[英语学习]新编英语教程4李观仪主编Unit6课件.pptVIP

Unit 6 Predators, parasites  and Other relationships Pre-reading Activities 1. brain-storm Name as many animals as you can. 2. questions for discussion (1) Do you love animals? What is your favorite animal? (2) What do you think of vegetarianism? Do you think it is wrong to eat animals? (3) What is ecological balance? And food chain? Give examples. The animal kingdom Birds ( finch雀） Birds of prey (vulture) Poultry and game 家禽和野禽 (chicken) Seabirds (seagull) Primates (灵长类： monkey, chimpanzee) Marsupials (有袋类： koala, kangaroo) Rodents (啮齿类： mice, rabbits, squirrel,) Mammals (哺乳类：cows, whales) The animal kingdom Pachyderms (厚皮动物：hippo, elephant) Insects (bees, butterfly, flea, dragonfly( 蜻蜓） Arachnids (蛛形动物：scorpion, mites, ticks) Reptiles (snake, crocodiles, turtle，lizard) Amphibians (两栖类： toads(蟾蜍, newts Mollusks (软体动物： snail, octopus (章鱼）) Crustaceans:(甲壳类：crab, lobster, shrimps) Predator: an animal living by killing other animals for food Lion, Wolf, Robin, 欧洲知更鸟 Frog, Fox, Tiger, Humans Carnivore: a flesh-eating animal Lion, Wolf, Fox, Tiger Mammal: an animal which, when young, feeds on milk from its mother Mongoose Lion Wolf Tiger Fox rhinoceros Some sea or fresh-water creatures Shellfish Shrimp Sponge Algae Remora Shark Some blood-sucking disease-carrying parasites living on people, animals and birds Tick, Flea Louse (lice) Some cold-blooded animals that crawl or creep Lizard Snake 3. Common terms in ecology Ecosystem Living things / creatures Creature organism Words and phrases in L1-25: (formal) to remember sb.sth/ remind sb of sth: Some sentences from L1-25 L7: Sometimes individual predators do prey upon farm animals, and these individuals have to be controlled. Sentences from L28-40 L28: Predators are usually bigger and fewer in number than the animals they prey upon. The reverse is true of parasites. Parasite: a creature depending on  another for the necessities of life Flea, 蚤 Lou