Unit 4 Save the trees 第5课时More practice, Culture corner 课件2023-2024学年沪教牛津版七年级下册英语

Unit 4 Save the trees Period 5 MP &Culture corner 牛津深圳版 七年级下 Learn about tea planting history and tea culture of Chinese tea. Learning objectives 1 2 Lean to use different strategies to read a passage about the Amazon rainforest. Predicting （预测） Skimming / Scanning (浏览) inferencing associating (推测关联) Appreciating Being critical (赏析) 2 Lead in The Amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world, where is it? What will it talk about? Predicting Pre-reading Location Size Living things Importance 4 Read the article below about the Amazon rainforest. While-reading The Amazon rainforest The Amazon rainforest in South America is the largest rainforest in the world. It covers five and a half million square kilometres of the Amazon Basin and spreads across nine countries. The Amazon rainforest is very important because it is home to thousands of animals, birds and insects. However, people are destroying the area by cutting down many of the trees. This is called “deforestation”. Many living things lose their homes because of deforestation. As a result, the number of kinds of animals, birds, insects and trees in the world is decreasing. We must do our best to protect the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon rainforest in South America is the largest rainforest in the world. It covers five and a half million square kilometres of the Amazon Basin and spreads across nine countries. The Amazon rainforest Para. 1 While-reading square kilometres 平方公里 the Amazon Basin 亚马孙盆地 spread across 横跨；遍布 Location Size How large is it? It is in South America. Skimming & Scanning What does it actually talk about? Where is the Amazon rainforest? It is 5.5 k㎡. While-reading The Amazon Basin The Amazon rainforest spreads across nine countries. The Amazon rainforest is very important because it is home to thousands of animals, birds and insects. However, people are destroying the area by cutting down many of the trees. This is called “deforestation”. Many living things lose their homes because of deforestation. As a result, the number of kinds of animals, birds, insects and trees in the world is decreasing. Para. 2 While-reading deforestation: n. the removal of trees. decrease: v. When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity. the number of: ……的数量，作主语，谓语动词用单数。 Why do many living things lose their home? Because of deforestation. danger importance living things We must do our best to protect the Amazon rainforest. Para. 3 While-reading What should we do according to the article? We should protect the Amazon rainforest. our responsibility do one’s best to do sth. = try one’s best to do sth. 意为“尽力做某事” Read the article again and find out the key points. While-reading The Amazon rainforest The Amazon rainforest in South America is the largest rainforest in the world. It covers five and a half million square kilometres of the Amazon Basin and spreads across nine countries. The Amazon rainforest is very important because it is home to thousands of animals, birds and insects. However, people are destroying the area by cutting down many of the trees. This is called “deforestation”. Many living things lose their homes because of deforestation. As a result, the number of kinds of animals, birds, insects and trees in the world is decreasing. We must do our best to protect the Amazon rainforest. importance size location danger our responsibility living things Post-reading Inferencing & Associating What does it mean? How large is the Amazon rainforest? It covers five and a half million square kilometres of the Amazon Basin and spreads across nine countries. Why is the Amazon rainforest very important? Because it is home to thousands of animals, birds and insects. 11 Post-reading Inferencing & Associating What does it mean? What does “deforestation” mean? It means destroying forests by cutting down the trees. What is the result of deforestation? Many living things lose their homes and the number of kinds of animals, birds, insects and trees in the world is decreasing. 12 Post-reading Inferencing & Associating What does it mean? What should we do according to the article? We should do our best to protect the Amazon rainforest. 