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Unit 5 Wild animals
Integrated skills
Learning aims
1.To talk about looks, qualities, abilities, food of animals and realize the danger they face.
2.To get useful information by listening.
3.To talk about how to protect animals in English.
课 堂 导 入
Let’s play a guessing game.
tiger
wolf
Tips for listening
1. Before listening. Read and guess the
possible keys.
Tom is my best friend. He is tall and _____, and he is good at playing football.
strong
fat
thin
2. While listening. To get more information, write
the short form or some letters instead of the
whole word. Later on, write its complete form.
Amy’s favourite fruits are _______ and bananas.
straw
berries
3. One word for each blank.
Tips for listening
Looks
big and strong
________ eyes
________ fur
with _______ stripes
Abilities
can ______ fast, but
only for a short while
able to _______ and climb
Qualities
like to live _____
Food
animals
Danger
hunters catch tigers
for their fur, bones or
other parts of the body
Tigers
bright
orange
dark
run
swim
alone
A1 Listen to Millie and Daniel’s conversation and complete the fact sheets.
Looks
not very _______
thick ________
Abilities
can see, hear and _____
things far away
can run for _______
without stopping
Qualities
often work as a team
never kill for _____
Food
animals
sometimes ____
Danger
losing living areas
people kill wolves
because they think
wolves are dangerous
to humans
Wolves
big
fur
smell
hours
fun
fruit
Looks Abilities Qualities Food Danger
big and s____
b____ eyes
O___ fur with d___ strips
can run f____, but only for a w_____
able to s____ and c____
like to live a_____
animals
Hunters c__ them for their f__ , bones or other parts of the body
Retelling
Work in pairs and talk about tigers in full sentences.
Looks Abilities Qualities Food Danger
not very big , t___ fur
can see , hear and s_____ things far away
can run for hours without s_____
often work a__ a team
Never kill for f___
Animals , sometimes f____
Losing l_____ areas
People kill wolves because they think wolves are dangerous
to h_____
Work in pairs and talk about wolves in full sentences.
Retelling
If you were a wolf or a tiger, would you please introduce yourself to others
Hello, everyone.
I am a tiger. …
Hello , everyone.
I am a wolf. …
A2 Fill in the blanks and use the fact sheets in Part A1 for information.
Dear Sir or Madam,
We are writing to tell you about some wild animals in danger.
Tigers are big and ______. They have very ______ eyes. Tigers like to live ______. There are not many tigers in the world now. Tigers are in danger because people catch them for their fur, _______ or other parts of the body.
strong
bight
alone
bones
Wolves are not very big. They can see, ______ and ______ things far away. They often work as a _____. Sadly, they have fewer and fewer living areas, and people kill them because they think wolves are __________ to humans. They are now in danger.
We think we should help these animals.
Yours sincerely
Millie Daniel
hear
smell
team
dangerous
B Speak up: It’s a great pity!
Why are some wild animals in danger
They lose their lives because people hunt them. People sell their fur, bones or other parts of the body.
What can we do to protect wild animals
We shouldn’t buy fur coats any more.
Millie and her mother are discussing how to protect wild animals. Listen to the recording and answer the following questions.
Speak up: It’s a great pity!
Millie:Mum, I read a book about wild animals today. Some of them are now in danger.
Mum: I’m sorry to hear that. It’s a great pity!
Millie:Yes. Many animals lose their lives because people hunt them. They sell the animals’ fur, bones or other parts of the body.
Mum: What a shame! We shouldn’t buy fur coats any more.
Millie:Right. I think everybody should act to protect wild animals.
take action to
1. wolves狼
wolf 可数名词,意为“狼”,其复数形式为wolves。
We saw two wolves in the zoo yesterday.
昨天我们在动物园里看到了两匹狼。
2.I’m sorry to hear that.听到这些我很难过。
该句常用于听到不好的消息时,是为了表示遗憾或难
过而说的一句话。
—Meimei is ill in hospital.梅梅生病住院了。
—I’m sorry to hear that.听到这个消息我很难过。
●1.I’m sorry to hear that.听到这个消息我感到很难过。
I’m sorry to hear that.多用于情景交际中,用在听说别人生病、发生事故等不好的消息时,表示惋惜、难过或遗憾等。其后也可接that从句。例如:
—An accident happened to my friend.我朋友发生交通事故了。
—I’m sorry to hear that.听到此消息我感到很难过。
3.It’s a great pity! 太遗憾了!
pity 可用作名词,意为“遗憾,可惜”。主要结构有:
It’s a pity.真遗憾。
It’s a pity to do sth.做某事很遗憾。
It’s a pity that… …… 很遗憾。
It’s pity to give it up now.
