1、2Journeys of Discovery 学习交流课件 READING FOR LEARNING 2 READING FOR DOING 3 GUIDED WRITING4 AUDIO/VIDEO LAB5 WARM-UP1 WRAP-UP6学习交流课件READING FOR LEARNINGVocabulary Focus Grammar Focus Beyond the Text Text: Amazing Journeys学习交流课件New Words Phrases and Expressions # migration survival calendar# migrate dir
2、ectiontemperature whereas fat destination landmarkfind ones way (back) toProper Names # turtle # salmon # crab giant # magnet学习交流课件How much do you know about animal migration? Watch the following video clip, and think about the following questions.1. What animals are mentioned in the video?2. What a
3、nimal makes the longest migration?学习交流课件READING FOR LEARNINGAmazing JourneysTask 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 学习交流课件Using the introduction paragraph (有效利用开头有效利用开头段落段落) 文章的开头段落一般具有文章概览的特点，它是对文章内容的整体介绍，通常包含背景知识、相关统计数据、作者的主要观点等。所以，在写论文或查阅资料时，我们通常可以通过快速浏览文章的开头段落来决定是否继续阅读或购买这篇资料。Task 1Read the first paragraph
4、and tick the things you think the text will cover. Read the text and check your predictions. READING FOR LEARNING1 How animals migrate. 2 Why animals migrate. 3 Our understanding of animal migration. 4 The biggest migration of animals. 5 How humans travel around. 学习交流课件 A Nearly all animal migration
5、s happen for one reason onlysurvival. For some animals, it is to find food. However, for others, it is to have their young in a place away from other dangerous animals. Animals do not have a calendar on their wall to tell them when to migrate. So how do they know when to leave? How do they find thei
6、r way back to the place they were born many years ago? Or how do they know which direction to go on a 12,000-mile journey? Scientists are starting to understand more of the secrets of animal migration. Amazing Journeys译译文文奇妙的旅途几乎所有的动物迁徙都只是出于同一个理由生存。有些动物迁移是为了寻找食物，另一些则是为了远离危险，繁衍后代。动物们没有一个挂在墙上的日历告诉他们何时
7、迁徙，那么它们是如何知道何时该启程了呢？它们又是如何找回到多年前出生的地方呢？又或者，它们是如何知道在这12,000 英里的旅途中该向哪个方向前行呢？科学家正开始了解更多关于动物迁徙的奥秘。Whats the reason for animal migration?学习交流课件B Knowing when to migrate comes from various things. For some animals, it is how long the day is. Some judge the time by the temperature outside, whereas others
8、know when to travel by the level of fat in their body. Animals know how much fat they need. When their fat levels fall, many will migrate.However, if they wait too long, they will not have enough fat to make the journey. 译译文文很多事物可以告诉动物何时迁徙：有些依据白天的长短，有些靠外界的温度变化判断时间，而另一些则通过他们体内脂肪的水平决定启程的时间。动物们知道自己需要多少
9、脂肪。当脂肪水平减少时，很多动物就会出发。但是，如果它们等待的时间过长，就会没有足够的脂肪来完成旅行。How could animals judge when to migrate?学习交流课件CNo one fully knows how animals find their way to their destination. However, research is starting to show that both animals minds and the human brain have something like the GPS. Animals may use anythin
10、g from landmarks, the stars, the moon and the sun to help remember where they are, where they have been and where they are going. While humans might remember short journeys such as their way around a city, it is quite another step to travel to somewhere over 10,000 miles away with nothing but yourse
11、lf! 译译文文没有人充分了解动物是如何找到迁徙目的地的。但研究正显示，动物的大脑和人的大脑都有类似全球定位系统的东西。动物可以利用地标、星辰、月亮和太阳等任何东西帮它们记住自己现在在哪里，曾经去过哪里，以及将要去哪里。虽然人们可能会记住一些较短的路途，例如所在城市周围的路线，但是仅靠自己不借助任何帮助就踏上一个一万多英里的旅途，就是另一回事了。More InformationHow could animals find their way to their destination?学习交流课件Some turtles can travel 12,000 miles back to the b
