大学英语视听说 unit 2 Man Animals and Pets.pptVIP

Unit 2 Men, Animals and Pets Teaching Objectives Understand what animals are being described; Get to Know more about animals; Get to know more about how man and animals co-exist; Learn to listen for useful information. Warming-up activities Speak out as many animals as you can in English; Which animal do you like best, Why? Have you ever raised a pet? What are the positive and negative effects of having a pet? Positive and negative effects of having a pet The positive effects: Caring a pet can make people happier and healthier Increasing exercises. Providing companionship. Helping meeting new people (pet stores, clubs). Reducing anxiety. Helping people finding meaning and joy in life. The negative effects: Money-consuming (food, clothes, vaccination, etc). Bringing harm to people’s health. The Chinese Zodiac 鼠：Rat 牛：Ox 虎：Tiger 兔：Hare 龙：Dragon 蛇：Snake 马：Horse 羊：Sheep 猴：Monkey 鸡：Rooster 狗：Dog 猪：Boar —What animal sign were you born under? — My animal sign is Boar. I was born in the year of the Boar. — What is next years animal sign? — Next year’s animal sign is the Dragon. Listening Aids 1. alien: n. 1. a person who comes from a foreign country 2. being from another world 外星人 2. culture: n. a group of cells grown for medical or scientific study 培养的细菌 3. vaccine: n. 疫苗 develop a smallpox, polio, rabies, etc vaccine 培养天花、小儿麻痹症、狂犬病等的疫苗 4. trunk: n. 1. long nose of an elephant. 2. main stem of a tree, from which the branches grow 树干 5. tusk: n. a pair of long teeth of certain animals (eg the elephant, walrus and wild boar) 长牙 6. twig: n. a small branch or division of a branch trunk branch twig Listening in Task 1 Seven animals will be described in this passage. A . Write down the name of the animal described in each case. Key words : trunk tusk 1. Elephants Key words : arms and legs, no tails, climbers, intelligent 2. Chimpanzees Key words : Africa, long neck,