1、Unit 5 Into the wild Listening animal idioms123451.as busy as a(n)_2.kill two _ with one stone3.When the cats away,the _will play.4.hold your _5.Its raining _ and _.beebirdsmicehorsesdogscatsLook at the pictures and complete the idioms with animal names.P71忙忙碌碌的一石二鸟猫儿不在，老鼠作怪别着急；给点耐心倾盆大雨a frog in one
2、s throat crocodiles tearsActivity 5 P72 Complete the paragraph with the animal idioms in Activity 4.English idioms are a way of adding colour to the language.For example,instead of saying“Its raining heavily”,you could say“_”.Another reason to use idioms is that they are concise.For example,to descr
3、ibe someone who is always working or busy doing something,we can say they are_.If we are rushing into something and should wait and be patient,you could say“_”.Learning idioms can be fun,especially when we compare them to Chinese equivalents.Take,for example,“_”(People do what they want and have fun
4、 when someone in authority is absent)and“_”(solve two problems with one action)-are there corresponding idioms in Chinese?It is raining cats and dogsas busy as a beehold your horsesWhen the cats away,the mice will play.kill two birds with one stonelDogs were first domesticated over 14,000 years ago.
5、Sheep,cows and pigs have been kept at home as sources of food for around 7,000 years.lThe oldest zoo in the world is in Vienna,opened in 1752.The oldest zoo in China is Beijing Zoo,which was founded in 1906.v.驯化；驯养Pre-listening:Learn words and expressions1.zookeeper2.Keep Wild Animals Wild3.in dange
6、r of4.die out5.programme6.fail-failure7.admit8.totally9.allow sb.to do sth10.as much as possible11.educate12.observe13.be similar to14.natural environment15.offer16.a huge amount of 17.on the whole18.do good for19.continue20.after a short break动物园管理员处于危险之中灭亡；逐渐消失计划，方案;节目承认;招供与相似提供大量的大体上，基本上行善继续短暂休息后
7、While-listeningActivity 7 Listen to the TV debate and choose the correct topic1.Can zoo animals survive in the wild?2.Can zoos offer animals their natural environment?3.Should we keep wild animals in the zoo?4.Should we educate people more about animals?Listen to find out the main ideaListening tips
8、:In a debate,first listen out the main topic.The main topic is usually a statement or a question at the very start of the debate.For Debate Zoos can help protect animals _.Zoos are a good way to _.Zoos allow us to see and learn about animals in places similar to their _.Against Zoos animals can _ an
9、d be unable to live on their own when return to the wild.Zoos cannot offer animals an environment thats _ their natural one.Zoos _ people than for animals.Listen again and complete the mind map.For Debate Zoos can help protect animals _.Zoos are a good way to _.Zoos allow us to see and learn about a
10、nimals in places similar to their _.in danger of dying outeducate people about animalsnatural environmentsDebate Against Zoo animals can _ and be unable to live on their own when return to the wild.Zoos cannot offer animals an environment thats _ their natural one.Zoos _ people than for animals.depe
11、nd too much on humansas good asdo more good forListen again and underline the sentences about how they express agreement and disagreement.I totally agree that people should learn as much as possible about animals because we share the planet with them.Exactly.Zoos allow us to observe animals in place
12、s that are similar to their natural environments.I think we all agree that we should do our best to help protect animals and teach people more about them.Im afraid I dont agree that these programmes are always successful.Im sorry,but thats just not true.No zoo can offer its animals an environment th
13、ats as good as their natural one.Listen again and underline the sentences about how they express agreement and disagreement.Im afraid I dont agree thatIm sorry,but thats just not true.I totally agree that.Exactly.I think we all agree thatmain topicforagainstsupporting ideassupporting ideassupporting
14、 ideassupporting ideas debate1.main topic：Should we keep animals as pets?2.for or against3.supporting ideasPost-listeningI agree that we should keep animals as pets because I dont agree that we should keep animals as pets because FORAGAINST Keeping pets develops a kind and caring attitude towards an
15、imals.Keeping pets is good for peoples physical and mental health.Keeping pets helps people know more about animals.Caring for other people is more important than caring for animals.Its bad for animals physical and mental health to be kept as pets.Animals kept at home can cause trouble for neighbors.Thank you
