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沪教牛津版八年级下册
主题范畴：人与自然
Reading I
Key question
Unit 5
Saving animals in danger
What do you know about the living environments of animals
Unit objectives
After learning this unit, you can:
talk about how people protect animals in danger.
describe some achievements in wildlife protection.
explain why some animals are in danger.
understand the relationship between humans and animals.
理解人类和动物之间的关系。
谈论人们如何保护濒危动物。
描述野生动物保护方面的一些成就。
解释为什么有些动物濒临灭绝。
First thoughts
Saving animals in danger
Animals in danger
Reasons why they are in danger
Reasons to protect them
Ways of protecting them
What do you know about the living environments of animals
你对动物的生活环境了解多少
What efforts has China made to save the giant panda
中国为拯救大熊猫做了哪些努力
What can you do to protect animals in danger
你能做些什么来保护濒危动物
How do people protect animals in danger
人们如何保护濒危动物
Lead in
Animals in danger
Present your report by using the mind map on page 67. Share your ideas about animals in danger (e.g. the giant panda, the Asian elephant) with the class.
Reasons to protect
them:
Animal in danger:
Reasons why they are in danger:
Ways of protecting them:
Asian elephant
habitat loss; human activities
To maintain the balance in nature.
protect their habitat;
stop illegal hunting
The animals below are all in danger. Match the names of the animals with the pictures.
f
c
e
d
b
a
Before you read
Warm-up: Complete the quiz
Which animals live in the mountains of Central and Southern China
Which animals live in bamboo forests in Central and Western China
Which animals live in wetlands in Asia
Which animals live in the Arctic
Which animals live in forests and grasslands in Asia
Which animals live in grasslands in Africa
South China tigers.
Giant pandas.
Red-crowned cranes.
Polar bears.
Asian elephants.
African lions.
What do you know about the living environments of animals
What do you know about elephants Why do you think some people want to hurt elephants Discuss in pairs.
S1: What do you know about elephants
S2: Elephants are really smart. I heard that they can even recognize themselves in the mirror. And they greet and hug each other by wrapping their trunks together.
S1: Cool! And I know that ...
be native to
live in
feed on
be known for
be endangered
have a population of
have a habitat in
be protected by
原产于
生活在
以……为食
以……著称
濒危的
有……数量
在……有栖息地
受……保护
词汇拓展：
recognize /'rek ɡna z/
mirror /'m r (r)/
gun /ɡ n/
handsome /'h ns m/
force /f s/
corn /k n/
direction /d 'rek n/
v. 认出；辨别出
n. 镜子
n. 枪；炮
adj. 英俊的；漂亮的
v. 强迫；迫使
n. 谷物；谷粒
n. 方向；方位
Pre-reading
New words
n. 前进；行进
v. 重视；珍视
丹顶鹤
北极熊
绰绰有余
枪杀；击毙
使用；利用
无忧无虑
progress /'pr ɡres/
value /'v lju /
red-crowned crane
polar bear
more than enough
shoot dead
make use of
without a care in the world
who — what — how
One family, two worlds: an elephant’s story
the elephant’s family (his mother, aunts, cousins)

the world that the elephant grew up in; the world now
The writer tells the story from the perspective of an elephant. The story is told in time order.


Many many years ago ...
When I was about three ...
Who are the “family”
What do the “two worlds” refer to
How does the writer tell the story
What may happen in the story
Prediction
Read the title and the first paragraph
One family, two worlds: an elephant’s story
I’m now very old and near the end of my life. But I can still remember many many years ago, I lived with my mother, aunts and cousins in a wild and beautiful land. We enjoyed our time under the deep blue sky. We had more than enough to eat. We never worried about anything until one day, when I was about three.
On that day, a group of two-legged strangers appeared in front of us—I found out later that they were humans. Without warning they raised their guns and shot dead my mother and several of my relatives. As I was about to be shot, one of them said, “Keep that little one. He’s handsome and seems smart. We can make greater use of him.” I was then trained and forced to do all kinds of stupid tricks to make humans laugh.
Reading
Now, years and years later, things are changing for the better. Our population is starting to grow again. My great-great-grandsons and granddaughters are able to move freely across the land. They search for food, water and places to rest. The little ones sometimes damage crops and people’s homes. But they are not chased or harmed. There are no angry humans going after them. Instead, people leave them bags of corn and fruit on the roadside. The food leads them in the right direction back to their homeland. Drones follow their progress and volunteers protect them from harm. The little ones do not have to worry about anything. They move around without a care in the world. They eat when they are hungry and sleep when tired. They swim in the river and play when they feel like it. No one forces them to move away from their land.
