Unit2UsingLanguageDescribeaniconicanimalLookatthepicturesbelow.WhataretheamazinganimalsofAustralia?kangarooTasmaniandevilkoaladuck–billedplatypusDescribeaniconicanimalWhatarethefeaturesofthem?Let’sreadthepassageforinformation.Pre-reading:readforthetopicsentenceandthestructureTHEAMAZINGANIMALSOFAUSTRALIA

Ourtopictodayis"CreaturesUniquetoAustralia",withquestions

answeredbywildlifeexpertDrJimSmith.我們今天的話題是“澳大利亞特有的生物”，由野生動物專家吉姆·史密斯博士回答問題。Kangaroo

Appearance：Uniqueness：Relationshipwithhumans：Babies：Q1:Australiahaslotsofuniqueanimals,butwhichanimalisasymbolofthecountry?cannot

,havea

.babykangaroosweigh

.To

inmother’spouch.hitand___________look

.cutewalkbackwardspouchstaysafeandwarm2gActivity2:Readthetextcarefullyandtakenotes.kickhard

1.Whendobabykangaroosbegintospendlesstimewiththeirmothers?Aftertheylearntojump.2.Whyshouldn’tyoutrytopetawildkangaroo?Theycanhitandkickveryhard.While-reading:readforthedetailsKoalaAppearance：uniqueness：Relationshipwithothers：Others：cutebut

.interactionwithhumanscan

.

governmentbeganto

.eating,

&

ontreetrunksReadQ2:Koalasarecute,andweseesomanypicturesofpeopleholdingthem.ButinmanyplacesinAustralia,itisagainstthelawtoeventouchthem.Canyouclarifythat?sensitivecausethemalotofstresssleepinghangingmakelaws

againsttouchingkoalas3.Whatdokoalasspendmostoftheirtimedoing?Theyspendquitealotoftimeeating,sleeping,andhangingontotreetrunks.4.Whyhasthegovernmentmadeitagainstthelawtohandlekoalas?Interactionwithhumanscancausethemalotofstress.While-reading:readforthedetailsTasmaniandevil

Appearance：Diet：Relationshipwithothers：Others：Q3:So,we'vetalkedaboutsomecuteanimals.Whataboutanimalswhicharen'tsocute?

atnight,

whenfightingoreating---could

.aboutthesizeof

andlooklikerather

.

towardspeoplemostly

.smalldogslargeblackratsdeadanimalsnotviolent

hunt

loudcries/noise

wakethedead5.WhattwothingsaboutTasmaniandevilscanbotherpeoplemost?Thenoisetheymakecouldwakethedeadandtheyhaveaterriblesmell.6.WhatdoTasmaniandevilsliketoeat?Theirdietismostlydeadanimals.While-reading:readforthedetailsDuck-billedplatypusAppearance：Uniqueness：Others：

likeaduck’s

inanestbutisa

,withaunique

.can

underthewater;use

tofindfood.Q4:Australiaalsohassomeanimalsthatmanypeoplehaveneverheardof,forexample,theduck-billedplatypus.Isthatsomekindofbird?noseandfeet

biologylayeggs

primitivemammalelectricalsensors

dive7.Whatmakesthewayduck-billedplatypusesgivebirthsodifferentfromothermammals?Itlayseggsinanestlikeabird.8.Whatistheuniquewayusedbyduck-billedplatypusestofindfood?Itfindsfoodinthewaterbyusingelectricalsensorsinitsbill.While-reading:readforthedetailsPart2

