译林牛津版初二上 8A

Unit 4

Unit fourUnit fourWild animalsWild animals

If I want to sell a bicycle, I will put a notice on the notice-board / I will tell all my friends / I will put on an advertisement in a newspaper.

If I want to do something to help other people, I will give my seat to others on a bus / I will clean the classroom with my classmates / I will collect exercise-books for the teacher / I will donate some stationery to the children in poor areas.

If I want to make my mother happy,I will help her do the shopping / I will help her do housework / I will study hard at my lessons / I will send presents on Mother’s Day.

If there are some warning signs at the zebra crossing, people will be more careful.

If there’s a speed limit, we will be safer.

If we draw white lines to divide the road, there will be few accidents.

Can you name these wild animals in the world?

dolphin lion bear

kangaroogiraffe whale

koala leopard shark

squirrel polar bear wolf wolves

fox monkey

camel

zebra tortoise

Riddles

I am very tall. I eat leaves on trees. I have only seven bones in my long neck. My tongue can touch my ears.

Who am I? giraffe

I am very tall. I live in dry places. I can help people to carry heavy things. Each of our eyes has three eyelids. I can walk very fast in deserts without having

water for a long time.

Who am I? camel

I have very soft bodies. I carry my home everywhere. When somebody touches me, My neck, my arms

and my tail will draw back into my home. I like eating fish, shrimp, meat and so on. I can live up to 150 years old.

Who am I? tortoise

polar bear

I live in a place that always has snow and ice. My fur is white and thick. Fish are my favourite thing to eat. To walk in the snow, I need big feet. In winter,I sleep all day and night. I’m big and strong and I like to fight. My babies are called cubs and when they’re young

they are small. But they soon grow up and become very tall!Who am I?

I live in the forest. I have a big nose, a long tail and four strong legs. I like to eat meat and I have sharp teeth. My fur is orange and black. If you meet me in the forest, you should run away! Some hunters hunt me for my fur and bones.

Who am I?

tiger

I have beautiful blue skin, and no part of my body is thin.

I’m not a fish and I breathe air. I don’t have much hair. I am the world’s largest animal and I live in

the sea. Some men want to catch me for my meat. I have huge fins. I never walk so I don’t need

feet.

Who am I? whale

I am very fat. My fur is black and white. I look like a bear but I am not a bear. When I was born, I was as little as a mouse. Many people think I am lovely. I like eating bamboo shoots and leaves. I am the national animal in China.

Who am I?panda

Please put the following pictures into the right order according to the growth of

pandas2 3

4 5

1

2→3→1→5→4

new-born baby

like a mouse

100 grams

4 months old, drink mother’s milk, 10 kilograms

6 months old, eat bamboo shoots and leaves

•20 months old

•look after herself

•12 months old

•a healthy young panda

•weigh 35 kilograms

What may happen to them if…?

If mother panda has another baby, … If mother panda doesn’t like the baby and

leaves her on her own, … If farmers cut down trees and forests, … If hunters catch a giant panda, … If people find baby pandas alone, … If giant pandas are in danger, …

If mother panda has another baby, the older baby will have to look after herself.If mother panda doesn’t like the baby and leaves her on her own, she will die.If farmers cut down trees and forests, giant pandas will have nowhere to live.If hunters catch a giant panda, they will kill it for its fur.If people find baby pandas alone, they will take them away because they think that the babies need help.If giant pandas are in danger, we can do a lot of things to protect them.

Can you tell me some more information about

pandas or other wild animals?

The largest animal ever to live on the earth is the blue whale. It weighs about 80 tons—more than 24 elephants. It is more than 30 metres long. A newborn baby whale weighs as much as a big elephant.

Elephants are the most careful animal in their love. A male elephant may show his lady love for up to three years until the lady takes his love. They often show their love by touching each other’s body.

Tigers are the l______ living cats in the world. They look very big and s______. They have the brightest e______ of all animals on earth. If you meet one tiger at night, you will find ‘two lights’ shining. They have yellow f___ and black s_____. The tigers look very beautiful in such a kind of coat. They can run very f____, so they are good at h_______ other animals.

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Wolves are not very big and their g____ fur is very lovely. It’s five to six centimetres long. They have very good e________, h________ and s______ too. They are very friendly to each other. They often work as a t______. They eat all kinds of animals. They also eat i________ and snails. Usually, they do not a_____ people. For years a Canadian newspaper says that a wolf had attacked a person. But n______ could make sure of it.

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What usually happen if…?

If giant pandas have no food, … If a bear is in danger, … If a polar bear is hungry, … If elephants are thirsty, … If we step on some snakes, … If there is danger, male wolves … If hunters cut off a shark’s fins, …

If giant pandas have no food, they die. If a bear is in danger, it attacks people. If a polar bear is hungry, it catches fish from

the water. If elephants are thirsty, they walk until they

find a river. If we step on some snakes, they spit poison. If there is danger, male wolves protect their

family. If hunters cut off a shark’s fins, they die.

If tigers live in the wild, … If tigers have babies, … If baby tigers watch their mothers how to

catch other animals, … If wolves are in the wild, … If wolves are hungry, …

If tigers live in the wild, they hunt for their own food.

If tigers have babies, they live as a family. If baby tigers watch their mothers how to

catch other animals, they learn it quickly. If wolves are in the wild, they live in family

groups. If wolves are hungry, they hunt together.

What have we done to protect pandas?

Make giant panda reserves bigger Build more reserves (We have built 14 new

panda reserves in China. That means there are 26 panda reserves in the world.)

Encourage farmers to leave the giant panda reserves (to give them enough space to live in)

As a middle school student, can you think of some good ideas to

protect pandas?

When you meet these situations, what will you do?

Not only pandas, but also many other animals are in danger. Can you

tell me what they are?

Let’s do everything Let’s do everything we can to help these we can to help these

animals!animals!

Checkout A Please complete the following sentences with the proper forms of the given words.1. I _______ (join) the Singing Club tomorrow

if you _______ (join) it too.2. He _______ (be) a top student in his class

if he _______ (study) harder.3. If we ______ (win) in the basketball match

tonight, we _______ (be) in the final.4. If I ______ (see) two students fighting, I

______ (try) to stop them.

will joinjoin

will bestudies

winwill be

seewill try /8

B Please translate the following sentences

1. 我们需要采取措施保护处于危险中的动物。 We need to __________ to protect _____

______________.2. 如果农民继续开发新的耕地，野生动物将没有足够的食物和空间。

If farmers continue __________________, wild animals _______________________ _________.

take actions wild animals in danger

to make new farmland won’t have enough food and space

3. 熊猫妈妈一次只能生一到两个宝宝。 Mother giant pandas __________________

at a time.

4. 熊长着黑色或棕色的皮毛、锋利的爪子。 Bears have __________________ and

___________.

５ . 如果你踩到毒蛇，它会吐出毒液。 If you step on a poisonous snake, it

_____________.

have one or two babies

black or brown fursharp paws

will spit poison /8