1、Period Five WritingWriting a description of an animal本单元的写作目标是要描写一种动物，这类文章属于说明文的范畴，以“说明”为主要表达方式，用来介绍动物的类属、生活习性、生存状态、外貌特征等，可对描述的对象作总体概括介绍，给人以直观的总体认识，然后进行具体说明，目的在于使人知道、了解此种动物。所以，文章多用一般现在时。文章应合理安排结构，注意行文的条理清晰，在动笔之前要想好描述顺序，句与句之间怎样衔接，段与段之间怎样联系。1If human beings dont protect endangered animals，theyll proba
2、bly disappear soon.2Everyone should come to realize the importance of protecting endangered animals.3Imagine what the world would be like without animals or plants.4Its important for us to.humans and animals are friends.5We should protect.from.6We shouldnt benefit from.7It is wrong to hunt for.8It h
3、as an important effect on.大熊猫是中国的国宝。请根据下列提示写一篇英语短文，介绍大熊猫。1大熊猫是中国的稀有动物，也是世界稀有动物之一，为中国人民和世界人民所喜爱；2大熊猫生长在山里，以竹笋为食；由于山林遭到破坏，竹子被砍伐，大熊猫觅食越来越困难，濒临灭绝；3我国已经建立数个自然保护区，但需要更多的资金；4希望大家伸出援助之手来保护它们。注意：词数 100 左右。写作要求是根据提示描写一种动物，写作时应注意下面几点：1确定文体：这是一篇说明文。2主体时态：介绍时主要用一般现在时，提出希望时用一般将来时。3主体人称：主要是第三人称。必备词汇1稀有动物 rare anim
4、als2以为食 feed on3砍伐 cut down4建立；设立 set up5自然保护区 nature reserve6实施 carry out7伸出援手 lend a helping hand句式升级1由于山林遭到破坏，竹子被砍伐，大熊猫觅食越来越困难。(1)As forests are being destroyed and bamboos are cut down，giant pandas can hardly find food for themselves.(运用 as 引导的原因状语从句)(2)With forests being destroyed and bamboos c
5、ut down，its difficult for giant pandas to find food for themselves.(运用 with 复合结构)2希望大家伸出援助之手来保护它们，让这种可爱的稀有动物永远与人类共存。(1)We hope that people will help save the giant pandas，and that this kind of lovely rare animal will live with mankind forever.(运用并列句)(2)We hope that people will lend a helping hand to
6、 save the giant pandas，so that this kind of lovely rare animal will live with mankind forever.(运用 so that 作目的状语)用适当的过渡词语，把以上词汇和句式，再加上联想内容，组成一篇 100 词左右的英语短文。参考范文The giant panda is a rare animal in China，and also one of the rare animals in the world.It is loved by both the Chinese and the people of th
7、e world.The home of the giant panda is in the mountains.It feeds on bamboo shoots.With forests being destroyed andbamboos cutdown，its difficult for giant pandas to find food for themselves.To protect pandas， China has set up some nature reserves，but more money is needed to carry out this important rescue project.We hope that people will lend a helping hand to save the giant pandas，so that this kind of lovely rare animal will live with mankind forever.