现在放弃太可惜了。
It’s a pity that he refused my advice.
他拒绝了我的建议真遗憾。
完成下列各题。
( C )1.—He has to stay in Thailand for one more week because his passport and ID card were stolen.
— .
C
A.Forget it B.It doesn’t matter
C.I’m sorry to hear that D.Great
2.听说你没有通过这次英语考试,我感到很遗憾。
I’m sorry to hear that you didn’t pass this English exam.
sorry
to
hear
●2.Many animals lose their lives because people hunt them.
许多动物因为人类的猎杀而失去生命。
lose是动词,意为“失去;输掉”,其过去式和过去分词均为lost。lose one’s life意为“丧生”;lose one’s way意为“迷路”。
【巧记】Yesterday he lost his wallet, lost the basketball game and lost the way. 昨天他丢了钱包,输掉了篮球比赛,还迷了路。
【拓展】loss意为“丧失;损失;失败”,是动词lose的名词形式。例如:
His death was a great loss to his friends.
他的去世对他的朋友来说是个巨大的损失。
辨析:because of与because
【注意】两者有时可进行同义句转换。
He got lost because of the bad weather..
=He got lost because the weather was bad.
他因为恶劣的天气而迷路了。
because of 介词短语
后面可接名词,代词或动名词
because 连词
后接表示原因的句子
单项选择
( D )Jack his way in Wuxi last week.
A.got B.had
C.caught D.lost
D
4.They sell the animals’ fur, bones or other parts of the body.
他们卖动物的毛皮、骨头或者它们身上的其他部分。
sell 动词,意为“卖,出售”。
sell sth. to sb.=sell sb. sth.意为“把某物卖给某人”,
“sell sth. for +价格”意为“某物卖了…….钱”。
You can sell the computer to me.
你可以把这台电脑卖给我。
What should we do to protect wild animals
Have a discussion and make a dialogue.
build more nature reserves.
make laws to protect them.
…
pollute our environment.
We should …
A: Some animals are now in danger.
B: I am sorry to hear that. It's a great pity!
A: Many animals lose …because …
B: What a shame! We should/shouldn't…
A: Right. I think …
cut down forests.
…
We shouldn't …
Useful expressions.
elephants—tusks—ornaments pandas—fur—clothes
tigers—bones—medicine birds—bird’s nest—healthy food
It’s important that …
I’m sorry to hear that.
It’s a great pity!
That’s too bad.
What a shame!
I totally agree/disagree …
I believe very strongly …
I’m afraid it’s wrong/not right
to do so.
We should …
not kill/hunt them for fur, bones or other parts of the body
not cut down trees and forests
collect money to help thembuild more animal reserves
make animal reserves bigger
make laws to protect them
not buy fur coats
In order to get what they want from wild animals , hunters have killed too many of them. If people don’t buy the things made from endangered animals, the wild animals won’t face the danger of extinction (灭绝).Buying leads to death. Hunters are killers while buyers are accessories(帮凶) to the killing.
Summary
(1)人们捕杀狼是因为他们认为狼对人类是危险的。
People kill for wolves because they think _____________________________________________.
(2)老虎跑得快,而狼可以嗅到远处的东西。
Tigers run very fast, and wolves .
(3)在非洲,很多大象失去了生命。
Many elephants in Africa .
(4)老虎成年后喜欢独居吗?
tigers like to when they
Translate the following sentences.
wolves are dangerous to people
can smell things far away
lose their lives
Do
live alone
grow up
Exercise
根据汉语意思完成句子 。
1. People will be very frightened when they see ______(狼).
2. We hope you can accept our __________ (invite) and join us.
3. His __________(ill) change his life.
4. In winter, people usually wear __________(厚的) clothes.
5. ________(hunt) often catch some small wild animals.
wolves
Hunters
illness
invitation
thick
Homework:
1.Describe your favourite wild animals
2.Take action to protect the wild animals,
and try to write it down
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