Book5Unit6SurvivalunderstandingideasWhataretheanimalsinthepictures?fox/f?ks/leopard/?lep?d/豹bear/be?(r)/racoon

/r??ku?n/浣熊chacmababoon/?t??km?//b??bu?n/南非查克瑪狒狒hedgehog/?hed?h?ɡ/刺猬Wherewouldyounormallyexpecttofindthem?woodlandgrasslandwetlandforestsmountainsThewildareexpectedtobeinthewild.Wouldyoubesurprisedtoseetheseanimalsinacity?Whyorwhynot?rubbishbinshigh-risebuildingsstreetlampWhatproblemswilltheyencounterincities?Theymayhavedifficultiesfindingfood,shelterandmates.Ifpeoplefindthem,theymaybetrappedorkilled.Lookatthetitleofthepassageandthepicture.Thinkaboutwhatthetitlemeans.Thetitlemeansthewildanimalswithinthecities.C.Forthoseanimalsthatdon'tadapt,thecitycanbeadangerousorevendeadlyplace.D.Yet,foritsnewestandwildestinhabitants,citycanoffermanybenefits.ThecrimetookplaceinaseasuburbofCapeTown.Para2Para1Para3Para4Para5Para6A.Onethingcrucialtotheincreasingnumberof"urbananimals"istheirabilitytoadapt.B.Peopleoftenwonderaboutthereasonsbehindthismassurbanmigration.Howevertheyadaptto…,it’simportantthatwegetabetterunderstanding…andlearntoappreciate…suggestionsadaptationreasonsbenefitsdangerscrimeLookthroughthearticle.Find/choosethetopicsentenceforeachparagraph,andthensummariseeachparawithoneword.Para.2ReasonsPara.3

BenefitsPara.4AdaptationPara.5DangersPara.6SuggestionsPara.1ThecrimeIntroductionExplanationConclusionExpositionWhatisthestructureofthepassage?Whatisthegenreofthepassage?Organiseinformationfromthepassageandcompletethediagram(Ex4).Activity4Carefulreading1ThecrimetookplaceinaseasidesuburbofCapeTown.Spottingthecarwithitswindowleftopen,thegreedythiefdidn’thesitate.Withinseconds,hehadreachedinsideandrunawaywith

abagofshopping.Nomatterhowmanycrimeshecommitted,thepolicewerepowerlesstoarresthim.Yousee,thiswasnoordinarycriminal:itwasachacmababoon.Oncealmostunheardof,sceneslikethisoneinCapeTownarenowcommonallovertheworld.WithfoxesinLondon,mountainlionsinSanFranciscoandwildpigsinHongKong,itisalmostasifourcitiesarebeingtakenoverbywildanimals.Readthetextandanswerthequestions.Activity4CarefulreadingWhydidtheauthorgivetheexampleofthecrime?Tointroducethetopic.Whatfigureofspeechisusedinit?Whatcanitbringus？Personification,whichmakesthedescriptionmorevividsothatitcanattractreaders’attention.Readthetextandanswerthequestions.Activity4Carefulreading2b.Peopleoftenwonderaboutthereasonsbehindthismassurbanmigration.Mostofuswouldassumethaturbandevelopmentandclimatechangeareresponsibleforpushingtheanimalsoutoftheirnaturalhabitats.Howevertruethisis,wealsoneedtoconsiderthatsomeoftheseso-called“urbananimals”havenevermovedatall--it’swehumanswhohavemovedintotheirterritory.Wherevertheygo,animalsfindtownsandcitiesintheirway.Withnowhereelsetomaketheirhomes,theyhavenochoicebuttomoveinwithus.ReasonsformigrationWehumansmovedintotheirterritory...theyhavenochoicebuttomoveinwithus.2urbandevelopmentclimatechangehabitatlossUrbandevelopmentandclimatechangepushtheanimal

