内容正文:
Unit 5 HUMANS AND NATURE
There are many different kinds of animals and plants in nature.
What comes to your mind when you see the word “nature”?
flood 洪水,水灾
drought 旱灾,干旱
hurricane 飓风
landslide 滑坡;塌方
volcanic eruption 火山爆发
forest
river
grass
hills
What comes to your mind when you see the word “nature”? Add more words to the diagram. Then talk about each aspect.
Nature
Living things:
different kinds of animals
and plants
Natural landscapes:
自然风景
forests, rivers, grass,
hills, etc.
Natural disasters(自然灾难):
floods, droughts, hurricanes,
landslides, volcanic eruptions
…
What else?
Environmental Problems:
air pollution
noise pollution
water pollution
soil pollution
climate pollution
changes to ecology
The destruction of jungles
n. 破坏,毁坏
destroy v. 破坏
Further Thinking
What caused so many environmental problems?
Human activities.
Read the Text Builder carefully. Then listen to the dialogue and complete it by underlining the words or expressions you hear.
You will be listening to a radio interview for information on humans and nature.
Humans and Nature
Actually, the whole city is quite____________.
Comments
beautiful, quiet, green, busy, crowded
green
Text Builder
About 66% of the city is covered with ______
_______________.
Natural landscape
water or green space, forests, trees and grass
water
or green space
It’s great for wildlife. You can see different kinds of _____________.
Living Things
plants, trees, flowers, weeds, animals, birds, fish, deer, insects, whales, dolphins, sharks, kangaroos, eagles, foxes
birds
There’s less _______________ now than fifty years ago. The biggest environmental problems are ______________ and _______________.
Environmental Problems
noise pollution, air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, climate change, changes to ecology, the destruction of jungles
water pollution
air pollution
noise pollution
听力文本
(P = Presenter S = Sarah Hughes)
P: And you are now on Radio Richmond.