Dahou Middle School Du Yingchun

Section A

Debate an issueDebate an issue

Who has the quickest eyes?

How many animals

can you see in the picture?

Can you name these animals in

English?

dolphin elephant giraffe horse

kangaroo leopard

lion monkey

panda

penguin

rabbit tiger

Can you describe them?

zebradeer

hippo

peacock wolfcat

dog

What’s this? How to describe it?

What’s this? How to describe it?

What’s this? How to describe it?

What’s this? How to describe it?

What’s this? How to describe it?

Listen and circle the words in 1a that Victor

and Ginny use to describe the animals.

gentle furry enormous

playful noisy shy

aggressive gray fast spotted

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1.endangered

2.mangrove swamps

3.habitat

4.aquatic feed

a. the place where something lives

b. there aren’t very many of them

c. underwater plants and vegetation

d. a place where trees grow in water

Listen and match the words with definitions.

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Kind of animal manatee

Numbers

Habitat

Reason why they are endangered

Description

Listen and complete the chart.

2,500 in the U.S.

the water under the trees in mangrove swamps.

swamps have become polluted.

not enough food.

large, 10 feet long, weighs 1,000 pounds

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A: 1________________________?

B: I’ve just been to the natural museum.

A: 2_____________________?

B: We saw a lot of endangered animals, like manatees, pandas,

chimpanzees and so on.

A: 3______?

B: Because people have done something bad to them and they’re dying out.

A: That’s a really bad thing. But 4_____________________________?

B: Yes, I think we can do something to help. We can tell people

how important these animals are.

A: I agree with you.

Where have you been

What did you see

Why

can we do something to help

Read the letter to the editor and underline the reasons why the writer is against the zoos.

1. Zoos are terrible places for animals to live in.

2. The animals are kept in tiny cages and hardly move at all.

3. They are only given food once a day.

Suitable 合适的 tiny 极小的 cage 笼子 disgusted 厌恶的

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Read this letter to the editor. What’s

“Animal Friend”opinion about the zoo?

Educate 教育 care for 关怀 urge 强烈要求

He thinks that the zoo is an important place for the animals. And it is like a living textbook for young people.

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Firstly zoos are places for people to see many different kinds of animals from all over the world. Secondly, zoos look after the animals very well.

Thirdly, zoos protest the animals and keep them from becoming extinct.

Pros:

Cons:

Most animals are kept in small cages. Most cages are not clean, either. The food in the zoos is not natural. In the forest, they can find the food by themselves.

根据汉语完成下列句子• 我反对在我们镇上建新的动物园 .

• 我发现那里几乎没有人 , 我感到非常惊讶 .

• 他们为许多濒危动物提供家园 , 并且帮助教育公众关心它们 .

• 我强力要求每个人参观我们的动物园 .

I ____ _______ ________ a new zoo in our town.

I was very __________ ______ ______ hardly anyone there.

They ________ home ____ many ___________ animals and help ___ _________ the public about ______ ______ them.

I ______ everyone _____ ______ our wonderful zoo.

am against building

surprised to find

provide for endangered

to educate caring for

urge to visit

My favorite animals are pandas. I like them very much because they are gentle and shy. They are also 1________to people. And they look funny, too. Their eyes are the most interesting part. The 2______ circles around their eyes make them look like they are wearing glasses or have just been in a fight. Their favorite food is bamboo 3______. They don’t like to move around very much. But now pandas are endangered .For one thing, people have destroyed many of their habits. For another, they don’t have 4______ food to eat. We must think of ways to 5_______ them. I think we should build more panda zoos and 6_______ more bamboos for them.

friendly

black

leaves

enoughprotect

Fill in the blanks according to the main ideas.

plant

Section B

Revision and Discussion

Can you guess

what animal it is/they are?

Guessing Game

They look like a cow, but they live in the water.

manatees

They are furry enough to keep out the cold. They are all white and only live in the North pole.

polar bear

They are enormous, have long noses. They live in Africa and Southeast Asia.

elephant

They only live in Australia and have pockets to keep their babies safe.

kangaroos

They look like monkeys but bigger than monkeys. They can imitate what people do.

chimpanzees

They are spotted and aggressive. They run fast. They are from Africa.

cheetah

Endangered animals

DesertificationNatural

disasters

Pollution

The world’s problems

How to save the planet? Check easy (E) or difficult (D).

_____ * stop riding in cars.

____* recycle books and paper.

____* turn off the lights when you leave the room.

____* refuse to use the plastic bags.

____* don’t put the waste water into the river.

____* plant more trees and grass.

A: Recycling books and paper is really easy.

B: I agree. But it’s difficult to stop riding in cars.

E

D

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E

E

E

D

E

Listen to the tapes and finish off 2a and 2b.

Things Julia and Jack talk about

Things Julia is doing now

Things Julia will do in the future

Things Julia would never do

___ turning off the light

___ turning off the shower

___ stopping using paper napkins

___ taking your own bags

when shopping.

___ not riding in cars

___ riding a bike

___ recycling paper

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House parts Things made from

The walls

The fence

The roof

old glass bottles

discarded tiles

used soda cans

Read the article and fill in the chart.

Answer the questions.1. Who is Amy Winterbourne?

2. Did she win an award? What’s it?3. What does she do in her spare time?

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Look at the pictures and finish the article . Use the phrases “made from” and “used to be”.

the bottom of the petrol drum. His bag comes from red trousers which is too short for

him. His beautiful scarf used to be the carpet in his house.

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Joe Winterbourne loves the clothes his mother made for him. At school, everyone calls him Mr. Recycle. His hat is made from

Self -check

1. Why are you _______ a coat? It’s not very suitable for this hot weather.

support endangered recycle wear pull down

2. Our school soccer team needs more _______. They aren’t doing very well.

3. Pandas are __________ animals. There aren’t many of them left.

4. It’s important to _______ paper to save the trees.

5. That apartment block is old and dangerous. It should be ___________.

wearing

support

endangered

recycle

pulled down

1. —Where’s Tom now? —He ______ the post office. A. has been to B. has gone to C. went to D. goes to2. Wood can be made ______ paper and many other kinds of things. A. from B. of C. into D. up of3. In fact, what you said made me very ______. A. excited B. exciting C. surprising D. interesting4. There used to be a temple behind the hill, ______? A. usedn’t it B. didn’t it C. didn’t there D. used not there5. You should stop _______ this kind of napkins, because they ma

y be bad for your skin. A. to use B. used C. use D. using

Choose the best answers

B

C

A

C

D

6. Please ______this pair of shoes and see if it is the right size. A. fit on B. fit up C. dress D. fit into7. Lucy was a little ill, she didn't feel like______ something. A. eat B. to eat C. to eating D. eating8. Don’t make much noise. Your father______. A. sleeps B. is sleeping C. has been asleep D. went to bed9. Peter could hardly see the words on the blackboard,

______? A. did he B. couldn’t he C. could he D. didn’t he10. If I ______ five minutes, I ______everything ready. A. am given, will get B. will give, will get C. will be given, get D. have, get

A

D

B

C

A

See you later!