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Unit 8 Save our world
Lesson 47
Connected to Nature
bee
ant
dove
die
dead
species
respect
n. 蜜蜂
n. 蚂蚁
n. 鸽子
v. 死
adj. 死的
n. 物种;种类
v. 尊敬;敬重
Words
bee
ant
dove
die
dead
species
respect
n. 蜜蜂
n. 蚂蚁
n. 鸽子
v. 死
adj. 死的
n. 物种;种类
v. 尊敬;敬重
Words
To understand the passage about nature
To raise the awareness that all living things are connected
To learn some words and expressions:
start out species respect
If the birds eat the sick or dead fish, they may die off.
Some birds live off fish.
objectives
Can you list any living things?
Have you heard of food chain? Can you give us an example?
A simple food chain could start with grass, which is eaten by rabbits. Then the rabbits are eaten by foxes.
Do all the living things on the planet depend on one another?
What can we do for nature?
Free talk
Read the lesson and put these sentences in the correct order.
( )All living things are connected.
( )We should protect the environment.
( )Living things live in the world.
( )All living things need water and food to grow.
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Task 1
Flowers and trees are not living things.
2. Food and water make living things grow big and strong.
3. All living things are connected.
4. Ants are small, so it doesn’t matter if they die off.
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but it may make other species die off
Task 2
1. List some living things.
2. What will happen if people pollute the rivers and oceans?
3. What will happen if the birds eat the sick or dead fish?
4. What helps people grow big and strong?
5. What’s the effect if one species dies off?
Answer the following questions.
Task 3
1. List some living things.
People; flowers; grass; trees; bees; ants; doves; cats…
2. What will happen if people pollute the rivers and oceans?
Fish may get sick or even die if people pollute the rivers and oceans.
Check the answers.
3. What will happen if the birds eat the sick or dead fish?
If the birds eat the sick or dead fish, they may die off.
4. What helps people grow big and strong?
Fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and water help people grow big and strong.
5. What’s the effect if one species dies off?
If one species dies off, then another species may die off, followed by another, and another…
living
start out
ants
grow
think about
depend on
die
live off
dead
die off
species
respect
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living
start out
ants
grow
think about
depend on
die
live off
dead
die off
species
respect
Do you know the meanings of the underlined phrases?
Task 4
Fill in the blanks and try to retell the text.
The natural world is filled with living things. Living things __________ weak and small and slowly grow strong and big. All living things need food and water _________. All living things are connected and __________ each other. Nature is a balance _________ all the living things on the planet. If one species dies off, then another _____________, followed by another, and another… We should ________ the earth and all the living things on it.
start out
to grow
depend on
between
may die off
respect
Task 5
Group work
Work in groups. Research the life of one animal or plant and create a poster that explains and describes the life of that animal or plant. Here are some ideas:
☺Where does it live?
☺What does it eat?
☺How does it affect the other animals and plants that live near it?
☺How does it affect people?
Do some practice
启程,开始做
以……为食,以……为生
相继死去,灭绝
取决于
生病
充满了……
生活在同一个星球上
start out
live off
die off
depend on
get sick
be filled with…
live on the same planet
Translate the following phrases into English.
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
respect
follow
connected
died
dead
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the sentences below.
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D
A
C
Ⅰ . 根据句意及提示填写单词。
1. Can you find anything that is smaller than an ________ (蚂蚁)?
2. My grandmother _________ (死) of hunger in the old days.
3. There are several thousand __________ (物种) of trees in the city.
4. It is important to show love and _________ (尊敬) to the old.
5. The tiger was shot _________ (死的) by a hunter.
ant
died
species
respect
dead
Ⅱ . 用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Each of the students _________ (be) reading in the classroom now.
2. Plants need air, water and sunshine _________ (grow).
3. Animals and plants are __________ (live) things.
4. How many __________ (species) of deer are there in Britain?
5. We found lots of _________ (die) fish in the river. What happened?
is
to grow
living
species
dead
Ⅲ . 根据汉语意思完成下列句子。
1. 他们以水果和坚果为食。
They ______ _______ fruit and nuts.
2. 她爷爷十年前就去世了。
Her grandfather has _______ ________ since ten years ago.
3. 明天是否去动物园得看天气。
Whether we will go to the zoo tomorrow _______ _______ the weather.
4. 如果暴风雪不停,这些羊会相继死去。
If the snowstorm doesn’t stop, the sheep will _______ _______.
5. 我们明天早上五点动身。
We will _______ _______ at 5:00 tomorrow morning.
live off
been dead
depends on
die off
start out
The hero has been ________(die) for more than 50 years and we miss him forever.
2. What time did you__________ (出发)?
3. Most of the Asians _________(以……为食) rice.
4. The poor children___________(相续死去) because of lack of food.(缺乏食物)
5. - How did the boy_________(得病) ?-- To eat the unhealthy food.
dead
start out
live off
died off
get sick
Homework
1. Discuss with your classmates and try to get more effective ways to protect the earth.
2. Preview the new words and expressions in Lesson 48.
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