
Don’t _______ _______ _______ me.
(2) 我永远也不会忘记第一次见她的情景。
I will never _______ _______ her for the first time.
(3) 对不起，我总是忘记你的名字。
I’m sorry. I always _______ _______ _______.
forget to call
forget meeting
forget your name
大象拥有人类难及的非凡记忆力，因此英语有have a memory like an elephant这样的习语，用来描述一个人的记忆力好。英语中常见的用动物特征来进行比喻的习语有：
drink like a fish (特别能够喝酒；见酒不要命)
eat like a horse (特别能吃；胃口大)
fight like cats and dogs (争吵不休)
be like a cat on hot bricks (如坐针毡；浑身不自在)
be like a bull in a china shop (非常鲁莽；笨手笨脚)
3. Elephants can walk for a long time and never get lost.
大象能够长时间行走而且从不迷路。
1) lost adj. 走失的; 迷路的;
失散的, 丢失的; 遗失的
get / be lost 丢失; 走失; 迷路
e.g. What bad luck! My keys are lost again.
真是倒霉！我的钥匙又丢了。
The little girl couldn’t find her home. She got lost.
小女孩找不到家了，她迷路了。
2) lost还经常直接用于名词之前，做定语修饰名词。
e.g. a lost child 走丢了的孩子
the lost tourists 迷路的游客们
a lost watch 被人遗失的手表
4. But elephants are in great danger.
但是大象面临巨大的危险。
danger n. 危险
danger
dangerous adj. 危险的，有危害的
be in (big/great) danger 处于(极大的) 危险之中
(be) out of danger 脱离危险
1. The boy falls into the lake. ___________________.
小男孩落入湖中，他处于极大危险中。
He’s in great danger
2. The doctor says ______________________.
大夫说现在他脱离了危险。
he’s out of danger now
【语境应用】完成句子。
5. People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes. 由于人类大量砍伐树木, 大象正在失去它们的家园。
so和because都是连词，可用来连接两个表示因果关系的句子，so引导的分句表示结果，而because引导的分句表示原因。
【注意】because和so不可出现在同一个句子中，但它们引导 的句子可互相转换。
e.g. My mother is ill, so I can’t go to the park with you.
= I can’t go to the park with you, because my mother is ill.
6. Today there are only about 3,000 elephants (over 100,000 before).
如今, 仅剩下3000头大象(之前超过10万)。
over prep.
①超过，多于 (相当于more than)
toys suitable for children over the age of three
适合 3 岁以上儿童的玩具
②在……上方 (表示垂直上方)
A lamp hung over the table. 一盏灯悬挂在桌子上方。
on, over
(1) I can see a bridge _______ the river.
(2) —Where is my math book, Mom
—It’s _______ the sofa.
(3) There are _______ forty students in the club.
over
【语境应用】选词填空
on
over
【链接】
on也有“在……之上”的意思，一般指一件东西在另一件东西之上，物体之间有接触。
3,000可使用thousand一词，读作three thousand。
英语中没有单独的词汇表达“万”的概念，必须通过thousand转换表达。
如：100,000只能使用thousand, 读作：
one hundred thousand
【语境应用】读数字。
1) 4,300 2) 26,000
3) 697,000 4) 400,351
7. We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory.
我们必须拯救树木并且不买象牙做的东西。
save v. 救；救助
含有save的短语
save one’s life 挽救某人的生命
save money 攒钱
save time 节省时间
save water 节约用水
e.g. He saved the child from drowning.
他救起了那个溺水儿童。
【拓展】
be made from +原材料
由……制成(从制成品中看不出原材料)
e.g. 纸是由木头制成的。(翻译)
Paper is made from wood.
(be) made of +原材料
由……制成 (从制成品中仍能看出原材料)
e.g. The table is made of wood.
这张桌子是由木头制成的。
【语境应用】完成句子。
(1) 谢谢你救了我女儿的命。
Thank you for _______ _______ _________ _______.
(2) 我们必须节约用水。
We must _______ _______.
