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Elephants
How tall are you?
Elephants
Read and answer: Which kind of elephant is heavier?
African elephant and Asian elephant are the largest land animals in the world. They have many in common, but they have many differences too.
| African elephant | Asian elephant |
| --- | --- |
| Weight: | 4,700--6,048 kilograms | 2,041--4,990 kilograms |
| Shoulder height: | 2.5--4 meters | 2--3 meters |
| Size of ears: | large | small |
| Tusks: | Both males and females have large tusks. | Males have large tusks and females have small or no tusks. |
Tusks are useful. So many people kill elephants for their tusks. Elephants are our friends. Let's protect elephants and protect the earth.
Exercises
Ⅰ. Read and tick or cross. 读一读，判断对(√)错(×)。
() 1. African elephant and Asian elephant are the same.
() 2. Female African elephants don't have tusks.
() 3. Some people kill elephants because they want the tusks.
Ⅱ. Read and fill in the blanks. 读一读，选出正确的单词填空。
bigger longer taller shorter smaller heavier
African elephants and Asian elephants have many differences. African elephants are usually and than Asian elephants. Asian elephants are in their size of ears.
New words
African /'æfrɪkən/ adj. 非洲的 Asian /'eɪʃn/ adj. 亚洲的
common /'kɒmən/ n. 共同点 weight /weɪt/ n. 体重
shoulder /'ʃəʊldə/ n. 肩膀 male /meɪl/ adj. 男性的；公的 n. 男性；雄性
female /'fi:meɪl/ adj. 女性的；母的 n. 女性；雌性
large /lɑ:dʒ/ adj. 巨大 tusk /tʌsk/ n. 象牙
protect /prə'tekt/ v. 保护
How tall are you?
Elephants
Read and answer: Which kind of elephant is heavier?
African elephant and Asian elephant are the largest land animals in the world. They have many in common, but they have many differences too.
| African elephant | Asian elephant |
| --- | --- |
| Weight: | 4,700--6,048 kilograms | 2,041--4,990 kilograms |
| Shoulder height: | 2.5--4 meters | 2--3 meters |
| Size of ears: | large | small |
| Tusks: | Both males and females have large tusks. | Males have large tusks and females have small or no tusks. |
Tusks are useful. So many people kill elephants for their tusks. Elephants are our friends. Let's protect elephants and protect the earth.
Exercises
Ⅰ. Read and tick or cross. 读一读，判断对(√)错(×)。
() 1. African elephant and Asian elephant are the same.
() 2. Female African elephants don't have tusks.
() 3. Some people kill elephants because they want the tusks.
Ⅱ. Read and fill in the blanks. 读一读，选出正确的单词填空。
bigger longer taller shorter smaller heavier
African elephants and Asian elephants have many differences. African elephants are usually and than Asian elephants. Asian elephants are in their size of ears.
New words
African /'æfrɪkən/ adj. 非洲的 Asian /'eɪʃn/ adj. 亚洲的
common /'kɒmən/ n. 共同点 weight /weɪt/ n. 体重
shoulder /'ʃəʊldə/ n. 肩膀 male /meɪl/ adj. 男性的；公的 n. 男性；雄性
female /'fi:meɪl/ adj. 女性的；母的 n. 女性；雌性
large /lɑ:dʒ/ adj. 巨大 tusk /tʌsk/ n. 象牙
protect /prə'tekt/ v. 保护
答案
Ⅰ.
1. ×
2. ×
3. √
Ⅱ.
heavier; taller; smaller
1. ×
2. ×
3. √
Ⅱ.
heavier; taller; smaller
