Unit2IconicAttractionsReadingforWriting课件高中英语人教版选择性

Unit2IconicAttractions

Ourtopictodayis“CreaturesUniquetoAustralia”,withquestionsansweredbywildlifeexpert,DrJimSmith.

Australiahaslotsofuniqueanimals,butwhichanimalisasymbolofthecountry?独具的；特有的过去分词短语作宾语n.象征Ourtopictodayis“CreaturesUniquetoAustralia”,withquestionsansweredbywildlifeexpert,DrJimSmith.(P19)

我们今天的话题是“澳大利亚特有的生物”，由野生动物专家吉姆·史密斯博士回答问题。

Ithastobethekangaroo,asithasawidedistributionthroughoutthecountry.It'satoughanimalthathastosurviveinadifficultenvironment.Also,itcannotwalkbackwards,soitisalwaysmovingforwards.原因状语从句distributev.分配；分发adj.坚强的;健壮的;能吃苦的

ThisexpressesthestrengthandresolveoftheAustraliansasindividualsandasanation.Babykangaroosweighonlytwogrammesatbirth.Theythenfindtheirwayintotheirmother'spouch—akindofpocket—tostaysafeandwarm.v.决定;解决n.决心出生时v.重1sumuptheiropinions2asymbolofthecountry3haveawidedistribution4throughoutthecountry5surviveinadifficultenvironment6thestrengthandresolveoftheAustralians7atbirthLanguagepoints:Importantphrases(P19~P21)总结他们的观点国家的象征广泛分布整个国家生存于恶劣的环境中出生时澳大利亚人的力量与决心

Theysleepanddrinkmilkinthattemporary，protectedenvironmentuntiltheyareaboutsevenoreightmonthsold.Afterthisphase,theygoouttotrytheirlegs.Aftertheylearntojump,theygraduallyspendlesstimewiththeirmotherandlearntobeindependent.反：permanent永久的

Kangaroosmaylookcute,butencounterswiththemdon'talwaysendsowell.Kangarooscanhitandkickveryhard,sopleasefolks,ifyouseesomekangaroos,rememberthey'renotforpetting!与...相遇n.相遇；邂逅；遭遇v.相遇；邂逅；遭遇

always与not连用,表示部分否定n.人们adj.民俗的petn.宠物v.抚摸1.Kangaroosmaylookcute,butencounterswiththemdon’talwaysendsowell.(P20)袋鼠可能看起来十分可爱，但与它们邂逅的结局并不总是那么美好。2.Kangarooscanhitandkickveryhard,sopleasefolks,ifyouseesomekangaroos,rememberthey’renotforpetting.(P20)袋鼠的踢打相当有力，所以大家要小心，如果你们看到袋鼠，要记住它们不是用来爱抚的！

Koalasarecute,andweseesomanypicturesofpeopleholdingthem.ButinmanyplacesinAustralia,itisagainstthelawtoeventouchthem.Canyouclarifythat?违法v.阐明；澄清Koalasarecute,andweseesomanypicturesofpeopleholdingthem.ButinmanyplacesinAustralia,itisagainstthelawtoeventouchthem.(P20)考拉非常可爱，我们可以看到很多人抱着它们的照片。但是在澳大利亚的许多地方，即便碰一下它们都是违法的。

Theyarereallyquitecute,butthetruthis,koalasareverysensitivecreatureswhocaneasilypanicbecauseofevensmallchangesintheirenvironment.Theyspendquitealotoftimeeating,sleeping,andhangingontotreetrunks,sointeractionwithhumanscancausethemalotofstress.生物v./n.惊慌inpanic惊慌地--panicked--panicked--panicking悬挂与...的互动interactewith...与...互动n.互动；相互影响v.交流；合作

Becauseofthis,thegovernmentbegantomakelawsagainsttouching

koalas,intheinterestofanimalprotection,aswellaspublicsafety.So,ifyouseeoneinthewild,youshouldn'tapproachittopickituporeventouchit.制定法律禁止（做）某事为了...拿起;举起;拾起搭载；接人；不费力地学会

Ifyouwanttoholdakoala,youhavetogotocertainlicensedzooswhereanimalexpertsmakesurethatthekoalasselectedforeachsessionareinagoodstateforhumancontactandthattheyarehandledforonlyalimitedtimeandonalimitedfrequency

ofoccasions．定从宾从宾从过去分词短语作定语ina...state

处于...的状态v.（用手）触摸；拿frequentadj.频繁的at/with...frequency以...的频率

So,we'vetalkedaboutsomecuteanimals.Whataboutanimalswhicharen'tsocute?

