新人教版选择性必修4 Using language(2)

1、Using language(2)新人教版选择性必修四 Unit 2Describe an iconic animalContentsLead-inRead for informationWriting task010203Lead-inONEAustralia is a country full of marvellous animals,see how many you can recognize.echidna(针鼹)blackswan(黑天鹅)platypus(鸭嘴兽)emu(鸸鹋)black-shoulderedkite(黑肩鸢)kangaroo(袋鼠)koala(考拉熊)Tasmaniandevil(袋獾)Video Time:The amazing animals of AustraliaRead for informationTwo1.Read the passage quickly and choose the best answer.1)Whatsthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThekangaroosofAustralia.B.Thekoala

2、sofAustralia.C.Theduck-billedplatypusofAustralia.D.ThecreaturesuniquetoAustralia.2)WhatdoweknowabouttheTasmaniandevils?A.Theylookverycute.B.Itisagainstthelawtotouchthem.C.Theymakeloudnoiseswhenfightingoreating.D.Theyoftenattackpeoplenearthem.3)Whichoftheanimalscanseldombeseeninthedaytime?A.TheKoala.B.Thekangaroo.C.TheTasmaniandevil.D.Theduck-billedplatypus.4)WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?A.InmanyplacesinAustralia,itisagainstthelawtoholdthekoalas.B.Koalasarenotonlyquitecutebutalsoverysens

3、itivecreatures.C.Koalasliketointeractwithhumans.D.Peoplecanholdakoalaforonlyalimitedtimeandonalimitedfrequencyofoccasions.2.Answer the questions.1.Whendobabykangaroosbegintospendlesstimewiththeirmothers?2.Whyshouldntyoutrytopetawildkangaroo?3.Whatdokoalasspendmostoftheirtimedoing?After they are about seven or eight months old and when they begin to jump.Because kangaroos can hit and kick very hard.They spend most of their time eating,sleeping,and hanging onto tree trunks.4.Whyhasthegovernmentmad

4、eitagainstthelawtohandlekoalas?5.WhattwothingsaboutTasmaniandevilscanbotherpeoplemost?6.WhatdoTasmaniandevilsliketoeat?Because interaction with humans can cause them a lot of stress.The frightening noise they make and their terrible smell.They like to eat dead animals.7.Whatmakesthewayduck-billedplatypusesgivebirthsodifferentfromtheothermammals?8.Whatistheuniquewayusedbyduck-billedplatypusestofindfood?They lay eggs like a bird,hatch the eggs,and then nurse the baby platypus like other mammals.Th

5、ey find food in the water by using electrical sensors in its bill.3.Read the text again.Find at least three rhetorical devices the writer uses to arouse the readers interest.The noise they make could wake the dead.They are about the size of small dogs and look like rather large black rats.While it may lay eggs in a nest like a bird,its really a primitive mammal,with a unique biology.Its nose looks like a ducks bill,and it has feet like a ducks so it can dive under the water.Do you know whats rea

6、lly strange about a platypus?hyperbole 夸张夸张 simile明喻明喻rhetorical question 反问反问simile明喻明喻simile明喻明喻4.Key words and phrases.n.育儿袋;小袋子n.树干n.一场;一段时间n.巢穴;鸟窝n.哺乳动物n.栅栏;围栏adj.暂时的;短暂的n.阶段;时期adj.得到正式许可的n.发生率;重复率;频率adj.暴力的;猛烈的n.生理;生物学vi.孵出;破壳vt.使孵出n.能力;容量n.监狱;监禁adj.大;宏大的pouchtrunksessionnestmammalfencetemporaryphaselicensedfrequencyviolent biologyhatchcapacityprisongrand在出生时设法到达保证安全制定法律为了的利益捡起;拾起偶然遇到产卵视觉少数人(或物);一把(的量)at birthfind ones way tostay safemake lawsin the interest ofpick upcome acrosslay eggsthe

7、 sense of sight a handful of Writing taskThreeBrainstorm a list of iconic animals in China.Do some research and make notes.Giant panda大熊猫Lipotidae白暨豚Chinese sturgeon中华鲟Red-crowned crane丹顶鹤golden monkey金丝猴Tibetan antelope藏羚羊Milu deer麋鹿wheretheylivewhattheyeatwhattheylooklikehowtheyaredifferentfromotheranimalshowtheyinteractwithpeopleanyotherunusualorinterestingfactsaboutthemwheretheylive：whattheyeat：whattheylooklike：howtheyaredifferentfromotheranimals：howtheyinteractwithpeople：anyotherunusualorin

8、terestingfactsaboutthem：Giant panda 大熊猫a very low birth rate in Sichuan provincebambooblack and whitekept in zoosunique appearance;endangeredSample writing：Myfavouriteanimalisthegiantpanda,whichisbeautifulandcute,withblackandwhitefurlikebigcats.Giantpandas,mainlyfeedingonbambooshootsandleaves,liveinthemountainsinSichuanProvince.Clumsyastheymaylook,theycanclimbhightreestoescapetheirenemies.Giantpandasusedtobeendangered.Inrecentyears,severalnaturalpreserveshavebeensetuptoprotectthemandthenumberoft

9、hemisincreasing.GiantpandasarelovedbytheChinesepeopleandknownasthenationaltreasureofChina.Another sample writing：ThePandaisamammalclassifiedinthebearfamily,nativetocentral-westernandsouthwesternChina.Itiseasilyrecognizedbyitslarge,distinctiveblackpatchesaroundtheeye,overtheears,andacrossitsroundbody.Ithasadietwhichis99%bambooanditmayeathoney,oranges,andbananaswhenavailable.Itisaconservationreliantendangeredspecies.Althoughreportsshowthatthenumberofwildpandasisontherise,scientistshopethatonedaytheywillhaveenoughpandastobesetfreeandletthemliveinthewildpeacefully.Homework:1.2.

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