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Unit 6
Survival
Understanding ideas
Can you tell their names
Where would you normally expect to find these animals
Would you be surprised to see these animals in a city Why or why not
What problems could they encounter in cities
fox
leopard
bear
racoon
hedgehog
chacma baboon
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Possible answer!
4. They may have difficulties finding food, shelter and mates. If people find them, they may be trapped or killed.
Now let's read the passage to learn more about their current living situation in cities.
The title means the wild animals within the cities.
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Look at the title of the passage and the picture. Think about what the title means.
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Choose the topic sentences for Paragraphs 2-5 and write them on the lines to complete the passage.
b
d
a
c
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1. Why does the author describe a chacma baboon stealing a bag of shopping
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
2. Why are urban racoons more intelligent than their wild cousins
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
3. Why do some birds crash into windows
Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.
To introduce the topic of the text.
Because they frequently have to figure out difficult problems such as how to open rubbish bins and other containers which they would not find in the wild.
Because they cannot distinguish between blue sky and glass.
1. Maybe urban development and climate change cause animals to get out of their natural habitats.
2. Foxes can be commonly found in London today.
3. Foxes always go out for food at night when they are in cities.
4. Around ten per cent of the total birds in the UK die from crashing into windows each year.
5. That the species enter cities is a means of their survival.
True or False.
come out in daylight if the reward is good enough.
US
Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram.
out of their natural habitats
Wherever they go, animals find towns and cities in their way. With nowhere else to make their homes, they have no choice but to move in with us.
Out of reach from many of their natural predators, these newcomers often flourish in their new city lives.
Some birds crash into windows because they are unable to distinguish between blue sky and glass.
intelligent than their wild cousins.
Hungry animals are finding plenty to eat in our gardens and in the leftovers we throw away.
Some animals have even changed their living habits to fit in with their new homes.
Some birds have yet to change their migratory routes that take them through cities with high-rise buildings.
look towards harmoniously sharing our urban habitats
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The author uses personification (拟人) to describe what urban animals are doing.
The author wants to attract readers’ attention in this way.
What figure of speech is used in the first paragraph
Why does the author choose to start the passage this way
Think and share.
Personification is a figure of speech in which a thing – an idea or an animal – is given human attributes. The non-human objects are portrayed in such a way that we feel they have the ability to act like human beings.
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Introduction:
More and more wild animals are entering cities.
Conclusion:
The wild animals could be with us to stay.
Reasons
Benefits of cities for animals
Animals' adaption to cities
Dangers for some animals
Body
Try to analyze the structure of the passage.
spot v.
to see or notice a person or thing, especially suddenly or when it is not easy to do so 看见；看出；注意到；发现
① I finally spotted my friend in the crowd.
我终于在人群中看见了我的朋友。
② I've just spotted a mistake on the front cover.
我刚才在封面上发现了一处错误。
1. Spotting the car with its window left open, the greedy thief didn’t hesitate.
①I sat in my room for a few minutes with my eyes fixed on the ceiling.
我在房间坐了一会儿，眼睛盯着天花板。
②She stood with her arms crossed.
她双臂交叉站着。
V-ing 做时间状语
贪婪的窃贼在发现有辆车的车窗未关后，没有丝毫犹豫。
with
宾语
宾语补足语
with + 宾语 + V-ed 复合结构，可作为伴随、原因、条件、方式等状语，在句子中表状态或者说明背景情况。
Paraphrase:
When the greedy thief found the window of the car was open, he did what he wanted without delay/ immediately.
Sentence analyzing for better understanding
①With the meeting over, all the people left the room.
会议结束后，所有人都离开了房间。
②His wife came down the stairs, with their one-year old son in her arms.
他的妻子下了楼，怀里抱着他们一岁的儿子。
③With Tom leading the way, I had no trouble finding John’s house.
由汤姆领路，我没费力就找到了约翰的家。
④With no one to talk to, John was bored.
由于没人可以说话的人，约翰感到很无聊。
Tip: with+宾语+宾语补足语的结构中，宾语补足语可以由形容词、副词、不定式、介词短语或V-ing/V-ed充当。
only放在句首修饰状语时，句子采用部分倒装的形式，即将部分谓语提于主语之前。
①Only then could the work be seriously begun.