(3) 我爷爷攒了很多钱。
My grandpa _______ _______ _______ _______.
saving my daughter's life
save water
saves lots of money
8. Isn’t she beautiful
难道她不漂亮吗？
否定疑问句，用来表示反问、责备或说话人的看法和惊异的情绪等。
句式结构：be/助动词/情态动词的否定式+主语+其它？
e.g. 难道他不会洗餐具吗？
Can’t he do the dishes (共36张PPT)
Unit 5
Unit 5
Why
do you like
pandas
1. To read and learn about one of the endangered animals — elephants.
2. To review the description of animals using adjectives.
3. To be able to talk about your favorite animals.
4. To know the importance of protecting animals.
flag n. 旗；旗帜
water n. 水
danger n. 危险
be in (great) danger
处于(极大)危险之中
tree n. 树
ivory n. 象牙
Thai adj. & n.
泰国人(的)；泰语(的)
Thailand n.
泰国
save
symbol
forget
get lost
place
cut
down
cut down
kill
over
(be) made of
v. 救；救助
n. 象征
v. 忘记；遗忘
迷路
n. 地点；位置
v. 砍；切
adv. (坐、躺、倒)下 prep. 向下；沿着
砍倒
v. 杀死；弄死
prep. 超过，多于；在……上方
由……制成的
Watch the video about elephants’ importance. Discuss in group why we should protect elephants.
Check (√) the animals that you think are in great danger.
___ lions ___ elephants ___ pandas
___ giraffes ___ koalas ___ tigers
√
√
√
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 the article and find the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Elephants are smart animals.
Elephants are in danger and we must save them.
Elephants are important in Thailand.
1. What does “them” in the sentence “This helps them to live.” (in paragraph 2) refer to (指的是)
Elephants.
2. How can we save elephants
We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory.
Read the article again and answer the questions.
How to save them
don’t cut down so many ___
don’t _____ things made of ivory
_____ is Thai Elephant Day
Abilities
can play _____
can also _____ well
can ______ places with food and water
Facts and figures
people ____ many trees
people kill them for ___
today there are _____ (over _______ before)
Importance in Thailand
first flag had ______
symbol of ________
Read the article again and complete the mind map.
ELEPHANTS
Facts and figures
people ________ many trees
people kill them for _____
today there are ________________
________ (over
________ before)
Importance in Thailand
first flag had ____________________
symbol of _________
a white elephant on it
good luck
cut down
ivory
about 3,000 in Thailand
100,000
ELEPHANTS
Check your answers.
How to save them
don’t cut down so many ______
don’t _____ things made of ivory
______________ is Thai Elephant Day
Abilities
can play ______________
can also _____ well
can __________ places with food and water
ELEPHANTS
soccer or music
draw
remember
trees
buy
March 13th
Becky is Jill’s favorite animal. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
like beautiful Africa years lives because
This is Becky. Isn’t she _________ She is from ________. She is twelve ________ old. I _______ Becky ________ she is smart and friendly. She ________ in Blackwood Zoo.
years
Africa
beautiful
like
because
lives
Write a description of a panda using the words in the box, or write about your favorite animal using your own ideas.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Beibei five years old China
cute shy Beijing Zoo
【写作任务】
请根据方框内的提示词语写一篇英语短文，介绍你最喜欢的动物大熊猫。
Beibei, five years old, China, cute, shy, Beijing Zoo
【思路点拨】
1. 定基调
体裁：说明文
时态：一般现在时
人称：第三人称
2. 谋布局，写句子
谋布局 写句子
介绍大熊猫 产地 及居 住地 (1) 贝贝是一只大熊猫，它来自中国四川。
Beibei is a panda. It ________________ Sichuan, China.
(2) 它目前在北京动物园生活。
Now it ____________ Beijing Zoo.
is / comes from
lives in
谋布局 写句子
介绍大熊猫 年龄外貌性情 (3) 贝贝五岁了，它很大。
Beibei is ______________. It’s very big.
(4) 它黑白相间，并且有一双大眼睛。
It’s _________________ with two big eyes.
(5) 它看起来很漂亮也很可爱，但有时它有点害羞。
It _____________________. But sometimes it’s ______________________.
five years old
black and white
looks beautiful and cute
kind of shy
谋布局 写句子
习性 (6) 它喜欢吃竹子。
It ____________ bamboo.
(7) 它也喜欢在白天睡觉。
It ________________ in the day.
