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人教新目标版 七年级下册
Unit 5 Why do you like pandas
Section B 2a-2c
Learning objectives
Knowledge objectives:
1. 熟练掌握以下词汇和短语
save; symbol; flag; forget; get lost; place; water; danger; be in (great) danger; cut; down; cut down; tree; kill; ivory; over; be made of; Thailand; Thai.
2. 熟练掌握以下句型
1. We are students from Thailand, and we want to save the elephants.
2. People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes.
3. We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory.
Skill objectives:
1. 能掌握本课的新单词，短语，和句型, 了解世界各地的濒危动物，提升珍惜和保护动物的意识。
2. 通过扫读,能够迅速找到文本的最佳标题，能够快速提取文中信息, 回答相关问题。
3. 通过寻读策略,获取文本中心思想以及细节信息, 完成不同的阅读任务, 能够对文章主要内容进行推断，理解文章细节并复述文章，提升阅读理解能力。
Emotional objectives:
通过阅读本文章，激发大家保护动物，热爱大自然的意识。
Thinking quality objectives:
过调查活动，能将表达原因的句型迁移并培养辩证思维，提高保护动物的意识。
New words
save[se v]
symbol[ s mbl]
flag[fl ɡ]
forget[f ɡet]
get lost
place[ple s]
water[ w t (r)]
danger[ de nd (r)]
be in (great) danger
v.救;救助
n.象征
n.旗;旗帜
v.忘记;遗忘
迷路
n.地点; 位置
n.水
n.危险
处于(极大)危险之中
Read the words and expressions quickly on page 29.
cut[k t]
down[da n]
cut down
tree[tri ]
kill[k l]
ivory[ a v ri]
over[ v (r)]
(be) made of
v. 砍;切
adv.(坐、躺、倒)下
prep.向下;沿着
砍倒
n.树
v.杀死;弄死
n.象牙
prep.超过,多于;在…上方
由…制成的
Warm up
Let’s watch the video.
Free talk
What can you see in the video
How do you feel
Many elephants are killed and elephants are in great danger.
Sad/angry……
be in great danger
处于极大的危险之中
kill[k l]v.杀死;弄死
Why are elephants in great danger
People kill them for their ivories.
People cut down many trees.
ivory[ a v ri]
n. 象牙
cut down砍倒
2a
Check (√) the animals that you think are in great danger.
___ lions ___ elephants ___ pandas
___ giraffes ___ koalas ___ tigers
l think ____ are in great danger.
Where are elephants from
Thailand['ta l nd] n. 泰国
Thai n.泰国人,泰语 adj.泰国的
Elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols.
symbol[ s mb l]n.象征
This is a symbol of good luck.
a symbol of ……的象征
The first flag
a white elephant
Why
Do you know their first flag
now
How about the flag now
Let’s watch the video and see what elephants can do
They’re smart animals!
They can __________.
They can __________.
They can __________.
They can __________.
swim
draw
play music
play balls
While-reading
Fast reading
Can you find out the topic sentence of each paragraph
Tips:
1. 主题句一般会在段首或段尾。
2. 偶尔也会在段中。
Read this website article and check (√) the best title for it.
2b
1.浏览选项画出关键词
2.快速扫读全文(每一段的段首和段尾)
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.
one of… ……之一，后接可数名词复数或人称代词宾格的复数
symbol作可数名词，
a symbol of ……的象征
Paragraph 1
Read para.1 and answer the question.
1. What do the students want to do
2. Why are elephants important in Thailand
They want to save the elephants.
3. Para.1 tell us the ___________ of elephants in Thailand.
importance
Because the elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols. Their first flag had a white elephant on it and this is a symbol of good luck.
Careful reading
Paragraph 2
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.
很长（一段）时间， “for+一段时间” 表示动作持续一段时间
迷路，相当于lose one’s way
prep. 具有；带有
Read para.2 and answer the question.
1. What can elephant do
2. Why does an elephant never forget
3. Para.2 tell us the _______ of elephants.
abilities
They can not only play soccer or music but also draw very well and remember places with food and water.
Because elephants are smart animals.
Careful reading
Paragraph 3
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.
失去它们的家园
/ v (r)/ prep. 超过，多于；在……上方
/ta / adj.＆n. 泰国人（的）；泰语（的）
Read para.3 and answer the question.
1. Why are elephants in great danger
2. The number of (……的数量) elephants is _______________
decreasing(减少)
3. What can we do to save elephants
Because elephants are losing their homes and are also killed for their ivory.
People must save the trees, not buy things made of ivory and have Thai Elephant Day.
Listen and read.
Post-reading
2c
Read the article again and complete the mind map.
a white elephant on it
good luck
cut down
ivory
3000
100,000
soccer or music
draw
remember
trees
buy
Mar.13th
Retell the passage.
