(共35张PPT)
Unit 3 Animals Are Our Friends
Lesson 16: The Bear Escaped!
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
protect; wait a minute; April Fool’s Day.
Key sentences:
1. You’re joking,aren’t you
2. Have you ever played a trick on a friend
3. What will happen if he comes to our neighborhood
4. There’s a fierce bear coming.
To learn something about April Fool’s Day.
Words & Expressions
Let's read
escape
fierce
protect
fool
wait a minute
April Fools’ Day
v. 逃脱；逃走
adj. 凶猛的；凶狠的
v. 保护
n. 愚人
等一下；等一会儿
愚人节
What day is April 1st？
What can people do on April Fools’ Day
What kind of jokes can we play on April Fools’ Day
Free talk
In 16th-century France, the start of the new year was observed on April First. It was celebrated in much the same way as it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the night. Then in 1562, Pope Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Christian world, and the new year fell on January First.
Background
There were some people, however, who hadn't heard or didn't believe the change in the date, so they continued to celebrate New Year's Day on April First. Others played tricks on them and called them April fools.
Let's watch a video !
Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on April Fool’s Day Have you ever been fooled by others Tell your story to your partner
put up interesting paper on one’s back
put different materials into the Cola
put the toothpaste on one’s biscuits
On April Fools’ Day, we can play different kinds of jokes, but we’d better not play jokes about love, marriage or things related to safety or crime.
The reporters should also be responsible for what they said.
Jokes help us relax ourselves and we may not use them to hurt others.
remember
Presentation
Jenny and Brian are in the classroom. They are looking for Danny.
Jenny：(She whispers.)There’s Danny, Brian. And he is sleeping! Let’s do it now!
Brian：(He smiles.)OK.
(They quietly walk over to Danny.)
Brian: Danny! Danny! Wake up! The bear
at the zoo woke up! He escaped!
We heard about it on the radio!
Danny：(He is excited . )
He escaped？That’s great!
Jenny：No, Danny! What will happen if he comes to our neighbourhood？
Brian：On Saturday，you asked the bear to wake up. You wanted to give him some donuts. Do you remember？Maybe the bear is coming to get his donuts!
Jenny：(She laughs. )Maybe you will have a new pet， Danny—a pet bear!
Danny：Oh no！I don’t have any donuts today . He will be angry!
Brian：He might eat you instead，Danny!
(Danny jumps up and down . )
Danny：Run，everyone！There’s a fierce bear coming. Protect yourselves!
(Danny suddenly stops and thinks . )
Danny：Hey . . . Wait a minute . Why are you laughing？ You’re joking, aren’t you
Brian & Jenny：(They point at Danny . ) Happy April Fools’ Day!
Read the text and answer the following questions.
(1)How did Brian and Jenny walk to Danny
(2)What did Danny do to the bear on Saturday
(3)What does Danny want Brian and Jenny to do when he hears the news
He wants them to run and protect themselves.
They quietly walked over to Danny.
He wanted to give him some donuts.
April Fools’ Day is the first day of April. In most Western countries，people like to play jokes on each other . When you play a joke on somebody，you laugh and they laugh，too. But don’t play jokes that make other people sad or mad. April Fools’ Day is meant to be fun for everyone.
Culture Tip
Let’s Do It!
1. Read the lesson and fill in the blanks to complete the story .
Today was April Fools’ Day . Jenny and Brian wanted to play a trick on Danny. Danny was sleeping. Jenny and Brian ________ him up. They told Danny a bear __________from the zoo. Danny was not scared when he first heard the news . ________， he felt happy. Then he heard the bear was coming for his donuts. He was scared and told everyone to run . But he soon realized they were playing a ______ on him .
woke
escaped
Instead
joke
2. Listen to this introduction about bears. Then correct the following passage .
Bears are gentle animals . A bear usually has a large body with long, strong legs, a long nose and a short tail . While polar bears eat meat and giant pandas feed on grass, other bears eat both meat and fruit. Bears can run faster than tigers and lions .
firece
short
bamboo
can’t
as fast as
They are good swimmers . They are also good at climbing trees . The number of bears is getting bigger and bigger . There are only seven kinds of bears in the world now .
We should protect them and stop them from disappearing .
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listening material
Bears are fierce animals. A bear usually has a large body with short, strong legs, a long nose and a short tail. While polar bears eat meat and giant pandas feed on bamboo, other bears eat both meat and plants. Bears can’t run as fast as tigers and lions. They are good swimmers. They are also good at climbing trees. The number of bears is getting smaller and smaller. There are only eight kinds of bears in the world now. We should protect them and stop them from disappearing.
3. Search for more information about April Fools’ Day on the Internet or in books，then do the following things .
1．Write down the information on a piece of paper .
2．Exchange it with a partner or a group member .
3．Imagine today is April Fools’ Day . Work in groups and
think about how you can play a joke on your friends .
