Homework
Surf on the internet for more information about animals in danger. Write a short passage.
Let’s save_____________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Let’s save pandas
The giant panda is a kind of cute animal. It’s known as a national treasure in China. It’s the symbol of the WWF since 1961.
Giant pandas look like bears. They have a black and white look. Giant pandas eat bamboo. They spend 14 hours eating every day. When they are full, they will sleep for 2 to 4 hours. They also climb trees.
But now pandas are in great danger. People cut down bamboo forests, so pandas lose their homes and have less bamboo to eat. People also kill them for their fur. China does many things to protect pandas. Now, there are more than 50 panda reserves. The number of pandas is increasing these years.(共37张PPT)
初中英语七年级
Unit 5 Why do you like pandas
Section B 2a-2c
Which animal is
the symbol of
Do they eat meat
elephant
Let’s take a quiz(小测验).
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2
Do all elephants look the same
sub-Saharan Africa
撒哈拉以南的非洲
South Asia& Southeast Asia
南亚&东南亚
African elephants
Asian elephants
Do all elephants look the same
NO
Do they eat meat
10% of their
body weight(体重)
big eater
大胃王
NO
What do you think of the elephant
I think it’s very _________ .
Skimming
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3
2
Underline the topic sentence(主题句).
1
min
Careful reading
Hello. We are students from Thailand, and we want to save the elephants. The elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols. Our first flag had a white elephant on it. This is a symbol of good luck.
Who writes this article
Why do they write it
Students from Thailand.
Because they want to save the elephant.
para1
website 网站
The elephant is very _________ in Thailand.
important
Hello. We are students from Thailand, and we want to save the elephants. The elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols. Our first flag had a white elephant on it. This is a symbol of good luck.
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2
para1
importance
重要性
Other symbols in Thailand
laburnum
金链花
national flower
国花
Sala Thai
泰式凉亭
national architecture
国家建筑
pavilion
The elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols.
Why was there a white elephant
on the first flag of Thailand
Hello. We are students from Thailand, and we want to save the elephants. The elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols. Our first flag had a white elephant on it. This is a symbol of good luck.
para1
The white elephant
is a symbol of
royalty(皇室贵族) and
high status(地位).
More than 90% of Thais
are Buddhists(佛教徒).
Buddha’s birth
佛祖
Buddhism 佛教
What does “white elephant” mean in English
In Siam(暹罗，泰国的古称), if a king didn’t like someone, he would give him a white elephant. White elephants were holy(神圣的) and blessed(受到福佑的). They needed very specical food and couldn’t work. The man had to spend a lot of money to keep it. Finally, he would become very poor.
In English, “white elephant” means___
A.Expensive and useful(有用的) things
B.Expensive but useless(无用的) things
华而不实的东西
累赘
Elephants are smart animals. They can play soccer or music. They can also draw very well. People say that “an elephant never forgets”. Elephants can walk for a long time and never get lost. They can also remember places with food and water. This helps them to live.
para2
What can elephants do
The elephant has a _____ memory(记忆力).
good
1 min
Abilities(能力) of elephants
“An elephant never forgets”.
have a memory like an elephant
saying 谚语
self-awareness
自我意识
An elephant can recognize(认出) itself in a mirror(镜子).
sympathetic
有同情心的
Elephants can mourn(哀悼) their dead and return to their graves(坟墓).
If a man is hurt, the elephant can comfort(安慰) him with the trunk(象鼻).
high EQ 情商
Elephants are in great danger.
But elephants are in great danger. People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes. People also kill elephants for their ivory. Today there are only about 3,000 elephants(over 100,000 before). We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory. Remember that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.
para3
What do people do
What happens to elephants
They cut down
many trees.
They kill elephants
for their ivory.
The number is reducing(减少).
They are losing their homes.
1
min
But elephants are in great danger. People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes. People also kill elephants for their ivory. Today there are only about 3,000 elephants(over 100,000 before). We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory. Remember that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.
How to save elephants
No buying, no killing.
para3
Don’t ride elephants like this.
Other ways to save elephants
Don’t watch elephant shows.
chain 链条
elephant nature park
大象自然保护公园
in the wild
在野外
Check(√) the best title for the article.
√
title标题
short
main idea
Complete the .
ELEPHANTS
Importance in Thailand
·first flag had _______________
·symbol of ________
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.
How to save them
·don’t cut down so many______
·don’t______things made of ivory
__________is Thai Elephant Day
a white elephant
good luck
soccer or music
draw
also remember
cut down
their ivory
about
3,000
100,000
trees
buy
March 13th
2c
mind map
2 min
请按下暂停键
The elephant is one of the largest animals in the world. In Thailand, the elephant is very… It’s one of… There was a … on the first flag. It’s a … of…
Let’s save the elephants
Elephants are…animals. They can… They can also… There is a saying in English---- “…” It means elephants have very… memories. They can…and … They can also… This helps …
But now elephants … People…so elephants… People also… There were over … before. But today there are only about…elephants. We must do something to stop this. We must…and not… Don’t… or… Remember… is…
2 min
请按下暂停键
Let’s save______
para1 Importance
para2 Abilities
para3 Facts and how to save them
Homework
Surf on the internet for more information about animals in danger. Write a short passage.
We should
protect(保护) animals.Unit5 Why do you like pandas
sectionB 2a-2c
1.Skimming
Find the topic sentence:
para1:
para2:
para3:
2.Careful reading
①Read para1.
a. Who writes the article _________________________
b.Why do they write it _________________________
c. The importance of elephants in Thailand
1)________________________2)_______________________
d.Why was there a white elephant on the first flag of Thailand
_________________________
②Read para2.
What can elephant do
1)_________________2)____________________
3)_________________4)____________________
③Read para3.
a.What do people do
1)__________________2)____________________
b.What happens to elephants
1)__________________2)____________________
3.Check(√) the best title for the article.
____What Is an Elephant
____Come to Thailand
____Let’s Save the Elephants
____Elephants Are Good Pets
4.Complete the mind map.
