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(共27张PPT)
Unit 1 Animal Friends
第四课时（阅读课）
Section B (1a—1d）
本课学习目标
本节课结束时，学生能够：
1. 获取短文中有关大象的基本信息，内容包括大象的外貌特征、行为习性、智慧表现、在泰国文化中的地位以及面临的生存威胁等。
2. 梳理、概括表示这些信息的内容，借助可视化图形（如思维导图或信息图）呈现结构化知识。
3. 基于结构化知识和文本内容，运用目标语言，以第三人称视角复述文章内容；同时，结合个人对大象的了解和感受，写一段关于大象的文段，在班级中进行展示，提升保护大象和环境的意识。
按要求写出正确的单词、词组或句子。
蛇 (名词) __________ 2. 可怕的 (形容词) ___________
3. 猜测(动词) __________ 4. 鲨鱼(名词) __________
5. 鲸鱼(名词) __________ 6. 巨大的 (形容词) __________
7. 危险的（形容词）__________ 8.处于危险之中（短语）___________
9. 为什么你不喜欢蛇？ ___________________________
10. 因为它们非常可怕。 _______________________
11. 动物的尾巴长吗？___________________
12. 它是黑白相间的吗？ ________________________________________
snake
scary
guess
shark
whale
huge
dangerous
be in danger
Why don’t you like snakes
Because they’re really scary.
Is the animal’s tail long
Is it black and white
上节要点回顾
Section B
How are animals part of our lives
Animals are important in our lives. They give us companionship and make us feel happy. They also help us with work and sometimes provide food for us.
part of ……的部分
What do you know about elephants Share your ideas with a partner.
1a
Elephants are very large.
They have big ears.
They usually live in groups.
They are strong.
Let’s learn more about elephants.
China
亚洲象栖于亚洲南部热点雨林、季雨林及林间的沟谷、山坡、稀树草原、竹林及宽阔地带。
泰国被称为象国，是世界上最盛产大象的国家之一。
Do you still remember where elephants are from
Thailand
Read Malee's post and choose the best title for it.
1b
What Is an Elephant
My Favourite Animal: The Elephant
How to Save Elephants
引出语篇主题：我最喜欢的动物—大象
save 救助
Hi, I'm Malee and I live in Thailand!
The elephant is my favourite animal. I love elephants because they are strong and clever. They are also a symbol of good luck here. The elephant is our national animal. On 13 March, we celebrate Thai Elephant Day.
Elephants look very different from other animals. They are huge. They have large ears and long trunks. They can pick up and carry heavy things with their trunks.
When do Thai people celebrate Thai Elephant Day
2. What do elephants use to carry things
1c
Read the post again and answer questions.
Elephants are an important part of Thai life and culture. However, they are in danger. They live in forests, but people cut down too many trees. People also kill elephants for their ivory. Let’s save the forests and not buy things made of ivory. Every elephant counts.
Elephants are like us in some ways. They are very playful and love to play in the water. They are great swimmers. They are also clever. For example, they can remember one another and places with food and water after many years. Elephants are very kind too. They look after other elephants when they don’t feel well. The big elephants also help the baby ones.
3. Are elephants clever Give your reasons.
4. Why are elephants in danger now
Yes, they are.
1c
Read the post again and answer questions.
5. How can we help save elephants
don’t buy things made of ivory
tell our family and friends to protect them
join some elephant protection activities
1c
Read the post again and answer questions.
Complete the mind map with the information from the post.
national
good luck
1.What they are
Thailand’s ______ animal
a symbolof ________
2.What they look like
huge
____ ears
____ trunk
3.What they can do
pick up and carry ________ things
play and _____ in the water
_______ places and other elephants well
4.What they are like
playful
______
kind
5.How to save them
don’t ________ too many trees
don’t _____ things made of ivory
large
long
heavy
swim
remember
clever
cut down
buy
1d
Repeat after the tape.
1d
Retell the passage according to the structure.
1d
1d
Language Points
The elephant is my favourite animal. I love elephants because they are strong and clever. They are also a symbol of good luck here. The elephant is our national animal. On 13 March, we celebrate Thai Elephant Day.
