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Reading
Unit 4 Save the trees
1、拯救 save one’s life
2、节约 save money; save electricity
In this unit, we are going to talk about another of man’s best friends on Earth, trees.
A What do you know about …?(P44)
How much do you know about trees? Try the short quiz below.
1 Write down the names of the parts of a tree. Use the words from the box to help you.
branch fruit leaf root
fruit
root
leaf
branch
a. They help fight against pollution.
b. They provide us with wood, fruit, etc.
c. They are home to birds and animals.
d. All of the above.
2 What do trees do for us?
fight 战斗;打架
过去式:fought
fight for
为......而战
fight against
与......作斗争
fight with
与......并肩作战;与......打架
provide sb. with sth.
= provide sth. for sb.
为某人提供某物
word bank
Practice
根据中文意思完成句子。
1. 政府为村民们提供法律服务。
The government _______ the villagers ______
legal service.
= The government _______ legal service ______
the villagers.
provides with
provides for
B Before you read
Look at the pictures and the title of the interview on page 45. Then answer the questions below.
1 What do you think the interview is about?
a. The lives of trees.
b. Why trees are important in our daily lives.
2 What can we make from trees? Write down three examples.
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Chinese medicine
Furniture
fruit
paper
tea
oil
First Reading
Trees in our daily lives
Rebecca wants to know more about trees and how they help us. She is interviewing Dr Jones about trees.
P44
Read the first part of the conversation and answer the following question.
Why are trees major fighters against air pollution?
They keep the air cool and clean.
They take in harmful gases from the air.
They produce oxygen for us to breathe.
4、be harmful to
对......有害
同义: do harm to 伤害
反义:be good for对...有益
1.in many ways
在很多方面
2.keep保持;继续
①keep sb / sth + adj.
使某人/某物保持某种状态
②keep doing ...
继续做……
③ke