13 Post-reading Appreciating cover spread be home to destroy as a result decrease content 内容 organization 行文 language 语言 logical danger our responsibility size location living things importance danger our responsibility 14 Post-reading Being Critical language 语言 content 内容 We must do our best to protect the Amazon rainforest. We must do our best to call for people’s attention on the Amazon rainforest. As students in China, are there any practical ways to protect the Amzon rainforest? It is home to thousands of animals, birds and insects. It is home to thousands of plants, animals and people. Aren't birds and insects also animals? 15 ( )1. The word “It” in Line 2 refers to ________. A. the Amazon rainforest B. South America C. the world D. Amazon Basin ( )2. How many countries does the Amazon rainforest spread across? A. Five. B. Six. C. Eight. D. Nine. A D Practice Read the article and choose the best answers. ( )3. Which of the following is true about the Amazon rainforest? A. The Amazon rainforest is the second largest rainforest in the world. B. The Amazon rainforest covers four and a half million square kilometres of the Amazon Basin. C. The Amazon rainforest is very important. D. The number of animals is increasing. C Practice ( )4. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To tell us about where the Amazon rainforest is. B. To tell us about many living things lose their home. C. To tell us something about animals, birds and insects. D. To tell us we should do our best to protect the Amazon rainforest. D Practice The Amazon rainforest is the (1)_______ rainforest in the world. It covers 5.5 millon square kilometres of the (2)______________. It spreads across (3)______ countries. The rainforest is important because it is (4)________ to many living things. The rainforest is in danger because of (5)_____________ (the cutting down of trees). largest Amazon Basin nine home deforestation Read the article again and then complete the notes. Practice What else do you know about the Amazon rainforest? In groups, do some research and discuss it. Let’s watch a video to learn more about the Amazon. Practice What else do you know about the Amazon rainforest? In groups, do some research and discuss it. How many species of mammals? How many plant species? How long is the Amazon River? How many species of birds? …… Amazon over 400 species of mammals over 1,300 species of birds more than 40,000 plant species close to 6,400 kilometers Practice Summary Mindmap of the article. 22 Culture corner Lead in Would you like a cup of tea? In China, tea has a very long history, and have formed the Chinese tea culture. Meanwhile, tea is helpful to our health, that’s why it is loved by so many people from ancient time till now. Lead in green tea white tea yellow tea Chinese tea can be divided into six categories according to the production method and fermentation degree: green tea, white tea, yellow tea, green tea(Wulong tea), black tea and dark tea. What kind of tea do you want to drink? green tea/Wulong tea black tea dark tea Pre-reading If you are a tea lover, how do you introduce Chinese tea to your foreign friends? history famous people and works types Chinese tea Tea is the most popular drink in the world besides water. All tea comes from the tea plant. People pick leaves from it to make tea. The habit of drinking tea has a long history in China. According to an old story, Chinese Emperor Shennong discovered tea. Lu Yu, a writer during the Tang Dynasty, wrote the first book about tea. There are several types of Chinese tea, such as white tea, green tea and black tea. While-reading black tea 红茶 According to an old story, who discovered tea? What did Lu Yu do during the Tang Dynasty? Where does tea come from? Read the passage and answer the following questions. Post- reading Further Thinking What can people do to protect the environment in order to save the rainforest ? What else do you know about the Chinese tea culture? Post- reading Summary 1. deforestation 2. decrease 3. thousands of 4. because of 5. as a result 6. the number of 7. do our best to do sth. 8. cut down 9. be home to 10. black tea Key words and Key Phrases 滥伐森林 减少 成千上万的 由于 结果 ……的数量 尽力做某事 砍到 是……的栖息地 红茶 Self-assessment How well do you know about this lesson? Tick (√)the boxes. ➊ I can lean to use different strategies to read a passage about the Amazon rainforest. 口 口 口 ❷ I can learn about tea planting history of Chinese tea. 口 口 口 ❸ I know the Chinese tea culture. 口 口 口 ❹ I can understand the new words and phrases in this unit. 口 口 口 Assessment Homework 1. With the help of reference books, organize key words and phrases in a notebook. 2. Retell the article according to the mind-map of the Amazon rainforest. 3. Research the information, disccus with classmates abouth the Amazon rainforest and the Chinese tea culture. 93075.555 $$