Whose joke is the most interesting？
Language points
fool为可数名词,意思是“愚人”,复数形式是fools。
The man is not a fool. 这个男人不是傻瓜。
【拓展】 fool 可以作动词，意思是“欺骗”，后面可以加名词或者代词作宾语。
That man was fooled. 那个男人被骗了。
1.What do you know about April Fools’ Day (教材P40)
2. Have you ever played a trick on a friend (教材P40)
trick在这作名词,意思是“玩笑;诡计;恶作剧”,是一个可数名词。play a trick on sb. 意思是“捉弄某人”,和play tricks on sb. 意思相同。
We played a trick/tricks on Lucy. 我们捉弄了露西一下。
【拓展】play a joke on意思是“和某人开玩笑”,相当于play jokes on sb.
Don’t play a joke/jokes on disabled people.不要开残疾人的玩笑。
3. He escaped! (教材P40)
escape 意为“逃跑，逃走”，作不及物动词。当表示“从……地方/ 某人手中逃跑”，需要用介词from。常指摆脱某种束缚或自己认为有害的环境而获得自由。
e.g. The parrot has escaped from the cage.
那只鹦鹉已经从笼子里逃走了。
4. We heard about it on the radio! (教材P40)
hear about 听说
① hear about/of 意为“听说，得知”，后面接表示人或事物的名词。
② hear from 意为“收到某人的来信”，后面接某人。
辨析：hear about/of 与hear from
5. What will happen if he comes to our neighbourhood (教材P40)
if 引导条件状语从句 当主句为一般将来时，if条件从句用一般现在时表示将来，即遵循“主将从现”原则。
e.g. We will help him if he comes to us for help.
如果他来向我们求助，我们就会帮他。
6. There’s a fierce bear coming. (教材P40)
There be sb. /sth. doing sth. 有某人/ 某物在做某事。sb./sth. 是主语，动词的-ing形式和主语具有逻辑上的主动关系。there be句型遵循“就近原则”。
e.g. There is a boy riding a bike on the playground.
操场上有个男孩在骑自行车。
There is someone knocking at the door. 有人在敲门。
7. Protect yourselves! (教材P40)
protect作及物动词,意思是“保护,保卫”,后加名词或者代词作宾语。其构成短语protect…from…表示“保护
……不受……”。
We should protect the animals.
我们应该保护动物。
We should protect the animals from being killed.我们应该保护动物免受杀害。
8. You’re joking, aren’t you (教材P40)
这是个反意疑问句,它的基本结构是“陈述句+ 附加问句”,遵循的原则是“前肯后否,前否后肯”,也就是说前面的陈述句是肯定句,附加问句就用否定句;反过来,前面的陈述句是否定句,附加问句就用肯定句。
He has made money,hasn’t he
他挣过钱,是吗
He hasn’t made money,has he
他没挣过钱,是吗
【拓展】 附加问句中的主语必须是代词,代替的是前面的主语,谓语动词在人称、数和时态上,要和前面的陈述句中的谓语动词保持一致。回答时,可用“Yes+ 肯定的简短答语”或者“No+ 否定的简短答语”。需要注意的是,翻译时中英两种语言的差异,当陈述句为否定句时,yes 翻译成“不”,而no则翻译成“是”。
—She doesn’t like swimming,does she 她不喜欢游泳,是吗
—Yes,she does.不,她喜欢。/No,she doesn’t.是的,她不喜欢。
9. The number of the bears is getting bigger and bigger.(教材P41)
the number of…意思是“……的数量”。 在句中作主语时,谓语动词要用单数形式。
The number of the girls is 18 in our class.我们班有18个女生。
The number of the cars is much bigger than before.汽车的数量比原来多了很多。
【拓展】 a number of意思是“许多”,后接复数名词。在句中作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。number 前面还可以用large,small来修饰。
A number of cars are on the street. 街道上有大量的汽车。
“比较级+and+比较级”表示“越来越……”,这一结构适用于单音节和少数双音节词。“more and more+ 形容词/副词”也表示“越来越……”,这一结构适用于多音节和部分双音节词。
The game is more and more interesting.这个游戏越来越有趣了。
【拓展】 “the +比较级,the+比较级”意思是“越……,越……”。
The harder you study,the better your grades will be.你学习越努力,成绩就会越好。
stop…from doing sth.意思是“阻止/防止……做某事”,相当于keep…from doing sth.。其中,from 在主动语态中可以省略,但在被动语态中不能省略。
Nothing should stop children(from) going to school.没有什么应该阻止孩子上学。
10.We should protect them and stop them from disappearing.(教材P41)
Exercises
一、用所给词的适当形式填空
1.There are some children ________(play) in the park.
2. I happened ________(be) there.
3. People like to play________(joke) on each other in Western countries.
4. We should protect the wild animals from ________ (go) extinct.
5. I don't know if Sam________(come) tomorrow.
playing
to be
jokes
going
will come
Homework
Preview the passage Lesson 17.
Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank you!
