1. 八年级牛津8B
Unit4

2. Unit 4
Wild animals

3. Integrated skills

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.

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

8. 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)

9. 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

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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

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

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

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