八年级牛津8B Unit4

Unit 4 Wild animals

Integrated skills

New words stripe until medicine hearing smell towards snail loss n. 条纹 prep. 直到……时候 n. 药 n. 听力，听觉 n. & v. 嗅觉，闻，嗅 prep. 向，朝 n. 蜗牛 n. 损失，失败

New words chairperson sincerely group destroy suitable farmland sell train n. 主席 adv. 真诚地 n. 组，群 v. 破坏，毁坏 adj. 合适的，适宜的 n. 农田 v. 卖，出售 v. 训练

Help wild animals Today we are going to learn more about wild animals. We will talk about their appearance, food, abilities, character and the dangers they face. Listen to the tape and complete the fact sheets.

Tigers Appearance Big and strong ________eyes ________fur ________stripes Beautiful Ability ________very fast Good at ________other animals bright yellow black can run hunting

Tigers Character live as a family until baby tigers are 2-3 years old usually live alone Food animals Danger hunters hunt them for their fur and bones (to make medicine)

Wolves Appearance Not very ________ _____fur (5-6 cm long) Ability Very good eyesight ________and smell Character _________ toward each other often work as a _________ never ________ people do not kill for fun big grey hearing friendly team attack

Wolves Food animals insects snails ________ Danger loss of living areas no home no food vegetables

Listen to the tape again and fill in the blanks. Dear Chairperson We are writing to you about protecting wild animals. Tigers are big and ______. They have very bright _____. They are in danger because people like their ____ and make medicine from their ______. Wolves have very good _________, _______ and smell. strong eyes fur bones eyesight hearing

They are _________ towards each other and _______ attack people. They do not kill for _____. Wolves are in danger because people cut down forests. Soon, they will have no ______ or _____. We think we should help these animals. Sincerely Amy Millie friendly never fun home food

Speak up: expressing opinions We should help wild animals. They are our best friends. Millie is talking with her mother about a way to protect wild animals. What is it? Are you interested in it? Let’s listen to their conversation.

How can we protect wild animals How can we protect wild animals? Replace the underlined words with your own ideas. Sample conversation A: Jane, I think you should stop eating shark’s fin? B: Why? It tastes delicious.

A: Many sharks are killed because people eat shark’s fin soup. I think it’s wrong to eat it. Sharks have a right to live. B: If I don’t eat it, someone else will eat it. A: If everyone stops eating shark’s fin soup, then hunters won’t kill sharks any more. B: Maybe you are right. OK, I’ll stop eating shark’s fin soup.

Saying conditional sentences Pronunciation Saying conditional sentences Listen to Simon’s report on wolves. Pay attention to the intonation.

When we read a conditional sentence aloud, our voice rises at the end of the first clause and falls at the end of the sentence.

Listen to the report on elephants Listen to the report on elephants. Put a rising arrow above the words where the voice rises and a falling arrow above the words where the voice falls.

1.If hunters see an elephant in the wild, they will kill it. 2.Hunters will make a lot of money if they sell elephants’ tusks. 3.Elephants help farmers if people train them.

4.There won’t be any elephants if we don’t protect them. 5.If we don’t help these wild animals, they’ll all die soon.

Choose the best answer 1. “Would you like ___________ milk?” “ Yes, just a little. few B. a few C. little D. some 2. Hurry up, there’s ________ time left. the B. some C. little D. few

3. He has been in hospital for a month but the doctor says he’s still ________ A. danger B. in danger C. dangerous D. a danger 4. Which do you like ________, chicken or fish? A. well B. good C. better D. best

5. I hurried ________ I wouldn’t be late for class. A. since B. so that C. as if D. unless 6. Let’s start earlier _______ we can get there in time. A. as if B. so C. even if D. so that

7. _________ I didn’t understand the job, but now I know a lot. A. At the beginning B. In first C. For a start D. First 8. His office is on the third _______ of the building. A. floor B. flat C. ground D. level

Learn more about this unit 网络资源 http://www.wildlife-plant.gov.cn/ma/index-.htm http://www.wildpanda.org/ http://www.savechinastigers.org/

Thank you.