UNIT2ICONICATTRACTIONSDescribeaniconicanimalAttheendofthislesson,I’llbeableto:readapassageabouttheamazinganimalsofAustraliaandlearntodescribeaniconicanimalbeabletouserhetoricaldevicestoarousereaders’interestinyourwritingWatchthevideoandcounthowmanyamazinganimalsofAustraliayoufind.Doyouknowtheirnames?TheAmazingAnimalsofAustraliaReadthesubheadingsandthefirstsentence,thencompletetheblanks.well-knownfewpeopleknowkoala:cutebut_________kangaroo:symbolofthecountryTasmaniandevil:____________duck-billedplatypus:_______eggssensitivelayalittlecreatureTHEAMAZINGANIMALSOFAUSTRALIAReadthetextandthenanswerthequestions.1.Whendobabykangaroosbegintospendlesstimewiththeirmothers?2.Whyshouldn’tyoutrytopetawildkangaroo?Aftertheyareaboutsevenoreightmonthsoldandwhentheybegintojump.Theycanhitandkickveryhard.3.Whatdokoalasspendmostoftheirtimedoing?Theyspendquitealotoftimeeating,sleeping,andhangingontotreetrunks.4.Whyhasthegovernmentmadeitagainstthelawtohandlekoalas?Interactionwithhumanscancausethemalotofstress.5.WhattwothingsaboutTasmaniandevilscanbotherpeoplemost?6.WhatdoTasmaniandevilsliketoeat?Thenoisetheymakecouldwakethedeadandtheyhaveaterriblesmell.Theirdietismostlydeadanimals.7.Whatmakesthewayduck-billedplatypusesgivebirthsodifferentfromtheothermammals?8.Whatistheuniquewayusedbyduck-billedplatypusestofindfood?Itlayseggsinanestlikeabird.Itfindsfoodinthewaterbyusingelectricalsensorsinitsbill.Mind-mapaboutKangarooKangarooFeatures:lookcuteBabies:weigh2gatbirthUniqueness:Relationshipwithhumans:Whataretheunusualaspectsoftheanimalsthatthewriter/DrJimSmithmentionsineachpart?Whydoeshefocusonthoseaspects?

Readthetextagain.Whatrhetoricaldevicesdoesthewriterusetoarousethereaders’interest?Besidesrhetoricaldevices,whatothertechniquesdoesthewriteruse?Howdoesthewriterdescribetheseanimals?Findatleastthreerhetoricaldevicesthewriterusestoarousethereaders'interest.euphemism委婉語irony反語pun雙關(guān)rhetoricalquestion反問repetition重復(fù)alliteration頭韻simile明喻metaphor暗喻metonymy借喻allusion引喻personification擬人hyperbole夸張rhetoricaldevicesThisexpressesthestrengthandresolveoftheAustraliansasindividualsandasanation.Theyareaboutthesizeofsmalldogsandlooklikeratherlargeblackrats.Thenoisetheymakecouldwakethedead.Whileitmaylayeggsinanestlikeabird,it’sreallyaprimitivemammal,withauniquebiology.metaphorsimilehyperbolesimileBrainstormalistoffouriconicanimalsinChina.

giant

panda大熊貓Chinesesturgeon中華鱘goldenmonkey金絲猴Tibetanantelope藏羚羊First,choosesomeattractivedetailsaboutoneanimal.Next,thinkofsomerhetoricaldevicestouseinthewriting.Then,makeanoutline.Thefollowingquestionsmayhelpyou.Whatisthekeysentenceforthisexpositorywriting?Howtomakeitattractive,suchasaskingaquestion,givinganinterestingfactaboutthisanimal?Whatisthelogicalorderofeachaspect?Howtomaketheendingmoreattractive?Dosomeresearchandmakenotes.Forexample:wheretheylivewhattheyeatwhattheylooklikehowtheyaredifferentfromotheranimalshowtheyinteractwithpeopleanyotherunusualorinteresting

factsaboutthempandas

habitat:inSichuan

food:

bamboo

appearance:

