1、Teaching objectivesBefore readingDo you know the favourite animals in Austrilia?What are the features of them? Lets read the passage for information.While readingRead the text in Part 1 and answer the following questions.Appearance：Uniqueness：Relationship with others：Babies： look cute cannot walk ba
2、ckwards baby kangaroos weigh 2g. ,stay safe and warm in mothers pouch. not for petting Coala Appearance：uniqueness：Relationship with others：Others：While readingRead the text in Part 2 and answer the following questions. cute but sensitive eating, sleeping andhanging stress government began to make l
3、aws against touching koalas. Tasmanian devil Appearance：Diet：Relationship with others：Others：While readingRead the text in Part 3 and answer the following questions.about the size of small dogs and look like rather large black rats. mostly dead animals not violent towards people Duck-billed platypus
4、 Appearance：uniqueness：Others：While readingRead the text in Part 4 and answer the following questions.nose and feet like a duckslay eggs in a nest but is a primitive mammal, with a unique biology can dive under the water; use electrical sensors to find food. After readingRead the text again. How doe
5、s the writer describe these animals? Find at least three rhetorical devices the writer uses to arouse the readers interest.例句例句修辞手法修辞手法. and that they are handled for only a limited time and on a limited frequency of occasions.They are about the size of small dogs and look like rather large black ra
6、ts.The noise they make could wake the dead.While it may lay eggs in a nest like a bird, its really a primitive mammal, with a unique biology.repetitionsimilehyperbolesimileWrite a description of an iconic animal in China. In groups, brainstorm a list of four iconic animals.Do some research and make
7、notes. For example: where they live what they eat what they look like how they are different from other animals how they interact with people any other unusual or interesting facts about them Using your notes, write a description of one of these animals. Remember to use some rhetorical devices to ma
8、ke your writing vivid and interesting.Period FiveWritingA description of an iconic animal本本单元的写作任务是标志性动物描写。这种类型的文章属于单元的写作任务是标志性动物描写。这种类型的文章属于介绍类说明文，是对一种标志性动物进行说明或描述的写作介绍类说明文，是对一种标志性动物进行说明或描述的写作。它它通常要求抓住该动物的主要特征进行描述，写作内容可以通常要求抓住该动物的主要特征进行描述，写作内容可以从外形、生活环境、生活习性等方面展开描写，要求语言简明扼从外形、生活环境、生活习性等方面展开描写，要求语言简
9、明扼要，通俗易懂，描写详略得当。要，通俗易懂，描写详略得当。某国际英文杂志的某国际英文杂志的 Iconic Animals 栏目正面向全球中学生举行征文活动，请栏目正面向全球中学生举行征文活动，请你用英语写一篇短文应征，介绍一种中国特有的动物。注意：词数你用英语写一篇短文应征，介绍一种中国特有的动物。注意：词数 120 左右左右审题审题写 作 训 练1.确定文体：确定文体：2.主体时态：主体时态：3.主体人称：主体人称：本文为说明文。本文为说明文。本文应以一般现在时为主。本文应以一般现在时为主。本文的主要人称应为第三人称。本文的主要人称应为第三人称。谋谋篇篇本写作可分为三部分（四部分）：第一部
10、分：引入话题，介绍动物的外形（也可分为两段来介绍）；第二部分：描述动物的生活环境、生活习性；第三部分：动物的独特或者有趣之处。三、组织语言第一部分：引入话题，介绍动物的外形。（一）引入话题 . is one of iconic animals in China. As we all know, . only exists / lives in China. When it comes to Chinas symbolic animals, . ranks the first. When talking about iconic animals in China, the first thing
11、 that comes to my mind is .（二）外形描写 It looks like . . is coated with . and it is the size of . . is the typical characteristic of . . is so cute / funny / lovely / adorable . that . It is twice bigger than . / It is twice as big as .第二部分：描述动物的生活环境、生活习性。 . lives in . and mainly depends / feeds on . Th
12、ey spend . time (in) . . likes wet and warm places, because . The truth is that they are . than they look. They can be found in ., where they have easy access to . Apart from ., . is even more eye-catching when doing . . is an endangered animal in China, where it used to have a wide distribution.第三部
13、分：描写动物的独特或者有趣之处。 It is . that makes . unique. Compared with ., . does have . In China, it represents good fortune. It is different from others in many aspects, such as . The history of . is a dramatic species-survival story. The unique / most attractive / special thing about . is that . Serving as a
14、 peace ambassador, . have been sent to other countries as gifts.Possible version one: Panda When talking about iconic animals in China, the first thing that comes to my mind isdefinitely the giant panda. The panda is one of the rarest animals in the world. It is a large animal with black and whitefu
15、r and lives in the mountains of China. Peoples “black eyes” are compared to pandas eyes.Looking quiet and lovely, it can actually be fierce (凶猛的). When it roars, the noise is like a trainpassing through a tunnel. Do you know how much it loves bamboo? An adult panda eats 10-18 kilograms of bambooeach
16、 day. And it spends 12-16 hours a day finding and eating bamboo. Serving as a peace ambassador, pandas have been sent to other countries as gifts, where theyhave received a warm welcome.3Possible version two: Milu deer Have you ever heard of the milu deer? It is commonly called “Sibuxiang” in China
17、as itpartly shares physical characteristics with four animals: horse, deer, cattle and donkey (驴). It is a kind of giant grass-eating animal. The adult male milu deer can weigh as much as 250kilograms, be as tall as 1.3 meters and as long as two meters. They live together and also feed onthe soft pa
18、rts of trees. The milu deer is an endangered animal. In China, it represents good fortune. The history ofthe milu deer is a dramatic species-survival story. Before they disappeared in China, some weretaken to Britain and survived. Luckily, in 1983 the first milu deer was returned to the Nanhaizi Milu Park 20 kilometers south of Beijing, where they are being well protected and cared for. Nowthe number of the milu deer is increasing steadily.
