Unit 5 Fantastic friends
Lesson 3 Developing ideas(Reading for writing)
Preview Tasks 预习单
You are going to read a story, and write a short paragraph about an extinct(灭绝的) animal.
Activity 1: Circle the following on the book and memorize them. 在书中圈画和记忆。
dead adj. 死的,去世的
dodo n. 渡渡鸟
museum n. 博物馆,博物院
island n. 岛,岛屿
ocean n. 海洋,大海
plenty pron. 丰富,充足,众多,大量
friendly adj. 友好的,友善的
peaceful adj. 和平的,非暴力的
arrive v. 到达,抵达
forest n. 森林,林区
hunt v. 打猎;猎杀
soon adv. 不久,即刻,很快
full adj. 满的;满是……的
fantastic adj. 极好的,吸引人的,有趣的
clam n. 蛤;蛤蜊
actual—actually (副词)
friend—friendly (形容词)
peace—peaceful (形容词)
die—death(n.)—dead (adj.)—dying(现在分词)
India—Indian (形容词)
love—lovely (形容词)
die out 消失;绝迹,灭绝
as dead as a dodo 彻底死亡
as happy as a clam 非常高兴的;相当满足的
what's more 而且,此外
as a result 因此
plenty of 大量的
be full of/be filled with 充满
try one's best to do 尽某人最大的努力做
thousands of 数以千计的
used to do 过去经常做
Activity 2: Translate the sentences(Page88-89).
1. 你正在看我吗?
2. 实际上,我们曾经有成千上万只——真的。
3. 在过去快乐的日子里,有充足的食物可以吃。
所有其他的动物都是友好的。
5. 多么平静和安稳的生活啊!
他们猎杀我们因为我们又慢又不能飞。
结果我们很快灭绝了。
8. 请尽你最大努力去帮助它们。
Activity 3: Read the passage on Page 88-89 and answer the following question.
Where can you see the dodos now
Where did the dodos live
What was the Indian Ocean like in the happy old days when(当...的时候) dodos were still alive(活着)
Why did people hunt the dodos?
What did people do to make the dodos die out(灭绝)?
Why is the dodo ”just a character” to some readers
What is the purpose(目的) of the passage
How do people’s actions influence(影响) animals Give an example(例子).
As middle school students, what can we do to protect(保护) animals
In-class Tasks 学习单
Activity 1: Understand the story, and use one sentence to summarize(总结) the five parts of the story.
(
Dodos
’
sad story
What is the world like
What should(
应该
) we do
Where can we see dodos now
Beginning
comments
Where did dodos live
What was their life like at that time
What did human do to them
What was the result(
结果
)
)
After-class Tasks 作业单
(
Where did it live
)Activity 1: Write a paragraph about another extinct animal.
(
Why did the animal die out
)
(
What was the animal like
) (
What animal is it
)
(
What can we learn from its story
)
(
What were the habits of the animal
)
Useful expressions: 1.The woolly mammoth(重毛皮猛犸象) used to live in cold areas in Europe and in Alaska . 2.The woolly mammoth was a huge animal with long hair, a long trunk and small ears. Its food is mainly grass. 3.It is good at climbing trees. 4.People hunted them and cut down the trees. As a result, they died out. 5. We should try our best to protect animals.
Quiz 测试
一、 Translate.(翻译)
1. 图书馆在二层。
这个暑假我和父母去了大连。
我要交到更多朋友。
二、Choose the right answer.
I used to talk back to my mother. And I really regret ________ that silly thing to my mom.
A.do B.doing C.to do D.did
Bob made a decision ________ his mother with housework every Sunday.
A.help B.helped C.to help D.helping
It's important for us to ask parents for advice when we can't make on something.
A. mistakes B. decisions C. relationships D. thoughts
My pen friend will come to visit me, and I plan to treat her a nice lunch.
A. for B. to C. at D. in
—Dad, please don’t make a phone call. You _________ a car.
—I’m sorry. I won’t do it again.
A. drives B. drive C. is driving D. are driving
A
April 22nd is World Earth Day. It’s a day that tells us to care about our planet.
The Earth faces a lot of problems. Global (全球的) warming is the biggest problem in the world. It makes the Earth hot and changes the global weather.
It also makes the sea level (海平面) rise. If the sea level keeps rising, some places such as the Maldives, St. Petersburg in Russia and Bangkok in Thailand may disappear under water in just a few years.
Another big problem is water pollution. We can only use 3% of the Earth’s water. But people throw rubbish and pour dirty water into rivers and the sea. Almost 884 million people don’t have clean water to drink.
Besides, humans are using up natural resources (资源). Forests are becoming smaller and smaller because people cut them down for building. There will be no coal to use on the Earth by 2158 and oil will dry up by 2050.
It’s everyone’s duty to save the Earth.
1.When do Chinese people have World Earth Day
A.In spring. B.In summer. C.In autumn. D.In winter.
2.Which of the following is the most serious environmental problem
A.Water pollution. B.Air pollution. C.Global warming. D.Cutting down trees.
3.What can be the result of global warming according to the text
A.The sea level will go up. B.The weather will become cold.
C.Some countries will go down. D.People will have no clean water.
4.What may the writer talk about after the end of the last paragraph
A.When the Earth will lose coal and oil. B.What we can do to protect the Earth.
C.How we can control global warming. D.Why the Earth has so many problems.