Unit 4 Our World Topic 1 What’s the strongest animal on the farm? Section C课件2023-2024学年仁爱科普版英语八年级上册

Unit 4 Our World Topic 1 What’s the strongest animal on the farm? Section C Watch a video and try to write down some key words. Lead in It’s hot. It’s humid / wet. It rains a lot. There are all kinds of species. The trees are very tall. Where is it? According to the video, this place is…? Feature Rainforests What are rainforests? Rainforests are … Pair work Let’s learn more about rainforest！ Rainforests Rainforests are thick forests in the hot parts of the world. It rains a lot and the ground is always wet. It’s always dark and hot in rainforests. Rainforests cover 6% of the earth’s surface. They provide places to live for thousands of plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth. There are lots of tall trees and other different kinds of plants. Thousands and thousands of animals live in rainforests. Many of them live in the trees over 30 meters from the ground. Rainforests are very important to us. They are the lungs of the earth. The plant.in the forests help to make the air fresher and cleaner. They also help to hold the waterwhen it rains and keep the water cycling. They play an important part in controllingthe climate. Rainforests also help to keep the beauty of nature. Wihout rainforestsmany beautiful plants and animals would die out. Rainforests give us wood, foodfruit, medicine, and many more useful things. We need rainforests for many reasons. But now, rainforests are becoming smaller and smaller, so we should protect them. What’s the main idea of the two paragraphs? Para1. The features ( 特征 ) of rainforests. Para. 2 Importance of rainforests Rainforests are thick forests in the hot parts of the world. It rains a lot and the ground is always wet. It’s always dark and hot in rainforests. Rainforests cover 6% of the earth’s surface. They provide places to live for thousands of plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth. There are lots of tall trees and other different kinds of plants. Thousands and thousands of animals live in rainfore