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Unit 1 Nature in the balance
Reading
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Para. 1: Introduction to the Amazon rainforest
Para. 2: Basic information about the rainforest
Para. 3: _____________________________________
Para. 4: ______________________________________
Para. 5: ______________________________________
Complete part A1 on page 4 with the main idea of each paragraph.
Analysing the structure
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Watch a video about the Amazon rainforest
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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
Structure
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Passage Structure
Introduction
Basic information
Plant biodiversity
Different levels
Animal biodiversity
Food chain
Value
Threat
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Read para. 1 carefully and try to find the theme of the script.
While reading
play a ...role in 在...方面起着....的作用
作为世界上最大的雨林,它在维持地球生态系统的微妙平衡上扮演着举足轻重的角色。
Leona
A huge sea of: a lot of, plenty of (大量的,许多)
Be alive with: be full of things that are alive (充满,到处都是)
Introduction(Para.1)
What springs to your mind when you read this sentence?
Welcome to the jungle, a huge sea of green alive with the sounds of animals.
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欢迎来到丛林,这是一篇绿色的海洋,处处能听到动物的声音。
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Basic information
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The author writes about the ______, the ______,
the ______ and the ______ of the Amazon rainforest.
location
size
name
biodiversity
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The price includes both house and furniture.
I hate animals, ____________ dogs.
I hate animals, dogs _____________.
The Amazon rainforest crosses into eight countries, including Brazil and Peru, and one overseas region of France, all on the South American continent.
亚马孙雨林穿过包括巴西、秘鲁在内的八个国家,以及一块法国的海外领地,都位于南美洲大陆。