(
课件网) Unit 6 Fantastic Friends Developing ideas— Reading for writing What are these animals What do you think of them and why Animals are amazing and helpful. Animals are everywhere in our life. Do you know these animals Falklands Wolf 福克兰狼 passenger pigeon 旅鸽 dodo 渡渡鸟 thylacine 袋狼 short-faced bear 短面熊 Do you know these animals 1.Where can you see these animals now 2.What happened to them Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words and expressions to help you. We can see these animals in museums and books now. They died out. Maybe because humans hunted them. Humans also cut down trees in the forest and their homes are gone. 3.What are the possible reasons Extinct Animals 1 We are going to learn about one of the extinct animals–dodo. Look at pictures and the title , try to predict: what happened to dodos 2 Read the passage and check your prediction. 2 Dodos died out because humans arrived at their island. 1.Where can you see dodos now 2.How was dodos’ life in the beginning 3.Why did dodos die out Read para 1-3 and answer questions. Check the answer Where can you see dodos now In museums. Check the answer How was dodos’ life in the beginning They lived on an island in the Indian Ocean. There was plenty of food to eat. All the other animals were friendly.So their life is happy, peaceful and safe. Check the answer Why did dodos die out Human Activities In 1598,humans arrived. They cut down the trees and the lovely forest was gone. They hunted dodos. Their animals ate dodos’ eggs. As a result, dodos soon died out. Read along with the audio. Let’s make a summary. What happened to dodos lived on an island... plenty of food... friendly... peaceful, safe… In the happy old days In 1598 Today arrived, cut down trees, forest hunted ate eggs died out stand in the museums... remember ... full of… try your best to help... as happy as a clam… Time order Complete the display board with the words and expressions from the passage. 3 island food animals Humans trees eggs museums Read and think 1. What do “as happy as a clam” and “as dead as a dodo” mean People can easily catch clams during low tide(退潮) in the morning, but during high tide(涨潮) in the evening, clams are not easily caught as the sea water recedes, so clams are very happy during low tide. clam(蛤蜊) “As happy as a clam” means very happy. “As dead as a dodo” means completely dead. Simile (明喻) Read and think 2.Why does the writer use the two expressions at the end of the passage The writer uses the expressions to encourage readers to protect animals. Think and share: What is the main purpose of the passage The main purpose is to ... Learning to think You may find the writing purpose from the title, beginning or ending of the passage. Usually, the writer wants the readers to learn a lesson or take some action. Think and share How do people’s actions influence animals Give an example. sell ivory ... ...
