河北省新乐市第一中学高中英语必修2课件：UNIT 4 WILDLIFE PROTECTIONUSING LANGUAGE.ppt

1、Reading IIReading IIDinosaur is an animal that we can not see on the earth now.What we see in the museum are the fossils of many kinds of dinosaurs.They were found by the people at home and abroad.Some dinosaurs have long necks and tails,while others look like birds.Enjoy the videoUsing languageRead

2、ing1.When did dinosaurs live?Tens of millions of years ago.2.When did dinosaurs die out?About 65 million years ago.3.How did dinosaurs die out?A large rock hit the earth and put too much dust into the air.The earth got too hot to live on.True or false1.There are many different species of dinosaur an

3、d all of them have been found in China.2.Not long ago,a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovered in Henan Province.severalLiaoning FF3.Some scientists are sure dinosaurs died out because the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more.4.Dinosaurs died out quickly about 65 mi

4、llion years ago and many animals have died out in the same way.FTthink1.They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago,long beforehumans came into being and their future seemed secure at that time.点拨1 本句是一个由and连接的并列句，其中，long before 引导时间状语从句，进一步解释说明tens of millions of years ago，意为“在之前很久”。注意：be

5、fore long 意为“不久以后”。点拨2 on the earth.在地球上。在earth,sun,moon等表达世界上独一无二的名词前,要加the。点拨3 come into being的意思是“开始存在;发生”。我们不知道这世界是什么时候存在的。We dont know when the world came into being.如：I knew Tom long before I knew you.我在认识你之前很久就认识汤姆了。We hope to finish our experiment before long.我们希望不久就把实验做完。It _ long before we

6、_ the result ofthe experiment.A.will not be;will know B.is;will knowC.will not be;know D.is;know拓展：before long 不久以后2.When scientists inspected the bones,they were surprised to find thatthese dinosaurs could not only run like the others but also climb trees.点拨 本句中的to find that.是不定式作原因状语。不定式用来表原因时，常修饰

7、表示情感、心理状态、性格等的形容词，如：happy，glad，lucky，fortunate，surprised，angry，anxious，cruel，clever，frightened，shocked，sorry，eager，proud，disappointed，foolish，impatient，unwise，naughty等。如：We were surprised to see him.我们真想不到会见到他。We are proud to be young people of new China.作为新中国的青年，我们感到很骄傲。You were foolish to act like

8、 that.你那样做很愚蠢。3.Some scientists think it came after an unexpected incident when a huge rock from space hit the earth and put too much dust into the air.点拨 本句中when引导定语从句，其先行词为incident。关系副词when 的先行词一般是表时间的名词，如:He came last night when I was out.但有时并不直接是表时间的名词，如：In 1921 Einstein won the Nobel Prize,and

9、was honored in Germany until the rise of Nazism when he was driven from Germany because he was a Jew.1921年爱因斯坦获得了诺贝尔奖，他在德国很受尊敬。纳粹上台后由于他是犹太人而被赶出了德国。4.According to a UN report,.according to 根据,据说According to John,the bank closes at 4 p.m.Each man will be paid according tohis ability.dodo渡渡鸟Listening D

10、oDo鸟是一种不会飞的鸟，仅产于毛里求斯肥。拥有肥胖的身子和巨大的嘴。16世纪后期，欧洲殖民者来到了毛里求斯。不会飞又跑不快的DoDo鸟很快成为欧洲人来到岛上后主要的食物来源。人们开始大量的滥捕滥杀可怜的DoDo鸟，有时每天可以捕杀到几千只到上万只。由于过度的捕杀,很快岛上DoDo鸟便得越来越少。1681年，最后一只DoDo鸟被残忍的杀害后，从此，地球上再也见不到这种东西了，除非是在博物馆的图片中。Ex 3 Choose the sentence which gives the main idea of the story.Say what is wrong with the other th

11、ree.Number 2 is correct.Number 1 is wrong.It is not fair to blame the dodo for his disappearance.Number 3 only explain half the story.The dodo and man did become friends but only because man wanted to kill all the dodos as easily as possible.Number 4 is wrong because the other animals and birds did

12、not do much to save the dodo.They warned him but did not help him.Listen to the tape and choose the correct answer to complete each sentence.1.The dodo is_.A.fierce B.unkind C.friendly D.foolish2.He wants to believe that Man is telling the truth because _.A.Man is friendly B.he think Man is friendly

13、 C.he thinks the bears and monkeys lie D.Man is his best friend3.He didnt realize who had killed many of his friends until _.A.Man told him the truth B.the other birds told him C.he saw how his friend was being killed by Man D.the monkeys told himfierce adj.凶猛的,好斗的The house is guarded by a fiercedog

14、.激烈的,猛烈的The competition for jibs is fierce.SpeakingIn pairs choose another endangered animal which you know about.Analyse why this animal is endangered.I.根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式。1.The natural history museum has a special exhibition of _(恐龙).2.The car raised quite a lot of _(尘土)as we drove

15、off.3.The police are connecting this _(事件)with last weeks terrorist bombing.dinosaursdustincident4.Because there is so much unemployment,the competition for jobs is f_.5.I quite enjoyed the book except the dull e_.fierceendingII.根据括号内所给的提示将下列句子翻译成英语。1.一个新规则很快就要出台了。(come into being)2.很奇怪，上火车前，竟然没有人查看

16、我的车票。(inspect)A new rule will soon come into being.It was strange that nobody inspected my ticket before I got on the train.mirage3.根据专家的意见，他们马上放弃了这项试验。(according to)4.把它拿近点儿，让我好好看看。(so that)According to expert opinions,they gave up the experiment immediately.Bring it closer so that I can see it bet

17、ter.III.将下面方框中表示时间的短语填入短文中，使短文连贯。long before,not long ago,at that time,after,in such a short time,recentlyThe story happened 1_.Old Joe and his son Tony were on their way to White River to catch some fish.They started on the trip 2_ the sun came up.3_ they had driven for a while,they saw a big torto

18、ise(龟)on the road.not long agolong beforeAfter“I havent seen such a big tortoise 4_,”Old Joe said to his son.When I was young,there were a lot of tortoises in White River.They lived happily in the river 5_.We hadnt thought they nearly disappeared 6_.”“Lets help it return to the river,shall we?”said

19、his son.“Thats a good idea,”said Old Joe.So they carried the tortoise into their car and put it in the river finally.in such a short timerecentlyat that timeIntentionPurposeIm going toto help/saveI intend/mean/plan toto protectfromI willso thatId rather notId like toIm ready toI feel likein order to

20、but doto teacher them a lesson.to punish those who do harm to wildlife.Writing Write a letter to WWF based on what you have discussed,asking them to help you save your endangered animal.Dear WWF,My friend,Chen Ting,and I have been doing some research on endangered animals.We found that the habitat o

21、f polar bears is disappearing because the ice at the North Pole is getting warmer.I worry that when is disappears altogether,there will be nowhere for the polar bears to live.Sample letter First,I suggest we are very careful with the energy we use.Global warming happens because we are putting too mu

22、ch carbon dioxide into the air.One of the ways we do this is by driving everywhere by car.So I suggest we think carefully before using our cars unnecessarily.Second,instead of using our cars we should think about traveling by bus or by train.These forms of transport are more environmentally friendly

23、 and do not put so much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.Third,we can join WWF which is fighting to save the habitat of the polar bear.We can raise money to help them by making and selling cakes,selling crafts or giving talent shows and charging money for our parents to watch.I hope you will support us in our fight to save the home of the Polar Bears.Yours sincerely,Wu Xiaoxin