(
课件网) Lesson 3 The elephants’ journey home Unit 8 I love nature! To master some new words and phrases. To learn about Asian elephants through reading. To master three structures of simple sentences. 学习目标 Lead in 1 Complete the questionnaire about wildlife protection. A Do you know the meaning of “ wildlife” Yes No B Do you know of any endangered animals in China Yes No C Are you interested in wildlife protection Yes No D Do you think it is necessary to protect wildlife Yes No 新课讲授 Questionnaire 2 Read the webpage and write true (T) or false (F). Good news! The Asian elephants are finally back home! In 2021, 17 elephants left home and headed north. They travelled about 500 kilometres and visited many places in Yunnan, China. They walked through forests, rivers, mountains, and even streets in the cities.They ate in the fields and slept in the wild. During their journey, Chinese police officers protected them all along the way. Asian elephants are endangered. Zhang Li, a professor from Beijing Normal University, said, “Human engineering developments made the lives of elephants difficult.” However, China works hard to protect elephants. It provides first-class protection to elephants as well as giant pandas. China's Yunnan Province is home to Asian elephants. Reading A These Asian elephants travelled only in the wild. （ ） B Chinese villagers protected the Asian elephants on their way home. （ ） C Asian elephants get first-class protection in China. （ ） F F T 3 Put the sentences that share the same structure in the correct box. They ate in the fields. Asian elephants are endangered. Chinese police officers protected them all along the way. The subject of a sentence is usually the doer of an action. The object is the receiver of the action from the subject. Here are three structures of simple sentences: SV (subject+ verb); SP (subject + link verb + predicative); SVO (subject + verb + object). 3 Put the sentences that share the same structure in the correct box. A Asian elephants leave their home. D Lions roar in the forest. B Asian elephants sleep in the wild. E China protects wildlife. C Asian elephants are on their way home. F The elephants are safe now. SV SP SVO A B C D E F 简单句是只包含一个主语(或并列主语)和一个谓语 (或并列谓语)的句子。 简单句 Grammar focus 一、S V（主语 +谓语） 该句型中的谓语动词是不及物动词。不及物动词本身意义完整，无须带宾语，但后面可以跟副词、介词短语等。 e.g. The sun rises in the east. 太阳从东方升起。 Lucy and Lily went home early today. 露西与莉莉今天回家很早。 They are talking happily. 他们在愉快地谈话。 二、S V O (主语 +谓语 +宾语) (1) 该句型中的谓语动词通常是及物动词，有些不及物动词后加上介词或副词，可以看成是一个及物动词。 (2) 宾语通常由名词(短语)、人称代词宾格、动词不定式(短语)、动词-ing(短语)、“特殊疑问词+动词不定式”等来充当。 e.g. Who knows the answer 谁知道答案 The song encouraged me. 那首歌鼓舞了我。 I’m waiting for my sister. 我在等我 ... ...
