(共17张PPT)
Unit 2 Animals
Vocabulary Focus
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Crossword (Workbook p.17-18)
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There was a debate on / about whether or not zoos were a good thing.
discuss sth, especially formally, before making a decision or
finding a solution
How can we know that people have different attitudes to zoos
What is the author’sattitude
1. We _are full _awarethat___ (充分意识到) avoiding problems cannot help to solve them.
2. After the debate about zoos, we will raisethe awareness of (将提高对……的 认识) animals’ current living conditions.
I am aware of the fact that there are lots of people who
don’t support these zoos.
What is the author’sattitude
awareness (n.)
Recently, the organization has shown concern for (对……表示关切) the increasing number of animals dying out in South America. Their chief concern (他们主要关注的事) at the moment is the protection of some species. The negative and long-term effect on animals concerns (使担心) some experts.
More and more people today show concern for animals’ health, happiness and safety. Animal welfare concerns more and more people in today’ssociety.
show concern for / about express concern about
Why are some people against zoos
shown concern for
showsthin a public place for people to enjoy or to give them information
search, chase and kill other animals for food
In senior high school, I need to adjust to .
cruel
Why are some people against zoos
get used to
* provide an educational experience
Why are some people for zoos
It is more likel that they will support the projects which are designed to save these animals from extinction.
The likelihood of the students supporting the projects will increase.
be likely todosth
It is likely that …
likelihood (n.)
Why are some people for zoos
danger (n.) endanger (v.)
Students are more likely to support animal protection projects. materials is used
to create a similar lace.
* provide an educational experience
* re li cate an animal’s natural habitat
Why are some people for zoos
* ut lots of to sin exhibitions
caring
… make attempts to replicate …
Zoos exhibit lots of toys.
anumber of
A range of
attempt to
try to
Many species are under threat because of illegal hunting. Illegal hunting is a threat to many species.
Illegal hunting threatens many species.
Nowadays, many species are in danger of extinction (处于灭绝的危险中).
become / go extinct
extinction (n.)
What would happen if there were no zoos
threaten (v.)
Did the writer change his opinion about zoos after the debate
Will the writer still goto the zoo Why or why not
way to deal with
a little
certainly
1. Take these chairs away — we don’t need them.
2. The weather is cooler in the east of the country.
3. The building isn’t planned very well from the point of view of wheelchair access.
research.
5. There is a wide variety of opinions on this issue.
6. The richness of the food made him feel a little ill.
7. We will certainly be focusing on this in the years to come.
Match each word in the box with the sentence containing its synonym.
remove climate design
slightly
funding range definitely
remove climate design
funding
range
slightly
definitely
from the government for her
4. Alisha is trying to get
money
Giant pandas have increased since 2003. 1 B methods used by the Chinese government and international charities to protect these wonderful creatures are working. Three quarters of Giant Pandas now live in nature reserves, meaning that they have extra protection from dangers such as 2 D or disease, but they are still endangered. The two main 3 E to pandas are the destruction of their local habitat and human expansion (扩张). Chinese government takes 4 C measures to protect them. There has also been much more awareness internationally about the real danger of 5A.
Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word
can be used only once.
A. extinction B. conservation C. essential D. hunting
E. threats
provide an educational experience attempt to replicate …
put toys in exhibition
be involved in …
…
animal welfare
be removed from / kept in …
lead a different life
adjust to …
become unhappy
…
For
(caring)
Against
(cruel)
Zoos
1. Complete “Vocabulary Focus” on p.23-24 in your textbook.
2. Complete Section B on p.18 in your workbook.
Assignments
感谢您的观看《高中英语（上外版）》必修第二册 Unit 2 Animals
课时：第 2 课时 课题：Zoos: Cruel or Caring
课型：Vocabulary Focus 设计者：
一、教学设计与说明
1. 教学目标
本课为本单元的第 2 课时，核心目标为引导学生在语境中学习和运用课文核 心词汇，判断语篇中句子、句群和段落之间的语义逻辑关系， 通过上下文线索推 测语义，并依据语境理解与运用所学的近义词。
2. 设计思路
本课由作业讲评作为导入，带领学生快速复习一下本单元主阅读语篇的词汇 和内容。接着，教师通过提问引出课文情景和关键词汇，带领学生深入阅读文本， 分析人们对动物园的两种看法。学生在语境中理解核心词汇的功能、词义的内涵 和外延，建立词汇语义网。教师设计形式多样、与主题相关的语言操练， 提供丰 富的语言输入，帮助学生学习词汇的习惯搭配，掌握词性变化，有效运用近义词 来理解词义。最后，学生运用本课所学词汇，复述课文内容，深入理解语篇内容， 构建词汇语义网。
3. 重点难点
在语境中学习词汇的功能、词义、习惯搭配，分析阅读语篇中信息的逻辑关 系，建立词汇语义网，扩大词汇量。
Lesson Plan
By the end of the lesson, students are expected to:
1. have a deeper understanding of the text and analyze people’s different attitudes to zoos;
2. learn and use the topic related words and expressions, and retell the text by using them;
3. understand and use synonym in the context properly.
Procedures:
I. Warming-up
Activity 1: Review the vocabulary.
Teacher: Provide feedback on students ’ homework. Students: Check the answers to the assignment on Page 17 in the workbook. Purpose: To review the key vocabulary in the text.
II. Text-based vocabulary learning
Activity 2: Answer some questions.
Teacher: Ask students to answer some questions. Explain synonyms. Students: Answer the questions, and learn about synonyms. Purpose: To guide students to learn synonyms.
Guided questions:
1. How can we know that people have different attitudes to zoos (Target word: debate)
2. What is the author’s attitude
(Target expression: be aware that)
3. What is a synonym
Activity 3: Learn the usage of target expressions.
Teacher: Ask students some questions and involve them in digging deeper in to the text. Explain the target expressions and offer students the opportunities to putting them into use. Students: Answer the questions. Learn and use the target language. Purpose: To help students have a thorough understanding of the text and learn about the target language in the context.
Guided questions:
1. Why are some people against zoos
(Target expressions: concern, hunt, exhibit, adjust to)
2. Why are some people for zoos
(Target expressions: endangered, be likely to, attempt, a range of)
3. What does this word mean
4. What is the noun / verb form of this word
5. Can you find details showing that zoos are caring
6. Can you express the sentence in different ways
7. What would happen if there were no zoos (Target words: threat, extinct)
8. Did the writer change his opinion about zoos after the debate Will the writer still goto the zoo Why or why not
(Target words: slightly, approach, definitely)
III. Practicing and consolidating
Activity 4: Practice the target language.
Teacher: Ask students to complete the exercises. Students: Complete the exercises and practice using the target language. Purpose: To offer students the opportunity to use the target language and have a deeper understanding of synonyms in a pragmatic way.
Guided question:
What is the synonym of the word / expression
Activity 5: Retell the text.
Teacher: Ask students to retell the text by using the target expressions. Students: Work with peers and practice retelling the text. Purpose: To help students internalize the target expressions.
Guided question:
Can you retell the text by using the expression you have learned
IV. Homework
1. Complete “Vocabulary Focus” on p.23-24 in your textbook.
2. Complete Section B on p.18 in your workbook.
