Unit14ZoologyGoals◆Talkaboutanimalsandanimalbehaviour◆Practisedebating◆Integrativelanguagepractice◆WriteanargumentativeessayPeriod1Let’slistenandspeakGoals◆Talkaboutanimalsandanimalbehaviour◆PractisedebatingProceduresStep1:WarmingupbyquestioningandansweringDoyoulikeanimals?What’syourfavoriteanimal?Whydoyoulikeit?Doyouknowanycharacterofyourfavoriteanimal?1.DoingpairactivityDescribeananimalwithoutwords,andletyourpartnerguesswhatitis.Youcanusebodylanguage,gestures,andpostures,anywayyoucanimaginetodescribetheanimalbutnotwords.Let’sseewhichpaircandescribeandworkoutthemostanimals.2.MatchingthewordsandthehumorousdefinitionsThetextgivesussomeinterestingdefinitionsofsomeanimals.Pleaseworkingroupsoffourandmatchthemcorrectly.MonkeyMonkeysareverysocialanimals,soitisimportantthattheycommunicatewellinordertogetalongintheirlargegroups.Theyusevocalizations,facialexpressions,andbodymovementstogettheirmessagesacross.SheepDoesandewes(adultfemalegoatsandsheep)liveingroups(herdsandflocks).Mostfemalesgivebirthtoasinglekid(babygoat)orlamb(babysheep)inthespring.Beforegivingbirth,adoeorewelooksforaquietandsafelocation.LionLionisoneofthelargestmembersofthecatfamily.Thelion’ssizeandstrengthhavecapturedhumanimaginationsinceancienttimes,givingtheseanimalsthenicknamekingofbeasts.Lionsarealsoknownfortheirmightyroar,afearsomesoundthatcanbeheardbyhumansmorethan8kmaway.SnakeAsnakeisastrangeanimal.Itwalksonitsribs（肋骨）anditsmellswithitstongue.Sinceitsteetharesharplikeneedlesandnotgoodforchewing,itswallowsitsfoodwhole.Thesnake’sjawscanstretch（伸展）agreatdeal.Itsbody，too，canstretchtomanytimesitsnormalsize.用心爱心专心115号编辑CamelCamelsarelargeanimalsthathavehumpsontheirbacks.OnekindofcamelcalledtheArabianordromedarycamel,hasjustonehump.Theotherkind,calledtheBactrainortwo-humpedcamel,hastwohumpsasitsnamestates.Step2:ListeningtothetapeandfinishingtheexercisesBeforeyoulistentothetape,pleasediscussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner.1.Whatkindofpeopleworkatazoo?Whatdotheydo?2.Whataresomeoftheproblemsanimalmayhaveinazoo?3.Whatcouldbedonetosolvetheseproblems?Listentothetapeforthefirsttime,andanswerthefourquestions.You’dbettertakesomenotestohelp.Listentothetapeforthesecondtime,andfinishEx3onpage119.Thenyoumaygivemoreadviceonhowtoimprovethelifeoftheanimalsatthezoo.Step3:SpeakingWearegoingtohaveadebateaboutanimals.Youshouldfollowtheinstructionsmentionedinthetextbook.Everyspeciesofanimalrequiresenrichmentthatisadaptedtotheirparticularbehavioralcharacteristicsorpersonality.Thesecharacteristicscanbeidentifiedbyobservationandresearchofspeciesinthewildandinzoos.Housingprimatesinappropriatesocialsituationsisoneofthemostsignificantwaystoenrichtheirlives.Primateshaveactivemindsandcomplexsocialrelationships,andcompanionshipprovidesaconstantsourceofstimulation.Zooanimalshaveindividualpersonalitiesandabilities.Whetheraprimateisinteractingwithitsenclosure,atoy/foodstimulus,orissleeping,therearemanywaysthatthelivesoftheseanimalscanbeenriched.Becausethereiscuriosityaboutthecognitiveabilitiesofgorillasandorangutansparticipateinanumberofongoingresearchprojects,whichalsooffermentalstimulation.AttheNationalZoo,enrichmentitemsareapprovedthroughtheexhibitcuratorandveterinarianandnutritionist.ThePrimateProgramprovidesenrichmenttoallofthespeciesintheunit.Therearemanytypesofenrichmentavailable.Somearetriedandtrue,andsometheresultofcreativekeepers.用心爱心专心115号编辑
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