1、Unit 2 Using Language Describe an iconic animal Experience the iconic features of Australia LocationPremier food experiencesAboriginesAustralian peopleTo the south of the equatorBBQ,bakeries,fast-food joints,butcher shops,cafesmusic and instrumentstraightforward,free-and-easy attitude,friendliness,w
2、armth Revision:Experience the iconic features of Australia Look at the pictures below.What are the amazing animals of Australia?kangarooTasmanian devil koaladuckbilled platypusDescribe an iconic animalWhat is the type of the text?Question and answer column Expository essay While-reading:read for the
3、 structure 1.Australia has lots of unique animals,but which animal is a symbol of the country?2.Koalas are cute,and we see so many pictures of people holding them.But in many places in Australia,it is against the law to enen touch them.Can you clarify that?3.So,weve talked about some cute animals.Wh
4、at about animals which arent so cute?4.Australia also has some animals that many people have never heard of,for example,the duck-billed platypus.Is that some kind of bird?kangaroos:a wide _ throughout the country koala:cute but _:authors favourite duck-billed platypus:_ eggs and a _ _well-known few
5、people know sensitive Tasmanian devillayprimitive mammaldistributionWhile-reading:read for the details Koalas Features Living habitsUniqueness Relationship with humans Tasmanian devil Features Food UniquenessRelationship with humansDuck-billed platypusFeatures Babies Uniqueness While-reading:read fo
6、r writing techniques What rhetorical devices does the writer use to arouse the readers interest?Examples Rhetorical devices Purpose This experesses the strength and resolve of the Australians as individuals and as a nation.They are about the size of small dogs and look like rather large black rats.T
7、he 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.analogy 隐喻simile明喻 hyperbole 夸张simile.and that they are handled for only a limited time and on a limited frequency of occasions.repetition To highlight its frighteni
8、ng sound To vividly tell us the way they give birth To emphasize the reason why kangaroos is the symbol of Australia To emphasize the condition to touch koalas To tell us the size in a more precise way Reading for writing Tibetan antelopes golden Monkeyred-crowned cranes Pre-writing:Brainstorm 1.In
9、groups,brainstorm some Chinese iconic animals.2.What aspects or details would you like to introduce?Pre-writing:To write an exposity passage 1.What is the key sentence for this expository writing?2.How do you make it attractive,such as asking a question,giving an interesting fact about this animal?3.What is the logical order of each aspect?4.How do you make the ending more attractive?Post-writing:Students works Summary:How to introduce a places icoic attractions
