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

Tolearntogetinformationfromwatching avideo. Tolearntoguesswhatthevideoisabout bygettinginformationfromthequestions. Tolearntocollectcharactersopinionsin avideo. Tolearntoexpressyouropinionon wildlifeprotection. 9 Essential Elephant Facts 1.Thereare3differentkindsofelephantspecies. theAfricanbushelephant, theAfricanforestelephant, andtheAsianelephant Elephantsusetheirtrunksnotonlyto breathe,smellandeat,buttograspthe trees,pickupobjectsweighingasmuch as700pounds,digforwater,andgive themselvesshowers. 2. An elephants trunk is an all-purpose tool. Thelargesurfaceareaofitsearsis linedwithmanybloodvessels,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, recognizingthemselvesinmirrors)and empathy(同感)towardothermembers. 5. Elephant groups are dominated by females. Elephantshaveauniquesocialstructure: malesandfemalesliveapart.Threeor fourfemales,togetherwiththeiryoung, livetogetheringroupsofuptoadozen, whilemaleseitherlivealoneorform smallergroupswithothermales. 6. Pregnancy (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. Elephantsusedtobealotmorecommon 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). Elephantshaveangreatinfluenceontheir habitats,trees,etc.Theirbehaviorsbenefitnot onlytheelephantsthemselves,butalsoother animals,whichtakeadvantageofthese environmentalchanges(forexample,African elephantshavebeenknowntodigcaves, whicharethenusedasshelterbybats,insects andsmallermammals). 9. Elephants continue to be endangered by the ivory trade. Whileelephantsaresubjecttothesame environmentalpressuresasotheranimals pollution,habitatdestructionandhuman civilization,theyareespeciallyvaluableto poachers(偷猎者),whovaluethemforthe ivorytrade.Onepositivedevelopmentisthe recentdecisionbyChinatobantheivory. What do you think elephant whisperers do? Who they might be? Whats the relationship between elephants and elephant whisperers? Theelephantwhisperersaretheelephant keeperswhoworkforaprogrammeinKenya. Theorganizationaimstorescueandraise orphanelephants,andthenreturnthemtothe wild.Sofar,ithashelpedhundredsofbaby elephants. who? where? 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 answers. 1.Theelephantsmothersleftthemalone. 2.Thebabyelephantsallcomefromdifferent areasofKenya. 3.Thenativeenvironmentoftheelephants istheforest. 4.Thekeepershavetofeedtheelephantsevery fourhours,dayandnight. 5.Thekeepershavetosleepwiththeelephants. F T T F T Watch again. Arrange the following items in the order you see them in the video. Write numbers 1-7 on the lines. ATwoelephantsmakefriends.____ BTheelephantkeepersleadtheelephantsinto theforest.____ CAkeepersingstotheelephants.____ DTheelephantsplayfootball.____ EAnelephantkeeperfeedsanelephant someleaves.____ FThekeepersputtheelephantstobed.____ GThekeepersfeedtheelephantsmilkusing 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? Themostimportantthingtheymustlearnis 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.