12、each where they were born to have their own young turtles. Salmon “smell” the water to return from the sea to a river. Many birds, butterflies and crabs use the Earth like a giant magnet to find their way. 译译文文一些海龟可以迁徙12,000 英里，回到它们出生的那片海滩来繁衍后代。大马哈鱼靠闻海水的气味从大海回到河流。很多鸟类、蝴蝶和蟹类都把地球当成一个巨型磁铁来寻找方向。学习交流课件mi
13、gratione.g. Swallows begin their migration south in autumn. 燕子在秋季开始向南方迁徙。n. 迁徙；移居Back to Vocabulary学习交流课件survivaln. 生存Back to Vocabulary学习交流课件calendarn. 日历Back to Vocabulary学习交流课件directionn. 方向；方位Back to Vocabulary学习交流课件temperaturen. 温度；气温Back to Vocabulary学习交流课件fatn. 脂肪Back to Vocabulary学习交流课件desti
14、nationn. 目的地；终点Back to Vocabulary学习交流课件landmarke.g. The Empire State Building is a familiar landmark on the New York skyline. 帝国大厦是纽约高楼大厦中一个为人熟知的地标。n. 地标Back to Vocabulary学习交流课件turtlen. 海龟Back to Vocabulary学习交流课件salmonn. 鲑鱼；大马哈鱼Back to Vocabulary学习交流课件crabn. 螃蟹Back to Vocabulary学习交流课件giantadj. 特大的；巨
15、大的Back to Vocabulary学习交流课件magnetn. 磁铁；磁石Back to Vocabulary学习交流课件find ones way (back) toe.g. Finally, they found their way to the Great Wall. 他们最终找到了去长城的路。找到（回）去的路Back to Vocabulary学习交流课件Back to VocabularyGPS (Global Positioning System)全球定位系统学习交流课件1) migration: 迁徒；移居；迁居 e.g. A migration into European
16、 countries continued in full spate. 移居欧洲国家的热潮一直在持续。 2) migrate: v. when an animal migrates, it travels to a different place, usually when the season changes（鸟或动物）迁徙；移栖 e.g. In winter, these birds migrate south to a warmer climate. 冬天，这些鸟会向南迁徙，到更温暖的地方过冬。 if people migrate, they travel in large number
17、s to a new place to live temporarily （指人）大批外出；（暂时）移居；迁移 e.g. He migrated to Australia as a young man. 他年轻时就移居澳大利亚。1Nearly all animal migrations happen for one reason onlysurvival. 几乎所有的动物迁徙都只是出于同一个理由生存。3) survival: n the fact or state of continuing to live or exist, especially in difficult condition
18、s 生存；存活；幸存 e.g. The doctors told my wife I had a slim chance of survival. 医生告诉我妻子，我生还的几率微乎其微。 something that has continued to exist from a previous time 遗留物；幸存者 e.g. The little boy is the only survial from the car accident. 这个小男孩是此次车祸中的唯一幸存者。 学习交流课件2Or how do they know which direction to go on a 12,
19、000-mile journey? 又或者，它们是如何知道在这12,000 英里的旅途中该向哪个方向前行呢？direction: n. 1）the way something or someone moves, faces, or is aimed 方向 ；方位 e.g. The suspects were seen heading in the direction of Miami. 人们发现嫌疑犯往迈阿密方向去了。2）plural instructions for doing something or getting to a place 用法说明；指示 e.g. Be sure you
20、read the directions before using any piece of equipment. 使用此设备之前务必阅读其说明。学习交流课件3Some judge the time by the temperature outside, whereas others know when to travel by the level of fat in their body. 有些靠外界的温度变化判断时间，而另一些则通过他们体内脂肪的水平来决定启程的时间。whereas: conj . it is used to indicate a contrast between two f
21、acts or ideas 然而；但是 e.g. Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not. 有一些研究结果令人满意，其他的则不然。 His children are well bred, whereas those of his sisters are naughty. 他的孩子很有教养，但他姐姐家的孩子却很调皮。学习交流课件4 However, if they wait too long, they will not have enough fat to make the journey. 但是，如果它
22、们等待的时间过长，就会没有足够的脂肪来完成旅行。1) fat: n. a soft white substance stored in a layer under your skin 脂肪 e.g. Reduce the amount of fat in your diet. 要减少食物中的油脂量。 2) make: v. succeed in achieving something by reaching the necessary level or standard达到；实现；完成 e.g. Weve made our target of 10,000 sales this month.
