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Unit 2 Using Language
Describe an iconic animal
Do you know the favourite animals in Austrilia
What are the features of them Let’s read the
passage for information.
Well-known
Skim
Skim the text and find out what is most special about them .
Koala: ____________________
cute but sensitive
Tasmanian devil:
______________
not so cute ,scary
Kangaroo:
__________________
a symbol of
the country
Platypus:
_____________
_____________
____________
lay eggs but a
primitive mammal
we see so many pictures of people holding them.
Australia also has some animals that many people have never heard of...
little known
writing order
Appearance：
Uniqueness：
Relationship with others：
Babies：
look cute
cannot walk backwards, have a pouch
baby kangaroos weigh 2g. ,stay safe and warm in mother’s pouch.
Hit and kick hard, not for petting
While reading
1. When do baby kangaroos begin to spend less time with their mothers
After they learn to jump.
2. Why shouldn’t you try to pet a wild kangaroo
They can hit and kick very hard.
Coala
Appearance：
uniqueness：
Relationship with others：
Others：
cute but sensitive
eating, sleeping and
Hanging onto tree trunks
interaction with humans can cause them stress
government began to make laws against touching koalas.
3. What do koalas spend most of their time doing
They spend quite a lot of time eating, sleeping, and hanging onto tree trunks.
4. Why has the government made it against the law to handle koalas
Interaction with humans can cause them a lot of stress.
Tasmanian devil
Appearance：
Diet：
Relationship with others：
Uniqueness：
about the size of small dogs and look like rather large black rats.
mostly dead animals
not violent towards
people
hunt at night , loud cries / when fighting or eating --- loud noises could wake the dead
5. What two things about Tasmanian devils can bother
people most
The noise they make could wake the dead and they have a terrible smell.
6. What do Tasmanian devils like to eat
Their diet is mostly dead animals.
Duck-billed
platypus
Appearance：
uniqueness：
Others：
nose and feet like a duck’s
lay eggs in a nest but is a primitive mammal, with a unique biology
can dive under the water; use electrical sensors to find food.
7. What makes the way duck-billed platypuses give birth so different from other mammals
It lays eggs in a nest like a bird.
8. What is the unique way used by duck-billed platypuses to find food
It finds food in the water by using electrical sensors in its bill.
How does the writer describe these animals
repetition
(重复)
hyperbole (夸张)
Simile (明喻)
Simile
(明喻)
analogy
(类比,比喻)
课文语法填空
Australia has lots of unique animals，1. kangaroo is a symbol of the country as it has a wide2. (distribute) throughout the country.
Koalas which spend quite a lot of time 3. (hang) onto tree trunks are very cute but sensitive.So you shouldn’t approach it to pick it 4. or even touch it unless in certain 5. (license) zoos for only a limited time and on a limited 6. (frequent)of occasions.Australia also has a unique animal called the duck-billed platypus.Its eggs hatch7. about ten days，and then the baby platypus nurses from its mother like all other
8.____ (mammal).It has a capacity9. (find) food in the water by using electrical sensors in its bill.There are only a small 10. (hand) of animals in the world that can do that!
among which
distribution
hanging
up
licensed
frequency
after
mammals
to find
handful
Important phrases (P19 ~ P21)
总结他们的观点
国家的象征
广泛分布
整个国家
生存于恶劣的环境中
出生时
澳大利亚人的力量与决心
sum up their opinions
a symbol of the country
have a wide distribution
throughout the country
survive in a difficult environment
the strength and resolve of theAustralians
at birth
in the interest of
in the wild
licensed zoos
for only a limited time
a small handful of animals
pet a wild kangaroo
interact with people
为了……的利益
在野外
获得正式许可的动物园
只在有限的时间内
几只 / 少数动物
抚摸一只野生袋鼠
与人互动
1.It has to be the kangroo,as it has a wide distribution throughout the country. It’s a tough animal that has to survive in a difficult environment.
翻译：
Language ponits (Part 1)
它必须是袋鼠，因为它在全国分布广泛。袋鼠是一种很强壮的动物，生存与恶劣的环境中。
the unfair ___________（distribube) of wealth 财富分配不公
distribution
2.They then find their way into their mother’s pouch......
翻译：然后，他们会钻进母亲的育儿袋
find one’s way into...
Social robots are not just finding their way into the home.
Language points (Part 1)
(设法，)进入，到达
社交机器人不仅仅进入了家庭。
3.Kangaroos may look cute, but encounters with them don’t always end so well. Kangaroos can hit and kick very hard, so please folks, if you see some kangaroos, remember they’re not for petting.
folk :人，人们； 各位；大家
1.He keeps a mouse as a pet.
2.He petted his dog gently.
3.Biology is my pet subject.
Language ponits (Part 1)
袋鼠可能看起来十分可爱，但与它们邂逅的结局并不总是美好的。袋鼠的踢打相当有力，所以大家要小心，如果你们看到袋鼠，要记住它们不是用来爱抚的。
宠物，宝贝
v 抚摸
adj 钟爱的
4.Because of this, the government began to make laws against touching koalas, in the interest of animal protection, as well as public safety. for the sake of
The current unsustainable patterns of production and consumption must be changed in the interest of our future welfare.