What a different world this is! This is a world of harmony between man and other animals. In the old world, we were killed for our tusks. In this new world, humans respect and value all animal species.
Read for structure—Skim and match
Fast-reading
Paragraph
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Main idea
Life in the new world
Introduction of the
elephant family
Conclusion about the
two worlds
Life in the old world
By comparing the two worlds
Read for structure—Skim and match
The old world
The new world
Introduction
Conclusion
How does the writer tell the story
the simple past
the simple present
Fast-reading
1 Complete the table about the old world and the new world in the elephant’s eyes with the information from the story on page 69.
The old world
There were fewer and fewer elephants.
The new world
The elephant population is growing bigger.
Humans killed elephants for their tusks.
Humans trained elephants and forced them to do all kinds of stupid tricks.
Elephants can move freely across the land.
Humans protect elephants. They leave them bags of corn and fruit on the roadside and volunteers protect them from harm.
Careful-reading
1. How do people guide elephants in the right direction
2. What tools do humans use to follow elephants’ progress
3. Who helps protect elephants from danger
Read the paragraph 3 again and answer the questions below.
People leave them bags of corn and fruit on the roadside. The food leads the elephants in the right direction.
People use drones to follow their progress.
Volunteers protect the elephants from harm.
1. What was life like when the elephant was young
He lived with his family and relatives in a wild and beautiful land. They enjoyed their time under the deep blue sky and had more than enough to eat. They never worried about anything.
2. What happened to the elephant family when the little elephant was about three
A group of humans appeared and shot dead his mother and several of his relatives.
Read the story again and answer the questions below.
3. Why didn’t the group of humans shoot the elephant
Because they thought they could make greater use of him since he was handsome and seemed smart.
4. How have humans’ attitudes changed
Humans now respect and value all animal species.
Deeper thinking
(1) Why is the story told by an elephant
(2) Why does the writer compare the past with the present in the story
(3) What will happen if we don’t protect wildlife
Post-reading
(1) Why is the story told by an elephant
Without warning they raised their guns and shot dead my mother and several of my relatives. (lines 7–8)
I was then trained and forced to do all kinds of stupid tricks to make humans laugh. (lines 10–12)
The little ones sometimes damage crops and people’s homes. But they are not chased or harmed. (lines 15–16)
No one forces them to move away from their land. (line 23)
What a different world this is! (line 24)
To make the story more believable.
To make the readers see things from the elephant’s perspective.
To make the story more interesting.
Read the lines and act them out to show the elephant’s feelings.
(2) Why does the writer compare
the past with the present in the
story
It shows that things were different in the past.
It helps create a clear structure and makes the text more interesting.
It helps the readers understand what the problem is.
It also encourages people to think about what they can do to protect animals.
(3) What will happen if we don’t protect wildlife
Species will die out. This will harm the ecosystem. In the end, this will harm people too.
If animal species disappear, we will lose an important part of our planet.
Imagine that you will interview the elephant who told the story on page 69. What question(s) would you like to ask Discuss in pairs.
Example:
How has your life changed
What did humans do to you and your family in the past
How are they helping you now
How do you feel about humans nowadays What would you like to tell them
Your ideas
Vocabulary practice
1 Find the words and phrases in the story on page 69 and match them with their meanings.
without a care in the world
forced
shoot dead
make use of
progress
2 Complete the passage with the words and phrases below. Change the form if necessary.
In this story, an old elephant tells us about his life. When he was little, he lived in a wild and beautiful land. His family …
When the elephant was about three, …
Now, …
In this new world, …
3 Summarize the story of the elephant family with the words and expressions below.
force progress in a wild and beautiful land more than enough
move freely protect ... from harm search for shoot dead
worry about In the old world, ... In this new world, ...
Homework
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沪教牛津版八年级下册
主题范畴：人与自然
Reading II
Key question
Unit 5
Saving animals in danger
What do you know about the living environments of animals
目录
Revision
1
Phrases
2
Language points
3
Practice
4
03
Revision
Retell the story with the mind mapping.
The world in the past
One family, two worlds: an elephant’s story
I can still remember that I once lived with my family in a wild and beautiful land and we had (1)______ ______ ______ to eat.
When I was about three, one day, a group of humans appeared in front of us. (2)______ ______, they raised their guns and (3)______ ______ my mother and several of my relatives.
Before I (4) ______ ______ ______ be shot, one of the humans said they could (5) ______ ______ ______ ______ me because I looked handsome and smart.
I was then trained and (6) ______ ______ ______ all kinds of tricks to make humans laugh.
03
Revision
Retell the story with the mind mapping.
One family, two worlds: an elephant’s story
The world in the past
The world today
My great-great-grandsons and granddaughters (7) ______ ______ ______ move freely across the land. Drones follow their progress and volunteers (8) ______ ______ ______ harm.
