Unit 5 Why do you like pandas?
(Section B 2a-2c)
He is strong .
He has two big ears.
He also has a long long nose.
Guessing game
What animal is it?
Elephants are my favorite animals,because they are very smart.
Watch the vedio and answer the question .
What can the elephants do?
ride a bike
draw a picture
play basketball
Do you think they are very smart?
Where are they from ? Do you known?
Thailand
[?tail?nd]
The elephant is a symbol of good luck.
In Thailand
There is an elephant on it.
[fl?ɡ] 旗；旗帜
一种.....的象征
[?simb?l]
symbol
The elephant is also a symbol of Thailand.
the first flag of Thailand
In Thailand , you can see many elephant shows
But elephants are unhappy when they perform the shows. Why?
Now, can you know why they are unhappy?
People also kill elephants for their ivory.
[kil]
v.杀死；弄死
[?aiv?ri]
n.象牙
How do you feel after seeing these pictures?
terrible
angry
sad
Elephants are in great danger now.
in great danger
处于极大危险之中
[?deind??]
It's time for us to save the elephants.
[seiv]
v.救；救助
Task 1.What' s the best title(标题) of this passage?
A.What is an Elephant?
B.Come to Thailand
C. Let’s Save the Elephants
D.Elephants Are Good Pets
阅读策略：浏览文章开头、结尾，了解文章大意。
Fast Reading
30s
Para 1
Hello. We are students from Thailand, and we want to save the
elephants. The elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols. Our first
flag had a white elephant on it .This is a symbol of good luck.
Careful Reading
Read para1. and choose the right answer.
Which of the follwing is TRUE according to para 1?
A.The students are from China.
B.The students want to save the elephants.
C.The tiger is one of Thailand’s symbols.
D.The first flag of Thailand had a red elephant on it.
Thailand.
elephant
white
阅读策略：迅速查找文中原句子的相关表达。
Find the topic sentence(中心句)
Para 2
Elephants are smart animals. They can play soccer or music. They
can also draw very well. People say that “an elephant never forgets”.
Elephants can walk for a long time and never get lost. They can also
remember places with food and water. This helps them to live.
Careful Reading
阅读策略：注意首尾句。
Careful Reading
In Para 2:
Elephants are smart animals.
Why
draw
play
walk
remember
soccer or music
very well
for a long time
and never get lost
places with food and water
This helps them to live.
get lost=be lost “丢失；走失；迷路”
3,000
100,000
before
now
over 100,000
There are only about _________elephants today.
A. 30,000 B.3,000 C. 100,000 D. 10,000
Careful Reading
Read para3 and choose the right answer.
Why they are in great danger ?
3,000 three thousand
100,000 one hundred thousand
over= more than 超过”
The reasons why elephants are in great danger. 1.
2.
What can we do for elephants? 3.
4.
When is Thai Elephat Day? 5.
People cut down many trees
People kill them for ivory
Saving the trees
Don't buy things made of ivory
On March 13th
Careful reading
Read para3. and fill in the blanks
Thai Elephant Day
March 13th
2min
________ many trees
cut down
象牙制成品
归纳信息，注意答题格式。
[ta?]泰国的，泰国人的
泰国的象征之一_____________________________________
长时间走路________________________________________
有食物和水的地方_____________________________________
陷入极大的危险___________________________________
砍掉很多树____________________________________
失去他们的家园_______________________________________
为了象牙杀死大象_______________________________________
拯救大象____________________________________________
象牙制成品________________________________________
Remember time
one of Thailand's symbols
walk for a long time
places with food and water
in great danger
cut down many trees
lose their homes
kill the elephants for ivory
save the elephants
things made of ivory
Reading Time
Language points
one of ... ...之一
我的一个学生是Lily。
One of my students is Lily.
他们当中的一个人擅长于英语。
One of them is good at English.
one of +可数名词复数/代词的宾格，作主语时谓语动词用单数形式。
Language points
be in (great ) danger
处于（极大的）危险
拓展一:
be out of danger 脱离危险
eg. His life was _____ ______ ___________yesterday，but the doctor says he is ______ _____ ___________now.
拓展二：
dangerous 形容词
dangerous animals
in great
danger
out of
danger
cut down many trees=cut many trees down
砍掉很多树
cut down 对象是名词：
cut +n.+down=cut down + n.
cut down 对象是代词：
cut them/it down
1.Don’t trees and we should love nature. A.cut up B.cut down
C.cut off D.cut out
2. Trees are very important. We can't ________.
A. cut them down B. cut it down
C. cut down them D. cut down it
Language points
be made of 由....制成
（制成品能看出原材料）
be made from 由....制成
（制成品看不出原材料）
纸是由木头制成的。
The paper____ _____ ____ wood.
这桌子是由木头制作成的。
The table____ _____ _____ wood.
is made from
is made of
Importance in Thailand
? first flag ____________
_____________
? symbol of ___________
Facts and figures
? people cut down ____________
? people kill them
______________
? today there are ______
(over __________before)
Abilities
? can play _____________
? can ______ very well
? can _______________ with
food and water
How to save them
? don’t cut down too many_____
? don’t things made of _______
? ___________ is Thai Elephant
Day.
Summary
had a white
elephant on it
good luck
soccer or music
draw
remember places
many trees
for their ivory
3,000
100,000
trees
ivory
March 13th
1. 我们挽救五十多只猫。
We saved ____ fifty _____.
2. 狗是我所喜欢的动物之一。
Dogs are ____ of my favorite _______.
3. 长城是中国的象征。
The Great Wall is a _______ of ______.
symbol China
over cats
one animals
Exercises
4. 一头大象能走很远的路且不会迷路。
An elephant can walk ___ a long ____ and _____ ____ ____.
5. 扬子鳄处于极度危险之中。
Yangtze crocodiles ___ __ _____ ______.
for way
never gets lost
are in great danger
Black-Footed Ferret
sumatran tiger
panda
Sumatran rhinocerous
Pantholops hodgsoni
Orinoco crocodile
polar bear
Asian elephant
Phocoena sinus
Animals In Danger
Animals are our friends.
We should protect them.
To help animals is to help ourselves!
1.Read 2b and try to retell it.
2.Think about more ways to help the animals.
Homework:
