人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册Unit 2 Iconic Attractions Reading for Writing 课件(共14张PPT)

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Unit 2
Iconic Attractions
Describe an iconic animal
Lead in
What iconic animals of China do you know
pandas
Yangtze River Dolphins
Chinese golden monkeys
Tibetan antelopes
red-crowned cranes
What type of text is it
Expository essay
Question and answer column
How many animals are mentioned in the passage
What are they What is most special about them
kangaroo:
koala:
cute but _________
Tasmanian devil:
____________
duck-billed platypus:
_______
a symbol of
the country
cute but sensitive
not so cute ,scary
lay eggs but a
primitive mammal
Detailed Reading
1. When do baby kangaroos begin to spend less time with their mothers
2. Why shouldn’t you try to pet a wild kangaroo
3. What do koalas spend most of their time doing
4. Why has the government made it against the law to handle koalas 5. What two things about Tasmanian devils can bother people most
6. What do Tasmanian devils like to eat
7. What makes the way duck-billed platypuses give birth so different from the other mammals
8. What is the unique way used by duck-billed platypuses to find food
Group Work
1. When do baby kangaroos begin to spend less time with their mothers
2. Why shouldn’t you try to pet a wild kangaroo
3. What do koalas spend most of their time doing
4. Why has the government made it against the law to handle koalas 5. What two things about Tasmanian devils can bother people most
6. What do Tasmanian devils like to eat
7. What makes the way duck-billed platypuses give birth so different from the other mammals
8. What is the unique way used by duck-billed platypuses to find food
1. When do baby kangaroos begin to spend less time with their mothers
2. Why shouldn’t you try to pet a wild kangaroo
After they are about seven or eight months old and when they begin to jump.
They can hit and kick very hard.
3. What do koalas spend most of their time doing
They spend quite a lot of time eating, sleeping, and hanging onto tree trunks.
4. Why has the government made it against the law to handle koalas
Interaction with humans can cause them a lot of stress.
5. What two things about Tasmanian devils can bother people most
6. What do Tasmanian devils like to eat
The noise they make could wake the dead and they have a terrible smell.
Their diet is mostly dead animals.
7. What makes the way duck-billed platypuses give birth so different from the other mammals
8. What is the unique way used by duck-billed platypuses to find food
It lays eggs in a nest like a bird.
It finds food in the water by using electrical sensors in its bill.
Read the text again. How does the writer describe these animals Find at least three rhetorical devices the writer uses to arouse the readers’ interest.
repetition
hyperbole
simile
...and that they are handled for only a limited time and on a
limited frequency of occasions.
They are about the size of small dogs and look like rather large
black rats.
The noise they make could wake the dead.
This expresses the strength and resolve of the Australians as
individuals and as a nation.
analogy(类比)
pandas
Yangtze River Dolphins
Chinese golden monkeys
Tibetan antelopes
red-crowned cranes
Write a description of an iconic in China.
where they live
what they eat
what they look like
how they are different from other animals
how they interact with people
any other unusual or interesting facts about them
What aspects would you like to introduce
Language matters
When it comes to China’s iconic animals,the first that comes into my mind is....
... live in ... and mainly feed on ...
... be famous for
The reason why they are precious is that...
Polish your writing and choose the best one from your group to present to the class.