Unit+5+Into+the+Wild+Starting+out 高一英語外研版（2019）必修第一冊

Unit5IntothewildStartingoutTolearnsomethingaboutthepetsintheUKbyviewingavideo.Tolearndifferentkindsofrelationshipsbetweenpeopleandanimals.Totalkaboutyourrelationshipwithanimals.LearningobjectivesWhatisyourfavoriteanimal?Haveyoueverkeptanypets?3.Whydoyouthinkmanypeoplelikekeepingpets?WarmingupWordsyoushouldknowbeforewatchingthevideo.charityn.anorganizationthatgivesmoney,goodsorhelptopeoplewhoarepoor,sicketc.慈善機構(gòu)，慈善團體e.g.Allthemoneyraisedbytheconcertwill

gotocharity.petsintheUKanimalcharityReadthequestionsandguesswhatyoumaylearnfromthevideo.WhatarethemostpopularpetsintheUK?WhatisthemostimportantanimalcharityintheUK?Nowlet'swatchavideoaboutpetsintheUK.Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.WhatarethemostpopularpetsintheUK?2.What’sthemostimportantanimalcharityintheUK?ThemostpopularpetsintheUKarecatsanddogs.ThemostpopularanimalcharityintheUKistheRSPCA(theRoyalSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals).TheRoyalSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals:fundedprimarilybyvoluntarydonationsacharityinEnglandandWalesthatpromotesanimalwelfaretheoldestandlargestanimalwelfareorganizationintheworldoneofthelargestcharitiesintheUKwith1,667employees(asof2011)alsodoesinternationaloutreachworkacrossEurope,AfricaandAsia英國防止虐待動物協(xié)會

PetsintheUK

Howmanypeopledoyouknowwithapet?Well,thereareanimalloversallaroundtheworld,Nearly50%ofBritishhomeshaveapetandtheyspendover1.9billionpoundsayearfeedingthem.Themostpopularpetanimalsarecatsanddogs,Thereareabout8millioncatsand8.5milliondogsintheUK.

“Icouldwalkoutfor2minutesandIcouldwalkbackintheroom,andmydogsareabsolutelyoverjoyedtoseeme,Theydon'tgivemeanytroubleatall.Theyarealwayshappy.AndIjustwanttogivethemthebestIcan”.

“Thisismycat.HernameisLola.She'soneyearoldandIfeedhertwiceaday.”BecausepeopleintheUKlikedogsandcatssomuch,therearespecialshowswherepeoplecometowatchthem.ThisisCruftsDogShow(克魯弗茲狗狗秀).ItisheldinMarcheveryyear.Dogscompetetobethebestinshow.Thedogscanalsotakepartinanagility(敏捷)coursewheretheymustrunoverdifferentobstacles(障礙),Thebestinshowwinsacupandahundredpounds.However,winningdogscanearnmuchlargersumsofmoneyadvertisingpetfood.

OtherpopularpetsintheUKincludefishthatarekeptinsideintanks(坦克；水槽；池塘)andoutsideingardenponds(池塘),rabbits,guineapigs(豚鼠,天竺鼠）andcagedbirds.Aswellaslookingaftertheirownpets,manyBritishpeoplesupportcharities(n.慈善機構(gòu))thathelpprotectanimalsthroughouttheUK.ThemostimportantanimalcharityistheRSPCA,theRoyalSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals(皇家防止虐待動物協(xié)會).Thiswasfoundedin1824toimprovethelivesofworkinganimalssuchaspitponies(運煤小馬),horsesthatwereusedincoalmines(煤礦).Nowadays,theyhelplookafterallkindsofanimals,includingpets,farmanimalsandanimalsinthewild.Whatotherrelationshipsbetweenpeopleandanimalsdoyouknowbesidespetownerandpet?Lookatthepicturesandtrytodescribethepeopleandanimalsinthepictures.petownerandpetblindpeopleandguidedogownerandlivestockhorsemanandhorseWhataretherelationshipsbetweenthepeopleandtheanimals?Thepicturesshowdifferentkindsofrelationshipsbetweenthepeopleandtheanimals,namelypetownerandpet,blindpeopleandguidedog(lifeassistant),horsemanandhorse(competitioncompanion),ownerandlivestock.Lookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.2.Whatanimalsdoyouofteninteractwith?Whatisyourrelationshipwiththem?Iofteninteractwithmylittleturtles.Iamfondofdecoratingtheirsmallhousebyusingvariouskindsofcolorfulstonesandfeedingfoodtothem.Ispendalotoftimeplayingwiththemandextremelyenjoytheircompany.Ithinkwearegoodfriends.TheycangivemepowerandmakemerelaxedwhenIamundergreatpressure.Whydoweusuallysaythathumansandanimalsarefriends?Allthingssharethesamebreath-thebeast,thetree,theman...theairsharesitsspiritwithallthelifeitsupports.——ChiefSeattle萬物共呼吸?？諝馀c野獸、樹木、人類共享它的氣息。Animalsarethepricelesstreasureofnature.Theirlifeanddeatharecloselyrelatedtoourhumanlives.Themassivedestructionofanimalswillhaveseriousadverseconsequences