1Unit5AnimalsindangerpandaInthepast,thereweremanypandas,butnowthereareonlyaboutonethousandsixhundredpandasinthewild.Inthepast,thereweremanysouthchinatigers,butnowthereareonlyaboutthirtyinthewild.tigerInthepast,thereweremanybluewhales,butnowthereareonlyabouttenthousandinthewild.bluewhale•hundred,thousand•(1)与具体数字连用时,习惯上用单数,而且也不后接介词of。•Hewaspreparedtopaytwomillion.他愿意支付200万。•Morethanahundredpeoplewereinjured.有一百多人受了伤。•(2)表示不确定的泛指数时,则要用复数,而且要后接介词of,然后才能接名词。如:•Thesunwasshining.Thousandsofpeoplewerelyingonthebeach.阳光灿烂,数以千计的人躺在海滩上。thereis/are表示客观存在have/has表示主观拥有1.在therebe句型中,主语是单数,be动词用is.主语是复数,be动词用are。2.therebe句型的否定句在be动词后加not,一般疑问句把be动词调到句首.3.针对数量提问的特殊疑问句的基本结构是:Howmany+名词复数+arethere+介词短语?Howmuch+不可数名词+isthere+介词短语?•there是个近视眼,be动词的变化,取决于最近的名词。lionrhinoJoyandElsaJoyworkedwithwildanimals.ShefoundElsaonherwayhome.Elsa'smothrdied,soJoytookcareofher.Oneday,JoyandElsawentforawalk.Theysawarhino.ElsadroveawaytherhinoandsavedJoy.JoyandElsalivedtogetherfoymanymonths.Elsagrewupandlearnedalot.ThenJoysentherbacktothewild.•Threeyearslater,JoysawElsaagain.Elsahadthreebabies.Joywasveryhappytoseeher.