总结 全文 (8) 我喜欢大熊猫，我认为我们应该保护大熊猫，因为它们是我们的朋友。
__________________. I think we should protect pandas because ___________________.
likes eating
also likes sleeping
I like pandas
they are our friends
3. 巧衔接
在介绍动物时，应重点写它的产地、外貌、性情、习性等方面。这是通过语义相关联的方式使全文语义具有明显的统一性和连贯性。
4. 成篇章
Beibei is a panda. It comes from Sichuan, China. Now it lives in Beijing Zoo. It’s five years old and very big. It’s black and white with two big eyes, and it looks beautiful and cute. But sometimes it’s kind of shy. It likes eating bamboo, and also likes sleeping in the day. I like pandas. I think we should protect pandas because they are our friends.
My favorite animal is a panda in Beijing Zoo. I call her Beibei. Isn’t she cute She is from China and she is five years old. She likes to eat and sleep a
lot. I like Beibei because she is
very friendly. She is not shy at
all! Lots of people go to see her
every day because she is so
beautiful.
Animals Description words tiger really, kind of scary
panda
a little bit
not very
giraffe
Add more words in the chart. Then write at least five sentences using the words.
dog
a little
elephant
lion
very
really
interesting
cute
lazy
scary
smart
friendly
1. ______________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________
I like giraffes because they’re kind of interesting.
I don’t like lions because they’re very scary.
I like pandas because they’re really cute.
I like dogs because they’re very friendly.
I like elephants because they’re really smart.
Sample answers:
Match the questions and answers to make a conversation. Then write your own conversations.
Questions Answers
What animals do you like They’re from Africa.
Why do you like lions I like lions.
Where are they from Because they’re big and beautiful.
A: _________________________________
B: _________________________________
A: _________________________________
B: _________________________________
A: _________________________________
B: _________________________________
What animals do you like
Because they’re big and beautiful.
I like lions.
Why do you like them
Where are they from
They’re from Africa.
Sample answers:
one of ...
a symbol of ...
get lost
places with food and water
be in (great) danger
cut down
kill for
lose one’s home
(be) made of
……之一
……的象征
迷路
有食物和水的地方
处于(极大)危险之中
砍倒
为了……而猎杀……
失去家园
由……制成的
Ⅰ. 从方框中选择合适的单词填空，使每个句子在结构、句意和逻辑上正确。
1. There are _______ fifty students in our class.
2. Jane is my friend. She is very _______ to me.
3. Don’t be e and say hello to my classmates.
4. Sam always has a cup of _______ after he gets up.
over
friendly
shy, place, save, flag, over, ivory, friend, water
shy
water
5. I think the Internet (互联网) can help people _______ much time.
6. Can you tell me some good _______ for lunch
7. The _______ of China has five stars on it.
8. We must stop the trade (贸易) in elephant _______.
save
places
shy, place, save, flag, over, ivory, friend, water
flag
ivory
Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思，完成英语句子，每空一词(含缩略形式)。
1. 很多人为了获得食物而猎杀动物。
Many people _______ _______ _______ food.
2. 在森林里很容易迷路。
It’s easy to _______ _______ in the forest.
3. 我们不能砍倒这些树。
We can’t _______ _______ these trees.
kill animals for
get lost
cut down
4. 那个男孩处于极大危险之中。
That boy _______ _______ _______ _______.
5. 妈妈，下班后别忘了买些水果。
Mom, _______ _______ _______ _______ some fruit after work.
6. 我的狗是黑白相间的。我非常喜欢它。
My dog is ______ ______ ______. I like it ______ ______.
is in great danger
don’t forget to buy
black and white a lot /
very much
Ⅲ. 根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需 要变换形式。
Turtles (海龟) are not new to us. We can see them at the (1)_______. They’re interesting. But how much do you know about them They are usually (2)_______ 1 meter long and they have no (3)_______. They live under the (4)_______ and they can swim well. They can live up to 150 years, so they are a (5)_______ of long life.
zoo
over
teeth
water, over, tooth, save, kind, symbol, danger, kill, zoo
water
symbol
There are only eight (6)_______ of turtles and some of them are from China. But now they are in great (7)_______. People put lots of rubbish (垃圾) in the sea and people also (8)_______ turtles for their meat (肉). I think we must do something to (9)_______ them.
water, over, tooth, save, kind, symbol, danger, kill, zoo
kinds
danger
kill
save
1. Design(设计)an animal mascot (吉祥物) for our school and tell the reason(s).
2. Review the words and expressions we have learnt in this unit.
3. Preview Unit 6.
