九年级英语全册Unit15WeretryingtosavethemanateesSectionA2人教新目标版 36页

新目标 九年级 Unit 15 Unit 15 We ’ re trying to save the manatees! Section A Period 2 3a Why the writer is opposed to zoos? 1. Zoos are terrible places for animals to live. 2. The animals are kept in tiny cages and hardly move at all. 3. They are only given food once a day. 3b What’s “Animal Friend” opinion about the zoo? He thinks that the zoo is an important place for the animals. And it is like a living textbook for young people. Debate: Do you think zoos are good for animals? What do you think of this kind of zoo? Is it a good place to protect animals? Cage tiny 极小的 zoos provide clean and safe places for endangered animals to live. Debate: Do you think zoos are good for animals? I think that … .. I agree with you. I believe that … . I disagree with you. I feel that … . I agree that … . Useful expressions I disagree with you. I feel that zoos provide clean and safe places for endangered animals to live. I think that animals should not live in zoos. Debate Pros Cons be very important places be like living textbooks provide….for… educate If we don’t support our zoos,…. urge …to do… be only given food once a day hardly move at all be kept in tiny cages be suitable for terrible places be against building… 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: Summary The food in the zoos is not natural. In the forest they can find the food by themselves. Most animals are kept in small cages. Most cages are not clean, either. Cons: 1. I’m writing to say that I am against building a new zoo in our town. against 介词 , 反对 , 违反 , 与 …… 相反 (=opposite) 如 : Are most people against the proposal? 大多数人反对这项提议吗 ? Language points against 介词还有触 , 碰 , 倚 , 靠的意思。 如 : Put the piano there, with its back, against the wall. 把钢琴放在那里 , 背靠着墙。 Be against doing sth. 反对做某事 , 反义词组是 be for doing sth, 赞成某事 如 : All the people around the world are against cloning human beings. 全世界的人民反对克隆人类。 All of us are for peace and against war. 我们都赞成和平 , 反对战争。 2. I’ve visited a lot of zoos in my life, and I have never seen one I liked or one that was suitable for animals to live in . (1) be suitable for sb to do sth. 表示 “适合某人做某事” , 这里 suitable 是 suit 的形容词形式 , 表示 “合适的”。 如 : This kind of bamboo is not suitable for pandas to eat. 这种竹子不适合给熊猫吃。 This dress suits you very much, but unfortunately it doesn’t fit you. 这套女装款式非常适合你 , 只可惜大小不合适。 (2) to live in 在此处作 animals 的后置定语。英语中动词不定式短语做名词定语 , 放在后面 。如 : There is nothing for us to worry about . 我们没有什么可以担心的。 3. The animals are kept in tiny cages. 动物被关在极小的笼子里。 tiny=little 很小的 , 带有感情色彩 . 区别 , the tiny country 国家小 ( 含可爱的意思 ) a small country 小国家 ( 与 large country 相对应 ) a little boy 爱怜之意 ,( 不含身材矮小 ) tiny 和 little 常做定语 , 一般不做表语 , small 既可以做定语 , 也可以做表语。 little 还可表示 “一点点的” , 修饰不可数名词。 如： There is a little milk in the bottle. 瓶里有一点点的牛奶。 4. I was surprised to find hardly anyone there. 我非常惊讶地发现在那几乎没有人。 surprised 在这里是过去分词做形容词。 常用词组 : be surprised at sth. 对某事感到惊讶 be surprised to do sth. 很惊讶地做某事 in surprise 惊奇地 To one’s surprise 使某人惊奇地 surprise =amaze 使 …… 惊讶 surprising 惊讶的 ( 侧重指事物本身具有的特点 ) 如 : His words surprised me. 他的话使我大吃一惊。 It is surprising news. 它是一个令人惊讶的消息。 5. They provide homes for many endangered animals, and help to educate the public about caring for them. ( 动物园 ) 他们为许多濒危的动物提供了家 , 也有助于教育众人来关心这些动物。 provide sb. with sth. provide sth for sb. 提供给某人某物 The firm provided me with a car. 公司给我一辆汽车。 Can you provided accommodation for thirty people? 你能为 30 人提供住宿吗 ? provide for sb. 供应某人所需。 如 : They worked hard to provide for their large family. 他们努力工作以供养一家人。 He has a large family to provide for . 他要养活一个大家庭。 The public 指 “民众 , 公众”。在英语中 , 定冠词 the 后接形容词表示一类人。 如 : the young 年轻人 the wounded 受伤的人 care for 可做 “照顾 , 照料 , 看护”的意思。如 : Would you like care for a cup of tea? 你要不要来杯茶 ? 6. If we don’t support our zoos, they won’t have enough money to take care of so many fine animals. 【 考例 】 Though their parents work in faraway cities to make money, those “stay-at-home children” can _____ themselves. A. look out of B. come up with C. take care of D. catch up with (2007 福建莆田 ) 【 答案和解析 】 C 。 take care of 意为“照顾”，可与 look after 互换。 7. I urge all of your readers to visit our wonderful zoo soon. 我们竭力主张你们所有的读者赶快来参观我们的很棒的动物园。 urge 力劝 , 鼓励 , 怂恿 , 极力主张 , 强调。 如 : They urged us to go with them. 他们怂恿我们一起去。 She urged the important of speed. 她强调速度的重要性。 urge 强烈的欲望 , 冲动 , urgent 紧急的 如 : He has an urge to travel. 他有去旅行的强烈欲望。 词组 : urge sth., on/upon sb. 极力推荐 urge sb. on sth. 鼓励某人做某事 urge against 极力反对 Exercises 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 . I ___ ______ _______ a new zoo in our town. I was very ________ ___ ___ hardly anyone there. am against building surprised to find 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 . They ________ home ____ many ___________ animals and help ___ _________ the public about ______ ___ them. I ____ everyone ___ ___ our wonderful zoo. provide for endangered to educate caring for urge to visit Thank you for listening!