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1、引入:
1) I have a real sweetheart whose name is ______________
2) My particular interest is _______.(Cambridge 6 Test 4 Section 4)
3) ____________is the most peaceful and docile(溫順的) pet I've ever had.
填入某種動物的名稱,如:panda, mandarin duck (鴛鴦), parrot等。
4) You know, ... are regarded as the symbol of...
5) ... has the reputation of________ (Cambridge 4 Test 4 Section 4)
填入表示性格或者是特色的名詞,如:鴿子dove is the symbol of peace;獅子則對應independence(獨立) and dignity(高貴);狗毫無疑問是loyalty和companionship的標志。
2、動物生理特征
1) It is _________________________.
空格中可以填入表示大小的形容詞,如:small/ medium-sized/ huge/ extremely large/giant / gigantic
也可以填入表示特性的形容詞,如smart, intelligent, adorable, dangerous, fierce, affectionate, cuddly
2) Common characteristics of it include a large/ small body with_____________
3) It is stunning with ___________________
填入身上的部位,如鴛鴦mandarin duck的鳥喙red bill,略帶紅色reddish face;熊的短小的腿stocky legs, 長長的大鼻子long snout, 蓬松的毛shaggy hair, 短小的尾巴a short tail;parrot的絢爛的羽毛gorgeous feathers 和 a big colorful tail;老虎黑黃相間的條紋orange and black stripes,白色的腹部white underside,強有力的爪子和牙齒powerful claws and teeth;大象有長長的象鼻來抓取食物a long trunk to "grab" food 和巨大的牙來找水 huge tusks to dig for water.
4) It can stand up to _______________ meters. (r.f. reading material)
5) It can weigh up to _______________kilograms. (Cambridge 4 Test 4 Section 4)
填入重量,如老虎體重大約150—370kg,棕熊體重可達800kg,獅子體重可達140—260kg左右。
3、動物生活習性
1) It feeds almost entirely on ___________ / It adopts a diet of __________/
2) A significant proportion of the its diet is made up of ________________.
(Cambridge 6 Test 4 Section 4)
3) ________________ is its primary prey. (r.f. reading material)
4) They also prey on ____________ (r.f. reading material)
5) _______________are also important sources of food for polar bears. (r.f. reading material)
6) They mainly live on _______ but rarely eat ______. (r.f. reading material)
填入食物的名稱,如:panda的主食bamboos,鳥類類似鸚鵡parrot等喜愛食物seeds和bread and cracker crumbs(面包餅干屑),北極熊主要以肉為食而很少吃植物。
7) It breeds(繁殖) in ___________________/ It nests(筑巢) in ______________.
8) They are found all over________ (r.f. reading material)
9)They are widely spread in__________ (r.f. reading material)
填入動物的natural habitat(自然棲息地),如:鴛鴦在靠近池塘的密林里繁殖(densely wooded area),考拉Koala生活在樹上等。
10) It is skilled at _______________
填入表示動物的能力的名詞或者動名詞,如parrot鸚鵡mimicking human sounds, repeating "Hello! Hello!" all day long;大象carrying heavy loads and carrying people through the jungle等。
11) They are social(群居的)animals. / They live in groups. The mothers/female_____ while the male ______
對比下雌性和雄性各自的職責,如獅子種群中,母獅lead the whole family group并且take good care of their cubs, hunt defend their hunting grounds together,而雄獅則tend to be really lazy and some of them are even troublemakers;鴛鴦The males take no part in the incubation, simply leaving the female to secure the eggs on her own;獵鷹falcons則職責分配較為公平,adult females hatch eggs而males負責hunt preys(獵物)。