1______________________________.outoftheirnaturalhabitatsWildanimalsweretherefirst.Humansarenewcomers.It'swehumansthatmakethemhomeless.Readthetextandanswerthequestions.Activity4Carefulreading3d.Yet,foritsnewestandwildestinhabitants,acitycanoffermanybenefits.Asourcitiesbecomegreener,theyofferincreasinglyappealingspacestoanimalslookingfornewhabitats.Outofreachfrommanyoftheirnaturalpredators,thesenewcomersoftenflourishintheirnewcitylives.Today,foxescanbeseenalloverLondon--oneevenbeingfoundlivingonthe72ndflooroftheShardbuildingwhenitwasunderconstruction!What’smore,hungryanimalsarefindingplentytoeatinourgardensandintheleftoverswethrowaway.BenefitsofcitiesforanimalsAppealingspacesashabitats.3Outofreachfrommanyoftheirnaturalpredators,thesenewcomersoftenflourishintheirnewcitylives.4Hungryanimalsarefindingplentytoeatinourgardensandintheleftoverswethrowaway.Readthetextandanswerthequestions.Activity4Carefulreading4_______________________________________________________________________Thereisevidencethaturbanracoonsaremoreintelligentthantheirwildcousins,astheyfrequentlyhavetofigureoutdifficultproblemssuchashowtoopenrubbishbinsandothercontainerswhichtheywouldnotfindinthewild.Someanimalshaveevenchangedtheirlivinghabitstofitinwiththeirnewhomes.Althoughnaturallyactiveatnight,urbanfoxescomeoutindaylightiftherewardisgoodenough.Theircitylocationalsomeansthattheyaregettingatasteforthemulticulturalcuisine

onofferfromthegarbage,suchashamburgers,lambkebabsandevengarlicbread!a.Onethingcrucialtotheincreasingnumberof“urbananimals”istheirabilitytoadapt.Animals’adaption

tocitiesUrbananimalsaremore

Someanimalshaveevenchangedtheirlivinghabitatstofitinwiththeirnewhomes.intelligentthantheirwildcousins.6Readthetextandanswerthequestions.Activity4Carefulreading__________________________________________________________________Unabletodistinguishbetweenblueskyandglass,birdscrashintowindowsatspeedsofabout50kilometersperhour.Recentstudiesestimatethatbetween400millionand1billionbirdsdiefrom

windowimpactseachyearintheUSalone.Shockingly,thesedeathsamounttoaroundtenpercentofthetotalUSbirdpopulation.Somespeciesaremoreaffectedthanothers.Onetheorybehindthisisthatthesebirdshaveyettochangetheirmigratoryroutesthattakethemthroughcitieswithhigh-risebuildings.5c.Forthoseanimalsthatdon’tadapt,thecitycanbeadangerousorevendeadlyplace.Dangers

forsomeanimals7Unabletodistinguishbetweenblueskyandglass,birdscrashintowindows.8Somebirdshaveyettochangetheirmigratoryroutesthattakethemthroughcitieswithhigh-risebuildings.Readthetextandanswerthequestions.Activity4Carefulreading6Howevertheyadapttoourwaysofurbanliving,it’simportantthatwegetabetterunderstandingofandevenlearntoappreciateourwildneighbours.Onlythencanwelooktowardsharmoniouslysharingoururbanhabitats.Whateverthereasonsbehindthesespeciesenteringourcities,onethingisforsure--asit’softenameansoftheirsurvival,theycouldbewithustostay.Weshouldlearntobetterunderstandandappreciateourwildneighbours,and9——————————————————————————————————

looktowardsharmoniouslysharingoururbanhabitats.theGovernmentthepublicMakelawstoprotectthewildandtheirhabitats/planurbanconstructionwisely/setupmorenaturalhabitats/provideenoughshelterandfood/educatepeople…Raiseawarenessofenvironmentalprotection/obeythelaws/planttrees/respect,careaboutandprotecttheanimals…Whatcanwedotoachieveabalancebetweentheneedforurbandevelopmentandtheprotectionofwildanimals?Activity5AfterreadingTopicSomeenvironmentalistsarguethatweshouldrestricturbandevelopmenttoleaveenoughnaturalhabitatsforwildanimals.Doyouagreewiththis?Giveyourreasons.Activity5AfterreadingTopicWith_______,wecannotonlysurvive

togetherbutalsothrive

together!Whatisyourunderstandingofsurvival?ThesurvivalofmanThesurvivalofanimalsInterdependencecoexistence--TobecontinuedActivity6Revisionwords1.

adj.遷徙的→

v.遷徙;遷移→

n.遷徙;遷移→____n.移民2.

n.容器→

v.包含;容納3.

n.罪,罪行→

n.罪犯4.

adj.貪婪的,貪心的→

n.貪婪;貪心5.

v.欣賞,賞識→

adj.感謝的;欣賞的→

n.欣賞;感謝;理解;感激6.

v.限制,控制→

adj.有限的,受限制的→

n.限制;約束7.

v.假定;假設;認為→

n.假定;假設8.