Unit 6 Man and Animals新编大学英语第二版第三册教案.docx

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Unit6ManandAnimals新编大学英语第二版第三册教案

Unit6ManandAnimals

UsefulInformation

Man'srelationshipwithanimalshasalwaysbeenambivalent.Ontheonehand,animalshavebeenworshippedandattributedwithallkindsofmysteriousandsuperiorpowers.Ontheotherhand,theyhavebeenhunted,domesticated,exterminated,andevenexploitedasasourceofentertainment.Inmanycountries,manhasalsocreatedimaginarycreaturesthatplayamajorroleinpopularcultures.TheChinesedragonisperhapsoneofthemostfamousexamples.

Comparisonsbetweenanimalsandmanhavebeenmadethroughoutthecenturies.Insomecultures,thesinisterandaggressiveaspectofmanisregardedastheanimalsideofhumannature.Recentresearchonhumanbehavior,forexample,drawsparallelsbetweentheaggressivenessofmodernmantotheabnormalbehaviorofacagedanimal.Somescientistsbelievethatunnaturalconditions,suchasovercrowdingandalienatingroutinejobs,causepeopletoperformactsofviolence.Otherscientistsfeelthataggressionisanaturalinstinctthatcouldbedirectedtowardspositiveandcreativeactivities.

TheideaofananimalisticsideofhumannatureisforeigntotheNorthAmericanIndianswhoregardanimalsasequalsofman.Theyarenotonlyequaltoman,buttheyareconsideredtobethefoundersandguardiansoftheirtribes.Theraven,theeagle,thebearandotheranimalsalwaysappearinstylizedformsontheirtotempoles.

Eversincethedawnofcivilization,animalshavebeenusedtohelpandtoservemaninmanyways.Sheepandgoatswerebredtoprovidewool,meat,andfat.Largeanimalslikeoxen,waterbuffaloandhorseswereusedtopullploughsandcarryheavyloads.Capableofsensingwaterfromagreatdistanceandgoingdayswithoutwater,camelsprovedtobetheidealanimalforthenomadicpeopleofthedesert.Thedog,knowninEnglish-speakingcountriesas"man'sbestfriend,"isoneofthemostversatileanimals.Dogshavebeenbredtohunt,toguard,toherdsheepandcattle,tofindpeopleinthesnoworintherubbleofearthquakes,toleadtheblind,andtosniffforillegaldrugs.

FormanycenturiesintheWest,itwasthoughtthatanimalsdidnotfeelpainandthattherewasnosuchthingascrueltytoanimals.ItwasinEnglandintheeighteenthcenturythattheadvocacyofanimalrightsbegan.Itshouldbesaid,however,thatrespectfultreatmentofanimalshadexistedintheEastforthousandsofyearsasaresultoftheinfluenceofHinduismandBuddhism.ThefirstnationalanimalwelfareorganizationwascreatedinEnglandin1824underthenameoftheSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals.TheSPCA,asitiscommonlyknown,nowexiststhroughouttheworld.

Theanimalrightsmovementhasgrownconsiderablyinrecentdecades.Asaresultofprotestsbyanimalrightsgroups,huntingofendangeredspecieshasbeenbannedinmostcountries.Manyeffortshavebeenmade,forexample,tostopthekillingofelephantsbyhuntersparticipatingintheivorytrade.Someanimalrightsgroupshavefocusedtheirattentiononthetreatmentofanimalsinscientificresearchandontheuseofanimalsinthetestingofbeautyproductssuchasperfumes,creamsandmakeup.Zoosandpetstoresarenowconstantlyinspectedandcriticizedbyanimalrightsgroups.Manypeopleregardzoosascruelenvironmentsandfavorsafariparkswhereanimalsarefreetoroaminamorenaturalsetting.

Thedestructionofforestsandothernaturalhabitatshasresultedinthedisappearanceofmanyspeciesofanimalsthroughouttheworld.Wildlifeprotectionorganizationshaveconductededucationalcampaignsdrawingpublicattentiontotheseriousdeclineinthebiologicaldiversityoftheplanetasmoreandmorespeciesdisappearbecauseofpollutionandindustrialdevelopment.

PartOnePreparation

1.WordAssociation

ant,antelope（羚羊）,bat,bear,beaver,bee,bird,bull,butterfly,camel,cat,chicken,cod,cow,crab,crocodile,cuttlefish（乌贼）,deer,dog,dolphin,donkey,dragonfly,duck,eagle,eel,elephant,fish,fly,fox,frog,goat,goose,giraffe,hippo（河马）,horse,koala,leopard,lion,lizard,mandarinduck（鸳鸯）,monkey,mosquito,mouse,mule,ostrich,owl,ox,panda,parrot,peacock,penguin,pig,pigeon,pony,rabbit,rat,rhino（犀牛）,salmon,scorpion（蝎）,sealion,shark,sheep,shrimp,skunk,snail,snake,spider,squirrel,swallow,tiger,tortoise,turkey,turtle,weasel（黄鼠狼）,whale,worm,zebra,etc.

2.TestYourAnimalKnowledge

Directions:

Finishthequizindividually,thencompareyouranswerswithyourneighbors’.

PartI:

Whatisit?

1）Asquirrel             2）Anowl         3）Adolphin    4）Atiger    5）Amonkey   6）Adog            7）Abeaver    8）Alion     9）Apenguin  10）Anostrich

PartII:

Whichisthebestchoice?

