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Section B 1a-1d
What do you know about elephants Share your ideas with a partner.
Before-reading
1a
What do they look like
Where are they from
What do they like to eat
What can they do
Before-reading
What is the type of the passage
A. A story.
B. A post.
C. News.
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comment
likes
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Before-reading
Who writes the post
What is the post probably about
What can you see in the picture
Malee from Thailand.
It’s about elephants.
Two elephants are having fun in the water.
Before-reading
Read Malee’s post and choose the best title for it.
A. What Is an Elephant
B. My Favourite Animal:
The Elephant
C. How to Save Elephants
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A title is the name of the article and it tells us what the article is about.
Get the title from the topic sentences.
While-reading
How many paragraphs are there
What’s the main idea of each paragraph
Reading tips: the first or last sentence will help us catch the main idea of each paragraph.
1
2
3
4
5
greeting
What Malee’s favourite animal is
What elephants look like and what they can do
What elephants are like
Elephants’ current situation and how to save them
While-reading
1. Why does Malee like the elephant best
Read Para 2 and answer the questions.
________and _______
strong
clever
They are a symbol of good ______ in Thailand.
luck
The elephant is Thai __________ animal.
national
2. When do Thai people celebrate Thai Elephant Day
On 13 March.
Find the details
While-reading
Read Para 3 and answer the questions.
Find the details
What do elephants look like
What can elephants’ trunks do
They are ________.
They have ____________ and ____________.
They can ________ and _____ heavy things with their trunks.
huge
large ears
long trunks
pick up
carry
While-reading
Read Para 4 and answer the questions.
Find the details
love to ___________.
be great __________.
They are very _____.
They are very _______.
can remember __________.
can remember places ____ ___________ after many years.
They are very _____.
________ other elephants.
help the___________.
Elephants _________ us in some ways.
are like
playful
play in the water
swimmers
clever
one another
with
food and water
kind
look after
baby ones
What can elephants do according to the passage
They can __________________________________________.
They can _______________________.
They can ________________________________________ ____________________.
pick up and carry heavy things with their trunks
play and swim in the water
remember one another an places with food and
water after many years
While-reading
Read Para 3&4 and fill in the blanks.
Find the details
While-reading
Read Para 5 and answer the questions.
Find the details
1. Why are elephants in danger now
People many trees so.
cut down
People also kill elephants for ______ .
ivory
Why do people buy things made of ivory
While-reading
Read Para 5 and answer the questions.
Find the details
2. How can we help save elephants
We must ____the forests.
We must __________ things made of______.
save
not buy
ivory
Think and discuss
What else can we do to save elephants
The government can make laws to
protect elephants.
The TV and newspapers can tell people
the importance of protecting elephants.
Save Elephants
Every elephant counts.
= Elephants are an important part of Thai life and culture.
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
1. What they are
Thailand’s ________ animal
a symbol of ________
national
good luck
large
(a) long
heavy
swim
remember
clever
cut down
buy
Complete the mind map with the information from the post.
1d
After-reading
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Work in a group of four to introduce elephants.
Interview
Rules:
S1 acts as a TV reporter and others are guests being interviewed.
S2 introduces what they are and what they look like.
S3 introduces what they can do and what they are like.
S4 introduces how to save them.
Checklist How many stars can you get Stars
Content The interview should include: what they are what they look like what they can do what they are like how to save them
Structure The interview should include a beginning, a body and an ending.
Language Use the language we learned today.
Performance Everyone should join the interview and be brave and confident.
S1: Hello, I am a TV reporter from CCTV. Could you tell me something special about the largest animals on land-- elephants
S2: Sure. Elephants are their national animals. Also, they are a symbol of good luck there. On 13 March, they celebrate Thai Elephant Day.
S1: Oh, we can see elephants are very important to Thais, right What do they look like
S2: They are huge with large ears and long trunks.
TV reporter: Sounds like strong. But are they scary What are they like
S4: Because people cut down many trees. People also kill elephants for their ivory.
S1: I’m sorry to hear that. What should we do to save the elephants
S4: We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory.
S1: But they are in great danger, right What happened
S3: No, they are playful and kind to one another. They look after other elephants when they don’t feel well. The big elephants also help the baby ones.
S1: Wow, what can they do Are they clever
S3: They can pick up and carry heavy things with their trunks. They are good swimmers. They play and swim in the water. Also, they can remember places and other elephants well.
S1: Thank you for introducing such lovely and clever animals to people around the world. Let’s save them together!
No Sale No Killing
Every elephant counts.
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Further Thinking
Do you know any other animals that are in great danger
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Group Work
Work in a group of four to introduce any other animal that are in great danger.
In our group, we want to introduce one of the animals that are in great danger--- __________ (what they are). ____________________________ (what they look like)
____________________________ (what they can do)
____________________________ (what they are like)
____________________________ (how to save them)
Checklist How many stars can you get Stars
Content The report should include: what they are what they look like what they can do what they are like how to save them
Structure The report should include a beginning, a body and an ending.
Language Use the language we learned today.
Performance Everyone should join the report and be brave and confident.
They need places with food and ______.
People also _______ them for money.
But people _________ trees.
Don’t _______ that they are our friends.
So they are ______________.
We should ________ them.
water
cut down
kill
in great danger
forget
save
Let’s _____ them now!
save

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