Unit 5
Why do you like pandas?
Section B(2a-2c)
Because of the turns of the human beings, many animals are in great danger.(由于一些人为的因素，很多动物处于极大的危险之中。) Look at these pictures, do you like them ?
Lead-in
Save us…
Lead-in
These students are from Thailand.
They want to save the elephants in their country.
Lead-in
______ What Is an Elephant?
______ Come to Thailand
______ Let’s Save the Elephants
______ Elephants Are Good Pets
√
Read this website article and check (√) the best title for it.
2b
Reading
How to save them
don’t cut down too many ___
don’t _____ things made of ivory.
_____ is Thai Elephant Day.
Abilities
can play _____
can also _____ well
can ______ places with food and water
Facts and figures
people ____ many trees
people kill them for ___
today there are _____
(over _______ before)
Importance in Thailand
first flag had ______
symbol of ________
ELEPHANTS
Read the article again and complete the mind map.
2c
Facts and figures
people ________ many trees
people kill them for _____
today there are ___________
__________ (over ________ before)
Importance in Thailand
first flag had ________
____________
symbol of ___________
a white elephant on it
good luck
cut down
ivory
only 3,000
elephants
100,000
ELEPHANTS
Reading
How to save them
don’t cut down too many ______
don’t _____ things made of ivory.
___________ is Thai Elephant Day.
Abilities
can play ________ ______
can also _____ well
can __________ places with food and water
ELEPHANTS
soccer or music
draw
remember
trees
buy
March 13th
Reading
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.
Reading
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.
Reading
But elephants are in great danger.People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes. People also kill elephants for their ivory. Today there are only 3,000 elephants (over 100,000 before). We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory. Remember that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.
Reading
love the Animals！
We want to save the elephants.
1. save v.
(1)救助， 拯救
save one’s life 挽救某人的生命
(2)节约
save water 节约用水
(3)储蓄，储存
save money 存钱
e.g. We should save water in our daily life.
我们日常生活应该节约用水。
e.g. Let’s save some money to buy a computer.
让我们省一些钱去买台电脑吧。
我们想要拯救大象。
Language points
The elephant is one of Thailand's symbols.
2. (1)sb./sth. is one of one’s/the+ 复数名词/代词
某人/某物是……的其中一个
e.g. Jack is one of my friends.
杰克是我的朋友之一。
e.g. The Great Wall is one of the eight wonders of the world.
长城是世界八大奇迹之一。
(2) 当“one of +the/名词复数形式 ” 作主语时，谓语动词用单数。
e.g. One of the lions is from Africa.
狮子中的一只是来自非洲。
e.g. One of the students comes from Australia.
其中一个学生来自澳大利亚。
大象是泰国的象征之一。
one of 其中之一
e.g. Jack is one of my friends.
杰克是我的朋友之一。
e.g. Becky is one of my students.
贝基是我其中一个学生。
She eats one of the (apple) in the basket.
One of them (be) good at math.
One of the students (come) from South Africa.
One?of?the? (child)?must?be Henry.
Red is good luck.
红色是一个好运的象征。
apples
is
comes
children
a symbol of
This is a symbol of good luck.
3. a symbol of... ......的象征/标志
e. g. The pigeon is a symbol of peace.
e.g. Red is a symbol of good luck.
鸽子是和平的象征。
红色是好运的象征。
4. luck n. 幸运，运气
lucky adj. 幸运的，好运的
luckily adv. 幸运地， 幸好（一般放在句首）
e.g. Luckily, We get home before raining.
幸好我们在下雨之前到家了。
这是 好运的象征。
People say that “ an elephant never forgets”.
人们说“大象从来不会忘记”。
（1） forget to do sth. 忘记要做的事情
（2）forget doing sth. 忘记做了某事
e.g. Don't forget to close the door.
I forget closing the door.
I forgot to bring my dictionary.
（事情还没做）
（事情已经做过）
（已经关了）
（还没有关）
别忘了关门。
我忘记已经关上门了。
（没有带）
我忘记带我的字典来了。
Language points
remember v.记得
remember
to do sth.
doing sth.
（事情还没做）
记得做过某事
记得要去做某事
（事情已经做过）
e.g. Remember to close the window when you leave.
你离开的时候记得关好窗户。
（还没关）
e.g. I remember closing the door.
我记得我关门了。
（已经关了）
Language points
1. Don’t forget __________ your mother tonight.
A. call B. to call C. called D. calling
2.—The light in the office is still on.
—Oh，I forget___.
A. turning it off B. turn it off
C. to turn it off D. having turned it off
3. I forget______ the girl before. She is Kate’s friend.
meeting B. to meet C. meet D. meets
4. Clark, remember up early.
A. gets B. getting C. to get D. get
5. I the old man in the park.
我忘了曾在公园见过这个老人。
（还没有打）
（没有关）
（见过了）
（还没起床）
forget seeing
Elephants can walk for a long time and never get lost.
(1) for+ 时间段：表示动作或状态持续一段时间
for a long time 很长时间
e.g. I need to stay in Beijing for 3 days.
我需要在北京待3天。
(2)get lost 迷路
=lose one’s way
e.g. It’s easy for people to get lost/be lost in the forest.
人们在森林里很容易迷路。
She often gets lost in the park.
她经常在公园里迷路。
大象可以走很长时间并且从不迷路。
（2） lose: v. 失去，丢失(过去式：lost)
常见短语：
lose one’s home 失去某人的家园
lose one's life 丧命
lose one's way 迷路
lose heart 灰心
lose face 丢脸
e.g. Hundreds of people lost their homes after earthquake.
地震之后，数以百计的人们失去了他们的家园。
e.g. Don’t lose your heart, failure is the mother of success.
别灰心，失败乃成功之母。
Language points
They can also remember places with food and water.
他们也能记住有水和食物的地方。
with prep. “具有，带有“，表伴随
e.g. Julie lives in a big house with a garden.
朱莉住在一个带花园的大房子里。
China is a country with a long history.
中国是一个拥有很长历史的国家。
That girl with brown hair is Becky.
那个留着棕色头发的女孩是贝基。
Mary will marry the with lots of money.
玛丽要嫁给那个有很多钱的男人。
Language points
She enjoys going to the places special buildings.
A. for B. to C. with D. in?
2. Mon looks at me tears in her eyes.
A. to B. with C. on D. for
3. She comes to a river bridge over it.
on B. of C.at D. with
4. I like coffee sugar.
A. for B. to C. in D. with
Let's Do It
But elephants are in great danger.
(1) (be) in danger 面临危险
be in great/big danger 面临巨大的危险
e.g. Firefighters are often in great danger.
消防员常常处于很危险的境地。
(2) (be) out of danger 脱离危险
The doctors say he’s out of danger now.
大夫们说现在他脱离了危险。
(3)danger 的形容词 dangerous
He is_______________ . 他处于危险之中。
He is _______________. 他是个危险人物。
但是大象正处于极大的危险当中。
in great danger
dangerous man
People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes.
(1)cut down 砍伐；砍倒
注意：与代词连用时，代词应放在cut 和down 的中间；
与名词连用时，名词放在down 的前后均可
cut it/them down
代词
名词
名词
cut down the trees
cut the trees down
人们砍下了很多树所以大象们正在失去他们的家园。
Language points
本节课主要练习了听力，学习了Let’s Save the Elephants这篇文章，掌握了知识点save, get lost, in (great) danger等的用法，了解了泰国大象的生存状况。
Summary
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