(共16张PPT)
Unit 5 Into the wild Writing an animal fact file
3. write a short description of an animal.
1. read to know the life of the red-crowned crane.
2. learn to describe an animal' s appearance,
habitats, migration and diet.
At the end of this class, students will be able to
Task 6: Read the paragraph about the red-crowned crane and answer the questions.
The red-crowned crane is one of the largest cranes in the world, standing at about 150cm tall. Its feathers are as white as snow, except for some black ones on its face, neck and wings. Its unique feature, from which it gets its name, is the bright red skin on the top of its head. The red-crowned crane is found in China, Russia, Mongolia, Japan and the Korean Peninsula. In China, it spends the warmer months in the rivers and wetlands in the north-east.When the weather gets cold, it migrates to east-central China. Its food includes fish, snails and water plants. The red-crowned crane is a symbol of long life and good luck in Chinese culture.
It has white feathers except for some black ones on its face, neck and wings. It also has bright red skin
on the top of its head.
scanning
skimming
1.What does the red crown-
ed crane look like
The red-crowned crane is one of the largest cranes in the world, standing at about 150cm tall. Its feathers are as white as snow, except for some black ones on its face, neck and wings. Its unique feature, from which it gets its name, is the bright red skin on the top of its head. The red-crowned crane is found in China, Russia, Mongolia, Japan and the Korean Peninsula. In China, it spends the warmer months in the rivers and wetlands in the north-east.When the weather gets cold, it migrates to east-central China. Its food includes fish, snails and water plants. The red-crowned crane is a symbol of long life and good luck in Chinese culture.
2. Where can you find it
It can be found in China,
Russia, Mongolia, Japan
and the Korean Peninsula.
3. Where does it migrate to
It migrates to east-central
China when the weather
gets cold.
The red-crowned crane is one of the largest cranes in the world, standing at about 150cm tall. Its feathers are as white as snow, except for some black ones on its face, neck and wings. Its unique feature, from which it gets its name, is the bright red skin on the top of its head. The red-crowned crane is found in China, Russia, Mongolia, Japan and the Korean Peninsula. In China, it spends the warmer months in the rivers and wetlands in the north-east.When the weather gets cold, it migrates to east-central China. Its food includes fish, snails and water plants. The red-crowned crane is a symbol of long life and good luck in Chinese culture.
What does it eat
It eats fish, snails and water plants.
5. What symbolic meaning
does the red-crowned crane
have in Chinese culture
It has a symbolic meaning
of long life and good luck
in Chinese culture.
Which aspects of the red-crowned crane does the passage tell us
strcuture
appearance
The red-crowned crane is one of the largest cranes in the world, standing at 150 cm tall.
Its feathers are as white as snow, except for some black ones on its wings.
The red-crowned crane is found in China, Russia and the Korean Peninsula.
When the weather gets cold, it migrates to east-central China.
habitat
symbolic meaning
migration
diet
definition
Its food includes fish, snails and water plants.
The red-crowned crane is a symbol of long life and good luck in Chinese culture.
Task7 . Choose an animal you want to write about and make notes.
Animal:__________
Appearance________________________________________
Habitat____________________________________________
Migration__________________________________________
Diet ______________________________________________
Other information___________________________________
Animal:
Definition:
Appearance:
Habitat:
Migration :
Diet :
Other information:
word level
The giant panda
national treasure; one of the world’s precious animals
cute; black and white; 1.5 meters long ; 100-180 kg
Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi province
fresh bamboo
endanged; on the rise; symbol of peace
sentence level
conjunction
adj
adv
addition
passive voice
The giant panda is our national treasure and one of the world’s precious animals.
It is very cute with white body and black limbs; They are about 1.5 meters long and 100-180 kg in weight.
They mainly eat fresh bamboos, fruits, vegetables and occasionally they may also eat bamboo rats or other meat.
This lovely animal mainly lives in the nature reserves in Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi province.
This rare species is the symbol of peace and was listed as
endanged before, but the number is on the rise recently.
our national treasure and one of the world’ s precious animal,
the giant pandas are very cute, with white body and black limbs. they are about 1.5 meters long and 100-180 kg in weight
This lovely animal mainly live in the nature reserves in Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi province
they mainly feed on fresh bamboos, fruits, vegetables
and occasionally they may also eat bamboo rats or other meat
This rare species is the symbol of peace and was listed as
endanged before, but thanks to the strict measures taken by the government, the number is on the rise recently.
attributive clause
sentence
order
adverbial clause
non-predictive
other structures
which
where
Regarded as
structure improvement
Final edition
The Giant Panda
Regarded as our national treasure and one of the world’s precious animals, the giant pandas, who is about 1.5 meters long and 100-180 kg in weight, is very cute, with white body and black limbs. This lovely animal mainly live in the nature reserves in Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi province where they mainly feed on fresh bamboos, fruits, vegetables and occasionally they may also eat bamboo rats or other meat. This rare species is the symbol of peace and was listed as endanged before but thanks to the strict measures taken by the government, the number is on the rise recently.
92 words
Summary
one
paragraph
three
writing
levels
two
reading
skills
ability
to describe
an animal
appearance
definition
other inform...
habitat
migration
diet
Homework
假定某英语杂志社最近正在征集关于濒危动物的文章。请你写一篇关于朱鹮(crested ibis)的英语短文投稿,内容包括:
1. 朱鹮通体白色,头翼有红色,有“东方宝石(the oriental gem)”之称;
2. 朱鹮栖息在中国秦岭地区,以小鱼、昆虫等为食;
3. 1981年只有不到10只,经保护目前有5,000只左右,但在野外数量稀少;
4. 生存环境恶化(degradation)、天敌威胁以及栖息地减少导致它们濒临灭绝。
注意:
1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Thanks for your listening