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课件网) Section B (1a-2b) Section B How are animals part of our lives 1. To read and understand the post about Malee's favourite animal, the elephant, and to extract (提取；获得) specific information from it 2. To learn the structure of the post and write your own post about your favourite animal 3. To learn the importance of animals Objectives It lives in forests and loves staying with its family. It's huge and strong. It has large ears and a long trunk. It is the main animal in two famous Chinese stories. In one story, a smart boy named Cao Chong used boats and stones to weigh (称重量) this big animal. In the other story, some blind men touched different parts of it and tried to guess what it was like. What are the names of the two stories This is the sound it makes. elephant / el f nt/ trunk /tr k/ n. 象鼻 tusk /t sk/ n. 象牙 What do you know about elephants Tip: ivory指构成大象等动物长牙的坚硬白色物质，也可指用这种物质制成的制品；而tusk是大象等动物身上伸出的长牙齿。简单的说ivory是“物质 / 制品”，tusk是“动物的长牙齿”。 ivory / a v ri/ n. 象牙 Let's learn more about elephants. Watch the video and fill in the blanks. 1. The elephant is the _____ land animal. 2. Elephants have large, thin _____ and big tusks. 3. An elephant's _____ is very important and useful. It can do many things, such as drinking and hugging others. largest ears trunk like 点赞 comment 评论 share 分享 post: something such as a message or picture that you publish on a website or using social media 网站上公布的信息；帖子 Look at the picture on page 6 and find out what the post says about elephants. 1b Read Malee's post and choose the best title for it. P6 A. What Is an Elephant B. My Favourite Animal: The Elephant C. How to Save Elephants Tips: 判断文章最佳标题时，通常要考虑以下几个方面： 要能概括文章的主旨大意； 要简洁、醒目； 常含有体现文章大意的关键词。 Find the topic sentence of each paragraph. Tips: A topic sentence is the main idea of a paragraph. It tells the reader what the paragraph is about. 主题句是表达段落大意的句子，用于概括段落大意，全段其他文字都围绕它展开。主题句一般位于段落的开头。 1. Why does Malee love elephants A. Because they are huge and have long trunks. B. Because they are strong, clever and a symbol of good luck. C. Because they are the national animal of Thailand. 2. What is the main use of the trunk mentioned (提到) in paragraph 3 A. Making elephants look different. B. Smelling food. C. Picking up and carrying heavy things. 3. Match the following adjectives about elephants with their descriptions (描述): (1) Playful (2) Clever (3) Kind a. They can remember things for a long time. b. They love to play in the water. c. They look after the sick ones and the big elephants help the babies. A. (1)-b; (2)-a; (3)-c B. (1)-a; (2)-b; (3)-c C. (1)-c; (2)-b; (3)-a 4. What does Malee mean by saying "Every elephant counts" A. Count the number of elephants in Thailand. B. Every elephant is important and peo ... ...
