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Unit 2
Iconic Attractions
Reading for Writing
Learning objectives
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
learn about some amazing animals of Australia;
grasp how to describe iconic animals;
describe an iconic animal by using vivid language structure and rhetorical devices;
promote Chinese culture and strengthen self-confidence through introducing Chinese iconic animals.
What are the features of them Let’s read the passage for information.
Creatures Unique to Australia
Platypus
/ pl t p s/
kangaroo/ k ɡ ru /
Tasmanian devil
/t z me n n devl/
coala
The Amazing Animals of Australia
Warm up
Activity 1: What is the type of the text
A. argumentation
B. narration
C. exposition
D. novel
Question and Answer column
A
A
A
A
Q
Q
Q
Q
Fast-reading
Skim the subtitles. Identify the names of the last two animals introduced in the text and find the key characteristics of the four animals which can be got in the subtitles.
Kangaroo:
__________________
Koala: ____________________
：
____________ ____________
Tasmanian devil
:
___________ ____________
Platypus
a symbol of
the country
cute but cannot be touched
not so cute
many people have never heard of
Fast-reading
Kangaroo
Appearance：
Uniqueness：
Interaction with others：
Special：
Australia has lots of unique animals, but which animal is a symbol of the country
cannot , have a .
baby kangaroos weigh .
in mother’s pouch.
hit and kick hard
look .
Read
cute
walk backwards
pouch
to stay safe and warm
2g
Read-for details
Coala
Appearance：
uniqueness：
Interaction with others：
Special：
cute but .
interaction with humans can
.
government began to .
eating, & on tree trunks
Read
Koalas are cute, and we see so many pictures of people holding them. But in many places in Australia, it is against the law to even touch them. Can you clarify that
sensitive
cause them a lot of stress
sleeping
hanging
make laws against touching koalas
Read-for details
Tasmanian devil
Appearance：
Diet：
Interaction with others：
Special：
So we've talked about some cute animals.
What about animals which aren't so cute
at night , when fighting or eating --- could .
about the size of and look like rather .
towards people
mostly .
Read
small dogs
large black rats
dead animals
not violent
hunt
loud cries / noise
wake the dead
Read-for details
Duck-billed
platypus
Appearance：
uniqueness：
Special：
like a duck’s
in a nest but is a , with a unique .
can under the water; use to find food.
Read
Australia also has some animals that many people have never heard of, for example, the duck-billed platypus. Is that some kind of bird
nose and feet
biology
lay eggs
primitive
mammal
electrical
sensors
dive
Read for details
Read the text again. How does the writer describe these animals Find at least three rhetorical devices the writer uses to arouse the readers’ interests.
What rhetorical devices do you know
Personification
拟人
Simile
明喻
Metaphor
暗喻
Hyperbole
夸张
Repetition
重复
Read for features
... and that they are handled for only a limited time and on a limited frequency of occasions. (paragraph 2)
The noise they make could wake the dead.(para.3)
They are about the size of small dogs and look like rather large black rats. (para. 3)
While it may lay eggs in a nest like a bird, it’s really a primitive mammal, with a unique biology.(para.4)
Its nose looks like a duck’s bill, and it has feet like a duck’s so it can dive under the water... (para.4)
repetition 重复
hyperbole夸张
simile明喻
simile明喻
simile明喻
Writing
　　根据下列内容，写一篇有关濒危动物金丝猴的短文。
1.外貌：金黄色或者灰色；尾巴几乎和身体一样长；
2.栖息地：主要在中国，海拔在1, 500--3, 300米的森林中；
3.生活习性：群居，吃树叶、果子；
4.濒危动物，呼吁大家保护金丝猴。
注意：词数80左右。
审题
1.确定文体：本文为说明文。
2.主体时态：本文应以一般现在时为主。
3.主体人称：本文的主要人称应为第三人称。
谋篇
第一段：开门见山，进入话题。
第二段：针对现状，进行描述。
第三段：展望未来，提出希望。
重点词汇
1. 一种 _______________________
2. 长达，和......一样长 _________________________
3. 以......为食 _______________________________
4. ......的数量 _______________________________
5. 采取措施做某事 _________________ ______________
6.建立 _____ ___________ _____________
a kind of
as long as
feed on
the number of
take measures to do sth.
set up
(1).The golden monkey is __________ ___________ ____ .(一种可爱的动物)
(2).Their fur .(金黄色或灰色的)
(3).They___________________. (住在森林里)
(4).The altitude is _________________________. (1500 — 3300米高)
(5).Our government _________________________________ (已经建立了一些自然保护区) to protect them.
(6).More and more people ______________________________________. (意识到保护他们的重要性)
_____________________________________________________________________
a kind of lovely animal
is golden or gray
live in the forests
1500 — 3300 metres high
完成句子
has set up some nature reserves
realise the importance of protecting them
句式升级
1.用 whose 引导的非限制性定语从句升级(1)(2)两句话。
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ .
2.用 where 引导的非限制性定语从句升级(3)(4)两句话。
.
3.用 with 复合结构升级(5)(6)两句话。
.
The golden monkey is a kind of lovely animal, whose fur is golden or gray
They live in the forests, where the altitude is 1500 — 3300 metres high
With our government setting up some nature reserves, more and more people realise the importance of protecting them
ＴＨＡＮＫ
ＹＯＵ
Love animals,
share the earth.

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