Listening on P26

What shall we do if we see a snake?

How to avoid snake bites?

How to avoid _______ bites

When walking in long grass ,

wear ______________________;

make __________ to frighten them away;

___________ any wood lying on the

ground;

If possible, ______________ in long grass.

…

a noise

do not move

avoid walking

snake

boots and long trousers

Get the suggestions on how to avoid snake bites.

Listening on P26

Reading on P27

A funnelweb spider

漏斗网蜘蛛

A box jellyfish

箱水母

Scan the text very quickly, and find out

how many creatures are mentioned in the

text, and what are they?

AUSTRALIA’S DANGEROUS

CREATURES

AUSTRALIA’S DANGEROUS CREATURES

A funnelweb spider

A box jellyfish

A brown snake

A great white shark

A saltwater crocodile

Answer the questions in Ex 2, Page 28.Ex 2, Page 28. And

think about what kind of reading skills

you’ve used.

AUSTRALIA’S DANGEROUS

CREATURES

1. How many poisonous snakes and how

many poisonous spiders are there in

Australia? Are they all capable of

killing humans?

115 different kinds of snakes and most

of the 2,000 different kinds of spiders.

Only a few kinds of spiders and snakes

are capable of killing humans.

2. What effect do most jellyfish have on

humans? What about box jellyfish?

Most jellyfish can cause severe pain to

anyone who touches them but only

the box jellyfish can kill a human.

3. How many kinds of shark are there in

Australian waters? How many kinds

are likely to attack humans?

160 different kinds of shark but only 2

or 3 kinds are likely to attack humans.

4. What kind of crocodile has occasionally

attacked a human?

The saltwater crocodile.

Language

points

of U 3 Using

Language

11 ．． wind wind vt.vt. 绕；缠绕；缠

The road winds down to the hill. The road winds down to the hill. 这条路蜿蜒通往那座小山。这条路蜿蜒通往那座小山。

22 ．． paralyze paralyze vt.vt. 使瘫痪；使麻痹使瘫痪；使麻痹

The accident paralyzed his legs. The accident paralyzed his legs. 那事故使他双腿瘫痪了。那事故使他双腿瘫痪了。

33 ．． recover recover vt. & vi.vt. & vi. 痊愈；复原痊愈；复原

The doctor helped the patient recThe doctor helped the patient recover his eyesight. over his eyesight. 医生帮那病人恢复医生帮那病人恢复视力。视力。

The friendship between them recoThe friendship between them recovered soon from the quarrel. vered soon from the quarrel.

他们间的友谊很快就从争吵中复原了。他们间的友谊很快就从争吵中复原了。

44 ．． amongst amongst prep.prep. 在…中间在…中间

He saw his textbook amongst a pilHe saw his textbook amongst a pile of old books. e of old books. 他在一堆旧书籍中看他在一堆旧书籍中看到了他的课本。到了他的课本。

55 ．． talk … into… talk … into… 说服某人做某事说服某人做某事

The professor talked his students The professor talked his students into buying the dictionary. into buying the dictionary.

教授说服学生们买那本字典。教授说服学生们买那本字典。