Elephants look very different from other animals. They are huge. They have large ears and long trunks. They can pick up and carry heavy things with their trunks.
strong 强壮的
a symbol of ……的象征
luck 运气
look different from
看起来与……不同
pick up 捡起
carry 拿；提
Thai 泰国的
trunk 象鼻
1d
Language Points
Elephants are like us in some ways. They are very playful and love to play in the water. They are great swimmers. They are also clever. For example, they can remember one another and places with food and water after many years. Elephants are very kind too. They look after other elephants when they don’t feel well. The big elephants also help the baby ones.
be like 像
playful adj. 爱玩的
swimmer 游泳者
look after 照顾
feel well 感觉舒适
one 常指同类不同物
one another 互相
1d
Language Points
Elephants are an important part of Thai life and culture. However, they are in danger. They live in forests, but people cut down too many trees. People also kill elephants for their ivory. Let’s save the forests and not buy things made of ivory. Every elephant counts.
culture 文化
however 然而
cut down 砍倒
kill... for...为了……而杀
made of 由……制成
ivory 象牙
too many 太多
1. They can pick up and carry heavy things with their trunks. (P6 1b)
pick up 拿起；举起
为“动词+副词”型短语，后接名词作宾语时，名词放在pick与up之间或up之后均可;若接人称代词作宾语，人称代词只能放在pick与up之间。
Then I picked up a book (=picked a book up) and lost myself in it, with music on. 然后我放着音乐，拿起一本书，沉浸在书的世界里。
Language points
2. They look after other elephants when they don’t feel well.
Please look after yourself well. = Please take good care of yourself. 请好好照顾你自己。
look after 照顾 →同义短语：take care of
look after...well
take good care of...
好好照顾……
【辨】however与but
两者均可意为“然而；不过”，表示转折，区别如下：
however /ha ev (r)/ adv. 然而；不过
however 副词 可位于句首、句中、句末，一般用逗号与句子其他 其他成分隔开。 比but正式，但转折不如but明显。
but 连词 常位于句中，其后通常不用逗号隔开。 表示明显的转折关系。
3. However, they are in danger. (教材P6 1b)
cut down 砍伐；减少
为“动词+副词”型短语。
cut+名词+down=cut down+名词
cut+人称代词+down
4. They live in forests,but people cut down too many trees.
宾格形式，只能放中间
5. They live in forests, but people cut down too many trees.
too many意为“太多”，修饰可数名词复数。
There are too many cars on the road during the rush hour. 高峰时段路上有太多车了。
too much同样表示“太多”，用来修饰不可数名词。
Drinking too much water right before sleeping is not good for you.
睡觉前喝太多水对你不好。
much too意思是“太”，用来修饰形容词或副词原级。
This dress is much too expensive. I can't afford it. 这条裙子太贵了，我买不起。
In our little ways
we can save the endangered animals!
Learn about the endangered animals
Don’t buy things that may hurt animals
Give money to the animal protection group
Don’t throw trash everywhere
...
What can we do to save
the endangered animals
Animals are our friends.
Saving animals is saving humans.
No
buying!
No
killing!
自我检测
按要求写出正确的单词、词组或句子。
救助 (动词) __________ 2. 好运 (短语) ___________
3. 捡起 (短语) __________ 4. 提着重物(短语) __________
5. 互相(短语) __________ 6. 照顾 (短语) __________
7. 文化（名词）__________ 8. 森林（名词）___________
9. 然而，它们处于极大危险之中。 ___________________________
10. 人们砍倒太多的树木。 _______________________
11. 让我们不要买象牙制品。___________________
12. 每一只大象都很重要。
________________________________________
save
good luck
pick up
carry heavy things
one another
look after
culture
forest
However, they’re in great danger.
People cut down too many trees.
Let’s not buy things made of ivory.
Every elephant counts.
用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
1. The elephant is a very ______ (play) animal. It likes to play with water.
2. Elephants can remember places with food and water for many years. They are very ______ (clever).
3. People should stop ______ (kill) elephants for their ivory.
4. The ______ (big) elephant in the zoo is very friendly to the baby elephants.
5. We should save the forests and not buy things ______ (make) of ivory.
playful
clever
killing
biggest
made
自我检测
1. 大象常常用它们的鼻子够到高处的树叶。
Elephants often reach the high leaves ______ ______ ______.
2. 大象是我最喜欢的动物，因为它们既强壮又聪明。
The elephant is my ________ ________ because they are both ______ and ______________.
3. 大象是泰国生活和文化的重要组成部分，但它们现在处于危险之中。
Elephants are an __________ ______ of Thai life and culture, but they are _____ ________ now.
根据汉语提示完成句子。
with their trunks
favourite animal
strong
clever / smart
important part
in
danger
自我检测

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