1）B           2）C       3）D       4）C    5）B

6）A           7）D       8）C       9）C       10）C

3.InterestingFactsaboutAnimals（Moreforteachers’reference）

1.  Anewbornkangarooisabout1inchinlength.

2.  Eachyear,insectseat1/3oftheEarth'sfoodcrop.

3.  Aratcanlastlongerwithoutwaterthanacamelcan.

4.  Acowgivesnearly200,000glassesofmilkinherlifetime.

5.  TheonlydomesticanimalnotmentionedintheBibleisthecat.

6.  Abirdrequiresmorefoodinproportiontoitssizethanababyoracat.

7.  Theanimalresponsibleforthemosthumandeathsworld-wideisthemosquito.

8.  Therearemorethan100milliondogsandcatsintheUnitedStates.Americansspendmorethan5.4billiondollarsontheirpetseachyear.

4.ThePetShow

May:

dog,speak,third

Beth:

bird,jump,first

Kim:

snake,rolloverandplaydead,second

Sincethesnakerollsover（clue#3）andthebirddoesnotspeak（clue#2）,thebirdmustjump.Thepetthatjumpstookfirstplace（clue#4）,andthebirdisownedbyBeth（clue#5）,soBethownsthefirst-placepet.SinceBethownsthefirst-placepetandMayownsthethird-placepet（clue#1）,thenKimmustownthesecond-placepet.Sincethesnaketooksecond（clue#6）,itmustbelongtoKim.IfBethownsthebird,andKimownsthesnake,thenMaymustownthedog.Sincethebirdjumpsandthesnakerollsover,thedogmustspeak.SinceMayownsthedog,andMay’spettookthird,thedogmustbethethird-placepet.

PartTwoReading-CenteredActivities

I. Pre-Reading

–Yes,extremelyfrightened.I’mterrifiedofthembecauseIfeeltheycaneasilybecomefierceandnasty.Theyattackandbitepeople.Theyalsocarrydiseases.

–No,notatall.ActuallyIlovedogsandwekeepadogathome.WhenI’mathome,thedogwillbealwaysaroundme.Weoftensharefoodatmealtime.Forexample,Ihavethemeatandshe’lleatthebone.We’reverygoodfriends.

Whentheyarethreatened;

Whentheyareattackedorhurt;

Whentheywanttoprotecttheiryoung;

Whentheyarecornered.

Whentheyareputincertainsituations:

inwar;

inself-defense;

whentheyareextremelyangry;

whentheylackspaceandfreedom.

4）Fighting,beating,slapping,invasion,war,etc.

II.In-ClassReading

Words,PhrasesandGrammaticalPoints

Somezoologistsandpsychologistscomparemodernmantoacagedlion.

“compare…to…”除了有“把……比作……”的意思外，还有“把……与…比较”的意思（可用“compare…with…”来替代）。

I）HecomparedLondonto/withPairs.

II）Itwasaverysmallplacethencomparedwith/towhatitisnow.

III）Thisroadisquitebusycomparedto/withours.

IV）Childrenseemtolearnmoreinterestingthingscomparedto/withwhenwewereatschool.

Infact,itisalmostimpossibleforthemtobehaveotherwise.

Theword“otherwise”meansinawaythatisdifferentfromwhathasbeenmentioned.

I）Thegovernmentclaimsthattheeconomyisimproving,butthissurveysuggestsotherwise.

II）Takeapproximately60mguptofourtimesaday,unlessadvisedotherwisebyadoctor.

III）Allphotographsarebytheauthorunlessotherwisestated.

IV）Thereisnowayanythingwouldeverhappenbetweenus,andbelievemeI’vetriedtoconvincemyselfotherwise.

3.initself,byitself,toitself,ofitself

initself   consideredwithoutotherrelatedideasorsituation本身

I）Theplanwasn’tillegalinitselfbutitwouldleadtosomedoubtfulpractices.

II）Theproblemisunimportantinitself,butitslong-termeffectscouldbeveryserious.

byitself   1）alone 单独地

I）Theanimalhadbeenleftinthehousebyitself.

II）Thefarmhousestandsbyitselfinthefields.

2）withouthelp 自动地

I）Thedogmanagedtodragtheboxintotheroombyitself.

II）Thedooropenedbyitself.

toitself    notsharedwithothers

e.g.I）Thisideadeservesachaptertoitself.

II）Thecommitteekepttheresultsofthesurveytoitself,fearingabadpublicreaction.

ofitself   自行地，自然地

Thelightwentoutofitself.

4.Theword“constructive”derivesfrom“construction”,“aggressive”from“aggression”and“destructive”from“destruction”.Similarwordformationcanbefoundin:

appreciation—appreciative                extension—extensive

creation—creative                       investigation—investigative

production—productive                   impression—impressive

competition—competitive                 generation—generative

deception—deceptive                     perception—perceptive

exclusion—exclusive                     inclusion—inclusive

conclusion—conclusive                   evaluation—evaluative

protection—protective        

5.Unableintheseconditionstochanneltheiraggressionintocreativework,peoplewillprobablyexpressitthroughresentmentandanger.

Theword“channel”means“todirectsomethingintoaparticularplaceorsituation”（把……引导向……，转到……）.

Ifshecouldonlychannelallthatnervousenergyintosomethinguseful.

Alotofmoneyhasbeenchanneledintoresearchinthat