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Section B 2a-2c
Why do you like pandas
Why do you like pandas
Unit 5
Unit 5
语言能力：正确理解并掌握语境中的新词汇，理解文章大意，能够根据关键信息梳理文章内容。
文化意识：通过了解大象的生活习惯以及背景信息，引导学生关爱动物，保护濒危动物。
思维品质：通过分析推理判断等活动准确获取关键信息并增进对语篇的理解能力，提高思维的逻辑性，批判性，实现思维能力的迁移。
学习能力：通过读前预测，学习阅读策略，进行阅读训练，增强阅读理解能力。保持英语学习兴趣，有意识训练自己的英语思维。
学习目标
目录
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
Lead in
Pre-reading
While-reading
Post-reading
Summary
Exercises
Homework
Language points
How much do you know about elephants
Where do elephants come from
Africa
Asia
Thailand
Where do elephants mainly live in Asia
/'ta l nd/
Elephants in Thailand
The elephants are important to Thailand. It’s one of Thailand's symbols.
Elephants in Thailand
But people kill the elephants for their ivory.
Many things are made of ivory.
Elephants are in great danger!
Do you know what other animals are in danger
Check (√) the animals that you think are in great danger.
___ lions ___ elephants ___ pandas
___ giraffes ___ koalas ___ tigers
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2a
Who is the main character of this article
elephants
Pre-reading
Where can you see this article
On the internet
A website article
Pre-reading
Who wrote this article
Why do they write this passage
Scanning
Students from Thailand.
Because they want to save the elephants.
Read this website article and check (√) the best title for it.
2b
_____ What Is an Elephant
_____ Come to Thailand
_____ Let’s Save the Elephants
_____ Elephants Are Good Pets
√
What’s the best title？
Read again and match the main ideas of each paragraph.
Skimming
Elephants are in great danger.
Elephants are important in Thailand
Elephants are smart animals.
The topic sentence usually comes from the first sentence or the last sentence of the paragraph.
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
Elephants are important in Thailand
Careful reading
Elephants are important in Thailand
The elephant is one of Thailand’s .
It’s first had a white elephant on it.
The elephant is a symbol of .
flag
symbols
good luck
Read para.1 carefully and fill in the blank.
What can elephants do
They can swim.
They can draw.
They can dance.
Elephants are smart animals. What else they can do
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.
Elephants are smart animals.
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
Careful reading
Elephants are smart animals.
play or .
very well.
for a long time and never get .
They can
places with food and water.
soccer
music
draw
walk
lost
remember
Read para.2 carefully and fill in the blank.
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.
Elephants are in great danger.
lose one’s home 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）
Careful reading
They are in great danger.
People many trees so elephants are .
People also kill elephants for .
their ivory
cut down
losing their homes
Read para.3 carefully and fill in the blank.
How to save them
People many trees so elephants are .
People also kill elephants for .
their ivory
cut down
losing their homes
We must save the trees.
We mustn’t buy things made of ivory.
What else can you do to save the elephants
Say NO to elephants’ performance!
Make some posters to tell people the importance of elephants!
Don’t buy thing made of ivory
Don’t ride elephants!
Read the article again and complete the mind map.
ELEPHANTS
Importance in Thailand
●first flag had ________
__________________
●symbol of __________
Abilities
●can play _____________
●can also _______ well
●can ___________ places
with food and water
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
trees
buy
March 13th
2c
Facts and figures
●people _________ many trees
●people kill them for ________
●today there are _____________________
(over ________ before)
cut down
ivory
about 3,000 in Thailand
100,000
They are students from . They want to save the elephants. The elephant is one of Thailand’s . The first flag had on it. This is a symbol of .
Elephants are . They can . They can also very well. An elephant never and gets . They can also places with food and water. This helps them to live.
But elephants are . People many trees so elephants are their homes. People also elephants for their ivory. Today there are only about 3,000 elephants ( 100,000 before). We must the trees and not buy things made of . Remember that is Thai Elephant Day.
Thailand
symbols
a white elephant
good luck
smart
play soccer or music
draw
forgets
lost
remember
in great danger
cut down
losing
kill
over
save
ivory
March 13th
Retell the passage.
Point 1
And we want to save the elephants.
Language points
save在句中作及物动词，常用短语：save one’s life“挽救某人的生命”。
The doctor saved many people’s lives. 这位医生挽救了很多人的生命。
save /se v/v. 救；救助
【拓展】save作动词，还有“储存；节约”之意。
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。
救助
储存
节约
Point 2
People say that “an elephant never forgets”.
人们说“大象从来不会忘事”。
Language points
forget /f ɡet/ v. 忘记；遗忘
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）。
Let’s forget our quarrels. 我们忘记彼此间的争吵吧。
forget常用结构：forget to do sth. 忘记去做某事（未做）
forget doing sth. 忘记做过某事（已做）
Point 3
But elephants are in great danger.
Language points
be in danger 处于危险之中
该短语中danger是名词，意为“危险”。对应短语为be out of danger，意为“脱离危险”。
If someone is in danger, call the police at once.
如果有人处于危险之中，立即给警察打电话。
Jack is still in hospital, but he is out of danger.
杰克仍在住院，但他已脱离危险。
dangerous作形容词，意为“危险的”。
Point 4
People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes.
Language points
cut down 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。
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。
Point 5
over 100,000 before
Language points
over / v (r)/ prep. 超过，多于；在……上方
(1) over在句中作介词，意为“超过，多于”，相当于more than。
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。
A lamp is hanging over the table. 桌子上方挂着一盏灯。
【拓展】over还可作副词，意为“结束”。
Our holiday will soon be over.我们的假期很快就要结束了。
Point 6
We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory.
Language points
（be）made of 由……制成
【易混辨析】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。
1. John’s dog can walk _______ two legs.
A. by B. on C. over D. at
2. Molly is _______ and she doesn’t talk much.
A. free B. scary C. shy D. clean
3. I want to find a quiet _______ and talk about the question with you.
A. pet B. job C. life D. place
4. Don’t _______ this tree. It’s very important to Tom.
A. help with B. cut down C. think of D. welcome to
一. 单选
B
C
D
B
1.There was a white elephant on the first f _____of Thailand.
2.This is a s _____ of good luck.
3.Fish can’t live without (没有) w______.
4.Some animals in the world are in d ______.We must protect them.
5.People also k _____ elephants for their ivory.
二、根据句意及首字母提示填单词
lag
ymbol
ater
ill
anger
1. 我的奶奶经常迷路。
My grandma often _______ _______.
2. 现在你的狗处于极大危险之中。
Now your dog ________ ________ ________ ________.
3. 粉色是我最喜欢的颜色之一。
Pink is ________ ________ my favorite ________.
4. 砍树是不对的，请不要那样做了。
It’s not right to ________ ________ ________. Please don’t do that.
5. 帮帮它们，要不然它们会失去它们的家园的。
Help them or they will ________ ________ ________.
三、根据所给汉语完成下列英语句子, 每空一词。
gets lost
great danger
is in
lose
colors
one of
trees
cut down
their homes
Summary
get lost, be in (great) danger, cut down, (be)made of
Useful expressions
save, symbol, flag, forget, place, water, danger, cut, down, tree, kill, ivory, over, Thailand, Thai
Key words
Sentences
①The elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols.
②But elephants are in great danger.
③People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes.
Homework
1. Make a survey in your family:
What animals do they like and why
2. Preview the new words and expressions.
3. Preview how to talk about what people are doing.
