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Why do you like pandas
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Period 4 SectionB 2a~2c
What animals do you like Why
danger n. 危险
The panda is a symbol of China.
[’simbl] 象征
Many animals are in great danger now.
Elephant
Tiger
lion 雄狮
Giraffe长颈鹿
Panda熊猫
Koala
Elephant大象
What can elephants do
a lot of things
smart
The elephant
is one of
Thailand’s
symbols.
Thailand
symbol
March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.
Why
People
kill elephants
for ivory.
kill
ivory
giraffes__
elephants__
koalas__
pandas___
lions___
tigers___
Check( ) the animals you think are in great danger.
√
√
√
√
2a
website
article
a
Read the picture for predicting(预测).
Reading strategy (策略) 1:
Reading the picture can help you guess what you will read.
This article is about _________.
elephants
Guess
If there is no picture, how to get the
main(主要的) idea of the article quickly
Reading strategy (策略) 2:
Just read 1st paragragh(段落)and 1st sentence(句子)to get main idea.
One
Two
Three
How many paragraphs are there in this article
Reading strategy 3:
The first sentence in each paragraph(段落) can help you find the topic sentences(中心句).
3
Fast-reading
Paragraph 1 A. Elephants are in great danger.
Paragraph 2 B. Elephants are smart animals.
Paragraph 3 C. Elephants are important in Thailand.
Scan each paragraph and get the main idea of each paragraphy.
One
Two
Three
2b
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
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Reading
Fast Reading
Read the article again then answer the questions below.
Why are elephants important in Thailand
_________________________
2. What can they do
_________________________
3. Are elephants in great danger why
_______________________________
4. How can people save elephants
_______________________________
Task Five
Pair workPair work
1. Why are elephants important in Thailand
2. What can they do
3. Are elephants in great danger why
4. How can people save elephants
Ask
Answer
How to save them
don’t cut down so many ___
don’t _____ things made of ivory.
_____ is Thai Elephant Day.
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)
Importance in Thailand
first flag had ______
symbol of ________
2c
Read the article and complete the mind map.
ELEPHANTS
Facts and figures
people ________ many trees
people kill them for _____
today there are ___________
________ (over ________ before)
Importance in Thailand
first flag had ________
____________
symbol of _________
a white elephant on it
good luck
cut down
ivory
only 3,000
elephants
100,000
ELEPHANTS
How to save them
don’t cut down so many ______
don’t _____ things made of ivory.
___________ is Thai Elephant Day.
Abilities
can play ________ ______
can also _____ well
can __________ places with food and water
ELEPHANTS
soccer or music
draw
remember
trees
buy
March 13th
1. The elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols.
one of + 可数名词复数 “......其中之一”
2. be in danger “处于危险之中”,
常用形容词 great 与 danger 搭配,其反义词组 be out of danger “脱离危险”
Eg. Tom是我最好的朋友之一。
Tom is one of my best friends.
Language pionts in 2b
Eg. The lion is coming. We are in danger.
狮子来了。我们有危险了。
3. kill ... for… “为了...... 而杀......”
Eg. People kill pigs for meat.。
人们为了吃肉而杀猪。
4. things made of ivory “象牙制成的东西”
be made of
“由......制成”(看得见原材料)
be made from
“由.......制成”(看不见原材料)
Eg. The desk is made of wood.
桌子是由木材制成的。(看得见木材)
Eg. The book is made from wood.
书是由木材制成的。(看不见木材)
1. 我们挽救五十多只猫。
We saved ____ fifty _____.
2. 狗是我所喜欢的动物之一。
Dogs are ____ of my favorite _______.
3. 长城是中国的象征。
The Great Wall is a _______ of ______.
练一练
symbol China
over cats
one animals
4. 一头大象能走很远的路且不会迷路。
An elephant can walk ___ a long ____ and _____ ____ ____.
5. 扬子鳄处于极度危险之中。
Yangtze crocodiles ___ __ _____ ______.
for way
never gets lost
are in great danger
一 单项选择
1. I don’t like tigers, because they’re____.
A. friendly B. cute C. smart D. scary
2. My friends are____ great danger.
A. in B. for C. on D. at
3. People kill the elephants___ ivory.
A. with B. on C. for D. about
4. Lucy is one of my____.
A. friend B. friends
C. friendly D.brother
5. A glass is made____ glass.
A. in B. by C. from D. of
D
A
C
B
D
Exercises
1. Remember the new expressions learned
in this passage.
2. retell the article according to the map in
2c.
Homework
Thank You!