Unit 1 Nature in the balance Reading 公开课课件-2023-2024学年高中英语译林版(2020)必修第三册

Unit 1 Nature in the balance Reading 1 The Amazon rainforest: a natural treasure Let us not, however, flatter ourselves overmuch on account of our human victories over nature. For each such victory nature takes its revenge on us. ———Friedrich Engels 但是我们不要过分陶醉于人类对自然界的胜利。对于每一次这样的胜利，自然都会对我们进行报复。 ———弗里德里希·恩格斯 Pre-reading What plants or animals do you know about? What is special about them? What plants do you know about? What is special about them? Pre-reading Watch a video Judging from the title and pictures, What do you think this script is about? Pre-reading—explore the title &pictures the Amazon jungle and the plants and animals found there. —— natural treasures because they are valuable to the Amazon. The plants and animals living in the Amazon rainforest are unusual and beautiful. A wide variety of animals depend on the rainforest for shelter and food. Skim and grasp the main idea Amazon rainforst Para. 2 Basic information about the rainforest Para. 3 Plant biodiversity; levels of the rainforest Para. 1 Introduction to the Amazon rainforest Para. 5 Animal biodiversity; food chain Para. 4 Animal biodiversity; food chain A1 Detailed reading Paragraph 1 Question：What is the topic sentence? As the largest rainforest in the world, it plays a significant role in maintaining the fine balance of the Earth’s ecosystem. 02 01 03 04 06 05 07 08 ____countries and one overseas region Around ______ km2 of forest About ______km in length more than _____ plant species More than _______ bird species Over ______species of mammals Over _____of all the Earth’s oxygen produced About _____ the rainforest lost over the past 50 years 8 6 million 6,400 40,000 1,300 400 20% 17% Work out figures Read Paragraph 3 and complete the mind map about different levels of the rainforest. Detailed reading The forest’s different levels the ma