23、我们已经完成这个月10,000宗销售的目标。学习交流课件5While humans might remember short journeys such as their way around a city, it is quite another step to travel to somewhere over 10,000 miles away with nothing but yourself!虽然人们可能会记住一些较短的路途，例如所在城市周围的路线，但是仅靠自己不借助任何帮助就踏上一个一万多英里的旅途，就是另一回事了。1) while: conj. used for saying th
24、at although you accept that something is true, there are also doubts or facts that you cannot ignore 尽管；然而；虽然 e.g. While I agree with you, I do not believe that your way is the best. 尽管我同意你的看法，但我不认为你的方法是最好的。2) 在本句后半个从句中，it是形式主语，置于句首，真正的主语是to travel to somewhere over 10,000 miles away with nothing bu
25、t yourself。 e.g. It is very challenging to deal with this problem. 处理这个问题很有挑战性。学习交流课件Reading and Understanding Task 2Read the text and:1 circle the things that could tell an animal when to migrate. a The length of the day. b How hot it is. c The changes in plants. d The changes in their body. 2 circ
26、le the things animals could use to find their way when migrating. a Things in the sky. b Things on the ground such as buildings, forests or mountains. c Smells. d Older animals.学习交流课件Reading and Understanding Task 3Read the text and answer the questions.1 What is the main reason for animal migration
27、? 2 What happens if animals leave it too late to travel? 3 What is more impressive about animal travel than human travel? 4 Where do turtles travel to have their young? 5 How do salmon find their way back to where they were born? 6 How do birds find the right direction to go when they migrate? Possi
28、ble answers 1 Survival. 2 They might not have enough fat to make the journey and may die. 3 Humans only remember short journeys, e.g. their way around a city,whereas animals can remember journeys of thousands of miles. 4 They travel back to where they were born. 5 They smell the water. 6 They use th
29、e Earth like a magnet. 学习交流课件Reading and Understanding Task 4How good is your internal GPS? Rate yourself on the scale. Compare yourself with a partner.1 I get lost when I go to a new place. 2 If I have travelled somewhere once, the next time I will find it easily. 3 I could direct someone almost an
30、ywhere in my hometown. 4 I rely on other people to remember directions. 学习交流课件Vocabulary FocusTask 1Match the words to their explanations. 1 discovery a staying alive despite danger 2 survival b a building or thing that helps you know where you are, eg Big Ben 3 calendar c something that was not kno
31、wn before; something new 4 migration d the place you are travelling to 5 direction e the way a person is moving, eg north, south, east, west 6 destination f the movement from one place to another of a large group of people, birds, animals, etc 7 landmark g a set of pages that show the days, weeks, a
32、nd months of a particular year 学习交流课件Vocabulary FocusTask 2Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets. discoverysurvivalmigrationdirectiondestinations1 The _ (discover) of a cure for Ebola (埃博拉病毒) was one of the big scientific aims of 2014. 2 Animals spend much of their l
33、ife fighting for _ (survive). 3 The _ (migrate) of giant red crabs is one of the most amazing sights. 4 Nick is always getting lost because of his terrible sense of _ (direct). 5 Our city is one of the most popular tourist _ (destination). 学习交流课件Vocabulary FocusTask 3Complete the passage with words
34、from the boxes. Hibernation (冬眠) is not simply a long sleep. Sleeping is simply the body relaxing and repairing (1) _ in hibernation an animals body changes a lot. Different animals hibernate at different times of the year. One of the main things they use to (2) _ when to hibernate is the (3) _. As
35、it gets colder, many animals start to prepare to hibernate. Many animals reduce the energy they use and many animals breathe less. (4) _, some animals even stop breathing completely. whereas judge temperatureAmazingly 学习交流课件Grammar Focus： Indefinite Pronouns (不定代词不定代词)someone/anyone, something/anyth
36、ing 以及以及somewhere/anywhere这几组不定代词的区这几组不定代词的区别与别与some和和any的区别相似：的区别相似： some常用于肯定句中，后面常接不可常用于肯定句中，后面常接不可 数名词；数名词； 表示建议、请求并希望得到对方的肯定表示建议、请求并希望得到对方的肯定 回答时，回答时，some也可以用于疑问句；也可以用于疑问句； any常用于否定句和疑问句中，后面常常用于否定句和疑问句中，后面常 接可数名词的复数形式或不可数名词。接可数名词的复数形式或不可数名词。Task 1Find and underline examples of indefinite pronou
