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Unit 5
HUMANS AND NATURE
TOPIC TALK
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目录/CONTENTS
PART 1 VOCABULARY
PART 2 TEXT BOOK
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listen, read and talk about humans and nature.
learn to use relative clauses (when, where and why) and suffixes to express meaning, and also learn how to maintain, interrupt and end a conversation;
write a brochure about surviving a disaster;
view an episode about the universe and use what you have learnt to introduce the universe.
In this unit, you will:
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Activity1: What comes to your mind when you see the word “nature”? Add more words to the following diagram. Then talk about each aspect.
Nature
Living things:
different kinds of animals and plants
Natural landscapes:
forests, rivers, grass, hills, etc.
Natural disasters:
floods, droughts, hurricanes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, etc.
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Example There are many different kinds of animals and plants in nature.
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Living things:
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grass
hills
Natural landscapes:
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forest
river
Natural landscapes:
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earthquake
hurricane
typhoon
flood
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drought
mudslide
sandstorm
storm
snowstorm
tsunami
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How can we describe natural disasters?
How can we describe natural disasters?
视频:英国讽刺动画短片《人与自然》
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Activity 2: Read the Text Builder carefully. Then listen to the dialogue and complete it.
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Text Builder
Humans and Nature
Actually, the whole city is quite _________.
green
Comments
beautiful, quiet, green, busy, crowded
About 66% of the city is covered with
____________________.
Natural Landscape
water or green space, forests, trees and grass
water or green space
in fact /as a matter of fact
be covered with 被...覆盖
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It’s great for wildlife. You can see different kinds of _______.
Living Things
plants and animals, trees, flowers, weeds, 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 pollut