Unit 1 Extended reading 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选修第一册

新牛津译林版高中英语选修一 Unit 1 Our Living Planet Extended Reading Before reading Watch and say What's the video about? It is about a journey to the center of the Earth. It is adapted from a classic science fiction novel written by Jules Verne, published in 1864. The story involves a German professor who believes there are volcanic tubes going towards the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew and their guide go down into an Icelandic volcano, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric creatures and natural hazards. Two months after they enter the underground world, they are carried upwards by a volcanic eruption to the surface of an island, off the coast of Italy. Most of his ideas in the novel about what the inside of the Earth contains have since been disproved, but it still manages to enchant the reader. What do you know about the inside of the Earth? What is the inside of the Earth made up of? And What are the features of each part? The Earth is composed of three layers: the crust, mantle and core. Crust(地壳) Mantle(地幔) Inner core (内核） Outer core (外核) Core (地核) a thin layer of rock on the Earth's surface hot, slow-moving rock below the crust and surrounding the core extremely hot, liquid iron mixed with other components, covering a solid centre, which is the innermost part of the Earth Now let's read the article and comic strip from a science magazine about the inside of the Earth to learn more details. Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible. While reading Look through the article quickly and complete the following table about its outline. Read for structure Inside the Earth Para. 1: Introduction to the topic of studying the inside of the Earth Para. 2: The __________ of studying the inside of the Earth Para. 3: The other __________ of studying the inside of the Earth Para. 4: The _______________________ of studying the inside of the Earth challenges benefits importance/significance Read Paras. 1&2 and answer the following question. Read for