unit 7 the biggest animal
一. 教学内容：
unit 7 the biggest animal
二. 重点、难点：
words, phrases & sentences
三. 详细内容:
lesson 1
（一）大声读单词：
1. land n. 陆地
2. dinosaur n. 恐龙
3. whale n. 鲸
4. giraffe n. 长颈鹿
5. man n. 人类，男人
6. ton n. 吨
7. kg = kilogram n. 千克（公斤）
8. weigh v. 重达
9. a lot 大量的
（二）重点词汇：
1. land
要点：
n. 1）the solid ground of the earth. 陆地：地球上坚固的地面
we traveled by land until we reached the sea. 我们在陆路旅行,一直到大海。
do you like to travel over land or sea?你喜欢在陆上还是在海上旅行?
2）ground or soil: 地面，土壤：
tilled the land. 耕耘土地
the land is very dry; there has been no rain. 土地很旱，（许久）没下雨了。
land is valuable. not an inch of land is allowed to lie waste.
“土地是宝贵的,一寸土地也不能让它荒废。”
3）a topographically or functionally distinct tract:
地形上特殊的地域: 在地形上或功能上有特点的一片土地
desert land荒芜的土地; prime building land重要的建筑地 forest land 林地
lowland 低地
4）the people of a nation, district, or region. 人民: 一个民族、地区或区域的人民
war between lands 国与国之间的战争
after living in foreign lands for many years, the man went back home.
在外国居住了多年之后，这个人回到了家。
v. 1）to come to shore: 上岸：
landed against the current with great difficulty. 顶着逆流费了很大劲才登上陆地
the ship landed the goods at shanghai. 船在上海卸货。
2）to descend toward and settle onto the ground or another surface:
降落，着陆：向下降并停在某地或某物的表面：
the helicopter has landed. 直升机降落了。
the plane will land in five minutes. 飞机将在五分钟后降落。
the pilot landed the plane. 飞行员将飞机着陆。
2. dinosaur
要点：
n. an extinct lizard-like creature, often of enormous size :
恐龙: 一种通常庞大的，类似蜥蜴的生物。
3. whale
要点：
n. any of several very large sea-animals , some of which are hunted for their oil and flesh鲸
a bull[cow] whale 雄[雌]鲸 whale calf幼鲸
whale catcher, whale chaser捕鲸船 whale factory ship捕鲸加工船
a whale of a time 玩得痛快 a whale of a man 大块头 a whale of a difference天壤之别
v. to engage in the hunting of whales. 捕鲸: 从事猎鲸
4. giraffe （pl. giraffe, giraffes）
要点：
n. a long-necked african animal长颈鹿共2页，当前第1页12
5. man pl. men
要点：
n. 1）a human being regardless of sex or age; a person. 人，人类，不论性别或年龄的人；
men have lived here for thousands of years. 人们在这儿已经生活几千年了。
1）an adult male human being. 成年男子
a tone of menace entered into the man’s voice. 这个男人的声音里带有威胁的口气。
here is a story about two great men of science in the us history.
给你们讲个美国历史上两个伟大的科学家的故事。
int. 表示热衷, 惊讶的感叹词
man! listen to him blow that trumpet! 棒极啦! 听他小号吹得多好啊!
6. ton
要点：
n. 吨, 大量, 许多
1000 kilos is a metric ton. 1000千克是1吨。
tons of fruit 大量的水果
7. kg = kilogram
要点：
n. 千克（公斤）：kilo + gram
8. weigh
要点：
v. 1）称……的重量
he weighed the fish. 他把鱼称了一下。
2）重达
it weighs 12 kilos. 重12千克。
3）to balance in the mind in order to make a choice; ponder or evaluate:
权衡: 在脑中比较以便做出抉择；思索或评价：
she weighed the ideas in her mind. 她在心中盘算这些主意。
4）重要
his suggestion does not weigh with me. 他的建议对我来说不算什么。
5）to choose carefully or deliberately: 斟酌: 认真或审慎地选择：
weigh one’s words. 斟酌自己的话
9. a lot 大量的