The little ones move around (9) ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
Human respect and (10) ______ all animal species.
Find the phrases from P68 to P69
red crowned crane
polar bear
live with
under the deep blue sky
more than enough
worry about
without warning
shoot dead
丹顶鹤
北极熊
与……一起生活
在湛蓝的天空下
绰绰有余
担心
毫无预警地
枪杀；击毙
Find the phrases from P68 to P69
be about to do sth.
make use of
be forced to do sth.
move freely across
search for
in the right direction
protect ... from ...
without a care in the world
正要做某事
使用；利用
被迫做某事
自由穿越……
寻找
朝正确的方向
保护……免受……
无忧无虑
03
Language points
03
1. We never worried about anything until one day,
when I was about three.
我们从没担心过什么，直到我三岁那年的一天。
until 意为“直到……为止”，此句中作介词，它还可作
连词，常构成搭配：not...until 直到……才。
即学即练
She won’t leave until you arrive.
她直到你到了才会离开。
We _______ know the result _______ yesterday.
我们直到昨天才知道结果。
didn’t until
03
2. Without warning they raised their guns and shot
dead my mother and several of my relatives.
他们毫无预警地突然举起枪，射杀了我的母亲和几位亲人。
shot 是shoot的过去式和过去分词，shoot dead 意为“枪杀；
击毙 ”，当宾语是为代词时，只能放在中间。
即学即练
They shot my owner dead and then shot me dead.
他们开枪打死了我的主人，然后又开枪打死了我。
The hunter saw the wolf and _______ _______ _______.
猎人看见了狼，开枪打死了它。
shot it dead
03
3. As I was about to be shot, one of them said ...
正当我即将被枪决时，其中一人说道……
be about to do 意为“即将要做某事”，强调事情在很
近的将来发生，带有紧迫性或必然性。
即学即练
Hurry up! The movie _______ _______ _______ _______!
快点！电影马上就要开始了！
is about to start
03
4. I was then trained and forced to do all kinds of stupid tricks to make humans laugh.
随后，我接受了训练，并被强迫去做各种愚蠢的把戏来博取人类的笑声。
to make humans laugh 在句中作目的状语。be forced to
do sth. 意为“被迫做某事”，其主动形式为：force sb.
to do sth.。
即学即练
Don’t force him to do it. 别强迫他做这件事。
They _______ _______ _______ to close the store if business
doesn’t improve.
如果生意没有起色，他们将被迫关闭这家店。
will be force
03
5. Drones follow their progress and volunteers protect
them from harm.
无人机追踪着它们的活动轨迹，志愿者们保护它们免受伤害。
to make humans laugh 在句中作目的状语。be forced to
do sth. 意为“被迫做某事”，其主动形式为：force sb.
to do sth.。
即学即练
Sunscreen __________ your skin __________ the sun.
防晒霜保护你的皮肤免受日光伤害。
protects from
6. I was then trained and forced to do all kinds of stupid tricks ...
我当时被训练并被迫做各种愚蠢的把戏……
But they are not chased or harmed. 但它们不被追赶也不受伤害。
被动语态常用于强调动作的承受者，或当动作执行者
不明确、不重要时。若需指出执行者，可用 by 引出。
1. The little elephants ____________ (not hurt) by humans
now.
2. Many years ago, the young elephant ____________
(catch) and ____________ (take) away from his family.
即学即练
are not hurt
was caught
taken
7. We can make greater use of him. 我们可以更好地利用他。
... to make humans laugh. ……使人类发笑。
make use of 意为“利用”；
make + 宾语 + 动词原形，意为“使某人做某事”
make + 宾语 + 形容词/名词，意为“使……变得……”
The sad story _______ me _______.
那个悲伤的故事使我哭了。
The volunteers ________ the young elephants_______ safe.
志愿者们确保小象们安全。
即学即练
made cry
make feel
8. Without warning they raised their guns.
没有水，动物就无法生存。
Animals cannot live _________ _________.
他头也不回地走了。
He walked away _________ _________ back.
即学即练
without water
毫无预兆地，他们举起了枪。
without looking
without 是介词，意为“没有；不（做某事）”，后面
可接名词、代词或动名词（-ing）。
without + doing表示“不做某事”。
In this class, we have learned
new words and expressions in this unit.
the detailed information and the structure of the text.
something about endangered animals.
some important language points in the text.
Summary
Self-assessment
How well do you know about this lesson Tick the boxes.
I understand the new expressions in the text. 口 口 口
I understand the detailed information about the text. 口 口 口
I know how to retell the passage with key words. 口 口 口
I think I can use all language points correctly. 口 口 口
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