(共19张PPT)
Unit3 Animals Are Our Friends
What is the
biggest wild cat in the world
Lead-in导入
Let’s see a video,learn about the reason.
Lead-in导入
Lesson 17: Save the Tigers
1.Learn the following words and expressions: century, courage, brave, reason, kill, cut, at the beginning of…, drop to, food chain, in balance, in danger, cut down, as well.
2. Improve the reading skills.
3. Learn some ways to protect animals.
Objectives(学习目标)
century
fur
symbol
courage
brave
chain
n. 世纪
n. (兽类的)毛
n. 标志,象征
n. 勇气,胆量
adj. 勇敢的,
n. 链子;链条
balance
reason
disappear
kill
cut
decrease
n. 平衡,平稳
n. 原因,理由
v. 消失,失踪
v. 杀死
v. 砍,切,剪
v. 使…变小;减少
Review of Words单词复习
Practice: Fill in the blanks with the words.
1. As we know, the dove(鸽子) is a s_______of peace.
2. I didn’t have the________(勇气) to tell my mother
that I lied to her.
3. It’s really b ____of you to enter the burning house
to save the baby.
4. The snow will soon_________(消失) when it
becomes warm.
5. Could you tell me the _______(原因) for your cry
ymbol
courage
rave
disappear
reason
在……之初
下降到;跌至
食物链
保持平衡
处于危险状态
把..砍到,减少
(除...外)还,也
food chain
in balance
at the beginning of…
drop to
as well
cut down
in danger
Check of preview 预习检测.
Task 1: Match the phrases.
Reading
B
C
A
Independent work:Read the lesson by yourself and match each paragraph with its main idea.
Skimming 略读
Read Para 1 and answer the questions.
1. How many tigers were there at the
beginning of the 20th century
Around 100 000.
2. How many tigers are there in the wild
today
The number has dropped to a few
thousand.
Close reading细读
Para
graph 1
Read Para 2 and fill the mind map(思维导图)
.
.
.
.
.
Tigers
have orange fur and dark stripes
symbols of strength and courage
brave
at the top of the food chain
Para
graph 2
features(特征)
Appearance
(外貌)
1. Why do people hunt and kill tigers
They are for money.
2. What are reasons tigers are disappearing
①Some people hunt and kill them for money.
②People have cut down a lot of trees as well.
As forests disappear, tigers lose the homes.
Para
graph 3
Pair Work: Read Para 3 and talk about two questions.
Practice: Read the passage and fill in the blanks.
In recent years, tigers have been in of disappearing. The number of the wild tigers has
(drop) to a few thousand. As we know, tigers are important to the environment, because the tiger is at the t of the food (食物链) and it helps keep the number of other wild animals in . Let's work together to save the tigers.
danger
dropped
op
chain
balance
Group Work: Show and Tell
Work in groups and discuss
some ways we can protect animals.
Then make a poster.
1. decrease hunting, treat them as our friends
2. protect our environment
3. set up nature reserves(自然保护区)
4. make laws to prevent them from being caught
and killed
5. the governments should educate people to love
nature and protect it
Measures to protect the wild animals
01
words
century, fur, symbol, courage, brave, chain, balance, reason, kill, cut,
02
phrases
03
skills
at the beginning of…, drop to, food chain,
in balance,
in danger,
cut down,
as well
Some ways to protect animals.
Reflection
Review words and phrases of Lesson17.
2. Write a short passage about how to protect animals.
3. Preview Lesson 18.
Homework
Thank you!