新(2019新教材) 人教版英语第二册UNIT2 Video Time课件（含视频素材）.zip

1、Tolearntogetinformationfromwatching avideo. Tolearntoguesswhatthevideoisabout bygettinginformationfromthequestions. Tolearntocollectcharactersopinionsin avideo. Tolearntoexpressyouropinionon wildlifeprotection. 9 Essential Elephant Facts 1.Thereare3differentkindsofelephantspecies. theAfricanbushelep

2、hant, theAfricanforestelephant, andtheAsianelephant Elephantsusetheirtrunksnotonlyto breathe,smellandeat,buttograspthe trees,pickupobjectsweighingasmuch as700pounds,digforwater,andgive themselvesshowers. 2. An elephants trunk is an all-purpose tool. Thelargesurfaceareaofitsearsis linedwithmanybloodv

3、essels,which takeheatawayandthushelptocoolthe temperaturedowninthehotsun. 3. An elephants ears help to dissipate heat (散热). 4. Elephants are extremely intelligent animals. Notonlycanelephantsusetoolswith theirtrunks,buttheyalsodisplayahigh degreeofself-awareness(forexample, recognizingthemselvesinmi

4、rrors)and empathy(同感)towardothermembers. 5. Elephant groups are dominated by females. Elephantshaveauniquesocialstructure: malesandfemalesliveapart.Threeor fourfemales,togetherwiththeiryoung, livetogetheringroupsofuptoadozen, whilemaleseitherlivealoneorform smallergroupswithothermales. 6. Pregnancy

5、(孕期) of the elephant lasts almost two years. About22months,Africanelephantshavethe longestgestationperiodofanylandmammal (陆地哺乳动物).Newbornelephantsweigh about110kg,andtheyusuallyhavetowaitat leastfourorfiveyearswiththeirmother. 7. Elephants evolved（进化）over 50 million years. Elephantsusedtobealotmorec

6、ommon thantheyaretoday.Fromthefossil(化石) evidence,theprogenitor(始祖)ofall elephantswastiny,pig-like,whichlivedin northernAfricaabout50millionyearsago. Today,theclosestlivingrelativeofelephants manatees(海牛). 8. Elephants are important parts of their ecosystems (生态系统). Elephantshaveangreatinfluenceonth

7、eir habitats,trees,etc.Theirbehaviorsbenefitnot onlytheelephantsthemselves,butalsoother animals,whichtakeadvantageofthese environmentalchanges(forexample,African elephantshavebeenknowntodigcaves, whicharethenusedasshelterbybats,insects andsmallermammals). 9. Elephants continue to be endangered by th

8、e ivory trade. Whileelephantsaresubjecttothesame environmentalpressuresasotheranimals pollution,habitatdestructionandhuman civilization,theyareespeciallyvaluableto poachers(偷猎者),whovaluethemforthe ivorytrade.Onepositivedevelopmentisthe recentdecisionbyChinatobantheivory. What do you think elephant w

9、hisperers do? Who they might be? Whats the relationship between elephants and elephant whisperers? Theelephantwhisperersaretheelephant keeperswhoworkforaprogrammeinKenya. Theorganizationaimstorescueandraise orphanelephants,andthenreturnthemtothe wild.Sofar,ithashelpedhundredsofbaby elephants. who? w

10、here? why? The elephant whisperers Look at the title, introduction, and picture on page 24. Then guess whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Beforewatchingthevideo,youcanreadand circlethekeypointsineachsentencesothat whenyouarewatching,youcancatchthe usefulinformationeasily. Check your a

11、nswers. 1.Theelephantsmothersleftthemalone. 2.Thebabyelephantsallcomefromdifferent areasofKenya. 3.Thenativeenvironmentoftheelephants istheforest. 4.Thekeepershavetofeedtheelephantsevery fourhours,dayandnight. 5.Thekeepershavetosleepwiththeelephants. F T T F T Watch again. Arrange the following item

12、s in the order you see them in the video. Write numbers 1-7 on the lines. ATwoelephantsmakefriends._ BTheelephantkeepersleadtheelephantsinto theforest._ CAkeepersingstotheelephants._ DTheelephantsplayfootball._ EAnelephantkeeperfeedsanelephant someleaves._ FThekeepersputtheelephantstobed._ GThekeepe

13、rsfeedtheelephantsmilkusing bottles._ 3 2 7 4 1 6 5 Answer the questions using information from the video. 1. Accordingtotheelephantkeeper,inwhat wayareelephantslikepeople? Theyarelikepeoplebecauseifyoulove them,theywillloveyoutoo. 2.Whatisthemostimportantthingelephants mustlearnatthecenter? Themost

14、importantthingtheymustlearnis tomakefriends,sotheycansurvivetogether. Discuss the questions in groups. 1. Whyisthisprogrammeimportantfor elephantsandfortheworld? Theprogrammeisimportantbecauseit protectselephantsindangerandwillstop thembecomingendangered,whichisgood fortheworldbecauseitprotectsthe diversityofnature. 2.Haveyouevertakencareofababyanimal? Inwhatwaysisitsimilartoordifferentfrom takingcareofahumanbaby? Itookcareofakittenonce.Itwaslikea humanbabybecauseitcouldnotlookafter itselfandneededhelpwithfeeding. Listatleast5usefulmeasuresthatwe candotoprotectwildlife.