1、Unit 2Iconic AttractionsTeaching objectivesBefore readingDo you know the favourite animals in Austrilia?What are the features of them?Lets read the passage for information.Read the text in Part 1 and answer the following questions.Appearance：Uniqueness：Relationship with others：Babies：look cute canno
2、t walk backwards baby kangaroos weigh 2g.,stay safe and warm in mothers pouch.not for petting Coala Appearance：uniqueness：Relationship with others：Others：Group work:Circle or underline.Tasmanian devil Appearance：Diet：Relationship with others：Duck-billed platypus Appearance：uniqueness：Others：Uniquene
3、ss:Coala Appearance：uniqueness：Relationship with others：Others：Read the text in Part 2 and answer the following questions.cute but sensitive eating,sleeping andhanging stress government began to make laws against touching koalas.Tasmanian devil Appearance：Diet：Relationship with others：Read the text
4、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 hunt at night,loud cries/noise when fighting or eating-could wake the dead Uniqueness:Duck-billed platypus Appearance：uniqueness：Others：Read
5、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.Read the text again.How does the writer describe these animals?Find at least three rhetorica
6、l devices the writer uses to arouse the readers interests.Simile明喻明喻Metaphor暗喻暗喻Repetition重复重复Hyperbole夸张夸张Irony反语反语How does the writer describe these animals?repetition(重复重复)hap:bl hyperbole(夸张夸张)Simile(明喻明喻)Simile(明喻明喻)nld analogy(类比类比,比喻比喻)Brainstorm a list of iconic animals in China.giant pandag
7、olden monkeyTibetan antelopeYangtze River DolphinSouth China tigerred-crowned craneDescribe an iconic animal in China.Do some research and make 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 unusua
8、l or interesting facts about them Using your notes,describe one of these animals.Remember to use some rhetorical devices(修辞手法)to make your writing vivid and interesting.Watch the CCTV documentary Amazing China about red-crowned cranes and try to take some notes.What do red-crowned cranes look like?W
9、hat are they usually associated with?Where do they live?What makes them so special?What do red-crowned cranes look like?What are they usually associated with?Where do they live?What makes them so special?They have white feathers,a red crown on their head,and a beautiful and elegant posture.For the C
10、hinese,it is often associated with luck,loyalty,and long life.In wetlands,where they can easily find food.Their long life/longevity and elegance.They are elegant dancers in nature.审题审题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：说明文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。第三人称。第三人称。谋谋篇篇介绍时可分为三部分：介绍时可分为三部分：Part 1：引入话题，介绍动物
11、的外形（也可分：引入话题，介绍动物的外形（也可分为两段来介绍）；为两段来介绍）；Part 2：描述动物的生活环境、生活习性；：描述动物的生活环境、生活习性；Part 3：动物的独特或者有趣之处。：动物的独特或者有趣之处。组织语言组织语言 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 i
12、conic animals in China,the first thing 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.T
13、hey 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.第三部分：描写动物的独特或者有趣之处。It is.th
14、at 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 peace ambassador,.have been sent to other countrie
15、s as gifts.Possible version three:The Red-crowned Crane In China,the red-crowned crane is regarded a very special animal.This graceful creature has white feathers and long legs.As their name implies,they also have a red crown on their head.In traditional Chinese paintings,the cranes are often shown
16、standing on pine trees.But in reality,they mainly live in the wetlands,where they can have easy access to water creatures which they feed on.Apart from its elegant appearance,they are even more eye-catching when they are performing dances.They look exactly like ballet dancers!This bird is so cherish
17、ed in Chinese culture.It is known as a symbol of luck,longevity(长寿)and loyalty.Its cultural meaning,along with its beautiful and elegant posture,makes them unique.Possible version one:Panda When talking about iconic animals in China,the first thing that comes to my mind is definitely the giant panda
18、.The panda is one of the rarest animals in the world.It is a large animal with black and white fur and lives in the mountains of China.Peoples“black eyes”are compared to pandas eyes.Looking quiet and lovely,it can actually be fierce(凶猛的凶猛的).When it roars,the noise is like a train passing through a t
19、unnel.Do you know how much it loves bamboo?An adult panda eats 10-18 kilograms of bamboo each 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 they have received a warm welcome.Possible version two:Mil
20、u deer Have you ever heard of the milu deer?It is commonly called“Sibuxiang”in China as it partly shares physical characteristics with four animals:horse,deer,cattle and donkey(驴驴).It is a kind of giant grass-eating animal.The adult male milu deer can weigh as much as 250 kilograms,be as tall as 1.3
21、 meters and as long as two meters.They live together and also feed on the soft parts of trees.The milu deer is an endangered animal.In China,it represents good fortune.The history of the milu deer is a dramatic species-survival story.Before they disappeared in China,some were taken 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.Now the number of the milu deer is increasing steadily.
