1. Importance in Thailand:

The elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols. The first flag has a white elephant on it.

This is a symbol of good luck.

Ability:

Elephants can play soccer. They can

also draw very well. An elephant never

forgets. They can walk for a long time

and never get lost. They can also

remember places with food and water.

Facts:

Elephants are in great danger. People

cut down many trees so elephants are

losing their home. People also kill

elephants for their ivory.

How to save elephants:

We must save the trees and not buy

things made of ivory. Remember

March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.

This is Becky. Isn’t she _______?

She is from _____. She is twelve

_____ old. I _____ Becky ______.

She is smart and friendly. She

______ in Blackwood Zoo.

3a Becky is Jill’s favorite animal. Fill in

the blanks with the words in the box.

like beautiful Africa years lives because

1. 先读空格里单词，明白选项词汇的意思。2. 通读全文，理解短文大意。3. 理解每句话的意思，依据句意及句子结构

来确定空格处须填的词汇。如：第一空格所在的句子是系表结构，故应填一形容词beautiful。 第二空格前是介词 from，故

应填表地点的词 China。

第三空格前有数字，空格后有 old， 可知空格处填 years，表示年龄。第

四、五空表示喜欢它的原因。第六空格后有表示地点的介词短语，故空格

处填动词 lives。

This is Becky. Isn’t she _________?

She is from _______. She is twelve

_____ old. I ____ Becky _______

she is smart and friendly. She

_____ in Blackwood Zoo.

like beautiful Africa years lives because

years

Africa

beautiful

like because

lives

1. Isn’t she beautiful? 难道她不漂亮吗？这是否定疑问句 , 常用来表示反问、责备或表示说话人的看法和惊异的情绪等。

句式结构： be/助动词 / 情态动词的否定式 + 主语

+ 其它？ Can’t he do the dishes?

难道他不会洗碗碟吗？

Write a description of a panda using the words in the box, or write about your favorite animal using your own ideas.

3b

Beibei five years old China cute shy Beijing Zoo

1. 这是一篇介绍动物的短文，主要应用系表结构的句子来表达，用一般现在时态。

2. 先介绍 Beibei的名字及年龄。然后介绍它来自哪里。

3. 再用系表结构的句子描写 Beibei的特征。同时写明喜欢它的原因。可以用句子结构：I like … because she’s …

4. 最后，写明它现在居住在哪里，并通读一遍短文，看有没有写错的句子。

This is Beibei. She’s from China.

She is five years old. She is black

and white. Isn’t she cute? I like

Beibei very much because she’s

kind of shy. She lives in Beijing

Zoo.

Animals Description words

tiger really, kind of scary

panda kind of cute

very beautiful giraffe

Add more words in the chart. Then write at least five sentences using the words. 1

dog

kind of scary

elephant

lion

really friendly

really smart

I don’t like tigers because they’re really scary.

1. _____________________________________

2. ______________________________________

3. ______________________________________

4. ______________________________________

5. ______________________________________

I like giraffes because they’re beautiful.

I don’t like lions because they’re really scary.

I like pandas because they’re kind of cute.

I like dogs because they’re very friendly.

I like elephants because they’re really smart.

Match the questions and answers to

make a conversation. Then write your

own conversations.

2

Questions Answers

What animals do you

like?

They’re from

Africa.

Why do you like lions? I like lions.

Where are they from? Because they’re big

and beautiful.

A: _________________________________

B: _________________________________

A: _________________________________

B: _________________________________

A: _________________________________

B: _________________________________

What animals do you like?

Because they’re big and beautiful.

I like lions.

Why do you like lions?

Where are they from?

They’re from Africa.

A: What’s your favorite _______?

B: My favorite animal is ______.

A: _____ do you like _____?

B: Because _____ are funny.

A: _________ they _____?

Are they from Canada?

B: No, they ______. They’re _____

_________.

they

Why them

animal

koalas

Where’re from

Look at the picture and fill in the blanks.

aren’t from Australia

A: Sounds interesting. _____ go and see

them first.

Let’s

用所给的词组或单词造句。1. be from ________________________

2. kind of __________________________

3. like … because…

___________________________________

Lions are from Africa.

Pandas are kind of

shy.

My sister likes cats because they’re cute.

4. don’t like … because …

_________________________________

_________________________________

5. get lost

_________________________________

6. in danger

_________________________________

7. cut down

_________________________________

We sometimes get lost in a big city.

They don’t like elephants because

they’re lazy.

Is that elephant in

danger?

You can’t cut down these trees.

1. Review the conversations and passages in Section B.

2. Write a short article about an animal your like.