1、Unit 4 Wildlife protectionUsing LanguageANIMAL EXTINCTIONReading:Read the passage to answer the questions1.When did the dinosaurs live?2.What researches have people done on the dinosaurs?3.Why did the dinosaurs die out?Try your best!1.When did the dinosaurs live?They lived on the earth tens of milli
2、ons of years ago,longbefore humans came into being.2.What researches have people done on the dinosaurs?(1)The eggs of twentyfive species have been found in XixiaCounty,Nanyang,Henan Province.(2)A rare new species of birdlike dinosaur was discovered in Chaoyang County,Liaoning Province.3.Why did the
3、dinosaurs die out?(1)A huge rock hit the earthand put too much dust into the air.(2)The earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more.(3)Nobody knows for sure.FFFT1.There are many different species of dinosaur and all ofthem have been found in China.2.Not long ago,a rare new species of bir
4、d-like dinosaur was discovered in Henan Province.3.Some scientists are sure dinosaurs died out because the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more.4.Dinosaurs died out quickly about 65 million years ago and many animals have died out in the same way.True or Fe into being 形成；产生They li
5、ved on the earth tens of millions of years ago,long before humans came into being and their future seemed secure at that time.(P30)千百万年前，恐龙就在地球上生活，比人类的出现要早得多,当时它们的前景好像也很安全。Language pointsWe dont know when the earth came into being.我们不知道地球是何时开始存在的。The organization came into being in 1990.这个组织诞生于1990年
6、。【即学即练】1.Scientists have many theories about how the universe_into being.A.came B.was coming C.had come D.would come【解析】选A。句意：科学家们对于地球是如何形成的有许多理论。根据句意应为一般过去时。come into being 意为“形成；存在”。2.Before the computer,people could never imagine it could bring about such great changes to human life.【2012龙岩高一检测】A
7、.came into being B.was discoveredC.was come into being D.was formed【解析】选A。句意：在电脑出现之前，人们绝不会想到它会给人类的生活带来如此巨大的变化。电脑不能说是“被发现”或“被形成”的，排除B、D两项。come into being不能用于被动语态和进行时，排除C项，故选A。2.inspect vt.检查；视察When scientists inspected the bones,they were surprised to find (P30)科学家们观察它们的骨头时，惊奇地发现inspect=to examine 检查
8、,检验=to make an official visit to 视察,检阅After the crash,both drivers got out and inspected their cars for damage.汽车相撞后，两位司机都下车检查车辆受损情况。The mayor inspected our school yesterday.市长昨天视察了我们学校。【即学即练】Police were called out to keep at the airport,and _ the arriving planes.A.inspect B.inspector C.inspecting D
9、.inspected【解析】选D。句意：警察被要求待在机场并且检查即将到达的飞机。根据句意此题应选动词作并列谓语，故排除B；and为并列连词,故inspect 应为一般过去时。3.according to 按照；根据所说According to a UN report,some 844 animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years.(P30)根据联合国的一份报告所说，在过去的500年里，有844种动植物消失了。According to what she said,I knew she know nothing about i
10、t.根据她所说的，我知道她对此事一无所知。Students are all put into different groups according to their ability.按照能力，学生们被分为不同的组别。【即学即练】_the weather report,there is heavy rain this evening.Thank you.I will bring an umbrella.A.According B.According to C.Due to D.Because of【解析】选B。前句句意：根据天气预报，今晚将有大雨。C和D两项意为“因为；由于”，A项表达错误。Pr
11、e-listeningWe are surprised to find the egg looks like a football.It died out in 1799 and lived in Mauritius (毛里求斯).The 1st listening:1.What is our passage mainly about?A.How foolish the dodo was.B.How the dodo became extinct.C.How the dodo and Man became friends.D.How the other birds and animals tr
12、ied to save the dodo.2.The dodo is _.A.fierce B.unkind C.friendly D.foolish3.He wants to believe that Man is telling the truth because _.A.Man is friendly B.he thinks Man is friendlyC.he thinks the bears and monkeys lieD.Man is his best friend4.He didnt realize who had killed many of his friends unt
13、il _.A.Man told him the truthB.the other birds told himC.he saw how his friend was being killed by ManD.the monkeys told himListen again and fill in the blanks.Once upon a time I lived on the island of Mauritius.I was _ “dodo”.There were many of us and we were friends with all the other animals on t
14、he island.One day a new animal came to my island.His name was _,and at first we seemed to be good friends.We went everywhere together and I _ my food with him.However,I began to _ why my several of my dodo friends had disappeared.Then the number of our species calledMan sharedwonderbegan to decrease
15、 quickly.I was so worried that I asked the other animals and they all told me,“Your friends _and eaten by Man while you are hunting for food.”Has Man eaten them?I could not believe it!When I asked Man directly,he seemed surprised.are being killed “I havent seen the other dodos either.”he said.“Maybe
16、 someone else killed them.”I believed him but when more dodos disappeared I _ a trap.I went off as if I was going to hunt but _ I hid in the forest and waited.Sure enough Man came along.He _the last of my dodo friends and killed her.I felt so angry that I rushed _my hiding place and straight at Mans
17、 spear.He killed me too.After that there were no more dodos in the world.My motto is:be _ of who you trust.setinsteadran afterout ofcarefulSpeaking Task Imagine you are with the dodo and you try to help it.How could you help him?Intension:help to explain your ideas to help the dodoPurpose:suggestion
18、s to give you an idea of what they might put forward.help the dodo.hide it in a cave.trap Man as he kills a dodo.attacking Man myself.put Man in a cage.teach Man how to be friends.Im going to I intend/mean/plan toI will I feel like Id like to I m ready to I would rather note.g.Im going to help the d
19、odo,for it was so lovely.I mean to drive it away in order to hide it in a caveWrite a letter to dodo and tell him how you will help him.WritingWriting tips1.Collect your ideas for the letter.Write an outline of your ways to help it.How to protect the dodo from Man.How to stop Man from killing dodos.
20、e.g.Ill work with my friends to persuade the government to pass a law about wildlife protection.Dear Dodo,I am writing to you because I have heard of your problems.I know Man is trying to kill all the dodos and I want to help you.Here are my ideas_Yours sincerely,(your name)【参考范文】Dear Dodo,I am writ
21、ing to you because I have heard of your problems.I know Man is trying to kill all the dodos and I want to help you.Here are my ideas.First,I would like to come and attack them for you so that they will leave you alone.I want to build a trap and catch them and put them in a cage.Then they will not feel like killing any dodos again.Second,I wish I could take you away to another island where you will be happy.I wish I were with you now.Good luck till I come.Yours sincerely,Xiao XingHomeworkSurf the Internet to find more materials on looking after environment and share with your classmates.
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