Unit 2 Reading for writing课文讲解（ppt课件）-2022新人教版（2019）《高中英语》选择性必修第四册.pptx

1、 Our topic today is“Creatures Unique to Australia”,with questions answered by wildlife expert,Dr Jim Smith.Australia has lots of unique animals,but which animal is a symbol of the country?独具的；特有的独具的；特有的过去分词短语作宾语过去分词短语作宾语n.象征象征 It has to be the kangaroo,as it has a wide distribution throughout the co

2、untry.Its a tough animal that has to survive in a difficult environment.Also,it cannot walk backwards,so it is always moving forwards.原因状语从句原因状语从句distribute v.分配；分发分配；分发adj.坚强的;健壮的;能吃苦的 This expresses the strength and resolve of the Australians as individuals and as a nation.Baby kangaroos weigh onl

3、y two grammes at birth.They then find their way into their mothers poucha kind of pocketto stay safe and warm.v.决定决定;解决解决 n.决心决心出生时出生时v.重重 They sleep and drink milk in that temporary，protected environment until they are about seven or eight months old.After this phase,they go out to try their legs.A

4、fter they learn to jump,they gradually spend less time with their mother and learn to be independent.反：反：permanent 永久的永久的 Kangaroos may look cute,but encounters with them dont always end so well.Kangaroos can hit and kick very hard,so please folks,if you see some kangaroos,remember theyre not for pe

5、tting!与与.相遇相遇v.相遇；邂逅；遭遇相遇；邂逅；遭遇always与与not连用连用,表示部分否定表示部分否定n.人们人们adj.民俗的民俗的pet n.宠物宠物v.抚摸抚摸 Koalas are cute,and we see so many pictures of people holding them.But in many places in Australia,it is against the law to even touch them.Can you clarify that?违法违法v.阐明；澄清阐明；澄清 They are really quite cute,but

6、 the truth is,koalas are very sensitive creatures who can easily panic because of even small changes in their environment.They spend quite a lot of time eating,sleeping,and hanging onto tree trunks,so interaction with humans can cause them a lot of stress.生物生物v./n.惊慌惊慌in panic 惊慌地惊慌地-panicked-panick

7、ed-panicking悬挂悬挂与与.的互动的互动interacte with.与.互动n.互动；相互影响互动；相互影响v.交流；合作交流；合作 Because of this,the government began to make laws against touching koalas,in the interest of animal protection,as well as public safety.So,if you see one in the wild,you shouldnt approach it to pick it up or even touch it.制定法律禁

8、止（做）某事制定法律禁止（做）某事为了为了.拿起拿起;举起举起;拾起拾起搭载；接人；搭载；接人；不费力地学会不费力地学会 If you want to hold a koala,you have to go to certain licensed zoos where animal experts make sure that the koalas selected for each session are in a good state for human contact and that they are handled for only a limited time and on a l

9、imited frequency of occasions定从定从宾从宾从宾从宾从过去分词短语作定语过去分词短语作定语in a.state 处于处于.的状态的状态v.（用手）触摸；拿（用手）触摸；拿frequent adj.频繁的频繁的at/with.frequency 以以.的频率的频率 So,weve talked about some cute animals.What about animals which arent so cute?My favourite is a little creature called the Tasmanian devil.If you are out

10、camping in Tasmania and come across one,the experience might scare you!come across（偶然）遇见（偶然）遇见v.使惊恐；害怕；使惊恐；害怕；n.惊恐惊恐 Tasmanian devils hunt at night,so you wont usually see them,but you may hear their loud cries when they are fighting or eating.The noise they make could wake the deadv.打猎；猎食打猎；猎食n.叫声；

11、哭声叫声；哭声死者死者the+adj.表示一类人表示一类人（that）Frightening!They are about the size of small dogs and look like rather large black rats.They also have a terrible smell!Their diet is mostly dead animals.Fortunately,despite their name,they are generally not violent towards people.令人不安的；可怕的令人不安的；可怕的 Australia also

12、has some animals that many people have never heard of,for example,the duckbilled platypus.Is that some kind of bird?Not at all.While it may lay eggs in a nest like a bird,its really a primitive mammal,with a unique biology.“虽然虽然,尽管尽管”引导让步状从引导让步状从原始的原始的 Its eggs hatch after about ten days,and then th

13、e baby platypus nurses from its mother like all other mammals.Its nose looks like a ducks bill,and it has feet like a ducks so it can dive under the water,but its covered in hair.v.看护看护;喂奶喂奶;吃奶吃奶n.账单；鸟嘴；喙账单；鸟嘴；喙 Do you know whats really strange about a platypus?The platypus doesnt use its senses of sight or smell to find food.It has a capacity to find food in the water by using electrical sensors in its bill.There are only a small handful of animals in the world that can do that!capacity to do sth.做某事能力做某事能力 for doing sth.capable adj.有能力的有能力的be capable of.有有.的能力的能力