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AUSTRALIA’SDANGEROUSCREATURESAfunnelwebspiderAbrownsnakeAgreatwhitesharkAboxjellyfishAsaltwatercrocodile1.Howmanypoisonoussnakesandhow2.manypoisonousspidersaretherein3.Australia?Aretheyallcapableof4.killinghumans?115differentkindsofsnakesandmostofthe2,000differentkindsofspider.Onlyafewspidersandsnakesarecapableofkillinghumans.2.Whateffectdomostjellyfishhaveonhumans?Whataboutboxjellyfish?Mostjellyfishcancauseseverepaintoanyonewhotouchesthembutonlytheboxjellyfishcankillahuman.4.Whatkindofcrocodilehasoccasionallyattackedahuman?Thesaltwatercrocodile.3.HowmanykindsofsharksarethereinAustralianwaters?Howmanykindsarelikelyattackhumans?160differentkindsofsharkbutonly2or3kindsarelikelytoattackhumans.Inyourgroupdiscussthebestwaystoprotectyourselffromeachofthedangerousanimalsinthereadingpassage.Thefollowinginformationwillhelpyou.Howtoprotectyourselffromthesedangerousanimals?SaltwatercrocodilesarefoundalongwayfromsettlementsonlyinthefarnorthofAustralianearriversandwaterholes.Thereareusuallysignstowarnpeoplethatcrocodilesareinthearea.Crocodilesstayhiddeninthewateroronthelandclosetowater.Manybeacheshavesharknetstokeepsharksawayfromswimmers.Inhotweather,smallplanesflyalongthecoastlookingoutforsharks.Ifoneisspottedanalarmissoundedtowarnpeopletogetoutofthewater.Spidersareusuallyfoundindark,dryplaces,understonesoramongstrubbish.Thepoisonisslowactingsothereisplentyoftimetogettothehospital.Whenjellyfishareclosetothebeach,youusuallyfindafewdeadonesonthebeach.Vinegarcanhelprelievethestingofjellyfish.Ifapersonhastroublebreathingorbecomesunconscious,theyshouldbetakentohospitalimmediately.Australiaisadangerousplacetovisit....acrocodilehassnatchedsomeonebeforeheorsheisevenawarethat...[考点]before作连词时的意义。before的基本含义是“在……之前”，但在不同句型中有不同的含义，还可表示“过了多久才……”。—Whydidn’tyoutellhimaboutthemeeting?—Herushedoutoftheclassroom____Icouldsayaword.A.beforeB.untilC.whenD.after[点拨]句意为:他在我说话之前就跑出了教室。ThefieldresearchwilltakeJoanandPaulaboutfivemonths;itwillbealongtime______wemeetthemagain.A.afterB.beforeC.sinceD.when[点拨]it+be+before...句型表示“要多久才……”。Readthisemailandwriteareply.Dear_______,IamthinkingofgoingonacampingtripintheNorthernTerritory.Thetripisorganizedbyawell-knowntouristcompanywithagoodreputation.WewillbecampingsomeofthetimeinDarwinandsomeofthetimeinKakaduNationalPark.ItsoundslikelotsoffunandIwouldseelotsofwildlife,butI’veheardsomuchaboutthedangerouscreaturesinAustraliathatI’mabitscaredaboutgoingoutofthecity.PerhapsI’dbebetterstayinginSydney.Iknowtherearelotsofinterestingthingstoseetheretoo.WhatdoyouthinkIshoulddo?Bestwishes,LiHaidilistallthereasonsforandagainstthetrip.decideonyourpointofviewwithreasons.putthereasonsintheorderofimportance.Thisemailaskyouforadvice,soyoushouldplanyourreplycarefully.YouneedtoTips★★★writeyouremailinthisway:1.tellLiHaidiwhatyousuggest.2.giveeachofyourreasonsinoneparagraph.Finishitinthisway:Ihopeyouwillfindmyadviceuseful.Bestwishes,(yoursignature)★★DearHaidi,Thanksforyouremail.HowwonderfulitisthatyouaregoingtoAustralia.Ithinkyou’llhaveagreattimeonthecampingtripandyou’llgettoseenativeanimalsintheirnaturalsetting.Alsoyou’llmakesomegoodfriendsonthetrip,whichismuchmoredifficultwhilestayinginahotelinthecity.SampleWritingDon’tworryaboutthedangerouscreatures.Theyarenotasdangerousassomepeoplethinkandanywayyou’llbewithanexperiencedtourguidewhowillkeepyousafe.Justdoeverythingtheguidesaysandyou’llhaveasafeandenjoyabletime.Dowriteagainwhenyougetbackandtellmeallaboutyourtrip.Yourfriend,JohnDearHaidi,Aren’tyouluckygoingallthewaytoAustralia?I’msurewhateveryoudo,you’llhaveagoodtime.Personally,IwouldrathervisitSydney.I’mnotveryfondofsleepingintentsandIliketohavemyownnice,cleanbathroom.AlsotherearemosquitoesintheNationalParkandIalwayssufferfrommosquitobites.Sydneyisaverynicecityandtheweatherisusuallygood.Thereareallsortsofinterestingplacestosee,liketheSydneyOperaHouseandtheharborbridge,andtherearelotsofwildlifeparksyoucanvisittoseenativeanimals.PlustherearelotsofgreatshopsandrestaurantsinSydneyandthenightlifeisprettygoodtoo.Ithinkyouwouldhaveagoodtimewhicheverholidayyouwenton.You’remoreadventurousthanmesoyouwouldprobablyenjoycamping.Don’tworryaboutthedangerouscreatures---you’llbequitesafeonanorganizedtour.Haveagoodtimewhereveryougoandwritebackandtellmeaboutit.Love,MurrayHomeworkTherearealargenumberofwildanimalsinAustralia.PleasecollectenoughinformationofotheranimalsinAustraliaandwriteareport.