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课件网) Unit 8 I love nature! Lesson 3 The elephants' journey home watch a video lead in a long nose gray two big ears big/heavy strong two big ivory South Africa What do you know about the elephant？ Some of the elephants are from _____. Thailand 泰国 Thai Elephant Day on March 13th 泰国每年举行大象节是为了感谢泰国的大象，因为它们的祖先曾在战争中献出生命来抵御外敌、保卫国家。在14至18世纪时，象群被用于载运士兵进入战场。 大象是泰国的吉祥动物、国宝，在古代不仅是日常生活中必不可少的重要交通工具，也是战争中国王的坐骑。然而，现今泰国全国野生大象仅存约3000头，人工饲养的大象也只有4000头左右，滥捕大象的问题仍然存在。泰国政府从1998年起，将每年的3月13日定为"大象节"，希望通过"大象节"唤起民众对大象的爱护及对大象文化的传承。 People cut down many trees. People kill them for their ivory. But elephants are in great danger now！ Check (√) the animals that you think are in great danger. ___ lions ___ elephants ___ pandas ___ giraffes ___ koalas ___ tigers √ √ √ √ Look at the picture and answer the questions What kind of passage is it What can elephants do It's a website article. The elephant can draw. Pre-reading √ Read this website article and check (√) the best title. Reading Tips The main idea always falls on the 1st paragraph or the 1st sentence . Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 The elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols. Elephants are smart animals. Elephants are in great danger. Task 1 Read the article quickly and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph. Task 2 Read paragraph 1 carefully and answer the following questions. Which one is the first flag of Thailand？ Our first flag had a white elephant on it. Elephant is one of the symbols in Thailand. Why This is a symbol of good luck. Task 3 Read paragraph 2 carefully and answer the following question. What can the elephants do Abilities smart play soccer or music draw very well walk for a long time and never get lost remember places with food and water Task 4 Read paragraph 3 carefully and answer the following questions. over_____before only_____ today 3,000 100,000 figures in great danger Why Reason 1 Reason 2 cut down many trees lose their homes Kill them for their ivory What should we do Save the trees Don’t buy things made of（由…制成） ivory. While-reading Hello. We are students from Thailand, and we want to save the elephants. The elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols. Our first flag had a white elephant on it. This is a symbol of good luck. one of… ……之一，后接可数名词复数或人称代词宾格的复数 symbol作可数名词， a symbol of ……的象征 importance While-reading Elephants are smart animals. They can play soccer or music. They can also draw very well. People say that “an elephant never forgets”. Elephants can walk for a long time and never get lost. They can also remember places with food and water. This helps them to live. 很长（一段）时间， “for+一段时间” 表示动作持续一段时间 迷路，相当于lose one’s way prep. 具有；带有 Abilities Whi ... ...