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 on it
good luck
soccer or music
draw
remember
cut down
ivory
about 3,000 in
Thailand
100,000
trees
buy
March 13th
Deep thinking!
Now many animals are in danger in the world including elephants. Do you know other animals in danger
What can we do to protect them
Love animals.
Love the environment.
Love the world.
No trading, no killing！
Animals are our friends, we should protect them.
Summary
1. 迷路： get lost
2. 处于(极大)危险中： be in (great) danger
3. 砍到： cut down
4. 由…制成： (be) made of
5. ……之一 ： one of…名词复数
6. ……象征： a symbol of …
7. 好运： good luck
8. 走很长时间： walk for a long time
9. 有食物和水的地方： places with food and water
10. 失去某人的家园： lose one’s home
11. 为…杀死…： kill…for…
12. 象牙制品： things made of ivory
Language points
1. We are students from Thailand, and we want to save the elephants. (教材P29 2b)
save在句中作及物动词，常用短语：save one’s life“挽救某人的生命”。
eg：The doctor saved many people’s lives. 这位医生挽救了很多人的生命。
【拓展】save作动词，还有“储存；节约”之意。
eg：She is saving money to buy a computer. 她正在存钱买电脑。
We should try to save water. 我们应该设法节约用水。
2. They can also remember places with food and water. (教材P29 2b)
water作不可数名词，意为“水”。water及物动词，意为“浇水”。
eg：There is no water in the cup. 杯子里没有水。（名词）
We must drink enough water every day. （名词）
我们必须每天喝足够的水。
My mother waters the flowers every day. （动词）
我妈妈每天都给这些花儿浇水。
3. People say that “an elephant never forgets”. (教材P29 2b)
forget作动词，其后可接名词、代词、动词不定式或动词-ing形式作宾语。 forget的反义词为remember（记住）。
forget to do sth. 表示“忘记要做某事”，事情还没有做。
forget doing sth. 表示“忘记曾经做过某事”，事情已经做过了。
eg：I’m sorry I forgot to return the library book.
对不起，我忘记归还图书馆的书了。（书没有还）
Mary often forgets to bring her pen. 玛丽经常忘记带她的钢笔。
He forgets turning the light off. 他忘记他已经关灯了。
He forgot going to Shanghai with his parents when he was five years old.
他忘记了五岁时曾跟父母去过上海。（五岁时去过上海，忘记了）
【易混】forget与leave
forget 表示“遗忘某物”时，常指头脑中记不清某物/某事，其后通常不与表示地点的词语连用。
leave 表示“遗忘某物”时，常指把某物忘在某地，其后通常接地点状语。
eg：I leave my schoolbag at home. 我把书包落在家里了。
I forget my schoolbag. 我忘带书包了。
4. But elephants are in great danger. (教材P29 2b)
danger作不可数名词，意为“危险”。其形容词为dangerous，意为“危险的”。常用短语：be in (great) danger处于(极大)危险中，be out of danger脱离危险;
eg：They saved him from danger. 他们使他脱离了危险。
Many people in that country are in danger.
那个国家的许多人正处于危险中。
The wounded soldier is out of danger now.
那个受伤的士兵现在脱离危险了。
It's dangerous to play football on the street. 在街上踢足球是危险的。
5. People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes.(教材P29 2b)
cut动词，意为“砍；切”。短语cut down意为“砍伐；砍倒”; cut down 为“动词+副词”型短语，后接名词作宾语时，名词放在副间 down 之前或之后都可以；后接代词作宾语时，代词只能放在 cut 和 down 之间。
eg：Don’t cut down trees.= Don’t cut trees down. 不要砍伐树木。
The tree was dead, so he cut it down. 这棵树死了，所以他把它砍倒了。
与cut相关的短语：
cut up cut down cut off cut out cut in
切碎 砍到；砍伐 切断；切除 删除 插嘴
6. Today there are only about 3,000 elephants (over 100,000 before). (教材P29 2b)
(1) over在句中作介词，意为“超过，多于”，相当于more than。
eg：There are over 50 students in our class. 我们班有50多名学生。
(2) over 作介词，还可表示方位，意为 “在......上方”，此时其反义词为under。
eg：A lamp is hanging over the table. 桌子上方挂着一盏灯。
7. We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory.(教材P29 2b)
【 易混】be made of, be made from与be made in
be made of 意为“由......制成”通常指通过制成品可以看出原材料。 The bridge is made of stone. 这座桥是由石头建造的。
be made from 表示“由......制成”，通常指通过制成品看不出原材料。 The wine is made from rice. 这酒是用稻米酿造的。
be made in 意为“在(某地)制造“，后面接地点名词。 This mobile phone is made in
China. 这部手机是在中国制造的。
Homework
1. Read and recite in 2b.
2. Do the exercises in students’ book.
3. Preview (Section B (3a-self check)).
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