只有那时这工作才能真正开始。
②Only when you identity has been checked will you be allowed in.
只有当你的身份经过检查，才能进去。
2. Only then can we look towards harmoniously sharing our urban habitats.
look towards
期待
①They look towards that day when their lives may be improved immeasurably (无限地).
他们期待有一天，生活有很大的改变。
② You don't live in the past. You should live in the present and look towards the future.
你不能总活在过去，要把握现在，对未来充满期待。
Paraphrase:
We can expect to share our urban habitats harmoniously only at that time.
只有那时，我们才能展望与它们和谐分享城市栖息地的未来。
主语
谓语
翻译句子。
1. 问题解决了，她对结果很满意。(with+宾语+V-ed)
With the matter settled, she felt quite satisfied with the results.
2. 只有当他告诉我的时候，我才知道了他旅行的细节。(only引导的倒装句)
Only when he told me did I know details of his trip.
Practise
1. How would you describe the relationship between people and urban animals in the passage
2. Some environmentalists argue that we should restrict urban development to leave enough natural habitats for wild animals. Do you agree with this Give your reasons.
Think and Share
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Now think about what people can do to achieve a balance between the need for urban development and the protection of wild animals.
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Urban development
The protection of wild animals
1. encounter problems
2. have no choice but to do…
3. out of reach
4. under construction
5. look towards
6. fit in with
7. get a taste for
8. crash into
9. die from
10. get a better understanding of...
课时重点回顾
遇到问题
除了做……毫无选择
够不着
正在建设中
期待；面朝
（与……）合得来；适应
品尝，体验
撞到……上
死于……
对……有一个更好的理解
1. 既然没有别处可以安家，他们别无选择，只好搬来和我们一起住。(have no choice but to do sth)
2. 由于远离自然界中的许多天敌，这些新来者往往在新城市生活中蓬勃发展。(out of reach)
3. 为了适应新的家园，有些动物甚至改变了习性。
(fit in with)
4. 由于无法分辨天空和玻璃，鸟类以每小时50公里的速度撞向窗户。(crash into)
5. 不论他们如何适应我们的城市生活，更好地理解甚至学会欣赏我们的野生邻居是非常重要的。(get a better understanding of...)
I. 翻译下列句子。
1. With nowhere else to make their homes, they have no choice but to move in with us.
2. Out of reach from many of their natural predators, these newcomers often flourish in their new city lives.
3. Some animals have even changed their living habits to fit in with their new homes.
4. Unable to distinguish between sky and glass, birds crash into windows at speeds of about 50 miles per hour.
5. However they adapt to our ways of urban living, it’s important that we get a better understanding of and even learn to appreciate our wild neighbours.
Check your answers:
Believe it or not, more and more wild animals are entering our cities. It is true that urban 1. ____________ (develop) and climate change play a very important part in pushing the animals out of their natural habitats. However, it is we humans 2. __________ have moved into their territory. Animals 3.___________________ (chance) to move in with us.
With our cities 4. ___________ (become) greener, cities offer increasingly appealing spaces to animals looking for new habitats. Wild animals often flourish in their new city lives because there are not many of their 5. ________(nature) predators. Besides, hungry animals can find plenty of food to eat.
who/that
development
have no choice but
II. 根据课本第62-63页课文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
becoming
natural
There is 6.__________ (evident) that urban racoons are more intelligent than their wild cousins. That is because they frequently have to 7. ___________(figure) difficult problems. Some animals have even changed their living habits to 8. ___________ (fit) their new homes.
Sadly, because birds can’t distinguish between blue sky and glass, they 9. _________ (crash) windows. One theory behind this is that these birds have yet to change their migratory routes.
It’s important for us to get a 10. _________ (good) understanding of our wild neighbours and even learn to appreciate them. After all, these species enter our cities just for survival.
figure out
evidence
fit in with
better
crash into
1. What's your understanding of the phenomenon that more and more wild animals are entering cities What are the reasons, the benefits, their adaption and the dangers
2. Can you give the topic sentence according to the main idea of each paragraph Can you find the support evidences
3. What do you think of the relationship between urban development and the protection of wild animals
Self-evaluation
各个击破
Write a short passage about your opinion on whether we should restrict urban development to leave enough natural habitats for wild animals.

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