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课件网) Module 3 Animals Unit 5 Save the endangered animals Period 4 More practice — Culture corner More practice A Read the article and complete the table. Then, retell the story using information from the table. a nature reserve 自然保护区 go missing 失踪 in memory of 纪念 When What happened In _____ Xu Xiujuan was born. In her early years - Xiujuan helped _____ red-crowned cranes. - She showed _____ for the cranes. - She became _____ the cranes. In 1985 - She got a job at _____ in Jiangsu Province. - If a bird became ill, she _____ it, and _____ every day until it was well In 1987 - One bird went _____. - The workers _____ find it. - Xiujuan was _____ and looked for it for _____. - She _____ a river and ____ at the age of ____. Later A song was written _____ Xiujuan. 1964 her father look after a great love good at raising a nature reserve took good care of stayed with it missing couldn’t worried two days fell into died 23 in memory of A Read the article again and answer the questions below. 1 How did Xu Xiujuan take care of the red-crowned cranes at the nature reserve in Jiangsu Province 2 What happened to Xu Xiujuan in September 1987 3 Why was the song “The story of the red-crowned crane” written If a bird became sick, she took good care of it and stayed with it every day until it was strong enough to fly again. She fell into a river and died while she was looking for the missing bird. It was written in memory of Xu Xiujuan. B In pairs, talk about someone who helps endangered animals. Study skills Using reference books (4): Using a dictionary (Ⅱ) A dictionary not only tells you the most common meaning of a word, it also tells you: how to spell and say the word; if it is a noun, a verb, etc.; if the word has more than one meaning; how we might use it in a sentence. A ln groups, look at the dictionary page below and answer the questions on page 79. 1 How many different meanings of “can” are given in the dictionary _____ 2 What are the two pronunciations of the word _____ 3 Why are some words in italics _____ 4 What do the abbreviations “v”, “n”, “sing.”, “C”, “BrE” and “AmE” mean _____ _____ _____ 5 What do the words “informal” and “slang” mean _____ _____ _____ 6 What idioms are given _____ Eight. They are /k n/ and /k n/. Because they are examples. The abbreviation “v” means “verb”; “n” means “noun”; “sing.” means “singular”; “C” means “countable noun”; “BrE” means “British English”; “AmE” means “American English”. The word “informal” means “suitable for normal conversation and writing to friends rather than for serious speech and letters”; “slang” means “very informal language and expressions”. The idioms are “no can do” and “a can of worms”. *B Use your dictionary to answer the following pare your answers with your classmates’. 1 What is the pronunciation of “record” as a verb What is it as a noun 2 What is the British Engl ... ...
