必修二-Unit-4-Using-language

1、Unit 4Wildlife protectionUsing languageWhats your impression of the dinosaur?Large/hugestrongfierceviolentcruelfierce adj. 凶猛的凶猛的, , 好斗的好斗的Tigers and lions are very fierce animals. 激烈的激烈的, , 猛烈的猛烈的The competition for the job is fierce.How much do you know about dinosaurs?Pterosaur 翼龙翼龙Triceratops 三角

2、龙三角龙Stegosaurus 剑龙剑龙tyrannosaurus 霸王龙霸王龙kinds of dinosaurs plant-eaters meat-eaters disaster?climate changing?over hunting?What might be the reasons for their extinction?GuessingReading and listening1. When did dinosaurs live?They lived on the earth Tens of millions of years ago, long before humans

3、came into being.2. When did dinosaurs disappear?Dinosaurs died out suddenly about 65 million years ago.3. Whats the rare new species of dinosaurs discovered in Liaoning Province?A bird-like dinosaur which could not only run but also climb trees.4. What might be the possible reasons for their extinct

4、ion?Maybe thats because a huge rock from space hit the earth and put too much dust into the air or because the earth got too hot to live on.1. There are many different species of dinosaur and all of them have been found in China.2. Not long ago, a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovere

5、d in Henan Province.FFTrue or False?Chaoyang country several3. Some scientists are sure dinosaurs died out because the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more.4. Dinosaurs died out quickly about 65 million years ago and many other animals have died out more recently.FTthink5. Scienti

6、sts learned that the bird-like dinosaurs could not only run like the others but also climb the trees by inspected their bone fossil.6. According to a UN report, dodo has disappeared as well as many other animals and plants in the last 5 centuries.Tvt. To examine carefully and strictlyT1. They lived

7、on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being. 千百万年前千百万年前, , 早在人类产生之前早在人类产生之前, , 它们它们就生活在地球上。就生活在地球上。1) on the earth. 在地球上。在地球上。在在earth, sun, moon等表达世界上独一无二等表达世界上独一无二的名词前的名词前, , 要加要加the。 2) come into being 开始存在开始存在; ; 发生发生 我我们不知道这世界是什么时候存在的们不知道这世界是什么时候存在的. We dont kn

8、ow when the world came into being.There is a story about how the word “sandwich”_A. came into being B. was came into beingC. came to power D. was came to power区别区别 come into being appear arise 1)I dont know what to do if a new situation _.2)He didnt _ until six oclock.3)When did the world _?arisesap

9、pearcome into being3) long before 早在早在之前很久之前很久 It will (not) be long before +从句从句 ( (不久后将会不久后将会.).)This happened long before you were born. before long: soon 不久以后不久以后We will have an evening party before long.It _ long before we_ the resultOf the experiment.A. will not be; will know B. is; will knowC

10、. will not be; know D. is; knowC =We will know the result of the experiment before long.2. They learned this from the way the bones were joined together. 他们能够从它们骨头的结合方式上识别他们能够从它们骨头的结合方式上识别 出这点。出这点。 learn 得知得知, , 获悉获悉 I learned from his letter that he was in Spain. 我从他的信中得知他正在西班牙我从他的信中得知他正在西班牙。 We le

11、arnt the news this morning. 我们今天早晨得悉这一消息。我们今天早晨得悉这一消息。 根据天气预报根据天气预报, , 明天会下雨。明天会下雨。3. According to a UN report, some 844 animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years.根据联合国的一份报告根据联合国的一份报告, , 在过去在过去500500年里年里, , 大约大约844844种动植物消失。种动植物消失。According to the weather report, it will rain tomorro

12、w.according to: 按照按照, , 根据根据. .所说所说Name: DodoBirthplace: Island of Mauritius (毛里求斯毛里求斯)Figure: extremely bigFavorite food: fruitAppearance: bird-likePortuguese(葡萄牙人葡萄牙人) found the bird when they got on the Island of Mauritius and named it Dodo. In Portuguese, dodo means foolish and clumsy. Listening

13、 The change of weatherDodos killed each other.Human beings killed them.Lack of foodEnvironment was destroyed.Possible reasons of dodos extinction3 What is the main idea of the story?A. This story is about how foolish the dodo was.B. This story is about why the dodo became extinct.C. This story is ab

14、out how the dodo and Man made friends.D. This story is about how the other birds and animals tried to save the dodo.Listening B 4 Choose the correct answer.1. The dodo is _. A. fierce B. unkind C. friendly D. foolish2. He wants to believe that Man is telling the truth because _. A. Man is friendly B

15、. he think Man is friendly C. he thinks the bears and monkeys lie D. Man is his best friendCB 3. He didnt realize who had killed many of his friends until _. A. Man told him the truth B. the other birds told him C. he saw how his friend was being killed by Man D. the monkeys told himC1. How did dodo

16、 get along with Man at first?His name was Man, and at first we seemed to be _ _. We went _ together and I _ my food with him. good friendseverywheresharedHe went off _ _ he was going to hunt but instead he _ in the forest and waited.2. When more dodos disappeared, what did the dodo do?as ifhidFill i

17、n the blanks. 1. This story is about how foolish the dodo was. It is not fair to blame the dodo for his disappearance.2. This story is about how the dodo became extinct.F T True or False? 3. This story is about how the dodo and Man became friends. This one only explains half the story. The dodo and

18、Man did become friends but only because man wanted to kill all the dodos as easily as possible.F4. This story is about how the other birds and animals tried to save the dodo. This one is wrong because the other animals and birds did not do much to save the dodo. They warned him but did not help him.