語篇研析Ⅰ.速讀文章并完成下列題目1．Readthetextandmatchthemainideaofeachpart.Part1

A．Theduck-billedplatypusesofAustralia.Part2

B．ThekangaroosofAustralia.Part3

C．ThekoalasofAustralia.Part4

D．TheTasmaniandevilsofAustralia.答案：Part1

B；Part2

C；Part3

D；Part4

A2．What'sthemainideaofthetext?A．ThekangaroosofAustralia.B．ThekoalasofAustralia.C．Theduck-billedplatypusesofAustralia.D．ThecreaturesuniquetoAustralia.答案：DⅡ.細讀文章并選出最佳答案1．WhichanimalisasymbolofAustralia?A．Theduck-billedplatypus.B．Thekangaroo.C．Thekoala.D．TheTasmaniandevil.答案：B2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．InmanyplacesinAustralia,itisagainstthelawtoholdthekoalas.B.Koalasarenotonlyquitecutebutalsoverysensitivecreatures.C．Koalasliketointeractwithhumans.D．Peoplecanholdakoalaforonlyalimitedtimeandonalimitedfrequencyofoccasions.答案：C3．WhatcanweknowabouttheTasmaniandevilsfromthetext?A．Theycaneasilybeseen.B．Theycanmakeveryloudnoise.C．Theycanwakethedead.D．Theydon'teatdeadanimals.答案：B4．AllthefollowingaretrueEXCEPTthat

．A．theduck-billedplatypuslayseggsinanestlikeabirdB．theduck-billedplatypusisaprimitivemammal,withauniquebiologyC．theduck-billedplatypususesitssensesofsightorsmelltofindfoodD．theduck-billedplatypusfindsfoodbyusingelectricalsensorsinitsbillC

Writing—Adescriptionofaniconicanimal

本單元的寫作任務是標志性動物描寫。這種類型的文章屬于介紹類說明文，是對一種標志性動物進行說明或描述的寫作。

它通常要求抓住該動物的主要特征進行描述，寫作內容可以從外形、生活環境、生活習性等方面展開描寫，要求語言簡明扼要，通俗易懂，描寫詳略得當。假設你是李華，某國際英文雜志的IconicAnimals欄目正面向全球中學生舉行征文活動，請你寫一篇介紹大熊貓的英語短文應征。1.

簡要介紹；2.

主要習性和現狀；3.獨特/有趣之處。注意：1.

詞數：80詞左右；2.

可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。WritingTask一、審題1.文體：說明文。2.時態：一般現在時為主。3.人稱：主要為第三人稱二、謀篇及羅列要點Part1：tointroducethetopicanditsappearance；Part2：todescribeitshabitatandbehaviors；Part3：todepictitsuniquenessandsymbolicvalue短語①一提到中國代表性的動物，我首先想到的是熊貓。翻譯句子whenitcomestosth.comestoone’smindiconicanimals當談到…代表性的動物某人想到…WhenitcomestoChina'siconicanimals,thefirstthingthatcomestomymindispandas.Part1：tointroducethetopicanditsappearance；②作為世界上最受歡迎的動物之一，大熊貓主要以竹子為食，竹子幾乎占其飲食的99%。（定語從句）最受歡迎的…之一以…為食組成Asoneofthemostbelovedanimalsintheworld,pandasmainlyfeedonbamboo,whichmakesupalmost99%oftheirdiet.oneofthemostbeloved+n.sb./sth.feedsonsth.makeup短語Part2：todescribeitshabitatandbehaviors；③這些可愛的動物的另一個亮點是它們獨特的黑白毛皮，幫助它們適應周圍的環境。（-ing非謂語）可愛的另一個亮點是…獨特的黑白毛皮適應周圍的環境Anotherhighlightoftheseadorableanimalsistheirdistinctiveblackandwhitefur,helpingthemadapttotheirsurroundings.adorableAnotherhighlightof…is…distinctiveblackandwhitefuradapttowiththesurroundings短語Part2：todescribeitshabitatandbehaviors；④然而，棲息地的喪失和偷獵已經使大熊貓面臨威脅。棲息地喪失偷獵使…面臨威脅However,habitatlossandpoachinghaveputpandasunderthreat.habitatlosspoachingput…underthreat/短語Part2：todescribeitshabitatandbehaviors；⑤熊貓不僅是中國的國寶，而且還是和平大使。（倒裝句）國寶和平大使NotonlyisthepandaanationaltreasureofChina,butitalsoservesasapeaceambassador.nationaltreasurepeaceambassador短語Part3：todepictitsuniquenessandsymbolicvalue⑥因此，珍惜我們可愛的朋友對我們來說至關重要。