MyfavouriteisalittlecreaturecalledtheTasmaniandevil.IfyouareoutcampinginTasmaniaandcomeacrossone,theexperiencemightscareyou!comeacross（偶然）遇见v.使惊恐；害怕；n.惊恐

Tasmaniandevilshuntatnight,soyouwon'tusuallyseethem,butyoumayheartheirloudcrieswhentheyarefightingoreating.Thenoisetheymake

couldwakethedeadv.打猎；猎食n.叫声；哭声死者the+adj.表示一类人（that）Thenoisetheymakecouldwakethedead.它们发出的声音可以吵醒死人。定语从句

Frightening!Theyareaboutthesizeofsmalldogsandlooklikeratherlargeblackrats.Theyalsohaveaterriblesmell!Theirdietismostlydeadanimals.Fortunately,despitetheirname,theyaregenerallynotviolenttowardspeople.令人不安的；可怕的Theyareaboutthesizeofsmalldogsandlooklikeratherlargeblackrats.它们个头跟小狗差不多，看起来像只大黑鼠。

Australiaalsohassomeanimalsthatmanypeoplehaveneverheardof,forexample,theduck­billedplatypus.Isthatsomekindofbird?Notatall.Whileitmaylayeggsinanestlikeabird,it'sreallyaprimitivemammal,withauniquebiology.“虽然,尽管”引导让步状从原始的

Itseggshatchafterabouttendays,andthenthebabyplatypusnursesfromitsmotherlikeallothermammals.Itsnoselookslikeaduck'sbill,andithasfeetlikeaduck'ssoitcandiveunderthewater,butit'scovered

inhair.v.看护;喂奶;吃奶n.账单；鸟嘴；喙

Doyouknowwhat'sreallystrangeaboutaplatypus?Theplatypusdoesn'tuseitssensesofsightorsmelltofindfood.Ithasacapacitytofindfoodinthewaterbyusingelectricalsensorsinitsbill.Thereareonlyasmallhandfulofanimalsintheworldthatcandothat!capacitytodosth.做某事能力

fordoingsth.capableadj.有能力的becapableof......有......的能力

Ithasacapacitytofindfoodinthewaterbyusingelectricalsensorsinitsbill.(P21)它拥有一种能用嘴里的电传感器在水中找到食物的能力。有能力做某事beabletodosthbecapableofdoingsthcandosthhavetheabilitytodosthhaveacapacitytodo/fordoingsth8intheinterestof9inthewild10licensedzoos11foronlyalimitedtime12asmallhandfulofanimals13petawildkangaroo14interactwithpeople只在有限的时间内抚摸一只野生袋鼠几只/少数动物与人互动为了……的利益在野外获得正式许可的动物园Languagepoints:Importantphrases(P19~P21)Keyphrases①creaturen.生物;动物②(be)uniqueto为……所特有的③wildlifeadj.野生动植物的④expertn.专家PARA1⑤asymbolof……的象征⑥distribution/distrr'bju:/n/n.分布;分配;分发※distributevt.分发;分配⑦toughadj.坚强的;能吃苦耐劳的;坚韧不拔的行⑧strengthn.力量⑨resolven.决心⑩individualn.个人，个体⑪atbirth出生时PARA2⑫pouch/paut/n.育儿袋;小袋子;荷包⑬temporary/'temprari/adj.暂时的;短暂的※temporarilyadv暂时地，临时地⑭phase/feiz/n.阶段;时期※[易混]phrasen.短语;词组⑮graduallyadv.逐渐地16.independentadj.独立的⑰encountern.相遇※encounterwith和……相遇18pleasefolks拜托大家⑲petv爱抚PARA220.againstthelaw违法21.clarifyvt.解释22.sensitiveadj.敏感的23.panic(使)惊慌,惊慌失措24.becauseof由于,因为(介词短语)25.hangv悬挂PARA326.trunk/trank/n.树干27.interactionwith和……互动28.causesb./sth.alotofstress给某人/某物带来很大压力29.intheinterestof为了……的利益30.aswellas和，也31.publicsafety公共安全32.approachvt.靠近33.pickup捡起，拿起34.licensed/laisnst/adj.得到正式许可的license/laisns/vt.批准;许可n.(=licence)许可证;执照PARA335makesure确保36session/sen/n.一场;一段时间;会议37inagoodstate状态良好38contactn.接触39limitedadj.有限的40frequency/fri:kwensi/n.发生率;重复率;(声波或电磁波振动的)频率※frequentadj.频繁的;经常发生的PARA341.Tasmanian/tæzmenin/devil塔斯马尼亚恶魔;袋獾※Tasmania/tæzmeni/塔斯马尼亚(澳大利亚州名)42.camp