翻译：
为了我们未来的福利，必须改变目前不可持续的生产和消费模式
“为了......的利益；出于对......的考虑”
Language ponits (Part 2)
5.If you want to hold a koala, you have to go to certain licensed zoos where animal experts make sure that the koalas selected for each session are in a good state for human contact and that they are handled for only a limited time and on a limited frequency of occasions.
如果你想抱一个考拉，你必须去那些获得正式许可的动物园，在那里动物专家会确保为每场互动而选出的考拉处于良好状态，可以与人接触，而且只在有限的时间内，以有限的次数与人互动。I must ask you to stop singing as the inn is not licensed music.
Language ponits (Part 2)
where作用？that作用？
for
A tall building was put up .(状语从句)
A tall building was put up ______ . (定从)
where there used to be a desert
at the place where there used to be a desert
6.The noise they make could wake the dead.
She wept oceans of tears.
The money was spent in the blink of an eye.
Look at the floor! Mountains of rubbish have been thrown there.
hyperbole /ha 'p b l / 夸张法
Language ponits (Part 3)
把死人叫醒
泪如泉涌
一眨眼的功夫
垃圾成山
7.It has a capacity to find food in the water by using electrical sensors in its bill. ：
它的喙上有一个电子传感器，可以在水中找到食物。
capacity n.能力；容量
Language ponits (Part 4)
Have you paid the telephone bill
The Bill was approved by a large majority.
Its nose looks like a duck’s bill.
账单
法案
鸟嘴，喙
She has a capacity (imitate) and adopt the new.
to imitate
She has an enormous capacity hard work.她特别能吃苦耐劳。
for
　　本单元的教学与写作任务是标志性动物的描写。这种类型的文章属于介绍类说明文，是对一种标志性动物进行说明或描述的写作。
　　它通常要求抓住该动物的主要特征进行描述，写作内容可以从外形、生活环境、生活习性等方面展开描写，要求语言简明扼要，通俗易懂，描写详略得当。
这类文章的写作，时态以一般现在时为主，人称多以第三人称。
假设你是李华，某国际英文杂志的 Iconic Animals 栏目正面向全球中学生举行征文活动，请你写一篇介绍大熊猫的英语短文应征。
1. 主要习性；2. 现状；3. 独特/有趣之处。
注意：1. 词数：80词左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Writing Task
审题
1.文体：说明文。
2.时态：一般现在时为主。
3.人称：主要为第三人称
谋篇
Part 1：to introduce the topic and its appearance；
Part 2：to describe its habitat and behaviors；
Part 3：to depict its uniqueness and symbolic value
短语
①一提到中国代表性的动物，我首先想到的是熊猫。
翻译句子
when it comes to
es to one’s mind
iconic animals
当谈到…
代表性的动物
某人想到…
When it comes to China's iconic animals, the first thing that comes to my mind is pandas.
短语
②作为世界上最受欢迎的动物之一，大熊猫主要以竹子为食，竹子几乎占其饮食的99%。（定语从句）
最受欢迎的…之一
以…为食
组成
As one of the most beloved animals in the world, pandas mainly feed on bamboo, which makes up almost 99% of their diet.
one of the most beloved + n.
sb./sth. feeds on sth.
make up
③这些可爱的动物的另一个亮点是它们独特的黑白毛皮，帮助它们适应周围的环境。（-ing非谓语）
短语
可爱的
另一个亮点是…
独特的黑白毛皮
适应周围的环境
Another highlight of these adorable animals is their distinctive black and white fur, helping them adapt to their surroundings.
adorable
Another highlight of … is…
distinctive black and white fur
adapt to with the surroundings
④然而，栖息地的丧失和偷猎已经使大熊猫面临威胁。
短语
栖息地丧失
偷猎
使…面临威胁
However, habitat loss and poaching have put pandas under threat.
habitat loss
poaching
put … under threat/
⑤熊猫不仅是中国的国宝，而且还是和平大使。（倒装句）
短语
国宝
和平大使
Not only is the panda a national treasure of China, but it also serves as a peace ambassador.
national treasure
peace ambassador
⑥因此，珍惜我们可爱的朋友对我们来说至关重要。
短语
珍惜
对…至关重要
Thus, it's of premier importance for us to treasure our lovely friends.
treasure
be of premier importance to …
When it comes to China's iconic animals, the first thing that comes to my mind is pandas.
As one of the most beloved animals in the world, pandas mainly feed on bamboo, which makes up almost 99% of their diet. Another highlight of these adorable animals is their distinctive black and white fur, helping them adapt to their surroundings. However, habitat loss and poaching have put pandas under threat.
Not only is the panda a national treasure of China, but it also serves as a peace ambassador. Thus, it's of premier importance for us to treasure our lovely friends.
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