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Unit Three Oceans of Sand Desert animals 辽宁师范大学 周相荣 * Review the last class What did we learn in the last class? Desert climate： All deserts are dry, hot, sandy and barren; Clear skies and low rainfall; Unpredictable weather. How the Desert plants have adapted to the harsh environment. Seeds of dead plants----waiting for the next rain; Some desert plants store water in their deep roots, leaves and stems, some with fewer pores; Other plants are protected by thorns or unpleasant taste * Talk about Desert animals Contains three topics : Share the snapshot of information on the different animals found in deserts. Study of desert biome How desert animals make use of the limited natural resources and survive extremes of temperature and water scarcity? snapshot [?sn?p??t] 简单印象 biome [?ba???m] 生物群系 insight [??nsa?t]洞察 * List of Desert Animals  Mammal: Meerkat This burrowing animal is basically a mongoose. These creatures inhabit the Kalahari desert of southern Africa. Length of meerkats ranges from 10-14 inches and they weigh around 2 pounds. Meerkats feed on insects and larvae obtained by scratching and digging the ground surface. mammal [?m?ml] 哺乳动物 burrow [?b?r??] v.挖掘 n.洞穴 Meerkat [?m??k?t] （南非）海岛猫鼬，蒙哥; Mongoose [?m??gu:s] 猫鼬 larvae [?lɑ:vi:] 昆虫的幼体 The 8th paragraph of the text  Who want to translate this paragraph ? 8. Although deserts seem empty, few are without animals. Most animals shelter from the day time heat in holes or burrows. The burrows trap moisture and stay cooler than the ground above. In the cool evening or at dawn, the animals emerge. trap [tr?p] 全套，陷阱 trap moisture 锁住水分 dawn [d?:n]黎明 moisture trap除湿器 * Translated text 尽管沙漠看起来很空旷，很少存在没有动物的地方地方。大多数动物住在洞穴中来躲避白天的高温。洞穴比地面更能捕捉水分保持凉爽。在凉爽的晚上或者黄昏时分，动物便出现了。 * List of Desert Animals  Mammal: Fennec Fox 9.Smaller mammals often have large ears. During the day, the animal loses heat through its ears. In the dark, large ears warn the an