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课件网) Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals Section B(3a-3C) How are plants and animals connected with us In this lesson,you’ll be able to: 通过阅读文本，提取蓝鲸的关键信息（体重、栖息地、食物、寿命、生态重要性），理解文本对动物特征的描述逻辑。 能以第一人称改写文本段落；能根据文本内容补全关于蓝鲸的短文，掌握动物主题写作的基本结构; 尝试描述自己喜爱的一种动物（如熊猫、大象等），做到信息准确、表达流畅。用英语简单阐述保护意义，树立并践行生态保护理念。 read, write and use the words: ocean, except, the Arctic Ocean, lively. Learning Objectives New Words except /k nekt/ All the students in our class went to the park except Lucy. exception n. 例外 除了 New Words tiny adj. 极小的；微小的 / ta ni/ The little boy found a tiny coin under the sofa. New Words lively adj. 精力充沛的；生机勃勃的 / la vli/ My little cousin is always lively and never gets tired of playing. alive adj. 活着的，有活力的 What’s in the picture A blue whale. Lead in Look and share What do you know about the blue whale Let’s watch a video about the blue whales! Well, Mark, the biologist, has something to say to you! Watch and answer: What does Mark want us to do A. Write a text about blue whales B. Rewrite a text into a simple one C. Tell others the importance of protect blue whales What’s the text type of this article A. A narrative essay (记叙文) B. An expository essay(说明文) C. An argumentative essay(议论文) This article tells facts about the blue whale ! 3a Read the text and complete the table. Blue whale facts Weight Where they live Food How long they live Importance in nature Reading tips: Circle the key words in the form and think about the related verbs! weigh/be...+数字 live/stay...+地点 live...+时长 eat/have...+食物 3a Read the text and complete the table. The blue whale is the largest and heaviest animal on earth. It can weigh as much as 200 tons. Many people like watching blue whales swim, and they think it is one of the most beautiful things to see. Blue whales live in all oceans except the Arctic Ocean. They eat a lot, but they eat some of the tiniest animals in the ocean. A blue whale can eat around four tons of these a day. Blue whales can live up to 90 years. When a blue whale dies at sea, it becomes food for many kinds of animals living in and around the sea. This food lasts for over a year and it helps to create a lively and healthy ecosystem. Blue whales play an important role in our world, so we must protect them. 3a Read the text and complete the table. / o n/ n. 海洋 / k sept/ prep. 除了 北冰洋 / ta ni/ adj. 极小的 / la vli/ adj. 生机勃勃的 The blue whale is the largest and heaviest animal on earth. It can weigh as much as 200 tons. Many people like watching blue whales swim, and they think it is one of the most beautiful things to see. Blue whales live in all oceans except the Arctic Ocean. They eat a lot, but they eat some of the tiniest animals in the ocean. A blue whale can eat around four tons of thes ... ...
