少年巧設(shè)想，拯救樹袋熊

浙江 周晨曲

近兩年澳大利亞的山火對樹袋熊的影響是巨大的。文中的這些青少年學(xué)生，用他們的方式，為拯救樹袋熊貢獻(xiàn)出了自己的力量。

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Watching the devastation (毀壞)of Australia's koalas during last summer's bushfires was too much to bear for these nature-loving Sydney schoolkids.So the Woollahra Public School students took matters into their own hands to raise money to help the animals,by making pompoms (小絨球)and selling them to other children in the playground.“Koalas are the main animal we are trying to help,”said Year 5 student Grace Keenan.

Conservation group the International Fund for Animal Welfare estimates 5,000 koalas were killed in the 2019-2020 summer bushfires. Fires also affected Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, with an estimated 3 billion animals killed or displaced(迫使離開家園)across Australia.

The students' love of native animals began this year when they helped their teacher, Belinda Head, rescue a baby possum(負(fù)鼠)they named Neo and helped hand-feed him for six months.“Neo is our school pet possum and he sleeps in the playground,”Ms Head said.“It shows how you can make a difference on a local level.”When principal Nicole Molloy found out about the students' playground fund-raising operation to help the koalas,she helped them increase their effort.

Fellow student Alyla Browne said they had raised $120 so far and hoped to boost their funds by selling their current 300 pompoms.“It is important for us to remind people that even buying a single pompom can help to make a big difference,”she said. Ms Molloy invited celebrity author Kailas Wild to the school to further inspire the students to achieve their goals. Mr Wild told the students how he raised $65,000 to help injured koalas and travelled to Kangaroo Island in South Australia where he climbed trees to rescue the injured animals.

The students will set up a stall in the coming weeks to sell larger koala pompoms for $20, while smaller pompoms will also be available for sale. All money will go to the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

Reading Check

1.How did students in the Woollahra Public School help koalas?

A.By making speeches regularly in the playground.

B.By making and selling pompoms.

C.By turning to their teachers for help.

D.By travelling to Kangaroo Island.

2.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A.Numbers of koalas in Australia.

B.Homeless animals in Australia.

C.Influences of bushfires.

D.The geography of Australia.

3.What can we know about Neo?

A.It is six months old.

B.It belongs to Belinda Head.

C.It sleeps in a local community.

D.It makes the students love native animals.

4.Why was Kailas Wild invited to the school?

A.To raise money for injured animals.

B.To inspire students to protect koalas.

C.To advertise his new book.

D.To share his lifelong experience.

Language Study

Sentence for writing

It is important for us to remind people that even buying a single pompom can help to make a big difference.對我們來說，提醒人們即使購買一個小絨球也可以有很大的影響是很重要的。

【信息提取】該句中It 為形式主語，真正的主語是后面的to remind...difference。It is+形容詞+for sb to do...意為“對某人來說做某事很……”。

【句式仿寫】孩子們想要什么就給什么是不明智的。

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主題應(yīng)用·語庫構(gòu)建

Ⅰ.熱詞積累

1.adaptv.適應(yīng)

adaptationn.適應(yīng)

2.reserven.（動植物）保護(hù)區(qū)

3.raten.速度；（比）率

4.threatn.威脅

threatenv.威脅；恐嚇

threateningadj.威脅的；恐嚇的

threatenedadj.受到威脅的

5.existv.存在；生存

existencen.存在

6.harmonyn.和諧；融洽

harmoniousadj.和諧的；和睦的

7.measuren.措施；方法

8.observev.觀察（到）；注視；遵守

observationn.觀察；觀測

9.attackn.＆v.攻擊；抨擊

10.removev.去除；移開；脫去

removaln.移動；搬遷；除去

11.alarmv.使驚恐；使害怕

alarmingadj.驚人的；使人驚恐的

12.extinctadj.已滅絕的

extinctionn.滅絕

13.illegaladj.不合法的；非法的

legaladj.合法的

illegallyadv.非法地

14.endangerv.使遭受危險

15.concernv.涉及；讓……擔(dān)憂

concernedadj.擔(dān)心的；關(guān)切的

16.huntv.打獵

huntern.獵人

17.habitatn.棲息地

inhabitv.居住在；棲息于

18.reducev.減少

reductionn.減少

19.deern.鹿（復(fù)數(shù)deer）

20.immediatelyadv.立刻

immediateadj.立即的

21.skinn.皮；皮膚

skinnyadj.皮包骨的；極瘦的

22.massadj.大量的；廣泛的

23.rescuen.＆v.援救；營救

rescuern.救援者；救助者

24.adoptv.采納；收養(yǎng)

adoptionn.采納；收養(yǎng)

