unit15sectiona课件

1、Unit 15 Were trying to save the manatees! Warming up Animals are mans friendsWhats this? And how to describe it? enormous, grayWhats this? And how to describe it? noisyWhats this? And how to describe it? playfulWhats this? And how to describe it? gentle, shyWhats this? And how to describe it? playfu

2、lWhats this? And how to describe it? aggressive, funny1b Listening gentle furry enormous playful noisy shy aggressive gray fast spotted I am like this animal because I am strong and intelligent. I like water and I like to eat vegetables.Youre like an elephant. No.Youre like aManatee.Yes.1.I am like

3、this animal because I am strong and intelligent.Be like=look like=be similar to 像，看起来像。像，看起来像。如：如：He is like his father。他像他的父亲。他像他的父亲。= He looks like his father.= He is similar to his father. Explanation 这里的这里的like作介词，意思为作介词，意思为“像像”，like 还可做动词用，表示还可做动词用，表示“喜欢喜欢”，like（doing）sth. 喜欢做某事。喜欢做某事。如：如：He li

4、kes his father very much.他很喜欢他的父亲。他很喜欢他的父亲。Mary likes playing volleyball.玛丽喜欢打排球。玛丽喜欢打排球。Thank you for listening! 2a Listening1. endangered2.mangroves swamps3.habitat4.aquatic feeda. the place where something lives b. there arent very many of themc. underwater plants and vegetationd. a place where t

5、rees grow in water2.How big are manatees? 海牛有多大？海牛有多大？ How big. 询问体重。以询问体重。以how组合的疑问组合的疑问词组有很多，如：词组有很多，如： how old 询问年龄询问年龄 how often询问频率询问频率 how long询问动作持续的长短询问动作持续的长短 how much询问质量或者价钱询问质量或者价钱 how far 询问距离询问距离 how many询问数量询问数量 how soon 询问过多久询问过多久3.they weigh about 1,000 pounds, 他们大约重他们大约重1000磅。磅。 we

6、igh 称称重量，测重量，测重量。如：重量。如： He weighed the stone in his hand. 他用手掂了掂这块石头的重量。他用手掂了掂这块石头的重量。 The piece of meat weighs four pounds. 这块肉重四磅。这块肉重四磅。 weight 还可用做名词，重量。还可用做名词，重量。 如：如： What is your weight？ 你的体重是多少？你的体重是多少？4. Were trying to save the manatees. 我们正在竭尽全力拯救海牛我们正在竭尽全力拯救海牛. Try to do =try ones best t

7、o do 努力去做某事。努力去做某事。如：如： Every student should try to study hard in order to study in a university. 为了进入大学学习，每个学生都应该为了进入大学学习，每个学生都应该努力学习。努力学习。5. Im writing to say that I am against building a new zoo in our town. against 介词介词, 反对反对, 违反违反, 与与相反相反(=opposite) 如如: Are most people against the proposal? 大多数

8、人反对这项提议吗大多数人反对这项提议吗?against 介词还有触介词还有触,碰碰,倚倚,靠的意思。靠的意思。如如:Put the piano there, with its back, against the wall.把钢琴放在那里把钢琴放在那里,背靠着墙背靠着墙.Be against doing sth. 反对做某事反对做某事, 反义词组是反义词组是 be for doing sth, 赞成某事赞成某事 如如: All the people around the world are against cloning human beings. 全世界的人民反对克隆人类。全世界的人民反对克隆

9、人类。All of us are for peace and against war.我们都赞成和平我们都赞成和平,反对战争。反对战争。6. Ive visited a lot of zoos in my life, and I have never seen one I liked or one that was suitable for animals to live in.(1) be suitable for sb to do sth. 表示表示 “适合某人做某事适合某人做某事”,这里这里suitable 是是suit的形容词形式的形容词形式,表示表示 “合适的合适的”。如如: Thi