blackandwhite;cute

differencefromothers:mainlyliveonbamboo;averylow

birthrate…

interactionwithpeople:…

otherunusualorinterestingfacts:…Usingyournotes,writeadescriptionofoneoftheseanimals.Remembertousesomerhetoricaldevicestomakeyourwritingvividandinteresting.Exchangeyourdraftwithapartner.Seewhetherthewriterdoesagoodjobofdescribingtheanimal.Takeyourdraftbackandreviseitusingyourpartner’scomments.Presentyourdescriptiontotherestofyourclass.ThemosticonicanimalofChinabyfaristhepanda.Infact,manypeoplewouldsaythatthepandaisasymbolofChina.Thesecuddlycreatureswiththeirblackandwhitemarkingsalmostlookmorelikestuffedtoysthanrealanimals.Nearlyeveryoneseespandasascute.Thisfeelingisenhancedbythewaytheanimalsclumsilymoveabout,whichissometimeshumorousandcartoon-like.However,pandasarenottoys–theyareinfactliveanimals.ThelivemostlyinremotenaturereservesinSichuan,China.Mostpeopledon’trealisethatpandas–likeallbears–aretechnicallycarnivores,andlongagoperhapstheymostlyatemeat.However,whilepandastodaycananddoeatalmostanything,theirpreferredfoodintheirwildforesthabitatisbamboo.Asthisfooddoesnotgivethemmuchnutrition,theyhavetoeatalmostconstantly,andunlikemostbearstheydonothibernateinthewinter.Pandasaregenerallyquiteshyandareseldomseenbypeopleinthewild.Despitethis,theyhavebeenknowntoattackpeople.whilethisisaveryrareoccurrence,itisausefulreminderthatpandasarenotcuddlytoysbutarewildanimalsandshouldnotbeapproachedinthewild.Untilrecently,pandaswereconsideredendangered.However,withsuccessfulbreedingandconservationprogrammes,theirnumbershaveincreased,andtheyarenolongerontheendangeredspecieslist.Havingsaidthat,theyarestillconsideredvulnerable,andsomoreworkisneededtoprotectthismagnificentanimal.Polishyourwriting.CompleteActivity3onPage69.¤SPEAKING1．它因………而著名 ________________2．它是……的家鄉(xiāng) ________________3．它有………特色 ________________Itisfamousfor…

Itishometo…Itfeatures…

4．它占地…… ________________5．它有著……年的歷史 ________________6．它重達(dá)…… ________________7．它長/高達(dá)…… _________________________8．它的著名景點(diǎn)包括…… __________________________9．保存良好 ________________10．迫不及待地要去做某事________________Itcoversanareaof…Ithasahistoryof…

Itweighs…Itmeasures…inlength/height.Itsfamousattractionsinclude…bekeptingoodstatecan’twaittodosth.¤重點(diǎn)詞塊1．總之 _________________________ _______2．在出生的時候 ________________3．為了；為了……的利益 ________________4．在野外 ________________5．撿起；拾起 ________________6．確保 ________________tosumup/allinall/inshort/insummaryatbirth

intheinterestof…inthewild

pickupmakesure

7．處于良好的狀態(tài) ________________8．遇見；碰見 ________________9．下蛋 ________________10．視覺 ________________11．一把…… ________________12．與某人交流 ________________inagoodstatecomeacross

layeggssenseofsight

ahandfulof…interactwithsb.1．distributionn．分布；

分配，分發(fā)(P19)Ithastobethekangaroo,asithasawidedistributionthroughoutthecountry.【翻譯】澳大利亞的代表動物一定是袋鼠，因?yàn)樗谌珖植己軓V。

詞匯拓講(1)thedistributionofwealth財(cái)富分配thedistributionofplantsandanimals動植物的分布thedistributionofemergencysupplies緊急物質(zhì)的配送(2)distributevt.分配；分發(fā)distributesth.to/amongsb.向/在某人分配某物【用法詳解】Theprizesweredistributedamongfivewinners.獎品分發(fā)給五位優(yōu)勝者。Theystudiedthegeographicaldistributionofthedisease.他們研究了這種疾病的地域分布情況。

Themapshowsthedistributionofthisspeciesacrosstheworld.地圖上標(biāo)明了這一物種在全世界的分布情況。

【易混辨析】distribute,divide&allocatedistribute指“將某物分成一定的部分或數(shù)量，通常各份的數(shù)量不一定相等，然后分給某些人或地方”

divide指“把整體分為若干部分”allocate指“分配一定數(shù)量的財(cái)物或任務(wù)給某些人、單位或事業(yè)等”[針對練習(xí)]單句語法填空(1)Hewasarrestedondrug________(distribute)charges.(2)Thesupplydistribution________thefloodedareashasbeencompletedsuccessfully.(3)Thegovernmenthasequallydistributedthefoodsupplies________thelocalpeople.distributiontoamong2．temporaryadj.暫時的，短暫的(P20)Theysleepanddrinkmilkinthattemporary,protectedenvironmentuntiltheyareaboutsevenoreightmonthsold.大約七八個月大之前，它們一直待在那個暫時受保護(hù)的環(huán)境里睡覺和吃奶。(1)temporaryn．臨時工；臨時雇員(可數(shù)名詞)(2)temporarilyadv.暫時地；臨時地【用法詳解】Sheworksintheofficeasatemporary.她在辦公室做臨時雇員。Thebosshiredsometemporaryworkers.老板雇用了一些臨時工。ThescholarshiphelpedMartintotideoveratemporaryembarrassment.那筆獎學(xué)金幫助馬丁解決了暫時的經(jīng)濟(jì)困難。[針對練習(xí)]用temporary的適當(dāng)形式填空(1)Theyareall________likeyou,soyoudon’thavetobeworried.(2)Sheisworking________asatypistinmyoffice.(3)Theyoungmanmadea________decisiontogiveuphisjobinthecompany.temporariestemporarilytemporary3．phasen．階段；時期(P20)After