25.aimn.目標(biāo)

v.旨在

Ⅱ.話題短語

1.in harmony with 與……和諧相處

2.in peace 和睦地

3.come into being 形成

4.without mercy 毫不憐憫地

5.pay attention to 注意

6.in danger of 在危險中

7.in relief 如釋重負(fù)地

8.protect...from 保護(hù)……不受……（的危害）

9.play an important role/part in 發(fā)揮重要作用

10.cut down 砍倒

11.pollute the environment/air 污染環(huán)境/空氣

12.abnormal climate 氣候異常

13.global warming 全球變暖

14.sea level rise 海平面上升

15.greenhouse effect 溫室效應(yīng)

16.extinction of animals 動物滅絕

17.be harmful to/do harm to 對……有害

18.protect the ecology 保護(hù)生態(tài)

19.bring about 導(dǎo)致；引起

20.take action 采取行動

21.tear down 拆掉；拆毀

22. have an influence/effect/impact on 對……有影響

23.be concerned about 擔(dān)憂

24.as for 至于

25.die out 滅絕；消失

26.to our disappointment 令我們失望的是

27.succeed in doing 成功做成

28.manage to do 設(shè)法做成

29.in order to 為了

Ⅲ.話題句子

1. Everyone should take the responsibility to protect wildlife.保護(hù)野生動物，人人有責(zé)。

2. We should raise the awareness of wildlife protection.我們應(yīng)該增強保護(hù)野生動物的意識。

3. It's everyone's duty to conserve natural habitats of wildlife. 保護(hù)野生動物的棲息地是每一個人的職責(zé)。

4.We have no choice but to take active measures to protect rare animals.我們除了采取積極措施保護(hù)珍稀動物，別無選擇。

5. It is time to take effective measures to protect the endangered animals. 到了我們采取有效措施保護(hù)瀕危動物的時候了。

6. That is an organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and wildlife habitats. 那是一個旨在保護(hù)野生動物與野生動物棲息地的機構(gòu)。

7. Many wild animals are facing the danger of extinction, because the environment that they are living in has changed greatly.許多野生動物正面臨著滅絕的危險，因為它們所生活的環(huán)境已經(jīng)發(fā)生了很大的變化。

8. Many of the wild animals, now are confronted with food crisis. 許多野生動物，現(xiàn)在都面臨著食物危機。

9. At the same time, man is killing off species just for getting their fur, horns, teeth and meat. 與此同時，人類只是為了獲得它們的毛皮、角、牙齒和肉而獵殺這些物種。

10. Only if we human beings take some effective measures can wild animals be preserved.只有我們?nèi)祟惒扇∫恍┯行Т胧吧鷦游锊拍艿玫奖Ｗo(hù)。

11. This is the only home of the red Colobus monkey but there are very few left. 這里是紅疣猴唯一的家園，但是現(xiàn)在紅疣猴已經(jīng)所剩無幾了。

12. With the environment going worse,many animals can't adapt themselves to the new changes so that many species are endangered or have even died out.隨著環(huán)境的惡化，許多動物無法適應(yīng)新的變化，因此許多物種瀕臨滅絕，甚至已經(jīng)滅絕。

13. Animals play an important role in keeping the balance of nature.動物在保持自然界的平衡的過程中起著重要的作用。

14. To conclude, please remember your care can make a big difference.最后，請記住，你的呵護(hù)也能產(chǎn)生很大影響。

Ⅳ.話題語篇

Wildlife protection

As we know, too many trees are cut down in our daily life, which has affected the number of wild animals greatly. Meanwhile, some people long to earn money by hunting wild animals, for their fur can be used to make clothes.As a result,some animals have died out and others are in danger. Fortunately, our government has paid attention to the situation and has taken a series of measures to protect wild animals from being endangered. We are sure that we will succeed in preventing the situation from getting worse.

V.話題寫作

上周六你校組織參觀了野生動物園。請你就此給校英語報寫一篇短文，內(nèi)容包括：

1.參觀的時間和地點；

2.參觀的過程和感受。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

A visit to the wildlife park