Unit 1 Nature Period 1 Reading A 课件 2023-2024学年上外版英语（2020）必修第二册

Reading A Natural Garden Unit 1 NATURE Lead in What is natue? Nature is where all creatures live. Lead in What is the relation between nature and creatures? Pre-reading 1. Is everything in nature connected or not? trees flowers grass rivers mountains birds lions nature nature Reading The Natural Garden vocabulary nature n. natural adj. The king was full of regrets. He wanted to restore the beauty of his gardens, but it would take many years. The king had the tree—the only thing that he disliked in the garden—cut down. The king realized that there were no more living creatures in his gardens. A young man came with an explanation and a solution. The king sent for advisers, but none of them was able to explain the mystery. The king had gardens as beautiful as paradise. Put the sentences in the right order according to the story 6 2 3 5 4 1 The king had gardens as beautiful as paradise. 1 The king had the tree—the only thing that he disliked in the garden—cut down. 2 The king realized that there were no more living creatures in his gardens. 3 The king sent for advisers, but none of them was able to explain the mystery. 4 A young man came with an explanation and a solution. 5 The king was full of regrets. He wanted to restore the beauty of his gardens, but it would take many years. 6 corresponding paragraphs Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4-7 Para. 8 7 Reading There once lived a king who had a palace with beautiful gardens. In those gardens lived thousands of creatures (living things) representing hundreds of different species It was a paradise (heaven). para.1 Vocabulary creature 生物，动物 species 物种(单数) paradise 天堂 Question Time 1. Summarize the first paragraph in one sentence. Varieties of plants and animals lived happily in the king’s gardens. Reading There was only one thing that the king disliked – the remains of a huge tree standing in the middle of the gardens. It was withered (droop