初三英语第十五单元第二课时课件.pptVIP

Explanation 1.We’re trying to save the manatees. 我们正在竭尽全力拯救海牛. try to do=try one’s best to do 努力去做某事。如： Every student should try to study hard in order to study in a university. 为了进入大学学习，每个学生都应该努力学习 3. How big are manatees? 海牛有多大？ How big... 询问体重。以how组合的疑问词 组有很多，如： how old 询问年龄 how often 询问频率 how long 询问动作持续的长短 how much 询问质量或者价钱 how far 询问距离 how many 询问数量 how soon 询问过多久 4. …they weigh about 1,000 pounds, ……他们大约重1000磅。 weigh, 动词, “称……重量, 测……重量”。 e.g. He weighed the stone in his hand. 他用手掂了掂这块石头的重量。 The piece of meat weighs four pounds. 这块肉重四磅 weigh的名词形式是weight, “重量”。 e.g. What is your weight？ 你的体重是多少？ 6. I’ve visited a lot of zoos in my life, and I have never seen one I liked or one that was suitable for animals to live in. be suitable for sb to do sth. 表示 “适合某人做某事”,这里suitable 是suit的形容词形式表示 “合适的”。 e.g. This kind of bamboo is not suitable for pandas to eat. 这种竹子不适合给熊猫吃。 7. The animals are kept in tiny cages. 动物被关在极小的笼子里。 (1) tiny=little 很小的 ,带有感情色彩. e.g. the tiny country 国家小 (含可爱的意思) a small country 小国家(与large country 相对应) a little boy 小男孩,爱怜之意(不含身材矮小) 8. I was surprised to find hardly anyone there. 我非常惊讶地发现在那几乎没有人 (1) surprised 在这里是过去分词做形容词。常用词组: be surprised at sth.对某事感到惊讶 be surprised to do sth. e.g. I was surprised at the news./to hear the news. 听到这个消息我很吃惊。 (2) provide for sb. 供应某人所需。如: He worked hard to provide for their large family. 他努力工作以供养一家人。 He has a large family to provide for. 他要养活一个大家庭。 (3) the public 指 “民众,公众”。在英语中, 定冠词the 后接形容 词表示一类人。 10. I urge all of your readers to visit our wonderful zoo soon. 我们竭力主张你们所有的读者赶快来参观我们的很棒的动物园。 (1) urge 作动词, “力劝, 鼓励, 怂恿, 极力主张, 强调”。 e.g. They urged us to go with them. 他们怂恿我们一起去。 She urged the important of speed. 她强调速度的重要性。 Disadvantages. ? Let’s read. * * * * * * Zoos are important places Zoos are terrible places Fill in the chart. Animals are kep