Unit 1 Reading 课件 -2022-2023学年高中英语牛津译林版必修第三册

Unit 1 Nature in the balance Reading The Amazon rainforest: a natural treasure Warm up Can you guess where the place is in the video? According to the text’s title, can you predict what aspects the text may talk about? Prediction Read carefully to complete part A1 on page 4 with the main idea of each paragraph. 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(plants) Animal biodiversity:food chain(birds and animals) The rainforest’s value to the human race; threats to the rainforest Fast Reading Fill in the blanks with the figures ____countries and one overseas region Around ______ km2 of forest About ______km in length More than _____ plant species More than _______ bird species Over ______ species of mammals Over _____of all the Earth’s oxygen produced About _____ the rainforest lost over the past 50 years 8 6 million 6,400 40,000 1,300 400 20% 17% What is the purpose of using so many figures? To provide specific and accurate information To support the statement and make the statement more persuasive and convincing; To make people realize the importance of the rainforest in a direct way 01 02 03 Read para 1 carefully and try to find the topic sentence As the largest rainforest in the world, it plays a significant role in maintaining the fine balance of the Earth’s ecosystem. Detailed-Reading The documentary script compares the size of the Amazon rainforest with that of China; The documentary script compares the length of the Amazon River with that of the Yangtze River. Para 2 uses comparisons, find the targets of comparisons and understand its function. While the reader may find a large figure too abstract to understand, making comparisons with fa