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课件网) Unit 5 Oxford English Module 3 Animals Period 6 More practice Study skills Save the endangered animals 1 More practice Listen to the song “The story of the red-crowned crane” and get the general idea of the story you’re going to read. Read the story and complete the table. Then, retell the story using information from the table. 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. Read the story again and answer the questions below. Study skills 2 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 In 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 _____ *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 English pronunciation of “vase” What is its American English pronunciation 3 From your dictionary, find an example sentence for the word “trip”. 4 What is the American English for “autumn” 5 What does “room” mean as a countable noun What does it mean as an uncountable noun 6 What does the idiom “let the cat out of the bag” mean 3 Self-assessment H Homework 利用图书馆或互联网等资源寻找有关保护濒危动物的真人真事，准备口头汇报。 选择性完成《练习册》第77至80页Integration的练习。 THANKS
