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Why do you like pandas?
Unit 5
人教版七年级英语下册
Section B 2a-2c
Choose the best title for the passage.
Complete the mind map of the passgae.
Talk about the endangered animals with target language.
Learning Aim
连连看
danger
象征
kill
忘记
救助
ivory
危险
symbol
forget
杀死
flag
砍
旗帜
cut
象牙
save
danger
象征
kill
忘记
救助
ivory
危险
symbol
forget
杀死
flag
砍
旗帜
cut
象牙
save
象征
kill
忘记
救助
ivory
symbol
forget
杀死
flag
砍
旗帜
cut
象牙
save
象征
忘记
救助
ivory
symbol
forget
flag
砍
旗帜
cut
象牙
save
象征
忘记
救助
ivory
symbol
forget
砍
cut
象牙
save
象征
救助
ivory
symbol
砍
cut
象牙
save
象征
救助
ivory
symbol
象牙
save
救助
ivory
象牙
save
救助
save
1. We are students from Thailand, and we want to save(救助) the
elephants.
2. The elephant is one of Thailand's symbols (象征).
3. Our first flag (旗帜) had a white elephant on it.
4. People say that “an elephant never forgets” (遗忘).
5. Elephants can walk for a long time and never get lost (迷路).
6. They can also remember places (地点) with food and water (水).
7. But elephants are in great danger (处于极大危险之中).
8. People cut down (砍倒) many trees (树) so elephants are losing their
homes.
9. People also kill (杀死) elephants for their ivory (象牙).
10. Today there are only about 3,000 elephants (over (超过) 100,000
before).
11. We must save the trees and not buy things made of (由…制成的)
ivory.
Vocabulary Review
What animal is it
Guessing Game
panda
elephant
giraffe
koala
tiger
lion
Free Talk
1. What's your favorite animal Why
2. Do you think animals can be friends with people (video)
3. Animals are our friends. But many of them are in great danger (处于极大危险之中). (video)
Check (√) the animals that you think are in great danger.
___ lions ___ elephants ___ pandas
___ giraffes ___ koalas ___ tigers
√
√
√
Pre-reading
I think ... are in great danger
Do you like elephants Why
friendly
smart
Do people in Tailand like elephants
People in Tailand (泰国) like elephants a lot.
The elephant is one of Tailand's symbols (象征).
The first flag (国旗) of Tailand has a white elephant on it.
March 13th is Tai Elephant Day (泰国大象日).
What can elephants do
play soccer
play music
draw very well
walk for a long time and never get lost
(迷路)
remember places with food and water
(有食物和水的地方)
The elepants are in great danger.
We must save (救) the elephants.
People cut down (砍到) many trees so elephants are losing their homes.
People also kill (杀死) elephants for their ivory (象牙).
2b Fast-reading
Find the first sentence of each paragraph.
P1: _______________________________
P2: _______________________________
P3: _______________________________
We want to save the elephants.
Elephants are smart animals.
But elephants are in great danger.
Reading Tip: The first sentence of each paragraph is often the topic sentence. The topic sentence tells us the main idea of the paragraph.
2b Fast-reading
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
√
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.
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.
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.
……的标志
迷路
由……制成
处于(极大)危险之中
2c Careful-reading
Read paragraph 1 and complete the mind map.
Importance in Thailand
first flag had _____________________
symbol of __________
a white elephant on it
good luck
Read paragraph 2 and complete the mind map.
Abilities
can play _______________
can also _________ well
can __________ places with food and water
soccer or music
draw
remember
Read paragraph 3 and complete the mind map.
Facts and figures
people _________ many trees
people kill them for ______
today there are ______ (over ________ before)
cut down
ivory
3000
100,000
How to save them
don’t cut down too many ______
don’t _____ things made of ivory.
___________ is Thai Elephant Day.
trees
buy
March 13th
1. Retell 2b according to the mind map in 2c.
2. Ask and answer questions about pandas. Then make a report.
(1) Do you know the importance of pandas in China
(2) What can pandas do
(3) Are pandas in great danger
(4) Must we save pandas
Post-reading
Yes, I do. The panda is one of the symbols of China.
They are good at climbing trees, and they like sleeping.
Yes, they are.
Yes, we must.
Chinese people like pandas very much. The panda is one of the symbols of China. It is a symbol of good luck. But pandas are in great danger. People cut down many trees so they are losing their homes. People kill pandas for their fur. Today there are only about 1,600 pandas in the world. We must save pandas as they are our national treasure (国宝).
