2021-2022学年度第29期 总第861期

Making new friends (P6)  

吉林毓文中学    刘媛 

I. Lead in Do you have any special friends? Who/ What are they?  

Jane Goodall and chimpanzees 

You and your pets 

You and your dolls 

II. Title prediction  

What will the text talk about according to the title? 

 

III. Fast reading

Go through the text and answer the questions.

1. What’s the video from the Beijing Wildlife Zoo about?

It shows a dog playing with big cats.  

 

2. What is this kind of friendship called?

Cross-species friendship.  

 

3. The author develops the text mainly by _____.      

A. comparing opinions    

B. presenting a research result    

C. giving examples 

 

IV. Read for structure  

Para. 1   Introduction

Para. 2-4   Instances of cross-species friendships

Para. 5-6  Explanations  

V. Read for details  

1. What kinds of cross-species friendships are mentioned in the text?  

The friendships between human and animals.  

The friendships between different animal species.   

2. What’s the explanation for these friendships?   

3. How can a cross-species friendship be formed?    

VI. Talk    Can you share some stories of your cross-species friendships ? 

VI. Language study

sb wonder if…            想知道……

according to            根据

rescue… from            从……中拯救……

hunt for                猎取、寻找

in this particular situation    在这种特殊的情况下

the same as                像……一样

be selective about             对……严格筛选 

1. odd   adj. 奇怪的、古怪的；
                     奇数的；
                     偶尔的、临时的 Her behavior was odd. Eleven is an odd number. Tom is an odd employee in our bank.  

2. instance   n. 例子、实例、情况 give an instance  举例 at the instance of …  应……要求/提议 for instance = for example 例如 in the first instance  首先、第一  

3. bond  n. 纽带、联系
        v. 使紧密联系 a bond between A and B

bond A to B  

eg. The agreement strengthened the bonds between the two countries.      It cannot be used to bond wood to metal.  

4. The dog was actually raised alongside the lion and tiger cubs, making up an odd but loving family…

making up… 为现在分词短语在句子中作结果状语，表示自然发生的结果。  

eg. The snow lasted a week, resulting in serious traffic confusion in the whole area.    

European soccer is played in 80 countries, making it the most popular sport in the world.  

5. As neither animal had a mother, sanctuary staff said they instantly bonded when they met.

 as引导原因状语从句，意思是“因为”。 总结下列句中as的用法：

1) As I was walking down the street, a stranger asked me for direction. 当……时

2) As she grew older, she became more independent. 随着

3) I’ll do as you advise. 按照

4) Much as I would like to help, I have a lot to do. 虽然