Unit 5 Why do you like pandas单元知识整理

七年级英语下册
Unit 5 知识整理
【Useful expressions】
1.be from/come from...来自于
2.kind of/ a little...有点
3.all day 整天
4.very much/a lot 非常
5.more than/over...超过
6.some of...(其中)一些
7.a symbol of.......的象征
8.good luck 好运
9.for a long time 很长时间
10.get lost/ lose one`s way 迷路
11.be in danger 处于危险中
12.cut down 砍伐
13.be made of...由......制成
14.kill...for... 杀死......获取......
15.lose one`s way/home 失去家园/迷路
16.be friendly to... 对......友好
17.South Africa 南非
18.forget to do sth.忘记去做某事
19.forget doing sth.忘记做过某事
20.places with food and water 有食物和水的地方
21.things made of ivory 象牙制品
【Target sentences】
1.—Why do you like pandas
—Because they’re kind of interesting.
2.—Where are pandas from
—They’re from China.
3.—Why don’t you like lions
—Because they’re really scary.
4.Let’s see the pandas first.They’re my favorite animals.
5.—Why do you want to see them
—Because they’re beautiful.
6.The elephant is one of Thailand`s symbols.
7.Our first flag had a white elephant on it .This is a symbol of good luck.
8.Elephants can walk for a long time and never get lost.
9.People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes.
10.People also kill elephants for their ivory.
11.But elephants are in great danger.
12.We must save the trees and never buy things made of ivory.
【Language points】
1.—Why do you want to see them
—Because they’re interesting.
why引导的特殊疑问句
why引导的特殊疑问句常用来询问原因。其结构为“Why+一般疑问句 ”，常用because引导的句子来回答，why为疑问副词，意为“为什么”。
—Why do you like P.E. 你为什么喜欢体育？
—Because it is exciting.因为它令人兴奋。
【易错警示】在英语中，because(因为)和so(所以)不能同时出现在一个句子里。
我不想买这件毛衣，因为它太贵了。
( × ) Because the sweater is too expensive, so I don’t want
to buy it.
( √ ) I don’t want to buy the sweater because it is too
expensive.
( √ ) The sweater is too expensive, so I don’t want to buy it.
2.kind of interesting
kind of 稍微；有点儿
kind of常用来修饰形容词或副词，相当于a little或a bit。
I watched a movie.It’s kind of boring.
【拓展延伸】kind 作名词，意为“种类”。常构成短语：
a kind of 一种
all kinds of 各种各样的
different kinds of 不同种类的
3.I think tigers are really scary.
very和really语气更强，kind of程度轻，相当于a little; 而really语气较重，它还能表示说话者发自内心的感受。
4.Where are they from
be from 来自
相当于come from，后接表示地点的名词。
He is from Beijing.=He comes from Beijing.
Where + be + 主语 + from
该句型意为“……来自哪里？”。回答用
“主语 + be + from + 地点”或直接回答地点。
—Where is Lily from
—She is from Australia.
5.He can walk on two legs.
walk on two legs. 两条腿走路
walk, stand 等动词后可接“介词+身份部位”，用以描述行为姿态。如：walk on one’s hands 用手倒立行走；stand on one’s hands 倒立。
6.Why don’t you like the cat
Why don’t + 主语 +动词原形+其他？
该句式意为“某人为什么不做某事？”，询问原因。
—Why don’t they buy a new house
—Because they don’t have enough money.
【拓展延伸】
“Why don’t you… ” 可用来提建议，意为“你为什么不……呢？”，与“Why not… ”同义。
此时的答语应为“Good idea!” 或“That’s sounds great.”等。
—Why don’t you get her a scarf
—Good idea!
7.She sleeps all day, and her name is Lazy.
sleep v.& n.睡觉
(1) sleep在句中作动词，意为“ 睡觉 ”，指睡眠的持续状态。
Some students can’t sleep well the day before a math exam.
(2) sleep也可作不可数名词， 意为“睡觉”。
I need to get some sleep.
8.I like dogs because they’re friendly and smart.
friendly adj.友好的
friendly作形容词，由“friend(n.朋友) + -ly” 构成，其反义词为unfriendly(不友好的)。
常用短语：be friendly to sb.“对某人友好”。
You should be friendly to your classmates.
语境串记
Jim and Bob are my good friends.
They are very friendly to me.
【拓展延伸】一些单词加-ly变成形容词：
love + -ly → lovely 可爱的
live + -ly → lively 充满活力的
9.We are students from Thailand, and we want to save the elephants.
save v.救；救助
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.
【拓展延伸】save作动词，还有“储存；节约”之意。
She is saving money to buy a computer.
We should try to save water.
10.The elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols.
(1) one of… ……之一，后接可数名词复数或人称代词宾格的复数
The dragon is one of China’s symbols.
(2) symbol作可数名词， a symbol of ……的象征
Red is a symbol of good luck.
11.They can also remember places with food and water.
water n.水;是不可数名词。
My grandpa drinks a glass of water every morning.
【拓展延伸】water还可作动词，意为“给……浇水”。
Can you help me water the flowers
12.People say that “an elephant never forgets”.
forget 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(争吵).
13.Elephants can walk for a long time and never get lost.
（1） for a long time
很长（一段）时间， “for+一段时间” 表示动作持续一段时间
You can keep the book for two weeks.
（2）get lost 迷路，相当于lose one’s way
It's easy to get lost in the jungle(丛林).
14.But elephants are in great danger.
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.
Jack is still in hospital, but he is out of danger.
【拓展延伸】dangerous作形容词，意为“危险的”。
15.People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes.
（1）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.
The tree was dead, so he cut it down.
（2）辨析family，home，house与room
16.Today there are only about 3,000 elephants (over 100,000 before).
over 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 40 students in our class.
(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.
17.We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory.
be made of 由……制成
【 易混辨析】be made of, be made from与be made in
【Grammar Focus】
why, where 引导的特殊疑问句
【Grammar Focus】
why, where 引导的特殊疑问句
特殊疑问句是以特殊疑问词开头的对某一具体问题进行提问的问句。回答特殊疑问句不能用yes或no。特殊疑问句一般读降调。本单元主要讲why, where 引导的特殊疑问句。
(1) why引导的特殊疑问句，常对原因进行提问，一般用because来回答。
— Why do you like the book 你为什么喜欢这本书？
— Because it is interesting.因为它有趣。
(2) where引导的特殊疑问句，常对地点进行提问。
— Where is the schoolbag 书包在哪里？
— Under the tree.在树下。
程度副词
程度副词表示程度，常用来修饰形容词、副词。
本单元出现的程度副词主要有kind of, very, really, so等。在运用程度副词时，very 和really语气更强；kind of程度轻，相当于a little；而really语气较重，它还能表示说话者发自内心的感受，意思是“真正地”。
Pandas are kind of interesting.
Pigs are very lazy.
Koalas are so cute.
I think tigers are really scary.
【Topic writing】
范文 1
My favorite animal is a panda in Beijing Zoo.I call her Beibei.Isn’t she cute She is from China and she is five years old.She likes to eat and sleep a lot.I like Beibei because she is very friendly and cute.She is not shy at all! Lots of people go to see her every day because she is so beautiful.
范文 2
My favorite animal
I like animals.And my favorite animal is the koala.They are small, and they are very cute.They have round eyes and ears.They also have a round head and body.They look like bears.I love them because they are beautiful and funny.Koalas often stay in trees.They sleep during the day.At night they get up and eat leaves.They come from Australia and they are really lovely.