Unit 5 Wild animals
重要知识点讲解
Welcome to the unit
一、重点表达
live in the wild住在野外
No way! 没门儿!
have pity on sb.同情某人
do a quiz on 做一个关于……小测验
giant panda 大熊猫
What wild animal do you like best? 你最喜欢哪种野生动物?
二、Would you like to live in the wild, Eddie?
埃迪,你想住在野外吗?
[点拨]
Would you like ...? 表示提出的建议或要求,如:?
— Would you like to go fishing with me? ? ? 你愿意和我一起去钓鱼吗??
— Yes, I’d like to. 是的,我乐意。
— Would you like to go out for a walk? 你喜欢出去散步吗?
— Yes, I'd like to. 好吧,很高兴去。
三、Please have pity on them, Eddie.
艾迪,请可怜可怜他们吧。
[点拨]
have pity on = take pity on 同情,怜悯
One should have pity on the beggar in the street. 一个人应该同情街上的乞讨者。
Reading
一、重点表达
at 4 months old 在四个月大的时候
not...any more不再……
weigh over 重量超过
look after oneself 照顾自己
face serious problems面临着严重的问题
it is very difficult for sb. to do 对某人来说做……是十分困难的
live mainly on 主要依靠……生存
take action 采取行动
build more reserves建立更多的保护区
make laws 制定法律
If we do nothing, there may be none left! 如果我们再不采取行动,大熊猫将一只不剩。
We do believe that... 我们坚信……
二、This means “hope”. ?
这意味着“希望”。
[点拨]
mean ?v. 意为“是……的意思”
你的话是什么意思? What do your words mean??
三、When Xi Wang was born, she weighed 100 grams.
她出生时的体重是100克。
[点拨]
be born 动词词组,意为“出生”
at birth 介词词组,意为“在出生时”
她出生在上海。 She was born in Shanghai. ? ?
熊猫出生时很小的。The baby pandas are very small at birth.
四、In the beginning, Xi Wang drank her mother’s milk.?
一开始,希望喝它妈妈的奶。
[点拨]
in the beginning 意为“开始”
in the beginning =at first
开始她很害羞。In the beginning she was very shy.
五、The bamboo forests are becoming smaller and smaller.
竹林变得越来越小。
[点拨]
smaller and smaller 意为“越来越小”
比较级+and +比较级 ?意为“越来越…….”
他变得越来越高了。 ?He becomes taller and taller.
六、Giant pandas are now in danger.
大熊猫正处于危险之中。
[点拨]
in danger 意为“处于危险的境地”
be in danger =be dangerous
这位老人身处险境。The old man is in danger.
七、We should take action right away.
我们应该马上采取行动。
[点拨]
take action ?意为 “采取措施/行动”
她会采取行动保护她自己的。 ?She will take action to protect herself.
Grammar
一、may的用法
1.may 表示猜测,可能性(只用于肯定句或否定句中)
If we do nothing, soon there may be none left!?
2.may not do sth?意为“可能不......”
As a result, pandas may not have a place to live or food to eat.
3.can和may都可表示可能性,但can通常用于否定句和疑问句中。
That can’t be true. ?那不可能是真的。
4.May表示“可能”时,相当于perhaps, maybe
He may not be at home now.=Maybe/ Perhaps he isn’t at home now.
他现在可能不在家。
The baby may have something nice to eat.=Maybe the baby has something nice to eat.
这个婴儿也许有好吃的了。
二、不定式(1)
动词不定式(verbs + ‘to’- infinitives)
想要做某事 ?want to do sth.
希望做某事 ?hope to do sth.
计划做某事 ?plan to do sth.
同意做某事 ?agree to do sth.
决定做某事 ?decide to do sth.
学习做某事 ?learn to do sth.
选择做某事 ?choose to do sth.
准备做某事 ?prepare to do sth.
在英语中某些及物动词后接动词不定式作宾语, 常用的此类动词有:
agree to do sth. 同意干
begin to do sth. 开始干
decide to do sth.决定干?
fail to do sth. 做某事失败
forget to do sth. 忘记干
hope to do sth. 希望干 ? ? ?
learn to do sth. 学着干
plan to do sth. 计划干
prepare to do sth. ?准备干
remember to do. 记得干
try to do sth. 尽力干
want to do. 想要干
more verbs + to do(作宾语):need;promise (承诺);seem;start;
pretend(假装);refuse(拒绝)
would like;can’t wait;try one’s best
to do 做宾语补足语:
ask sb. to do?
tell sb. to do
invite sb. to do?
want sb. to do
would like sb. to do
teach sb. to do
advise sb. to do
但有的动词后跟不带to的不定式作宾补:
hear sb. do
see sb. do?
watch sb. do?
make sb. do
let sb. do
help sb. do
[辨析]
remember to do sth. 记得去做某事;remember doing sth. 记得做过某事
forget to do sth. ?忘记去做某事?;forget doing sth. ? 忘记做过某事
Tom, remember to play basketball with us after class. Tom, 记得课后和我们一起打篮球。
I remembered writing a letter to you last month.
我记得上个月写了一封信给你。
stop to do sth. ? 停下(正在做的)事去做;stop doing sth. 停止做(正在做的)事
Let’s stop to have a rest. 让我们停下来休息一下。
Stop talking. The teacher is coming.不要说话, 老师来了。
Integrated skills:
一、讨论喜欢的动物的句型
A: What kind of animals do you like ?best?/What’s your favorite animal?
B: I like … best./My favorite is…
A: Why?
B: Because….What about you?
A: …
Task
Useful expressions
... are big and heavy/strong/small/lovely/cute.
They have...
Their... are...
They eat meat/fish/plants/insects.
They can...
They are good at...
They seldom/often...
People catch/hunt...for...
We should take action to...
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