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课件网) Unit 2 Reading for Writing The Amazing Animals Of Australia kangaroo Tasmanian devil koala duck–billed platypus 1. To learn some amazing animals of Australia. 2. To learn how to describe an iconic animal. 3. To learn to use rhetorical devices(修辞手法) to arouse readers’ interest in your writing. 4. To write a description of an iconic animal in China. Learning Objectives Do you know the favourite animals in Austrilia What are the features of them Let’s read the passage for information. Creaturesunique toAustraliaAustraliahaslots of unique animals, for example Which animal isa symbol ofthe country Appearance： Uniqueness： Relationship with others： Babies： look cute cannot walk backwards, have a pouch baby kangaroos weigh 2g. ,stay safe and warm in mother’s pouch. Hit and kick hard, not for petting Coala Appearance： uniqueness： Relationship with others： Others： cute but sensitive eating, sleeping and Hanging onto tree trunks interaction with humans can cause them stress government began to make laws against touching koalas. Tasmanian devil Appearance： Diet： Relationship with others： Uniqueness： about the size of small dogs and look like rather large black rats. mostly dead animals not violent towards people hunt at night , loud cries / when fighting or eating -- loud noises could wake the dead Duck-billed platypus Appearance： uniqueness： Others： nose and feet like a duck’s lay eggs in a nest but is a primitive mammal, with a unique biology can dive under the water; use electrical sensors to find food. How does the writer describe these animals Find at least three rhetorical decives(修辞手法) the writer uses to arouse the readers' interest. 1. This expresses the strength and resolve of the Australians as individuals and as a nation.(Part 1) 2. They are about the size of small dogs and look like rather large black rats.(Part 3) 3. The noise they make could wake the dead. (Part 3) 4. While it may lay eggs in a nest like a bird, it 's really a primitive mammal, with a unique biology. (Part 4) (metaphor) (simile) (overstatement) (simile) How does the writer describe these animals repetition (重复) hyperbole (夸张) Simile (明喻) Simile (明喻) analogy (类比,比喻) Para. 1：To introduce the topic； My favourite is a little creature called the Tasmanian devil. 我最喜欢的是一种被称为塔斯马尼亚恶魔(Tasmanian devil)的小动物。 Para. 2：To describe its appearance, habitat, Food and behaviors； They are really quite cute, but the truth is, koalas are very sensitive creatures who can easily panic because of even small changes in their environment.它们真的很可爱，但事实是，考拉是非常敏感的动物，即使是环境的微小变化，它们也很容易恐慌。 Para. 3：To descibe its uniqueness and symbolic value. This expresses the strength and resolve of the Australians as individuals and as a nation. 这表达了澳大利亚人作为个体和民族的力量与决心。 Structure 谋篇 Part 1：to introduce the topic ； ①当谈及到. ... ...