10、s kind of bamboo is not suitable for pandas to eat. 这种竹子不适合给熊猫吃。这种竹子不适合给熊猫吃。 This dress suits you very much, but unfortunately it doesnt fit you.这套女装款式非常适合你这套女装款式非常适合你,只可惜大只可惜大小不合适。小不合适。(2)to live in 在此处作在此处作animals的后置的后置定语。英语中动词不定式短语做名定语。英语中动词不定式短语做名词定语词定语,放在后面放在后面。如。如:There is nothing for us to wo

11、rry about. 我们没有什么可以担心的。我们没有什么可以担心的。7. The animals are kept in tiny cages.动物被关在极小的笼子里。动物被关在极小的笼子里。 tiny=little 很小的很小的 ,带有感情色彩带有感情色彩.区别区别, the tiny country 国家小国家小 (含可含可爱的意思爱的意思) a small country 小国家小国家(与与large country 相对应相对应) a little boy 爱怜之意爱怜之意,(不含身材矮小不含身材矮小)tiny 和和little 常做定语常做定语,一般不做表一般不做表语语,small

12、 既可以做定语既可以做定语,也可以做表语。也可以做表语。 little 还可表示还可表示 “一点点的一点点的”,修饰修饰不可数名词。不可数名词。如：如： There is a little milk in the bottle. 瓶里有一点点的牛奶。瓶里有一点点的牛奶。8. I was surprised to find hardly anyone there. 我非常惊讶地发现在那几乎没有人。我非常惊讶地发现在那几乎没有人。 surprised 在这里是过去分词做形容在这里是过去分词做形容词。词。常用词组常用词组:be surprised at sth. 对某事感到惊讶对某事感到惊讶be s

13、urprised to do sth.很惊讶地做某事很惊讶地做某事in surprise 惊奇地惊奇地To ones surprise 使某人惊奇地使某人惊奇地 如如:I was surprised at the news to hear the news. 听到这个消息我很吃惊。听到这个消息我很吃惊。surprise =amaze 使使惊讶惊讶surprising 惊讶的惊讶的 (侧重指事物本身侧重指事物本身具有的特点具有的特点) 如如:His words surprised me.他的话使我大吃一惊。他的话使我大吃一惊。It is surprising news.它是一个令人惊讶的消息。它

14、是一个令人惊讶的消息。9.They provide homes for many endangered animals, and help to educate the public about caring for them. (动物园动物园)他们为许多濒危的动物提他们为许多濒危的动物提供了家供了家,也有助于教育众人来关心这也有助于教育众人来关心这些动物。些动物。provide sb. with vide sth for sb. 提供给某人某物提供给某人某物The firm provided me with a car.公司给我一辆汽车。公司给我一辆汽车。 Can you pr

15、ovided accommodation for thirty people? 你能为你能为30人提供住宿吗人提供住宿吗? provide for sb. 供应某人所需。供应某人所需。如如: They worked hard to provide for their large family. 他们努力工作以供养一家人。他们努力工作以供养一家人。I disagree with you. I feel that zoos provide clean and safe places for endangered animals to live. I think that animals shoul

16、d not live in zoos. He has a large family to provide for. 他要养活一个大家庭。他要养活一个大家庭。 The public 指指 “民众民众,公众公众”。在英。在英语中语中, 定冠词定冠词the 后接形容词表示一类后接形容词表示一类人。人。如如:the young 年轻人年轻人 the wounded 受伤的人受伤的人care for 可做可做 “照顾照顾,照料照料,看护看护”的的意思。如意思。如:Would you like care for a cup of tea?你要不要来杯茶你要不要来杯茶? 10. I urge all of your readers to visit our wonderful zoo soon. 我们竭力主张你们所有的读者赶我们竭力主张你们所有的读者赶快来参观我们的很棒的动物园。快来参观我们的很棒的动物园。 urge 力劝力劝, 鼓励鼓励, 怂恿怂恿, 极力主张极力主张, 强调。强调。如如:They urged us to