NEW INTEGRATED ENGLISH
Reading & Writing 1
Made by Cao Ruo-nan
July 19,2004
Unit 5
Animals and Man
Part One,Preparation
I,Knowing the Animals
1,birds
2,mammals
3,reptiles
4,insects
birds,swallow
duck
chicken
sparrow
seagull
pigeon
peacock
swan
mammals,horse
cow
sheep
lion
camel
elephant
monkey
fox
reptiles,snake
frog
crocodile
turtle
python
lizard
insects,fly
mosquito
spider
butterfly
locust
bee
flea
cricket
II,Discuss in groups
1,Do you think man and
animals can live peacefully
with each other forever?
II,Discuss in groups
2,What would the world be like
if there were no animals?
II,Discuss in groups
3,Do you believe that there
is love between human
beings and animals?
II,Discuss in groups
4,How can man use animals?
Could you please give some
classifications?
III,Information
RSPCA,Royal Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
(the first national animal welfare
organization created in England in 1824)
III,Information
RSPCA,five freedoms”:
* freedom from hunger and thirst;
* freedom from discomfortable resting areas;
* freedom from pain,injury and disease;
* freedom to express normal behavior;
* freedom from fear and distress.
Part Two Vocabulary
1,feed
vt,to give food to
eg,What do you feed the chickens?
vi,to eat
eg,Sheep feed chiefly on grass.
Part Two Vocabulary
2,exceptionally
exception,excepting or being excepted
eg,There is an exception to this
grammatical rule.
without (any) exception
Part Two Vocabulary
3,role,function; part in a play
eg,Nowadays,China has played an important
role in developing the economy of the
whole world.
Tom Cruise is going to play the leading
role in this new film.
Part Two Vocabulary
4,substitute,replace,act for or serve
n,Could you please use plastics as a
substitute for wood in making this?
v,We should not substitute our personal
feelings for the Party’s policy.
* substitute A for B
* substitute B by A
* substitute B with A
Part Two Vocabulary
5,gasp,draw in the breath sharply
vt,After gasping out a few words,he
went away immediately.
vi,gasp for breath (air)
n,He revealed the truth at his last gasp.
Part Two Vocabulary
6,approach,to come near;
a way of getting in
vt,approach sb,on (about) sth.
In approaching a problem,we should
see the whole as well as the part.
vi,The summer holiday is approaching.
n,This book provides a good approach
to electronics.
Part Two Vocabulary
7,warn,give sb,notice of sth.
eg,He was warned of the danger.
The doctor has warned the patient
against smoking (not to smoke).
The weather station warned that a
storm was coming.
Part Three In-class Reading
Daughter of Sunshine
Paragraph One
1,Step in,become involved in a difficult
situation or an argument in order
to help find a solution
eg,Finally,the police had to stepped in to
save the situation.
* Step in,please!
Paragraph One
2,shift,a group of workers who do a job
for a period of time during the day
or night,or the period of time itself.
eg,Are you on the day shift or the night
shift?
go on (off) shift
Paragraph One
3,around/round the clock,all day and night
eg,He tried to study around the clock in
order to catch up with his classmates
after he has recovered,
Paragraph One
4,thrive,to develop well and be healthy,
strong or successful
eg,Few plants or animals thrive in the desert.
Children are thriving in New China.
Paragraph Two
1,be content with,be happy or pleased with
eg,She seemed to be content with what
she has already got in her life.
Paragraph Three
1,appeal to,to interest or attract sb.
eg,I believe what appeals to me in this
job is the high salary.
The chance of promotion did not
really appeal to him,which surprised
everybody.
Paragraph Four
1,stuff,matter or material;
to fill with a substance
n,What’s this sticky stuff on the floor?
v,He stuffed the shoe with newspaper.
Paragraph Eight
1,make one’s way to/towards,go
eg,Do you want to make your way home
now,since it’s too late?
Crowds of people made their way
towards the square to see the fireworks.
Paragraph Eight
2,associate…with…,join together;
connect in one’s mind
eg,She associated herself with Richard in
running the company.
We usually prefer to associate dragon
with the symbol of China.
Paragraph Nine
1,whisk sb./sth,away,go or take away
quickly and suddenly
eg,Mom is whisking away the dust from
the sofa.
She whisked the cups away.
Paragraph Eleven
1,result from,occur as a result
eg,The failure in the finals resulted from
his carelessness.
*result in,cause to
eg,The honor attitude of the two parties
resulted in the success of the talks,
Paragraph Eleven
2,pour in,come in a continuous steam
eg,Reports of new inventions kept pouring in.
Every year in Hawaii,thousands of
people poured in from all over the world.