1、人教选择性必修第四册Unit 2 Using Language(II)Describe an iconic animal教学目 Lead-in视频：视频：Some animals of Australia学习目标学习目标12To analyse popular science expository texts in the form of new media texts and understand the writing characteristics of the text type To describe an iconic animal by using vivid language
2、structure and rhetorical devices目标一：目标一：To analyse popular science expository texts in the form of new media texts and understand the writing characteristics of the text typeActivity 1:Look at the pictures.Then read the passage and match the main idea of each part.Part 1A.The duck-billed platypus of
3、 Australia.Part 2 B.The kangaroos of Australia.Part 3 C.The koalas of Australia.Part 4 D.The Tasmanian devils of Australia.Activity 2:Read the text again and answer the questions.1.When do baby kangaroos begin to spend less time with their mothers?2.Why shouldnt you try to pet a wild kangaroo?3.What
4、 do koalas spend most of their time doing?4.Why has the government made it against the law to handle koalas?5.What two things about Tasmanian devils can bother people most?6.What do Tasmanian devils like to eat?7.What makes the way duck-billed platypuses give birth so different from other mammals?8.
5、What is the unique way used by duck-billed platypuses to find food?Answers1.After they are about seven or eight months old and when they begin to jump.2.They can hit and kick very hard.3.They spend quite a lot of time eating,sleeping,and hanging onto tree trunks.4.Interaction with humans can cause t
6、hem a lot of stress.5.The noise they make could wake the dead and they have a terrible smell.6.Their diet is mostly dead animals.7.It lays eggs in a nest like a bird.8.It finds food in the water by using electrical sensors in its bill.Activity 3:Make a mind map to show how the author describes the u
7、niqueness of four different animals.SampleKangarooFeatures:look cute,_Babies:weigh 2g at birth,_Uniqueness:_Relationship with humans:_Activity 4: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.Sugges
8、ted answersThis expresses the strength and resolve of the Australians as individuals and as a nation.(metaphor)They are about the size of small dogs and look like rather large black rats.(simile)The noise they make could wake the dead.(hyperbole)While it may lay eggs in a nest like a bird,its really
9、 a primitive mammal,with a unique biology.(simile)Can you name more rhetorical devices?euphemism 委婉语irony 反语 pun 双关rhetorical question 反问repetition 重复 alliteration 头韵 simile 明喻metaphor 暗喻metonymy 借喻 allusion 引喻personification 拟人hyperbole 夸张 Rhetorical devicesActivity 5:Identify language points that
10、you want to share with your partner.Discuss in groups and then share with the class.1.They are really quite cute,but the truth is,koalas are very sensitive creatures who can easily panic because of even small changes in their environment.它们真的很可爱,但事实是,考拉是非常敏感的生物,它们很容易因为环境的微小变化而惊慌。【句式剖析】【句式剖析】They are
11、.和koalas are.是并列句，the truth is是插入语，who引导的是定语从句，because of是复合介词短语，意为“因为”，后接名词或代词在句中作原因状语。2.If you want to hold a koala,you have to go to certain licensed zoos.如果你想抱一只考拉,你必须去某些有执照的动物园licensed adj.得到正式许可的【归纳拓展归纳拓展】license vt.批准；许可 n.（=licence）许可证；执照 under license获得许可 be licensed to do sth 获准做某事e.g.Afte
12、r graduation,she is licensed to practice nursing.3.It has a capacity to find food in the water by using electrical sensors in its bill.它有通过使用在喙中的电子传感器在水中找到食物的能力。capacity n.能力；容量【归纳拓展归纳拓展】have a capacity of 可容纳 have a capacity for有的能力 have the capacity to do有做的能力 within/beyond ones capacity 在某人能力之内/超
13、出某人的能力e.g.She has an enormous capacity for hard work.目标二：目标二：To describe an iconic animal by using vivid language structure and rhetorical devicesActivity 1:Write a description of an iconic animal in China.Step 1 In groups,brainstorm a list of four iconic animals in China.giant panda大熊猫Chinese sturg
14、eon中华鲟golden monkey金丝猴Tibetan antelope藏羚羊Step 2 Do some research and make notes.For example:where they livewhat they eatwhat they look likehow they are different from other animalshow they interact with peopleany other unusual or interesting facts about them habitat:in Sichuan food:bamboo appearance
15、:black and white;cute difference from others:mainly live on bamboo;a very low birth rate interaction with people:other unusual or interesting facts:Take pandas for exampleStep 3 Using your notes,write a description of one of these animals.Remember to use some rhetorical devices to make your writing
16、vivid and interesting.Activity 2:Exchange your draft with a partner.See whether the writer does a good job of describing the animal.Take your draft back and revise it using your partners comments.Sample writing:The most iconic animal of China by far is the panda.In fact,many people would say that th
17、e panda is a symbol of China.These cuddly creatures with their black and white markings almost look more like stuffed toys than real animals.Nearly everyone sees pandas as cute.This feeling is enhanced by the way the animals clumsily move about,which is sometimes humorous and cartoon-like.However,pa
18、ndas are not toys-they are in fact live animals.They live mostly in remote nature reserves in Sichuan,China.Most people dont realise that pandas-like all bears-are technically carnivores,and long ago perhaps they mostly ate meat.However,while pandas today can and do eat almost anything,their preferr
19、ed food in their wild forest habitat is bamboo.As this food does not give them much nutrition,they have to eat almost constantly,and unlike most bears they do not hibernate in the winter.Pandas are generally quite shy and are seldom seen by people in the wild.Despite this,they have been known to att
20、ack people.While this is a very rare occurrence,it is a useful reminder that pandas are not cuddly toys but are wild animals and should not be approached in the wild.Until recently,pandas were considered endangered.However,with successful breeding and conservation programmes,their numbers have increased,and they are no longer on the endangered species list.Having said that,they are still considered vulnerable,and so more work is needed to protect this magnificent animal.学习总结学习总结Have you learnt how to describe an iconic animal?
