1.练习材料
lesson 1 A Puma at large
Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. Several people complained of 'cat-like noises' at night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from ? As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.
2.任务配置:L0+L1
3.知识笔记
(1)查音标
/ə/ /ˈpjuːmə/ /æt/ /lɑːʤ/
/weərˈɛvər/ /ɪt/ /wɛnt/, /ɪt/ /lɛft/ /bɪˈhaɪnd/ /ɪt/ /ə/ /treɪl/ /ɒv/ /dɛd/ /dɪər/ /ænd/ /smɔːl/ /ˈænɪməlz/ /laɪk/ /ˈræbɪts/. /pɔː/ /prɪnts/ /wɜː/ /siːn/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ˈnʌmbər/ /ɒv/ /ˈpleɪsɪz/ /ænd/ /ˈpjuːmə/ /fɜː/ /wɒz/ /faʊnd/ /ˈklɪŋɪŋ/ /tuː/ /ˈbʊʃɪz/. /ˈsɛvrəl/ /ˈpiːpl/ /kəmˈpleɪnd/ /ɒv/ /kæt/-/laɪk/ /ˈnɔɪzɪz/ /æt/ /naɪt/ /ænd/ /ə/ /ˈbɪznɪsmən/ /ɒn/ /ə/ /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ /trɪp/ /sɔː/ /ðə/ /ˈpjuːmə/ /ʌp/ /ə/ /triː/. /ði/ /ˈɛkspɜːts/ /wɜː/ /naʊ/ /ˈfʊli/ /kənˈvɪnst/ /ðæt/ /ði/ /ˈænɪməl/ /wɒz/ /ə/ /ˈpjuːmə/, /bʌt/ /weə/ /hæd/ /ɪt/ /kʌm/ /frɒm/ ? /æz/ /nəʊ/ /ˈpjuːməz/ /hæd/ /biːn/ /rɪˈpɔːtɪd/ /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ /frɒm/ /ˈɛni/ /zuː/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌntri/, /ðɪs/ /wʌn/ /mʌst/ /hæv/ /biːn/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /pəˈzɛʃən/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ˈpraɪvɪt/ /kəˈlɛktər/ /ænd/ /ˈsʌmhaʊ/ /ˈmænɪʤd/ /tuː/ /ɪsˈkeɪp/. /ðə/ /hʌnt/ /wɛnt/ /ɒn/ /fɔː/ /ˈsɛvrəl/ /wiːks/, /bʌt/ /ðə/ /ˈpjuːmə/ /wɒz/ /nɒt/ /kɔːt/. /ɪt/ /ɪz/ /dɪsˈtɜːbɪŋ/ /tuː/ /θɪŋk/ /ðæt/ /ə/ /ˈdeɪnʤrəs/ /waɪld/ /ˈænɪməl/ /ɪz/ /stɪl/
/æt/ /lɑːʤ/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈkwaɪət/ /ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd/.
(2) 学音标/ə/
发音方法：
1）嘴微微张开，嘴唇放松，舌身平放。
2）舌中部伸向硬颚，不要与之接触。
3）口部肌肉和舌头放松，震动声带，气流向外发出/ə/音。/ə/是中央、不圆唇、非重读元音。
4）单词练习
a、字母a在非重读音节中发/ə/,例词：
along /ə'lɒŋ/ prep. 沿着
banana /bə'nɑːnə/ n. 香蕉
arrive /ə'raɪv/ vi. 到达
b、字母e在非重读音节中发/ə/,例词：
open /'əʊpən/ adj. 公开的
driver /'draɪvə/ n. 驾驶员president /'prezɪdənt/ n. 校长
c、字母o在非重读音节中发/ə/,例词：
today /tə'deɪ/ n. 今天
second /'sekənd/ n. 秒
actor /'æktə/ n. 男演员
d、字母u在非重读音节中发/ə/,例词：
support /sə'pɔːt/ vt. 支持
industry /'ɪndəstrɪ/ n. 产业
suggest /sə'dʒest/ vt. 提议
autumn /'ɔːtəm/ n. 秋天
album /'ælbəm/ n. 相簿
upon /ə'pɒn/ prep. 根据
e、字母or在非重读音节中发/ə/,例词：
factor /'fæktə/ n. 因素
humor /ˈhjuːmə/ n. 幽默
visitor /'vɪzɪtə/ n. 访问者
f、字母er在非重读音节中发/ə/,例词：
meter /ˈmi:tə/ n. 米；仪表
mother /'mʌðə/ n. 母亲
speaker /'spiːkə/ n. 演讲者
5）课文中相关单词
puma wherever animals number several complained businessman convinced the possession collector dangerous
