Unit 5 Why do you like pandas? section B（ 2a-2c）课件(共23张PPT)2023-2024学年人教版英语七年级下册

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Unit 5
Why do you like pandas
Section B 2a-2c
What do you think of the elephants
big
strong
cute
smart
friendly
heavy
But now they are in great danger.
处于极大危险之中
Pre-reading
Task: Look at the picture and answer the questions.
What is the passage about
It’s about .
elephants
Prediction skill （预测技巧）:
Get information by the picture（通过图片去获取信息）.
Fast reading—Task 1: Check (√) the best title.
___What Is an Elephant
___Come to Thailand
___Let’s Save the Elephants
___Elephants Are Good Pets
Skimming skill（略读技巧）：
Read quickly and the main idea is often from the first or last sentence of the first or last para.
√
A. Elephants are smart
animals.
B. The elephant is one of
Thailand’s symbols.
C. Elephants are in
great danger.
Fast reading—Task 2: Find out the main idea of each para.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Skimming skill （略读技巧） :
Read quickly and the topic sentence usually comes from the first or last sentence of the para.
Careful Reading
Reading tip: Read the article paragraph by paragraph （逐段逐句读）, grasp key words and useful information（抓关键词和有效信息）.
What is the first flag of Thailand like
Why does Thailand put the elephant on the flag
Careful reading
Task 1: Read para.1 and answer the questions.
They
can play ______ or ______.
soccer
music
remember
can also ______ very well.
can ____ for a long time and never _______.
can also _________ places with food and water.
draw
walk
get lost
Task 2: Read para. 2 and finish the mind map.
Elephants
are very _______.
smart
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.
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.
……的标志
迷路；丢失
save （及物动词）救；救助，后接名词或代词作宾语。
save one’s life 挽救某人的生命
很长时间
forget 忘记；遗忘
forget to do sth. 忘记要做某事（事情还未做）
forget doing sth. 忘记做过某事（事情已经做了）
介词短语作后置定语
Task 3: Read para. 3 and answer the questions.
How many elephants are there today
How many elephants were there before
3,000
100,000
3,000
(today)
100,000
(before)
why
People many trees, so elephants are losing their
.
cut down
homes
People also elephants
their ivory.
kill
for
Don’t cut down so many _______.
Don’t ______ things made of ivory.
Remember that March 13th is
_____________________.
trees
buy
Thai Elephant Day
How can we save elephants
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.
处于（极大）危险之中
由……制成
砍倒
失去他们的家园
lose one’s way 迷路
lose heart 灰心
lose weight 减肥
lose face 丢脸
things made of ivory
2c
Read the article again and complete the mind map.
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.
Facts and figures
people ____ many trees
people kill them for ___
today there are __(over __ before)
ELEPHANTS
Importance in Thailand
first flag had _____________________
symbol of ___________
a white elephant on it
good luck
Abilities
can play ______________
can also ______ well
can _________ places with food and water
soccer or music
draw
remember
How to save them
don’t cut down so many _____
don’t _____ things made of ivory.
___________ is Thai Elephant Day.
trees
buy
March 13th
Facts and figures
people ________ many trees
people kill them for __________
today there are _______________________
(over ________ before)
cut down
their ivory
only about 3,000 elephants
100,000
Para. 2: Elephants are smart animals.
helps them to live
Para. 1: The importance of elephants
Para. 3: Elephants are in great danger
is one of Thailand’s symbols
first flag had a white elephant
can play soccer or music
can also draw
can also remember places with food and water
cut down many trees→are
losing their homes
kill elephants for their ivory
save the trees
not buy things made of ivory
remember that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day
only about 3,000 elephants
How to save
Facts
(事实)
a symbol of good luck
理清脉络，复述文章。
Animals are our friends.
Let’s work hard to save all the animals.
Saving animals is saving human.
Earth is our home.
Let’s remember!
Summary
词汇 save symbol flag forget danger
place water tree ivory over kill
短语 get lost be in (great) danger
cut down (be) made of
句子 1. The elephant is one of Thailand’s
symbols.
2. Elephants can walk for a long time
and never get lost.
3. But elephants are in great danger.
Homework
1. Review key words, sentences and language points.
2. Make a poster about saving animals.
3. Do the exercises.