1、 Talk about the animals you know with your partner. I like elephants. I like dogs because theyre friendly and smart. What animals do you like? Why? Because they are smart. What animals do you like? First lets watch a video. ivory n. 象牙象牙 water n. 水水 flag n. 旗旗 cut v. 切切 danger n. 危险危险 symbol n. 象征象征
2、 2b Read this website article and check () the best title for it. What Is an Elephant? Come to Thailand Lets Save the Elephants Elephants Are Good Pets While-reading Read the article quickly and find out the topic sentence in each paragraph. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 The elephant is one of
3、 Thailands symbols. Elephants are smart animals. Elephants are in great danger. Read paragraph 1 and answer the questions. 1.Where are the students from? 2.What do they want to do? 3.Why are elephants important in Thailand? They are from Thailand. They want to save the elephants. Because it is one o
4、f Thailands _. symbols the first flag had _ on it. a white elephant it is a symbol of _. good luck Read paragraph 2 and fill in the blanks. Elephants _ smart animals. They can _ soccer and music. They can also draw very _.People say that an elephants never forgets”. Elephants can walk for a long tim
5、e and never get lost. They can also remember places _ food and water.This _ them to live. are play well with helps be good with help play Read paragraph 3 and translate the sentences. （1）但是大象们处于极大的危险之中。（将此句翻译成英语） But elphants are in great danger. (2) We must save the trees not buy things made of ivo
6、ry.（将 此句翻译成汉语） 我们必须保护树木，并且一定不能买象牙制品. Read the article again and complete the mind map. elephants Importance in Thailand first flag had _ _ symbol of _ a white elephant good luck can play _ can also _ can _ with food and water soccer or music draw remember places Facts and figures people _ many trees
7、; people kill them for _ today there are only _ elephants cut down their ivory 3000 Ability How to save them dont _ trees dont _ things made of ivory _ is Thai Elephant Day cut down buy March 13th 1.The elephant is one of Thailands symbols. 2.Elephants can walk for a long time and never get lost. 3.
8、They can also remember places with food and water 4.Elephants are in great danger. 5.People cut down many trees. 6.We mustnt buy things made of ivory. After-reading Summary 1. 处于危险之中 _ 2. 砍倒 _ 3. 迷路 _ 4. 来自 _ 5. 由制成 _ in danger cut down get lost be from be made of 将下列短语翻译成英语。 1.Take a map with you, or (否则) youll _ in the city. 2. These pandas are _. Lets help them! 3. Koalas _ Australia. They live in the tree. 4. The table _ wood (木头). 5. Dont _ the trees. Theyre good for us. get lost in danger are from is made of 使用上题中适当的短语并用其正确形式完 成句子。 cut down 1. 熟读熟读2b课文。课文。 2. 复述复述2b课文。课文。
