Book 5 Module 6 Reading and Writing

1. Book 5 Module 6 Reading and Writing 吴忠市回民中学 王长江

2. Step 1 Revision

3. A beautiful butterfly is an insect.

4. A lizard is a reptile.

5. A red ibis is a bird.

6. A tiger is a member of the cat family.

7. A penguin is in fact a bird.

8. A dolphin is really a mammal which lives in water.

9. A panda belongs to the mammal.

10. An antelope is surely a mammal, too.

11. A fly is an insect.

12. A snake is classified into the reptile group.

13. Step 1. Step 1. Step 2 Lead-in

14. A red wolf is a warm blooded animal.

15. Step 3. Read and answer １．Is the red wolf one of the rarest animals on the planet? Yes, the red wolf is one of the rarest animals on the planet. 2. Is red wolf a shy animal? Yes, the red wolf is a shy animal which hunts at night alone. 3. What did the American government do to protect the red wolf in 1980? In 1980 the U.S. government captured all the known surviving red wolves and put them in a reserve.

16. Step 4 Listen and check Listen to the tape and then choose Yes or No.

17. Step 5 Description A variety : What kind of animal is it? The red wolf is one of the rarest animals on the planet.

18. Habitat 1. The original habitat of the red wolf included forests, mountains and coastal areas.

19. Food They mainly feed on small mammals, such as rabbits and mice, but also like insects and fruit.

20. Characters of animals 1.It is a shy animal which hunts at night alone in small packs . 2. An adult red wolf weighs up to 30 kilos and measures up to 1.8 meters long, including the tail. 3. A lion is a strong and powerful animal, which likes to hunt in packs.

21. The reasons why their population is reduced 1. Farmers believed the wolves were a danger to their farm animals. 2. People kill them.

22. Step6 Description of the red wolf The red wolf is one of the _____animals on planet.Its habitat _______forests, mountains and coastal areas.It mainly _________the small mammals, such as rabbits and mice, but also ____insects and fruit.It is a ____animal which hunts at night alone.An adult red wolf_______up to 30 kilos and _________up to 1.8 meters.The number of red wolf ___________because farmers kill them. So it becomes extinct . However, the U.S. government created a reserve in 1980 to begin a breeding_______. As a result, the number of the red wolf is on the increase. rarest includes feeds on likes shy weights measures fell rapidly program

23. Step 7 To describe an animal in danger 1.A variety of animal. 2. The animal’s habitat and food. 3. The characters of the animal. 4. The reason why it is in danger. 5. How to protect it.

24. Step8 Homework To write a composition to describe an animal. Not more than 120 words. Refer to the passage.

25. Thank you!