Training animals to work
Anticipating: What can they do ?
geesepigeon
ape dog
goose
Reading and filling in the chartFast reading , note-taking and filling in the blanks
animal verb activity (工作或活
动 )
Elephant can be seen doing skillful things
Dogs
Geese
Pigeons
Apes
Apes
can be used to guard a house
have been used to give warning
are being trained to watch out for faults in small steel balls
have been used to help make cars
can gather crops and drive trains
( ) 1. Teachers think animals can be made to work for us.
( ) 2. We may see some animals doing skillful things at zoo.
( ) 3. The trainer usually gives the animal nothing when it does a
good job.
( ) 4. Geese have been used to give warning by singing when
enemy comes near.
( ) 5. Pigeons are being used to watch out for faults in small steel
balls because they have beaks
( ) 6. One day apes can help gather crops.
Reading, Listening and JudgingT or F Statements
F
T
F
F
F
F
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Scientists think animals may be trained to do ___________simple j
obs for ______________ because they __________ that elephants, mo
nkey and other animals can do ________ things at circus
If you watch ________ on the TV , you may notice the trainer alway
s give the animals something to eat ____________.
As we know ,dogs can be used to ___________ a house and geese
have been used to _______________. In Russian factory ,pigeons are
being trained to ____________ faults in small steels. In America, apes
have been used to help make cars . In future apes can __________ cro
ps and drive trains.
Vocabulary Exercises and Retellinghuman beings point out gather
as a reward guard closely a number ofgive warning watch out for skillful
a number of
give warning
guard
as a reward
skillful
point outhuman beings
closely
watch out for
gather
What voice is used here ? Are they any difference between them ?
animals voice ( active/passive? ) activity
Dog
Pigeons
Geese
An ape
is used to guard a house
have been used to give warning
are being trainedto watch out for faults in steel balls
has been used to help make cars
Reading and Discovering
Reading and Discovering
be (am/is /are )done
be (am/is /are )being done
has / have been done
Passive voice
一般现在时
现在进行时
现在完成时
Monkeys are regarded as clever animals. 猴子被认为很有聪明。
The sick panda is being saved now. 那头生病的熊猫正在被抢救。
The dog has been kept for several years. 这条狗已经养了几年。
一般现在时: am / is / are done
现在进行时: am / is / are being done
现在完成时: have / has been done
be (am/is /are )done 一般现在时be (am/is /are )being done 现在进行时has / have been done 现在完成时
Reading and Practicing
Situation (情景) :
One day a horse , a hen and monkey met and talked t
o each other at the market . The monkey said : “ My boss us
es me to make money every day.” The horse said : “ My ow
ner has made me work for him for sixteen years .” The hen
said : “ It is nothing . My boss has used me to lay eggs befo
re . And now he is training me to sing pop songs .”
Task (任务) :
Put the underlined sentences from active voice into passive voice.
One day a horse , a hen and a monkey met and talked to each other at the market . The monkey said :“ My boss uses me to make money every day .” The horse said :“ My owner has made me work for him for sixteen years .” The hen said : “ It is nothing . My boss has used me to lay eggs before . And now he is training me to sing pop songs .”
The monkey __________________ make money every day
The horse ____________________________ work for his owner for sixteen years.
The hen _________________ lay eggs beforeNow it __________________ sing pop songs.
is used to
has been used tois being trained to
has been made to
1. It has been used to carry people and things si
nce early times , but now it is being used to ru
n for gambling (赌博) .
2. It is usually used to catch mice ,but now it is being made to be a pet .
Reading and Practicing
--- horse
Guessing game: What is it ?
Can you let your partner have a try?
--- cat
Further understanding and practicing
Homework
1.Speaking:
Read the text and retell it in English to your
partner.
2.Writing:
Give more than three examples where
animals are/are being /have been trained to
work for us.
Reading and Further Understanding
Dog is men’s best friend — a Western saying
A dog in pet bed In Car
Dog as street food, Nanning
Ah , it smells good ! — a common sense in China