(共20张PPT)
Unit 5 Why do you like pandas
Section B
Let’s save the elephants
March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.
A Survey before Reading
1. Do you like animals
2. What’s your favorite animal Why
3. Look at the picture in 2b.Can you guess what we will read about
A. Tiger B. Elephant C. Panda
Reading Strategy (阅读策略):
Looking at the Pictures
The Picture can be helpful for you to understand a text.
Level 1
Look through the passage, then find the answers:
1. Which is the first flag of Thailand (泰国)
Our first flag had a white elephant on it. This is a symbol of good luck. (in Para 1)
Where can we find the answer
2. How many elephants are there today
Only about 3,000 elephants (over 100,000 before).
3. When is Thai Elephant Day
On March 13th.
n. 象征
(in the last Para)
Where can we find the answer
A symbol of peace 和平的象征
The importance of elephants in Thailand
Scan Para 1
First flag had ___________________
symbol of ______________________
a white elephant on it
good luck
Read paragraph 1 and answer the questions.
读课文第一段并回答问题。
Thailand’s first flag had
it’s a symbol of
it is one of Thailand’s
symbols.
good luck.
1.Where are the students from
2.What do they want to do
3. Why are elephants important in Thailand
Because
They are from Thailand.
They want to save the elephants.
on it.
a white elephant
Retelling
We are from _______, and we want
to _____the .
Para 1
The is one of Thailand’s ________.
Our had a on it.
This is …
Thailand
save
symbols
Scan Para 2
What can elephants do
They can play soccer or music.
They can draw very well.
They can walk for a long time and never get lost.
They can remember places with food and water.
Elephants are smart animals.
迷路
Abilities
Reading Strategy(阅读策略):
Usually the topic sentences appear (出现) at the beginning of the passage. The topic sentences can often tell us what the passage is about. Finding the topic sentences is very important for our reading.
Read para.2 and answer the questions.
can or
can also very well.
can for a long time and never
can also places
with food and water.
draw
1.Are elephants smart animals
Yes, they are.
2.What can they do
They
get lost.
remember
play soccer
music.
walk
RetellingRetelling
Para 2
are … animals.
They can or . They can
People say that …
Elephants can and never _________ .
They can also … with food and
This helps them …
get lost
Scan Para 3
Listen!
Are these sentences true or false
1. People kill elephants for their meat.
1. People kill elephants for their ivory.
2. Today there are over 3,000 elephants
2. Today there are only about 3,000 elephants.
3. Elephants are in great danger.
Answer Race 抢答Answer Race 抢答
1) Are elephants in great danger And why
Elephants are
People many trees
so elephants are losing
2) How can they save elephants (and)
Don’t cut down so many
Don’t things made of ivory
Remember that March 13th is
Because
People kill elephants for
Today there are only about elephants.
( over before)
Read para. 3 and answer the questions
in great danger.
cut down
their homes.
their ivory.
3,000
100,000
trees.
buy
Thai Elephant Day.
Para 3
RetellingRetelling
But are _______________ .
People so elephants are …
People also .
Today there are only …
We must _____ and not buy
Remember that …
In great danger
save
1. Importance in Thailand:
The elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols. The first flag has a white elephant on it.
This is a symbol of good luck.
Ability:
Elephants can play soccer. They can also draw very well. An elephant never forgets. They can walk for a long time and never get lost. They can also remember places with food and water.
Facts:
Elephants are in great danger. People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their home. People also kill elephants for their ivory.
How to save elephants:
We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory. Remember March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.
Write a short passage according to the chart and 2b.
Animals pandas
From China
Importance a symbol of good luck
Description words cute, shy
Can climb the trees, swim
In great danger only about 1,500 pandas
Why cut down many trees, lose their homes,
kill pandas for their fur
How can we save pandas don’t cut down so many trees
don’t things made of fur
set up a nature park for them in Sichuan
Dear boys and girls:
They are all endangered animals. (濒危动物)
let’s save them together !
From now on!