Unit 1 Reading (1) -高一英语下学期同步精品课堂（译林版2020必修第三册）

The Amazon rainforest: a natural treasure What will be talked about in the text according to the title and the picture? What plants or animals do you know about? What is special about them? Lead in Cheetahs are big cats that live in Africa and Asia. They're wild animals, and they have an amazing super skill: they're incredible runners. Cheetahs can run about 100 kilometers an hour, or 60 miles an hour. It's exhausting for them to run at full speed for more than a minute or so, so they'll only chase other animals in short bursts of speed. Watch a video about the Amazon rainforest Para. 1: Introduction to the Amazon rainforest Para. 2: Basic information about the rainforest Para. 3: _____________________________________ Para. 4: ______________________________________ Para. 5: ______________________________________ Plant biodiversity; levels of the rainforest Animal biodiversity; food chain The rainforest’s value to the human race; threats to the rainforest Complete part A1 on page 4 with the main idea of each paragraph. Analysing the structure Analysing the structure Read the text again and fill in the blanks. 6,400 6 million 8 17% 20% 400 40,000 1,300 What is the purpose of using so many figures? Besides just listing the figures, how does the script make the figures, the large figures in particular, understandable? To support the statement and make the statement more persuasive and convincing; to vivify the figures and the facts; By making comparisons with figures. Individual thinking Read Para. 3 and complete the mind map about different levels of the rainforest. a system of roots the mass of leaf litter shorter plants with large leaves towering ancient hardwoods the tops of the tallest trees The forest’s different levels support an unbelievable variety of wildlife. Read Para. 4 again and finish the food chain. 01 02 03 04 05 1. ___________ 2. ___________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________ 5. ___________ Jaguars frogs and other species insects leave