Unit 5 Revealing nature Vocabulary & Starting out 课件-2023-2024学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Vocabulary & Starting out Unit 5 Revealing nature 1. Learn the words of Unit 5. 2. Understand the importance of nature, and think about how to protect our nature. 英译汉 1.seed 2.disgrace 3.geologist 4.sample 5.ancestor 6.characteristic 7. worldwide 8. giant 9. myth 10. legend 11. cybercrime n. 种子，籽 n.丢脸，耻辱 n. 地质学家 n. 样本 n. (动物的)原种，祖先 n.特征，特性 adv.遍及全世界 adj.巨大的，特大的 n.(古代的)神话 n.传说，传奇 n. 网络犯罪 Activity 1　Important words. 汉译英 12．遥远的 adj. 13．进化 v. 14．猜想，怀疑 v. 15．产生，创造 v. 16．减少 v. 17．责怪，指责 v. 18．原始的，低等的 adj. 19．发现，察觉 v. 20．把……联系起来；连接 v. distant evolve suspect generate decline blame primitive detect link Activity 2　Important phrases. 1．源于……的，原产于…… 2．挤满 3．适应 4．各种各样的，种类繁多的 5．是……的栖息地/家乡 6．追溯到 7．完成(任务)；执行；实施 8．answer the call 9．be a disgrace 10．in question be native to be crowded with adapt to a variety of be home to date back to carry out 响应号召 是耻辱，是丢脸的事 讨论(议论)中的 1．What are they? Before you watch Komodo dragon (科莫多巨蜥) Duck­-billed platypus (鸭嘴兽) Nautilus (鹦鹉螺) Origin Komodo dragons were first encountered by Western researchers in 1910 who said the ancestor of the Komodo dragon most likely evolved in Australia and spread westward, reaching the Indonesian island of Flores 900,000 years ago. Size The Komodo dragon is the largest lizard in the world. It can grow to three metres in length and can weigh about 135 kilograms. Despite its size and weight, it can run for short distances at up to 20 kilometres per hour. Origin The oldest discovered fossil of the modern platypus dates back to about 100,000 years ago. Features The duck-billed platypus is a small egg-laying mammal (up to 60 cm in length) found only in Eastern Australia including Tasmania. As its name suggests, it has a mouth that looks like a duck’s bill, while its thick fur and flat tail are similar to those of a beaver（海狸）. Origin Fossil records indicate that the nautilus has survived relatively unchanged for around 500 million yea