37、ns in the text. Then match the indefinite pronouns in the boxes to their explanations. The first one is already done for you. 1 In no places (nowhere)2 In a place ( ) 3 All the people ( ) 4 No person ( ) 5 A person ( ) 6 All the things ( ) 7 No things ( ) 8 A thing ( ) 9 In all the places ( ) somewh
38、ereeveryone/everybody no one/nobody someone/somebody everythingnothingsomethingeverywhere 学习交流课件Task 2Choose the correct indefinite pronoun to complete the sentences.1 I knew _ at the party. A anyone B everyone 2 Are you doing _ interesting this holiday? A anything B something 3 Do you have _ to dri
39、nk? A anything B something 4 The teacher wasnt happy because _ knew the answer. A no one B someone 5 Lets go _ for fun tonight. A anywhere B somewhere 6 There was a knock on the door, but _ answered it. A no one B anyone 7 There isnt _ I want to eat on the menu. A everything B anything 8 We went _ i
40、n town during the holiday. A everywhere B anywhereGrammar Focus： Indefinite Pronouns (不定代词不定代词)学习交流课件Task 3Complete the three conversations with appropriate indefinite pronouns.Grammar Focus： Indefinite Pronouns (不定代词不定代词)Lin: Shall we do (1) _ together tonight? Marek: Sorry, I cant. I think were go
41、ing (2) _ for dinner, but Im not sure where. Piotr: I watched (3) _ about how animals migrate on TV last night. Kinga: Was it interesting? Piotr: It was. On Easter Island, (4) _ in the Pacific Ocean, giant red crabs migrate across the island. It looked amazing. For some other animals, it seems (5) _
42、 can stop them. Some elephants migrate through a hotel every year! Kinga: Wow! Ill watch it today. Hayley: (6) _ you go you get lost! Where are you now? Liam: Im not sure. (7) _ near the High Street, I think. Hayley: Are there any landmarks you can see? Liam: I can see a clock tower at the end of th
43、e street. Hayley: OK, wait there. Ill go and find you. (8) _ else gets lost as often as you! somethingsomewheresomethingsomewherenothing EverywhereSomewhereNo one/Nobody 学习交流课件Beyond the TextTask 1 Survival is the main reason for both animal migration and human migration. Read the passage about a fa
44、mous human migration in history. Then find out why these people chose to move in this case. 10 Poms After World War II, many Britons (Poms) were sold the dream of a new life in Australia. At the time, a journey to Australia cost 120, which was 6 months salary for many people. The Australian Governme
45、nt offered a fare of just 10. Over one and half million people went there. It became one of the largest planned migrations of the 20th Century. As ruled by the Australian Government, the migrants had to stay there for at least 2 years or they had to pay the fare back. Some made new lives for themsel
46、ves, but others were not happy and many were homesick. Around one quarter of the 10 Poms left Australia within a few years of their arrival. Pom: （尤指移居澳大利亚或新西兰的）英国人Possible answers They chose to migrate because they were sold a dream of a new life in Australia. 学习交流课件Beyond the TextTask 3Emigrate me
47、ans to move to another country to live. Imagine you have the chance to emigrate to one of these countries. Which one would you choose and why? I would move to Brazil because 学习交流课件Beyond the TextTask 4小组作业：例举在中国居住的几大优势，说服老外小组作业：例举在中国居住的几大优势，说服老外移民中国。移民中国。要求：图片加简要的文字。要求：图片加简要的文字。提示：可以从饮食，文化提示：可以从饮食，文
48、化 ，交通等各方面去阐述。，交通等各方面去阐述。学习交流课件READING FOR DOINGThe Greatest InventionsTask 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5学习交流课件New Words Phrases and Expressions technological vote surprisingly # penicillin dramaticallyair conditioner high streetProper Names generation map cancer beatjet airplane let alone学习交流课件Task
49、1Look at the inventions and discoveries in the picture. Which do you think is the most important invention? Write down the ones that are mentioned in the comments. READING FOR DOING学习交流课件If you ask anyone what they cant live without, many people may say “my phone”. Modern mobile phones include so ma
50、ny important inventions of the last century. We now have more technological power in our pockets than most companies had in a room 50 years ago. Although we might find it hard to live without our smart phones, are they truly the most important invention so far? What do you think? Vote for the most i
