primates

chimpanzee (黑猩猩) gorilla（大猩猩）

baby chimpanzee (黑猩猩)

night monkey spider monkey (蜘蛛猴)

apes(猿) hand foot

primates ape monkey human being What are the animals with hands and feet called? primates Which exact animals belong to primates? ape monkey human being

1. What are the key features found in primates? (para1) (1). _____________________________________ _____________________________________. (2). _____________________________________. (3). _____________________________________. hands and feet that can grasp and have opposable thumbs and toes. have a better sense of touch the primate brain is larger

2. Which different groups can primates be divided into? higher primates lower primates (1). _______________ and ________________. (2). _________________ and ________________. new world primates old world primates

monkey ape walk more upright tail 2. What are the differences between apes and monkeys? Apes have no tails, nearly all monkeys do; apes tend to be larger and walk more upright; apes use sight more than smell. Apes also have more developed brains and give birth to fewer young.

3. What’s the topic sentence for paragraph4? Most primates are social animals that live in groups and communicate with each other. (1). How do gorillas and chimpanzees live? (2). How do they communicate with each other? In advanced ways. They use facial expressions, body language and sounds to express themselves and they can even use colour and smell to communicate.

4. Which animal is introduced in paragraph 5? Chimpanzee. Living place:_______________________ Height:_________________________ Weight:_________________________ Covered with:_________ western and central Africa 50 centimeters to a meter tall around 25 to 50 kilogrammes black hair be up to 1.2 meters weigh 70 kms 5. What are the similarities and differences between chimpanzees and human being? Similarities: Differences: (1). The same senses (2). Similar feet and hands (3). Similar diet (4). Genes are more than 95% similar.

ape monkey human beings Small monkeys live in trees Primates(which) Other animals Higher primates (which) Lower primates Monkeys Apes (feature) New world primates (which) Old world primates camel, zebras ape monkey human beings apes human being No tail , tend to be larger and walk more upright Use sight more than small Having more developed brains and give birth to fewer young, Small monkeys live in trees Monkeys, apes ,humans , live on the ground

6. What have animal scientists trained chimpanzees to do? All kinds of things humans do. 7. How do animals adapt to a changeable environment? physical adaptations (1). _________________________ (2). ______________________________________ behave in certain ways or use primitive tools

Para1 on P 124 Among the key features found in primates are hands and feet that can grasp and often have opposable thumbs and toes. Hands and feet that can grasp and often have opposable thumbs and toes are among the key features found in primates <倒装句>

2.That means that primates are better than other animals at holding, moving and using objects. better than other animals是比较级表最高级的用法. (1).比较级+than+any other+单数名词 He is taller than any other boy in his class. (2).比较级+than+all the other +复数名词 He is taller than all the other boys in his class (3).比较级+than +anyone else He is taller than anyone else.

3. notably adv. 显著地, 特别地, 尤其 学多会员缺席，尤其是副会长。 Many members are absent, notably the vice-chairman.

Para 2 on P 125 4. upright adj. 垂直的, 竖式的, 正直的, 诚实的, 合乎正道的 an upright man 正直的人 walk upright. 双脚直立行走 an upright column. 竖直的柱子。 Put the bottle upright, not on its side. 把瓶子放直，不要歪着放。

5. apes tend to be larger and walk more upright;… tend to do 倾向(于…),有(…的)倾向;易于 别人反对他的意见时,他很容易生气. He tends to get angry when people oppose to his plan. tend to/toward +n. 他所听的音乐形形色色, 不过倾向于流行音乐. The sort of music he listens to varies, but tends toward popular music.

6. Warn告诉，警告 1)Warn sb of /about 警告某人提防/注意某事 I warned you of the risk ,didn’t I ? He was warned of the danger. 2)Warn +clause The weather station warned that a snow was coming. 3)Warn sb. to do sth. We warned them not to smoke in the room. 4)Warn +against 让…..提防、 She warned him against thieves.

7. feast on /feast…on…宴请(某人),款待;尽情地吃 He feasted his friends on turkey. We feasted all evening on the best food.

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