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Oxford EnglishModule 3 AnimalsListen to the Song一个真实的故事 徐秀娟（19641987）女，1964年10月16日出生于黑龙江一个养鹤世家。徐秀娟小时候常帮着父母喂小鹤，潜移默化中也爱上了丹顶鹤。1987年9月16日为寻走失的天鹅溺水牺牲，被追为烈士，誉为“中国第一位驯鹤姑娘”。以她的事迹谱写的歌曲一个真实的故事曾被广泛传唱。Read the article and answer the questions below. Have you ever heard of the song “The story of the red-crowned crane”? It is about a girl called Xu Xiujuan. Xiujuan was born in Zhalong, Heilongjian Province in 1964. Her fathers job was to look after red-crowned cranes. Xiujuan started helping her father when she was young. She soon showed a great love for theses white birds. She became good at raising them. When Xiujuan was 21, she got a job at a nature reserve in Jiangsu Province. She enjoyed taking care of the baby cranes. If a bird became sick, she took good care of it and stayed with it every day until it was strong enough to fly again. In September 1987, one of the birds went missing. The workers inthe nature reserve looked everywhere, but no one could find it. Xiujuan was very worried. She looked for it day and night for two days. On the second night, while she was looking for the missing bird, she fell into a river and died. She was only 23. Later, a song was written in memory of Xiujuan. Though Xiujuan died young, people always remember her when they hear the song or see a red-crowned crane.1.How did Xu Xiujuan take care of the red- crowned cranes at the nature reserve in Jiangsu Province? If a bird became sick, she took good care of it and stayed with it every day until it was strong enough to fly again.2. What happened to Xu Xiujuan in September 1987? She fell into a river and died while she was looking for the missing bird.3. Why was the song “The story of the red-crowned crane” written? It was written in memory of Xu Xiujuan.Now answer the questions.When What happenedIn _ Xu Xiujuan was born.I n h e r e a r l y years- Xiujuan helped _ red-crowned cranes. - She showed _ for the cranes. - She became _ the cranes.In 1985 - She got a job at _ in Jiangsu Province. - If a bird became ill, she _ it, and _ every day until it was wellIn 1987 - One bird went _. - The workers _ find it. - Xiujuan was _ and looked for it for _. - She _ a river and _ at the age of _.Later A song was written _ Xiujuan.Fill in the blanks according to the article.1. 听说听说2. 照料照料3. 变得擅长变得擅长4. 自然保护区自然保护区5. 喜欢做某事喜欢做某事6. 和和待在一起待在一起7. 丢失；失踪丢失；失踪8. 寻找寻找9. 日日夜夜日日夜夜10. 为了纪念为了纪念1. hear of2. look after3. become good at4. nature reserve5. enjoy doing sth.6. stay with7. go missing8. look for9. day and night10. in memory ofB In pairs, talk about someone who helps endangered animals.Using reference books (4): Using a dictionary (II)A dictionary not only tells you the most common meaning of a word, it also tells you: how to spell and say the word; if it is a noun, a verb, etc.; if the word has more than one meaning; how we might use it in a sentence.A In groups, look at the dictionary page below and answer the questions on page 79.1. How many different meanings of “can” are given in the dictionary? _2. What are the two pronunciations of the word? _3 Why are some words in italics? _4. What do the abbreviations “v”, “n”, “sing.”, “C”, “BrE” and “AmE” mean?Eight.They are /kn/ and /kn/.Because they are examples._5. What do the words “informal” and “slang” mean?_6 What idioms are given?_The abbreviation “v” means “verb” ; “n” means “noun”, “sing.” means “singular”; “C” means “countable noun”; “BrE” means “British English”; “AmE means “American English”.The word “informer” means “suitable for normal conversation and writing to friends rather than for serious speech and letters”; “slang means “very informal language and expressions”.The idioms are “no can do” and “a can of worms”.B Use your dictionary to answer the following questions. Compare your answers with your classmates.1.What is the pronunciation of “record” as a verb? What is it as a noun?2. What is the British English pronunciation of “vase”? What is its American English pronunciation? It is /rik:d/ as a verb and /rek:d/ as a noun.The British English pronunciation is /va:z/. Its American English pronunciation is /veis/ or /veiz/.3. From your dictionary, find an example sentence for the word “trip”.4. What is the American English for “autumn”?5. What does “room” mean as a countable noun? What does it mean as an uncountable noun?As a countable noun, it means “a part of a building that has its own walls, floor and ceiling and is usually used for a particular purpose”. As an uncountable noun, it means “empty space that can be used for a particular purpose”. We went on a trip to the mountains.Fall.6. What does the idiom “let the cat out of the bag” mean?It means ”to tell a secret carelessly or by mistake”.Do you know about WWF ? The World Wide Found for Nature (WWF) was founded in 1961. It was called the “World Wildlife Fund” in the past. It uses a panda as its logo.WWF The WWF is an important environment organization. It aims to build a future where people live in harmony with nature. It works on around 1,300 projects in over 100 countries, and has 5 million supporters.Why do you think it is important to look after the environment? 利用图书馆或互联网等资源寻找有关保护利用图书馆或互联网等资源寻找有关保护濒危动物的真人真事，准备口头汇报。濒危动物的真人真事，准备口头汇报。