1、 Period 5 Using language Describe an iconic animal Unit 2 Iconic Attractions 选择性必修四 人教版（2019）To read a passage about the amazing animals of Australia and learn to describe an iconic animal To be able to use rhetorical devices to arouse readers interest in your writing Watch the video and count how m
2、any amazing animals of Australia you find.Do you know their names?What are the features of them?Lets read the passage for information.Creatures Unique to Australia Skim platypuskangarooTasmanian devil coalaWell-known Few people know Skim Skim the text and fill in the blanks.Koala:_cute but sensitive
3、Tasmanian devil:_not so cute Kangaroo:_a symbol of the countryPlatypus:_lay eggs but a primitive mammalKangaroo Appearance：Uniqueness：Relationship with others：Babies：Australia has lots of unique animals,but which animal is a symbol of the country?cannot ,have a .baby kangaroos weigh .in mothers pouc
4、h.hit and kick hard look .Read cute walk backwardspouchto stay safe and warm 2gRead and listen to the text carefully and take notes.Coala Appearance：uniqueness：Relationship with others：Others：cute but .interaction with humans can .government began to .eating,&on tree trunks Read Koalas are cute,and
5、we see so many pictures of people holding them.But in many places in Australia,it is against the law to even touch them.Can you clarify that?sensitivecause them a lot of stresssleeping hangingmake laws against touching koalasTasmanian devil Appearance：Diet：Relationship with others：Others：So,weve tal
6、ked about some cute animals.What about animals which arent so cute?at night,when fighting or eating-could .about the size of and look like rather .towards people mostly .Read small dogslarge black ratsdead animalsnot violent hunt loud cries/noise wake the deadDuck-billed platypus Appearance：uniquene
7、ss：Others：like a ducks in a nest but is a ,with a unique .can under the water;use to find food.Read Australia also has some animals that many people have never heard of,for example,the duck-billed platypus.Is that some kind of bird?nose and feet biologylay eggs primitive mammalelectrical sensors div
8、e 1.What is special about the kangaroo?A.It has a wide distribution in Australia.B.It can survive in a difficult environment.C.The baby kangaroo can learn to jump.D.It cant walk backwards.2.What do we know about the Tasmanian devils?A.They look very cute.B.It is against the law to touch them.C.They
9、make loud noises when fighting or eating.D.They often attack people near them.Choose the best answer according to the textRead 3.Which of the animals can seldom be seen in the daytime?A.The Koala.B.The kangaroo.C.The Tasmanian devil.D.The duck-billed platypus.4.How do duck-billed platypuses find foo
10、d?A.By using their sense of sight.B.By using their sense of smell.C.By using their sense of touch.D.By using electrical sensors.Read Read the text again.How does the writer describe these animals?Find at least three rhetorical devices the writer uses to arouse the readers interest.euphemism 委婉语委婉语ir
11、ony 反语反语 pun 双关双关rhetorical question 反问反问repetition 重复重复 alliteration 头韵头韵 simile 明喻明喻metaphor 暗喻暗喻metonymy 借喻借喻 allusion 引喻引喻personification 拟人拟人overstatement 夸张夸张 rhetorical devicesSuggested answers:The noise they make could wake the dead.They are about the size of small dogs and look like rather
12、large black rats.While it may lay eggs in a nest like a bird,its really a primitive mammal,with a unique biology.Its nose looks like a ducks bill,and it has feet like a ducks so it can dive under the water.Do you know whats really strange about a platypus?overstatement 夸张夸张 simile明喻明喻rhetorical ques
13、tion 反问反问simile明喻明喻simile明喻明喻 The kangaroo is a _ of Australia,as it has a wide _ (distribute)throughout the country.However,encounters_cute kangaroos dont always end so well because they can hit and kick very hard.Koalas are really quite cute,but they are very_(sense)creatures who can easily panic
14、because of even small changes in their environment.They spend quite a lot of time eating,sleeping,and _(hang)onto tree trunks,_interaction with humans can cause thema lot of stress.课文语法填空课文语法填空Post-reading symboldistributionwithsensitivehangingso Tasmanian devils hunt at night.The noise _(make)by th
15、em could wake the dead.They are about the size of small dogs and look like rather large black rats.Their diet is _(most)dead animals.The duck-billed platypus may lay eggs in a nest like a bird;its really a primitive mammal,with a unique biology.Its eggs hatch after about ten days,and then the baby p
16、latypus nurses from its mother _ all other mammals.It has a capacity _(find)food in the water by using electrical sensors in its bill.There are only a small handful of animals in the world _can do that!mademostlyliketo findthat/whichPost-reading Brainstorm a list of four iconic animals in China.gian
17、t panda大熊猫大熊猫Chinese sturgeon中华鲟中华鲟golden monkey金丝猴金丝猴Tibetan antelope藏羚羊藏羚羊Iconic animals in ChinaHabitats&foodPhysical AppearanceHow different?How they interact with people Write a description of an iconic animal in China.writingDo some research and make notes.For example:where they live what they
18、 eat what they look like how they are different from other animals how they interact with people any other unusual or interesting facts about themTake pandas for example habitat:in Sichuan food:bamboo appearance:black and white;cute difference from others:mainly live on bamboo;a very low birth rate
19、interaction with people:other unusual or interesting facts:Using your notes,write a description of one of these animals.Remember to use some rhetorical devices to make your writing vivid and interesting.Exchange your draft with a partner.See whether the writer does a good job of describing the anima
20、l.Take your draft back and revise it using your partners comments.Present your description to the rest of your class.One possible versionThe giant panda Of all the animals,I like giant pandas best.The giant panda,whose home is in Sichuan Province,is known as the national treasure of China.Pandas liv
21、e in the beauty of nature where they can enjoy their lives happily.Giant pandas are very beautiful animals with black and white fur like big cats.They usually eat bamboo shoots and leaves and live in bamboo forests,where they can climb trees and play games.I like pandas because they are so lovely!Bu
22、t the population of giant pandas is getting smaller and smaller.Many hunters kill them for their fur and farmers change the nature reserves to make more farmlands.I think giant pandas need our help and protection.We should take actions to protect pandas and let them live in the wild happily.sample O
23、ne possible version The most iconic animal of China by far is the panda,because it is not only a kind of rare bears but also one of the rarest animals in the whole world.Giant pandas have a large black-and-white body with a big round face and two black eye patches.They live in temperate-zone bamboo
24、forests in south-western China and are generally quite shy.However,They have been known to attack people although this is a very rare occurrence.So pandas are not cuddly toys but are wild animals and should not be approached in the wild.Since it is regarded as the national treasure,its image was chosen as the mascot of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.Bing Dwen Dwen,the name of the mascot,is designed in the shape of an astronaut panda.Polish your writing.Complete Activity 3 on Page 69.
