高中英语教学：lesson 2 Musical elephants.docx

PAGE 3 Lesson2 MUSICAL ELEPHANTS In the town of Lampang in northern Thailand, there is an unusual group of musicians. They play many different kinds of music-from traditional Thai songs to music by Beethoven. Both children and adults love this group. What makes them so popular? Is it their music? Their looks? Yes, its both of these things, but its also something else: theyre elephants. These musical elephants are from the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) in Lampang. The TECC protects elephants. It teaches people to understand and care for these huge, but gentle, animals. And, like m