Sing a song
WCFF野生动物保护公益视频宣传片Dream,呼吁人们保护野生动物,维护生态环境。(video)
Protect animals & Protect ourselves.
1. one of + 名词复数 意为“……之一”
Jack is one of my friends.
杰克是我的朋友之一。
【注意】当“one of + 名词复数形式”作主语 时,当作整体看,用单数。
One of the lions is from Africa.
狮子中的一只是来自非洲。
Language Points
2. get lost 迷途;迷路
The little girl can’t find her home. She gets lost. 小女孩找不到家了,她迷路了。
3. be in (great) danger 处于(极大)危险之中。
其反义词组为 out of danger “脱离危险”。
The boy falls into the lake. He’s in great danger.
小男孩落入湖中, 他处于极大危险中。
4. cut down 砍伐
Don’t cut down trees. 不要砍伐树木。
5. over (数量)超过; 在……之上
Over one hundred people are in the library.
有超过一百人在图书馆里。
There’s a small bridge over the river.
在河上面有一座小桥。
6. People say that “an elephant never forgets”.
人们说“大象从不遗忘东西”。
forget作动词, 意为“忘记”, forget+名词/代词
意为“忘记某物/某人”。例如:
很抱歉, 我忘记了你的名字。
I am sorry but I forget your name.
【用法辨析】forget的不同搭配
词 条 用法及例句
forget to do sth.
forget doing sth.
“忘记去做某事(未做)”。
“忘记做过某事(做过但是忘了)”。
【活学活用】
①别忘了关窗户。
Don’t forget the door.
②汤姆忘记已经把教室的灯关了。
Tom forgot the lights in the classroom.
to close
turning off
2. We must save the trees and not buy things made of
ivory. 我们必须拯救树木, 不买由象牙制成的东西。
(1)made of ivory “由象牙制成”, 此处为过去分词短
语作后置定语, 修饰前面的名词things。
(2)be made of “由……制成”, 可以看出原材料。
【辨析】be made of, be made from与be made into
(1)成品+be made
of+材料(可以看出原材料)
from+材料(看不出原材料)
(2)材料+be made into +成品。
【活学活用】
①毛衣常由羊毛制成。
Sweaters are often wool.
②尼龙是由空气、煤和水加工制成的。
Nylon is air, coal and water.
③这些橙皮可以加工成药材出售。
These orange peels can medicine
for sale.
made of
made from
be made into
Summary
Important words:
save; flag; forget; place; water; danger; cut; down; over; tree; kill
Important phrases:
be in (great) danger; cut down; get lost; (be)made of…;
a symbol of…; kill…for…; places with food and water
Important sentences:
1. People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes.
2. They can also remember places with food and water.
3. We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory.
Exercise
一、根据句意及首字母提示填写单词。
1. Water is very important to us. So we must s______ it.
2. Elephants can remember p______ with food and water.
3. There are five yellow stars on the f______ of China
4. Don't f______ to bring your homework to school.
5. One t______ can't make a forest(森林)
ave
laces
lag
orget
ree
二、根据句意, 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. He is very ______ (friend) to everyone. So we all like him.
2. Don't buy things ______ (make) of ivory.
3. The tigers are in great ______ (dangerous). We must save them.
4. The police found the ______ (lose) boy at last.
5. We need to drink some ______ (water) every day.
6. The elephant is one of Thailand's ______ (symbol).
friendly
made
danger
lost
water
symbols
三、单项选择。
( )1. People shouldn't kill elephants ____ their ivory.
A. from B. of C. for D. to
( )2. The hall can hold (容纳) ____ two hundred people.
A. between B. more C. over D. from
( )3. These beautiful animals are endangered (濒临灭绝的). We
must ____ them
A. save B. show C. stop D. catch
( )4. Do you like the big house ____ four rooms
A. with B. for C. to D. in
( )5. Trees are very useful. We can't ____.
A. cut them down B. cut it down
C. cut down them D. cut down it
四、根据汉语意思完成句子,词数不限。
1. 不要杀害大象。
Don't ______ elephants.
2. 这是一本纸制书。
This is a book ______ ______ paper.
3. 明天早上别忘记帮你妈妈做早餐。
Don't _____ _____ _____ your mom make breakfast tomorrow.
4. 大象能行走很长时间, 而且从不会迷路。
Elephants can _____ ______ a long time and never _____ _____.
5.我们应该停止砍树, 否则动物们会失去它们的家园。
We should stop _____ _____ trees or the animals may lose their
homes.
kill
made of
forget to help
walk for
get lost
cutting down
Homework
Make a poster about the endangered animals.