新英语教程第1册unit5.ppt

Unit Five;Pre-reading Activities;Pre-reading Activities;What animal do you see in this picture?;Geographical range 生活领域 Physical characteristics 身体特点 Reproduction 生育繁殖 Behavior 生活习性; Geographical range 生活领域 ; Reproduction 生殖繁育 ; Behavior 生活习性 ;Warm-up Questions;words expressions;; after all 毕竟 to hold back 阻挡，抵制 to draw on/upon 利用，支取 from … point of view 从 … 角度看 due to 由于 to project against 保护，免受 to a large extent 在很大程度上 to pick one’s way 小心地走 to deal with 处理，对待; Many people believe that beavers are intelligent animals. After all, their dams are fine examples of engineering. The engineering skills of beavers are well known, but it will be useful to recall their main features. A pair of beavers will construct a dam across a river. The water held back by the dam overflows the bank on either side of the river, flooding the nearby ground and forming a pond. At some point in the pond the beavers then build their home, which is called a lodge. ;This consists of a cone-shaped pile of branches and sticks of two to six feet in length held together with mud and stones, the top of which projects above the waterline. It serves as a shelter from the elements, a refuge from enemies and a base for food supplies to be drawn upon in winter. From an engineering point of view the lodge could hardly be improved. Not only does it contain a central chamber just above water level, but it also has one or more escape tunnels, well-insulated walls and a vertical chimney, which regulates the temperature inside and gives air-conditioning. ;It is altogether a clever piece of construction, with all modern conveniences. It is, in fact, better protected against the effects of flooding than many human houses. Trees are essential to beavers. They eat the bark on the upper branches, and in or