北师大版英语七下《Lesson-16-My-Favourite-Animal》课件.ppt

What are your favourite animals?Animals are lovely.They are our best friends.Now I want to play a game.Just guss what kind of animal I will show you.It has long arms and a long tail.It is very active all the time.Its a good climber.It is related to Sun Wukong.It has a peaceful character.Its one of Chinas most famous and best loved animals.Its fur is black and white,thick and woolly.It feeds mainly on bamboos.It has sharp claws.It is dangerous.It is related to the cat family.Its the king of beasts.Next will be suprise!When we talk about Australia,we always think ofToday we are going to talk aboutIntroductionThe koala(Phascolarctos cinereus)is an arboreal(living in the tree)herbivorous(eating grass)marsupial(animals with a bag in body)native to Australia,and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae.The koala is found in coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia,from Adelaide to the southern part of Cape York Peninsula.Namekoala-“doesnt drink”scientific name-Phascolarctos cinereus Although the koala is not a bear,English-speaking settlers from the late 18th century first called it koala bear due to its similarity in appearance to bears.Although taxonomically(classify)incorrect,the name koala bear is still in use today outside Australia.AppearanceIt looks like a little bear.It has thick fur.Its furs color is usually ash grey.Grow-up koalas usually is 7080 centimeters.They usually weigh about 815 kilograms.Physical description The koalas five fingers include two opposable(possible to oppose)thumbs,providing better gripping ability.The first two fingers are positioned in apposition on the front paws,and the first three fingers for the hind paws.Koala fingerprints are similar to human fingerprints;even with an electron microscope,it can be quite difficult to distinguish between the two.Food&BehaviorKoala has a slow metabolism(processes occurring within a living cell or organism),sleeping for most of the day,about 16-18 hours a day.Koala lives almost entirely on eucalypt leaves.Koalas spend about three of their five active hours eating.Feeding occurs at any time of day,but usually at night.