(
课件网) Unit 5 Unit 6 Fantastic friends 能够介绍一种已灭绝动物的基本信息(名称、栖息地、外观、习性等) 能够描述该动物灭绝的原因 能够表达从中获得的启示，给出关于动物保护的看法 能够尽可能多地使用之前板块和本版块的核心词汇 能够正确使用时态 What are these animals What do you think of them and why Animals are everywhere in our life. Do you know these animals Look at the pictures on the right and answer the questions. Use the words and expressions to help you. 1 Where can you see these animals now 2 What happened to them 3 What do you think are the reasons museum animal human cut down hunt die out 1 Where can you see these animals now 2 What happened to them 3 What do you think are the reasons We can only see these animals in the museum now. They died out. Maybe because humans hunted them. Humans also cut down trees in the forest and their homes are gone. Read the passage. What happened to dodos Dodos died out because humans arrived at their island. What do you think of dodo’s story It’s sad. adj. 死的，去世的 n. 渡渡鸟 Where can you see dodos now How was dodos’ life in the beginning There used to be thousands of dodos for real. But now you can only see them in museums [a place to see and learn about art, history, or science]. They lived on an island [a piece of land in water] in the Indian Ocean [a very large sea]. There was plenty [a lot] of food to eat. All the other animals were friendly [kind, nice]. 渡渡鸟曾经的生活： happy, peaceful [quiet and calm], safe. Read the passage again and answer the questions. Why did dodos die out In 1598, humans arrived [to get to a place]. They cut down the trees and the lovely forest [a large area of land covered with trees] was gone. They hunted dodos. Their animals ate dodos’ eggs. As a result, dodos soon [in a short time] died out. hunt v. 打猎；猎杀 Complete the display board with the words and expressions from the passage. The sad story of dodos Dodos lived on an _____ in the Indian Ocean. There was plenty of _____ to eat and all other _____ were friendly. _____ arrived in 1598. They _____ the trees and _____ dodos. Their pigs, cats and dogs ate the dodos’ _____. Dodos soon _____. island food animals Humans cut down hunted eggs died out Answer the questions. 1 Why is the dodo “just a character” to some readers 2 What do “as happy as a clam” and “as dead as a dodo” mean 3 Why does the writer use the two expressions at the end of the passage The dodo is “just a character” to some readers because people don’t see them in the real world. “As happy as a clam” means very happy. “As dead as a dodo” means completely dead. The writer uses the two expressions to encourage readers to protect animals. 1 What is the purpose of the passage Learning to think for question 1 You may find the writing purpose from the title, beginning or ending of the passage. Usually, the writer wants the readers to learn a lesson or take some action. The purpose of the p ... ...
