全新版大学英语第一册unit 6专用课件.pptVIP

Unit 6 Animal Intelligence Text A What Animals Really Think Part I. Preview the text  Points for discussion 1. Has the author found a “better way” to explore animal intelligence? If he has, what is it ? 2. Compared with the experiments designed to teach animals human signs, does the author’s new approach seem more meaningful in the study of the issue? Why or why not? 3. what’s the author’s view about animal intelligence? Do you agree? Part II. Text Analysis 1. Main idea: The text is a piece of expository writing. As mentioned in Unit Three, the purpose of exposition is to explain---explain what a certain phenomenon means, how an operation works, etc. Therefore, the author wants to tell the reader that some animals seem capable of thinking when it is in their interests to do so. 2.Structure of the text: 1) Introduction (paragraph 1-2) The kind of mental feats animals perform when dealing with captivity and the dominant species on the planet--humans. 2) Body (3-12) This part is followed by supporting facts grouped under three subheadings Subheadings Main Ideas Let’s make a deal Some animals are intelligent enough to know how to bargain with people Tale of a Whale Animals like whales can assess a situation and act accordingly Primate Shell Game Animals sometimes can be tricky 3) Conclusion (paragraph 13) Some animals are really intelligent such as gorillas、chimps 、dolphins and primates etc. Part III. Language Points 1. convince: make sb. Feel sure by the use of argument of evidence i) convince sb. of sth./ convince sb. that… e.g. His parents fin