课件17张PPT。 Unit4 Wildlife protectionListening 、 Speaking and Writing dinosaursDisaster?
Weather changing?Extinct1.Dinosaur is the most well-known among those animals which have disappeared.
2.About 26 species of dinosaurs were found in the world.
3.The reason why dinosaurs died out has still remained a mystery.True or False tens of millions of years 上千万年
long before 在很久以前
come into being 形成;产生
many different species of 许多不同种类的…
a rare new species of 一种罕见的新种类
in the same way 以相同的方式
disappear form the earth 从地球上消失 They could tell this from the way the bones were joined together. 他们从它们(恐龙)的骨头连接方式上能够判断出这一点。 tell 意为“区别;分辨”,tell作此解时,常与can, could或 be able to 连用。 the bones were joined together是the way的定语从句。The way后接定语从句且在定语从句中作状语时,可以不用关联词,也可用that. Dodo is a kind of bird. It was large but it couldn’t fly. It is said that Dodo appeared as early as 20 million years ago. It was docile (温顺的) and clumsy. Portuguese found the bird when they got on the Mauritius and named it Dodo. In Portuguese, dodo means foolish and clumsy. dodo ExtinctWhy?Listen to the tape and do Exercise 1 and Exercise 2 on Page 30Listening Exercise 1:
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. C The story is about why the dodo disappeared. Exercise2: Listen again and complete the following sentences.
1. I was curious and ____________ and quite ________ from most of the other animal there.
2. My favourite activity was to _______ along the beach and wait till the insects were ready to be eaten.
3. Man ________ me everywhere …but I _________ where my other dodo friends were.
4. Several of them seemed to have ___________.kind-heartedwanderfolloweddisappeareddifferentwonderedListen again and fill in the blanks. Then read the passage with expression. … I asked the other birds and the monkeys. They all said the _____ thing . “Your friends are being ______ and _____ while you are walking on the beach.” Had ____ eaten them? I could not ______ it. So I asked my friend, man, if it was true. He seemed _________ . “I have not seen the other dodos _____,” he said, “Perhaps they are _____ killed and eaten by some other animals.” When more dodos disappeared, I set a ____ ……samehuntedkilledmanbelievesurprisedlatelybeingtrapListen to the last part of the story and answer the questions.Question1.
What happened to the last of the dodo?
Question2
What is the dodo’s advice?
(killed)
(Be careful about who you trust.)Speaking
Think carefully and creatively about the problems of the dodo.
How could you help him? Imagine you are with the dodo and you try to help it. Talk in pairs about what you might do. Talk in pairs with the help of these phrases:help the dodo.
hide it in a cave.trap man as he kills a dodo.attacking man myself.put man in a cage.
teach man how to be friends.what I think of man.PurposeCome and helpwritingNow write a letter to the dodo to tell him how you will help himIdeas for the letterHelp him by attacking man so he will leave the dodo aloneBuild a trap to catch manResult: man will not want to attack the dodo any more.Go to another island Hide the dodoResult: dodos will live a calm and peaceful life.Give man a meal of fried fishEncourage him to join you on a fishing expeditionResult: man will leave dodos aloneBegin your letter with your address. Then you write:Dear dodo,
I’m writing to you because I have heard of your problem, I know man is trying to kill all the dodos and I want to help you. Here are my ideas…
First,……..
Second,……
All in all,……Example
Dear Dodo,
I am writing to you because I have heard of your problems. I know man is trying to kill all the dodos and I want to help you. Here are my ideas.
First, I would like to come and attack them for you so that they will leave you alone. I want to build a trap and catch them and put them in a cage. Then they will not feel like killing any dodos again.
Second, I wish I could take you away to another island where you will be happy and peaceful.
I wish I were with you now. Good luck till I come.
Yours sincerely,
Xiao Xing
Finish the writing and the exercises on P28
Homework