v野营43.comeacross遇到44.scarev使害怕;受惊吓45.violent/vailnt/adj.暴力的;猛烈的violence/varelons/n.暴力;暴行PARA446duck-billedplatypus/plætips鸭嘴兽47notatall根本不是48lay

eggs产卵49nest

/nest/

n.巢穴;鸟窝;秘密窝点50primitive

adj.原始的51mammal/mæml/n.哺乳动物52biology/bar'dledzi/n.生理;生物学PARA553hatch/hæt//vi.孵出;破壳vt使孵出;策划;(尤指)密谋54nursev吃奶，哺育55divev潜水56capacity/kpæsti/n.能力;容量electricalsensors电子传感器ahandfulof少数人(或物);一把(的量)PARA5WritingReadthetextagain.Howdoesthewriterdescribetheseanimals?Findatleastthreerhetoricaldevicesthewriterusestoarousethereaders’interests.Whatrhetoricaldevicesdoyouknow?Simile明喻Metaphor暗喻Repetition重复Hyperbole夸张Irony反语Afterreadingrhetoricaldevices(修辞手法)Howdoesthewriterdescribetheseanimals?repetition(重复)[haɪˈpə:bəlɪ]hyperbole

(夸张)Simile(明喻)Simile(明喻)

[əˈnælədʒɪ]analogy(类比,比喻)DescribeaniconicanimalinChina.1.Dosomeresearchandmakenotes.Forexample:wheretheylivewhattheyeatwhattheylooklikehowtheyaredifferentfromotheranimalshowtheyinteractwithpeopleanyotherunusualorinterestingfactsaboutthem2.

Usingyournotes,describeoneoftheseanimals.

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rhetoricaldevices(修辞手法)tomakeyourwritingvividandinteresting.审题1.确定文体：2.主体时态：3.主体人称：说明文本文应以一般现在时为主。第三人称。谋篇介绍时可分为三部分：Part1：引入话题，介绍动物的外形（也可分为两段来介绍）；Part2：描述动物的生活环境、生活习性；Part3：动物的独特或者有趣之处。组织语言

第一部分：引入话题，介绍动物的外形。（一）引入话题★...isoneoficonicanimalsinChina.★Asweallknow,...onlyexists/livesinChina.★

WhenitcomestoChina’ssymbolicanimals,...ranksthefirst.★

WhentalkingabouticonicanimalsinChina,thefirstthingthatcomestomymindis...（二）外形描写★Itlookslike...★...iscoatedwith...anditisthesizeof...★...isthetypicalcharacteristicof...★...issocute/funny/lovely/adorable...that...★Itistwicebiggerthan.../Itistwiceasbigas...第二部分：描述动物的生活环境、生活习性。★...livesin...andmainlydepends/feedson...★Theyspend...time(in)...★...likeswetandwarmplaces,because...★Thetruthisthattheyare...thantheylook.★Theycanbefoundin...,wheretheyhaveeasyaccessto...★Apartfrom...,...isevenmoreeye-catchingwhendoing...★...isanendangeredanimalinChina,whereitusedtohaveawidedistribution.第三部分：描写动物的独特或者有趣之处。★Itis...thatmakes...unique.★Comparedwith...,...