thisphase,theygoouttotrytheirlegs.【翻譯】過了這個階段，他們就會試著用自己的腿走出去。(1)outofphase不同步地；不協(xié)調(diào)地inphase同步地；協(xié)調(diào)地(2)phasevi.分階段進(jìn)行vt.把……分階段phasein逐步采用phaseout使逐步淘汰；逐漸停止【用法詳解】Thisproblemwasdiscoveredinanearlyphase.這個問題在早期已被發(fā)現(xiàn)。Thearmsreductionwillphraseinthreeparts.裁減軍備將分三個階段進(jìn)行。Theoldmachineswillphaseoutintenmonths.這些舊機(jī)器將在十個月之內(nèi)逐步淘汰。完成句子(1)Theylookedintothe________________oftheproblem.他們研究了這個問題的各個方面。(2)Luckilyherdiseasewasdiscovered________________.幸運(yùn)的是，她的病在早期就被發(fā)現(xiàn)了。(3)Hisactionsareobviously________________________.他的行動顯然很不協(xié)調(diào)。(4)Theredundancies________________overtwoyears.】裁員將在兩年內(nèi)分階段進(jìn)行。variousphasesinanearlyphaseoutofphasewillbephased4．frequencyn．發(fā)生率；重復(fù)率；(聲波或電磁波振動的)頻率；(P20)Ifyouwanttoholdakoala,youhavetogotocertainlicensedzooswhereanimalexpertsmakesurethatthekoalasselectedforeachsessionareinagoodstateforhumancontactandthattheyarehandledforonlyalimitedtimeandonalimitedfrequencyofoccasions.【翻譯】如果你想抱一只考拉，你必須去某些具有許可資格的動物園，在這里，動物專家確保為每次活動選擇的考拉都處于良好狀態(tài)，可以同人類接觸，并確保它們只用于有限的時間和有限頻率的場合。(1)athigh/lowfrequency頻繁地/不經(jīng)常地infrequency在頻度方面(2)frequentadj.頻繁的；常見的；(脈搏等)急促的；快的(3)frequentedadj.常發(fā)生；常去的；經(jīng)常的(常用作定語，修飾后面表示地點(diǎn)的名詞)(4)frequentlyadv.頻繁地【用法詳解】Mygirlfriendwritesfrequentletterstome.我的女朋友頻繁地給我寫信。Trafficaccidentsarealarminglyfrequentoflate.近來交通事故頻繁得嚇人。Shereturnshomefrequentlytoseeherparents.她經(jīng)常回家看望父母。用frequent的正確形式填空(1)Heisa________visitortoourhouse.(2)Weareconcernedatthehigh________ofracialattacksinthedistrict.(3)Thisisoneofthemost________iconictouristdestinationsinourcity.(4)Theyoungman________runsintotroubleinhiswork.frequent

frequencyfrequentedfrequently5．hatchvi.孵出；破殼vt.使孵出；策劃；(尤指)密謀(P21)Itseggshatchafterabouttendays,andthenthebabyplatypusnursesfromitsmotherlikeallothermammals.【翻譯】鴨嘴獸的卵大約在十天后孵化，然后像其他哺乳動物一樣，幼鴨嘴獸從母親那里哺乳。使用時，注意如下幾點(diǎn)：(1)hatch作“孵化”解時，作不及物動詞，以egg作主語時，其主動形式含有被動意義。(2)常見搭配：hatchfromeggs從蛋中孵化來出hatchinto孵化成hatchout孵化出來hatchegg孵蛋【用法詳解】Anincubatorisusedtohatchchicken.孵卵器用來孵小雞。Chicksarehatchingfromtheeggs.小雞正從蛋殼里孵出來。Don’tcountthechickensbeforetheyhatch.在小雞被孵化之前不要過早地?cái)?shù)它們的數(shù)量(即：不要過早樂觀)。完成句子(1)Assoonasthetwo________________,_theyleavethenestburrow.兩只小鳥一出殼就離開了巢穴。(2)Theeggsquickly________________larvae.蟲卵很快孵化成幼蟲。chickshatchhatchinto6．capacityn．能力；容量(P21)Ithasacapacitytofindfoodinthewaterbyusingelectricalsensorsinitsbill.【翻譯】它能利用嘴中的電子傳感器在水中尋找食物。(1)capacity用作名詞時，它可表示：①容積，容量；可容納人數(shù)，載客量；能力，才能；生產(chǎn)量，生產(chǎn)力②資格，地位，身份，職責(zé)，職位；功率，馬力，性能(2)capacityadj.座無虛席的，滿場的，擠滿的；充其量的，最大限度的【用法詳解】Thefueltankhasacapacityof12gallons.這個燃料箱的容量為十二加侖。Acapacitycrowdof76,000peoplewasatWembleyfootballstadiumfortheevent.溫布利球場座無虛席，76000人前來