19、FThe story of the dodo Once upon a time I lived on the island of Mauritius. I was called “dodo”. There were many of us and we were friends with all the other animals on the island. One day a new animal came to my island. His name was Man, and at first we seemed to be good friends. We went everywhere

20、 together and I shared my food with him. Listening textHowever, I began to wonder why several of my dodo friends had disappeared. Then the number of our species began to decrease quickly. I was so worried that I asked the other animals and they all told me, “Your friends are being killed and eaten b

21、y Man while you are hunting for food.” Had Man eaten them? I couldnt believe it! When I asked Man directly, he seemed surprised. “I havent seen the other dodos either.” he said. “Maybe someone else killed them.” I believed him but when more dodos disappeared I set a trap. I went off as if I was goin

22、g to hunt but instead I hid in the forest and waited. Sure enough Man came along. He ran after the last of my dodo friends and killed her. I felt so angry that I rushed out of my hiding place and straight at Mans spear. He killed me too. After that there were no more dodos in the world. So my motto

23、is: be careful who you trust.渡渡鸟渡渡鸟是一种不会飞的鸟是一种不会飞的鸟, , 仅产于非洲的岛国仅产于非洲的岛国毛里求斯。肥大的体型总是使它步履蹒跚毛里求斯。肥大的体型总是使它步履蹒跚, , 再加上再加上一张大大的嘴巴一张大大的嘴巴, , 使它的样子显得有些丑陋。幸好使它的样子显得有些丑陋。幸好岛上没有它们的天敌岛上没有它们的天敌, , 因此因此, , 它们安逸地在树林中它们安逸地在树林中建窝孵卵建窝孵卵, , 繁殖后代。繁殖后代。1616世纪后期世纪后期, ,带着来复枪和猎犬的欧洲人来到了带着来复枪和猎犬的欧洲人来到了毛里求斯。不会飞又跑不快的渡渡鸟厄运降临了。

24、毛里求斯。不会飞又跑不快的渡渡鸟厄运降临了。欧洲人来到岛上后欧洲人来到岛上后, , 渡渡鸟就成了他们主要的食物渡渡鸟就成了他们主要的食物来源。从这以后来源。从这以后, , 枪打狗咬枪打狗咬, , 鸟飞蛋打鸟飞蛋打, , 大量的渡渡大量的渡渡鸟被捕杀。就连幼鸟和蛋也不能幸免。开始时鸟被捕杀。就连幼鸟和蛋也不能幸免。开始时, ,欧洲人每天可以捕杀到几千只到上万只渡渡鸟欧洲人每天可以捕杀到几千只到上万只渡渡鸟, ,可是由于过度的捕杀可是由于过度的捕杀, , 很快他们每天捕杀的数量很快他们每天捕杀的数量越来越少越来越少, , 有时每天只能打到几只了。有时每天只能打到几只了。16811681年年, ,

25、最后一只渡渡鸟被残忍的杀害了最后一只渡渡鸟被残忍的杀害了, , 从此从此, ,地球上再也见不到渡渡鸟了地球上再也见不到渡渡鸟了, , 除非是在博物馆的除非是在博物馆的标本室和画家的图画中。标本室和画家的图画中。Speaking and writing1. It is a pity that in the story nobody helped the dodo. In pairs choose another endangered animal which you know about. Analyze why this animal is endangered.Is it being hun

26、ted and killed?Does it not have enough food?Is it because its habitat is being threatened?Some endangered animals:IntentionPurposeIm going toto help/ saveI intend/mean/plan to to protect fromI will so thatI feel likein order to Id like tobut do Im ready toto teach them a lessonId rather notto punish

27、 those who do harm to wildlife.S1: Im going to do something to help dodo, for it was so lovely. I mean to drive it away in order to hide it in a cave. And I will dig a hole at the gate of the cave to trap man as he kills a dodo. I feel like attacking man myself if they would do harm to dodo. SampleA

28、nd Id like to teach man how to be friends. I would rather not tell you what I think of man. In fact man is the most dangerous enemy of dodo and all the endangered animals. S2: I cant agree with you more. Man hunts all kinds of animals to make clothing, to eat their meat and even to get their bones c

29、ruelly. Id like to see we humans treat them as our friends.Write a letter to WWF based on what you have discussed, asking them to help you save your endangered animal. All letters have a start and ending.WritingFormalInformalStarts DearHi, My dear, Dearest, Endings Yours sincerely, Sincerely, Sincer

30、ely Yours, Yours truly, Yours faithfully,Love,Cheers, Regards, Best whishes, Yours, Step 1: Collect your ideas for the letter and write down as notes.Step 2: Begin your letter like this:Dear WWF, Step 3: Finish the letter by writing :Yours sincerely.(your name)Step 4: Check your writing and share your ideas with the class by reading them aloud.Dear WWF,My friend, Chen Lin, and I have been doing some research on endangered animals. We found that the habitat of polar bears is disappearing because the ice at the North Pole is getti