developingideas读写课

LearningobjectivesBytheendoftheclass,youareexpectedto:1.masterusefulwordsandphrasestotalkaboutextinctanimals.2.writeashortparagraphaboutanotherextinctanimal.3.raisetheawarenessofprotectingouranimalfriends.

Pre-readingFreetalkcutdownIfyoucutdownonsomethingorcutdownsomething,youuseordolessofit.减少Ifyoucutdownatree,youcutthroughitstrunksothatitfallstotheground.砍倒huntWhenpeopleoranimalshunt,orhuntsomething,theychaseandkillwildanimalsforfoodorasasport.猎杀(野生动物);打猎dieoutIfsomethingdiesout,itbecomeslessandlesscommonandeventuallydisappearscompletely.逐渐消亡,灭绝

1.Wecanseemostoftheseanimalsinthezooorinthemuseum.2.Theyalmostdieoutorindangerofextinction（灭绝）.3.Humanbeingshuntthemforvariousreasonsorcutdowntreesandtheanimalslosetheirhome.

Backgroundinformation:Whatisadodo?渡渡鸟：是鸽形目、鸠鸽科的一种已灭绝鸟类。体型可比拟天鹅，也有明显的两性异形。体长70-90厘米，体重17-28千克。是一种体形丰满的大鸟，全身覆盖着柔软的灰色羽毛，羽毛为棕色或灰色，雌鸟毛色较雄鸟浅。因为它们不会飞，雌鸟一次产下一颗卵，由雌鸟和雄鸟共同孵育。以水果和种子为食。该物种是仅产于印度洋毛里求斯岛上一种不会飞的鸟，这种鸟在被人类发现后仅仅200年的时间里，便由于人类的捕杀和人类活动的影响彻底绝灭，堪称是除恐龙之外最著名的已灭绝动物之一。也是毛里求斯唯一被定为国鸟的已灭绝鸟类。渡渡鸟于1681年灭绝。

While-readingAsdeadasadodo1Areyoulookingatme?Doyouknowme?Imadodo!YoumaythinkImjustacharacterinAlicesAdventuresinWonderland.Actually,thereusedtobethousandsofus-forreal.Butnowyoucanonlyseeusinmuseums.Acharacter:Thecharactersinafilm,book,orplayarethepeoplethatitisabout.(电影、书、戏剧中的)人物Becausemostreadersnowcanonlyseeadodoinbooks,filmsormuseums.

Difficultsentences:Thereusedtobethousandsofus-forreal.usedtobe:过去曾经是Heusedtobesohandsome.“他过去曾经那么英俊。”thousandsof上千的，成千上万的forreal:真正的Thisisnotafiredrill—itsforreal。这不是救火演习—是真失火了。

2WelivedonanislandintheIndianOcean.Inthehappyolddays,therewasplentyof（充足的）foodtoeat.Alltheothe