Why do you like pandas? Section B 1a-2c

1a Match the description words with the animals. 1. smart ___ 2. friendly __ 3. beautiful __ 4. cute ___ 5. lazy ___ 6. scary ___ 7. small ___ 8. shy ___ d f b e f a c f e

Description Describe the animals in the pictures. I like … because … I like pandas because they’re kind of shy. I like elephants because they’re kind of smart. I like giraffes because they’re kind of beautiful.

I (don’t) like … because … I don’t like koalas because they’re really lazy. I don’t like tigers because they’re very scary. I don’t like lions because they’re really scary.

Listening 1b Listen and circle the description words you hear in 1a. 1. smart 3. beautiful 5. lazy 7. small 2. friendly 4. cute 6. scary 8. shy

Listening Listen again. What words do they use to describe the animals? Fill in the chart. 1c Animals Mary’s words Tony’s words elephants pandas interesting, smart lazy beautiful, shy cute

Talking 1d Talk about the animals you know with your partner. What animals do you like? I like elephants. Because they are cute. What animals do you like? Why? I like dogs because they’re friendly and smart.

What animal do you like? I like giraffes. They’re funny. What about you? I like cats. Why? Because they’re clean.

2a Check (√) the animals you think are in great danger. ___ lions ___ elephants ___ pandas ___ giraffes ___ koalas ___ tigers √ I think pandas are in great danger.

Reading Fast Reading √ 2b Read this website article and check (√) the best title for it. 2b Fast Reading What Is an Elephant? Come to Thailand Let’s Save the Elephants Elephants Are Good Pets √

2b Read the article again then answer the questions below. Where are the students from? _________________________ 2. Are elephants smart animals? __________________________ They’re from Thailand. Yes, they are.

3. Why are elephants in great danger 4. When is Thai Elephant Day? ________________________________ Because people cut down many trees and they kill elephants for their ivory. It’s on March 13th.

Reading 2c Read the article again and complete the mind map. ELEPHANTS Importance in Thailand first flag had ______ symbol of ________ Facts and figures people ____ many trees people kill them for ___ today there are _____ (over _______ before) ELEPHANTS Abilities can play _____ can also _____ well can ______ places with food and water How to save them don’t cut down too many ___ don’t _____ things made of ivory. _____ is Thai Elephant Day.

1. 通读全文，掌握文章的大意。 2. 读题目要求。第一方框为“大象的重要性”；第二方框为“有关大象的一些实事及其特征”；第三方框为“大象的能力”；第四方框为“如何挽救大象”。根据这几方面的内容再回到短文中去寻找答案。 3. 可知第一段末尾的两句说明了大象的重要性。 第二段叙述了大象的一些能力；第三段叙述了一些有关大象的事实；如何挽救大象也应根据第三段的内容来填写。

Facts and figures people ________ many trees people kill them for _____ today there are ___________ ________ (over ________ before) cut down Importance in Thailand first flag had ________ ____________ symbol of _________ a white elephant on it ivory good luck only 3,000 elephants ELEPHANTS 100,000

ELEPHANTS Abilities can play ________ ______ can also _____ well can __________ places with food and water How to save them don’t cut down too many ______ don’t _____ things made of ivory. ___________ is Thai Elephant Day. soccer or music trees draw buy remember March 13th

Language points 1. one of + 名词复数形式 意为“……之一” Jack is one of my friends. 杰克是我的朋友之一。 【注意】当“one of + 名词复数形式”作主语 时，当作整体看，用单数。 One of the lions is from Africa. 狮子中的一只是来自非洲。

2. get lost 迷途；迷路 The little girl can’t find her home. She gets lost. 小女孩找不到家了，她迷路了。 3. be in (great) danger 处于（极大）危险之中。 The boy falls into the lake. He’s in great danger. 小男孩落入湖中，他处于极大危险中。

4. cut down 砍伐 Don’t cut down trees. 不要砍伐树木。 5. over （数量）超过； 在……之上 Over one hundred people are in the library. 有超过一百人在图书馆里。 There’s a small bridge over the river. 在河上面有一座小桥。

练一练 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。 over cats Dogs are ____ of my favorite _______. 3. 长城是中国的象征。 The Great Wall is a _______ of ______. over cats one animals symbol China

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

flag, kill, place, save, cut down, over, forget, symbol Exercise 选词填空。 flag, kill, place, save, cut down, over, forget, symbol 1. Mr. Lin jumped into the river to ____ the boy. 2. The British ____ is in red, white and blue. 3. The letter “V” is a ______ of victory(胜利). 4. Don’t ____ wild animals. They’re our friends. save flag symbol kill

5. They have to _________ the apple tree. 6. ━ Don’t ______ to take your schoolbags home. ━ OK, Mr. Brown. 7. _____ six hundred students goes to school by bike. 8. A park is a good _____ for fun. cut down forget Over place

Homework 1. 熟读2b中的短文。 2. 试着复述2b课文。

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