1、Unit5 Why do you like pandas?Go for it人教版 七年級(jí)下Section B Reading優(yōu)質(zhì)課elephant Warming-upListen and guess what my favorite animals are.Lead-inHow much do you know about elephants?flag before:an white elephant on its flagThey are from _.talnd 泰國ThailandThailands flag國旗 flg a symbol of _ luckgood one of T

2、hailands symbolsThey can _.play the pianodancedrawplay soccerstand on two legswork for peopleplay gamesBut they are in great danger because. 處于極大危險(xiǎn)之中Many beautiful things are made of ivory. People kill the elephants for their ivory.So elephants are in great danger.由制成殺害 Check () the animals that you

3、 think are in great danger. _ lions _ elephants _ pandas_giraffes _ koalas _ tigers 2aRead this website article and check () the best title for it.What Is an Elephant?Come to ThailandLets Save the ElephantsElephants Are Good PetsReading task1Skim and then answer the questions below. Reading task2Whe

4、re are the students from?_2. Are elephants smart animals? _ 3. When is Thai Elephant Day? _Theyre from Thailand.Yes, they are.Its on March 13th.Read the article and find the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Elephants are smart animals.Elephants are in danger and we must

5、save them.Elephants are important inThailand.Reading task3 1 Hello.We are students from Thailand，and we want to save the elephants.The elephant is one of Thailands symbols.Our first flag had a white elephant on it.This is a symbol of good luck.Reading task4 Read para.1 and finish the tasks. “our” re

6、fers to _“it” refers to _ThailandsThailands first flag“this” refers to _a white elephantWhat do the students from Thailand want to do?2.Why are elephants important in Thailand?it is a symbol of _.the first flag had _ on it.symbolsa white elephantgood luckThey want to save the elephants.it is one of

7、Thailands _.Because 2 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.Reading task3 Read

8、para.2 and fill in the chart. “they” refers to _elephants“this” refers to _.places with food and waterelephants can rememberElelphants are smartThey can _soccer or music_ places with food and water“an elephant never _”They can very wellNever _lost can _ for a long timeplaydrawforgetswalkgetRememberA

9、re elephants smart animals?What can they do?Yes, they are.1.People say that “an elephant never forgets”. 人們說“大象從來不會(huì)忘記”。forget 忘記-（反義詞）remember記得兩者均可接Ving和to do sth 形式。 Language pointsforget to do sth.忘記要做某事(事情還沒有做)Dont forget to close the window.不要忘記關(guān)窗戶。forget doing sth.忘記做過某事(事情已經(jīng)做過了)I forgot closi

10、ng the door.我忘記已經(jīng)關(guān)上門了。 2. Elephants can walk for a long time and never get lost.lost /lst/ adj.走失的， 迷路的， 失散的； 丟失的，遺失的。 lost常與系動(dòng)詞get或be一同構(gòu)成短語： get/be lost，表示“丟失；走失；迷路”。lose ones way也意為“迷路”。 eg:Its easy to get lost in such a dark night.在這么黑的夜晚很容易迷路。Do you lose your way? Follow me, please. 你迷路了吧？請跟我來。3

11、 But elephants are in great danger .People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes.People also kill elephants for their ivory. Today there are only about 3,000 elephants (over 100,000 before)We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory. Remember that March 13th is Thai Ele

12、phant Day.Reading task3 Read para.3-4 and finish the tasks. “their” refers to _elephantselephants are losing _.1.Are elephants in great danger? And why?Because people _ many trees.cut downtheir homespeople kill elephants for _.their ivoryElephants are _.in great danger2.How can they save elephants?D

13、ont cut down so many _.Dont _ things made of ivory.Remember that March 13th is _.treesbuyThai Elephant Day 3. But elephants are in great danger.danger 為不可數(shù)名詞，意為“危險(xiǎn)”， (be) in danger表示“面臨危險(xiǎn)”。英語中，常用形容詞big或great與danger搭配，表示“巨大的危險(xiǎn)”。 danger (n.)危險(xiǎn)dangerous (adj.)危險(xiǎn)的 eg:Is there any danger in climbing the

14、tree? 爬這棵樹有危險(xiǎn)嗎？ Firefighters are often in great danger. 消防員常常處于很危險(xiǎn)的境地。 Its dangerous for people to swim in that river.人們在那條河里游泳是很危險(xiǎn)的。4. We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory.made of 表示“由制作(制造)” 當(dāng)made of 作定語限定修飾名詞時(shí)，必須放在該名詞之后。語法將其稱作“后置定語”。 eg: a boat made of paper 一條紙疊的小船 things made

15、 of bamboo 竹制品；竹子做的東西I love the sweater made of wool. 我喜歡這件由羊毛制成的毛衣。辨析be made of與be made frombe made of 由制成(制成品能看出原材料)The desk is made of wood.這張書桌是由木頭制成的。be made from由制成(制成品看不出原材料) Butter is made from milk.黃油是由牛奶制成的。 Facts and figurespeople _ many treespeople kill them for _today there are _ (over

16、_ before) Importance in Thailandfirst flag had _symbol of _ a white elephant on itgood luckcut downivoryonly 3,000elephants100,000ELEPHANTSRead the article again and complete the mind map.2cHow to save themdont cut down so many _dont _ things made of ivory._ is Thai Elephant Day. Abilitiescan play _

17、 _can also _ wellcan _ places with food and waterELEPHANTS soccer or musicdrawremembertreesbuyMarch 13thD: Lets save the elephants! We must _ the trees. We must not buy _. A: Elephants are smart. They can play _ or _. They can also _ very well. They can _ places with food and water.B: Elephants are

18、important. Thailands first flag had _ on it. And this is a symbol of _.C: But elephants are in _. People _ many trees. And people also kill elephants for _.ConsolidationRetell the passage in groups.DiscussionThinking: How to save the animals? Dont We cantWe mustntWe can1. Dont catch/kill/eat animals

19、. 2. Dont cut down the trees. 3. We mustnt buy things made of ivory. 4. We mustnt buy things made of fur. 5. We can plant the trees. 6. We can have a special day for animals.The more, the better.(越多越好)Lets make rules for protecting animals.This is Becky. Isnt she _?She is from _. She is twelve _ old. I _ Becky _ she is smart and friendly. She _ in Blackwood Zoo.beautifullikeAfricabecauseyearslivesBecky is J