牛津上海版高中三年级第二册英语 Unit 1 Endangered animals 教案

Unit 1 Endangered animals
Get the facts on wolves
【教学目标】
本部分重要语言点。
【教学重难点】
本部分重要语言点的使用。
【教学过程】
endanger (v.): cause danger to
eg:
the polluted air endangers people’s health
the acid rain endangers the trees
violence endangers the security of school
endangered (adj.) endangered animals
endangerment (n.)
adaptable (adj.) --- able to adapt to different conditions / able to change according to different situations
eg:
an adaptable person / wolves are very adaptable to the environment.
I’m sure she will cope with the changes very well; she’s very adaptable.
adapt (v.) adapt (oneself) to 适应
eg:
Our eyes slowly adapted to the dark. / She adapted (herself) quickly to the new climate./ new life:
改编：a play adapted from a novel
区别adopt 采用，采纳 adopt a new suggestion / 领养 adopt an orphan
adaptability (n.) 适应能力
plain (n.) --- a large area of flat land
on open plains 在广阔的平原上
plain (adj.) clear/ simple
eg: plain food 清谈的食物 / plain language 浅白的语言 / plain clothes 朴素的衣服
resemble (v.) ---look like or be similar to
resemble sb. in sth.
eg:
He closely resembles his father in appearance but not in character.
She strongly resembles his mother in the way she talks.
resemblance (n.)
domestic (adj.)
--- living with human beings / kept as pets nit wild家养的，驯养的
Domestic cats are usually much smaller than those who live in the wild．
国内的，本国的 the government’s domestic affairs (内政)
家里的，家庭的 domestic appliances /
prey on sb./ sth.--- hunt and kill another animal for food
eg:
Amur tigers (东北虎) usually prey on deer and small mammals.
prey (n.) 被捕食的动物 Mice and other creatures are the owl’s prey.
gorge (oneself) on sth.---eat a lot of sth.贪婪的吃，狼吞虎咽
After a whole day’s journey under the hot sun, Pigsy gorged himself on watermelon.
pack (n.) ---a group of animals that hunt together 一群（尤指狼群）
a pack of wolves / dogs / thieves/ lies
The men went hunting with a pack of dogs.
Wolves hunt in packs.
(a flock of birds/ sheep; a nest of rabbits; a troop of monkeys; a team of horses)
pack (v.) 打包，装箱，收拾行李.
feed (v.) (feed, fed, fed)
feed sth.: Have you fed the chicken? / Have the pigs been fed yet?
feed sth. on sth.: We feed our dogs on fresh meat.
be fed up with 厌烦透了。 I can’t bear any longer. I’m fed up with your compliment.
sth. be dangerous to sb.: It is said that tigers and crocodiles are dangerous to humans.
be in danger: His life is in great danger now.
be in danger from sb.: Wolves are in danger from people.
danger (n.)---- dangerous (adj.)---- endanger (v.)
fierce (adj.) a fierce dog/ attacks/ argument/ competition
He had a fierce look on his face.
fiercely (adv.) fierceness (n.)
extinct（adj. ） be/ become/ go extinct
extinct species
extinction (n.) be in danger of extinction
be on the verge/ brink of extinction
threaten (v.)
threaten to do sth.:
The terrorists threatened to blow up the plane if their demands were not met.
2) threaten sb. with sth.: He threatened me with a gun.
3) be threatened with
Some rare animals are threatened with extinction.
The strikers were threatened with dismissal if they did not return to work.
threat (n.) Those children do not take their father’s threats very seriously.
While the killer goes free, he is a threat to everyone in the town.
14. initiate (v.) ---make sth. begin 开始，发起
initiate plans / social reforms / programmes 开始实施计划/ 改革 / 方案
The government has initiated a new house-building programme.
initial (adj.) 最初的，最开始的
initiation (n.) 开始，创世，发起
objectives (n.) === aims/ goals
You must set realistic objectives for yourself.
(adj.) 客观的
publicize (v.) bring to public notice 宣传
publicize a new policy
publicity (n.) The film star’s marriage got / attracted a lot of publicity.
preserve (v.) ~ pone’s eyesight/ ~ the peace/ ~ endangered animals
Salt can help to preserve meat. / In the summer, we preserve food and fruit I the fridge.
preservation (n.) the preservation and conservation of cultural heritage
habitat (n.) 栖息地
natural habitat
The panda’s natural habitat is the bamboo forest.
Immediate measures must be taken to preserve rare animals’ natural habitats.
work out: ---solve/ figure out
work out a problem / a puzzle/ practical ways/ a new plan