lions forests giant pandas milk reserves the wild tigers wolves bamboo leavesbamboo shoots

Words and expressions

word quiz 1

wolves

lions bamboo leaves the wild forests giants pandas bamboo shootstigers milk reserves

word quiz 2lions bamboo leaves forests giants pandas bamboo shoots tigers milk reserves wolves

the wild

word quiz 3

bamboo leaves giants pandas

lions the wild forests bamboo shoots tigers milk reserves wolves

word quiz 4

lions bamboo shoots reserves

bamboo leaves the wild forests giants pandas tigers milk wolves

forestsreservesthe wild

bamboo leavesbamboo shootsmilk

lionsgiant pandastigerswolves

Wild animals Food Living areas

Word groups

Guess Why!

2.Why did we have to take a taxi there?

We had to take a taxi there because we didn’t know the way.

1.Why did I take an umbrella with me?

or because of the cloudy day.

I took an umbrella with me because it was cloudy that day.

4.Why did I feel very tired?

I felt tired

3.Why did my son cry?

He cried

or because of my son.

Guess Why!

or because ofbecause he was hungry.

hunger.

because I had to look after my son.

He liked penguins best because they were so lovely.

Guess Why!

5.Why did my son like penguins best?

6. Why didn’t my son see all the animals?

He didn’t see all the animals because he fell asleep.

We use __________(because, because of) before a sentence.We use __________(because, because of) before a noun, a pronoun or a noun phrase.

because

because of

1.You don’t know the way to see the giant panda.

2. You see some visitors feeding animals.

3. You feel tired.

I will buy a map or ask the way if I don’t know the way to see the giant panda .

If I see some visitors feeding animals, I will stop them.

If I feel tired, I will find a place to have a good rest.

4. You are hungry.

5.It is going to rain.

If I am hungry, I will find a restaurant to eat at.

If it rains, I will look for a place to stay.

6.A foreigner needs your help.

If a foreigner needs my help, I will try my best tohelp him.

We use _________________ (simple present tense, simple future tense) in the if-clause. We use ________________ (simple presenttense, simple future tense) in its main clause.

We need a __________(comma, full stop)

after the ‘if’-clause when it is the first part

of a sentence.

simple present tense

simple future tense

comma

A short testMr. Wu is giving his students a short test. Look at the test paper.Complete the sentences with the correct answers.

1. If we ___________(not protect) giant pandas, they __________(die).2. If you __________(go) to Beijing Zoo, you __________(see) a dolphin show.3. If we __________(not buy) tiger fur, hunters __________(not kill) tigers.4. Many wild animals cannot find enough food __________(because, because of) the heavy snow.5. Some wild animals may die soon __________(because, because of) they are losing homes.6. __________(because, because of) wild animals are our friends on Earth, we are trying our best to protect them when they are in danger.

don’t protect will diego will see

don’t buy won’t kill

because of

because

Because

Can animals do anything for us?

earth

qu

ak

e

earth

qu

ak

e

The dog didn’t leave its master until the soldiers came.

The women was saved by the dog.

What problems do animals have?

How do we protect wild animals?

Choose one to make up a dialogue about protecting wild animals.

• One of your family is buying frogs at the market.(I don’t think you should…/lose their lives because…/If I don’t…, someone else…./not…any more)

•A group of students is preparing to donate money to build more reserves.(be in danger/have nowhere to live/If we don’t…, there will be no….)

The trip to Shanghai Zoo

How to protect wild animals

Something about wild animals

Solve the problems in the zoo

Review the important words, phrases and sentences in this unit.

Preview Unit5 Comic strip and Welcome to the unit.