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Unit 5
Natural wonders crying
aloud for help
Reading for swriting
Learning aims
●1.Students can identify the problems faced by natural
wonders and establish environmental protection awareness. ●2.Focus on the core vocabulary and phrases of this lesson, as well as the application of comparative and superlative
degrees of adjectives and adverbs.
●3.Complete a paragraph on the topic "A Natural Wonder
Crying for Help".
Match the words with the pictures
wonders.
a
river
of the natural
b
d
lake
rainforest
sea
C
1.What does "crying aloud"mean inChinese?
哭出声大声喊
2.the meaning of the title?
Some amazing natural places are in danger and need our help.
3.What figure of speech(修辞手法)is used?
Drcanifina+ion 1t I\
Look at the title and answer the questions.
Natural wonders
●I'm not a sea but a lake.And I'm not dead.In fact,I've got many
plants and animals.I'm saltier than any sea,so people can lie on my
surface.Rivers flow into me.But now people take too much water
from them.My water level is going down.I am becoming smaller year
by year.Take less water,or I'll dry up within the next 100 years.Then I really will be dead!
Careful reading
Read Para 1 and answer.
● 1.What is the Dead Sea?
It's not a sea but a lake.It's saltier than any sea.
●2.What problem does it face?
● People too much water it. The water level
is _ —————_ · The lake is becoming year by year.
●3.What should people do to help it?
● People should take less water.
Careful reading
Rain forest-forest =rain
· I’m the rainforest of Madagascar.As my name suggests,I make rain for my plants and animals, such as monkeys,snakes and many kinds of flowers.For 80%of them,I’m their only home in the world.However,people are cutting down my trees for wood and to make space for farming.Please stop it.I'm disappearing.
Careful reading
Read Para 2 and answer.
1.What is the rainforest?
oIt is the only home for many and in the world.
●2.What problem does it face?
●People are cutting down its trees for wood and to make space
for farming.
●3.What should people do to help it?
●People should stop cutting down its trees.
I'm a glacier at the Glacier National Park in America.It's a land full of ice and snow.Do you want to explore the white world in the film Frozen? Then my home is the best choice.Two hundred years ago,there were about 150 glaciers.But now, there are around 25.Please stop climate change.
Careful reading
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Careful reading
Read Para 3 and answer.
●1.What is the Glacier National Park?
oIt's a land full of ice and snow.
●2.What problem does it face?
●Two hundred years ago,there were about 150 glaciers.But
now,there are around 25.
●3.What should people do to help it?
●People should stop climate change.
After reading
Complete the table with the words and expressions from the passage.
What problems do they face?
Rivers flow into it.But now people₄ too much water from
them. People are cutting down
trees for wood and
5 _space for
farming. 6
years ago,
there were about 150
glaciers.Now there are around 25.
What are they?
The Dead Sea is not a
sea but a¹ .It is
saltier than any sea. The² of
Madagascar is the only home for many plants and animals. The Glacier National Park
in America is a land full of 3
What should people d o?
Take less water. Stop cutting down trees. Stop climate change.
What problems do they f ace?
Rivers flow into it.But
now pe 4
to
too much water from
them. Two
People are cutting down trees for wood and
make
space for
farming. hundred
years ago,
there were about 150
glaciers.Now there are
around 25.
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e
l
k
p
a
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t
What are they?
The Dead Sea is not a sea but a¹lake.It is saltier than any sea. Therainforest of
Madagascar is the only home for many plants
and animals. The Glacier National Park in America is a land full of
³ ice and snow
Check the answers.
1.In Frozen,the world is cold and full of ice and snow.In Waterworld,the world is covered in water,with no land.The writer mentions the two
films to show the serious problem of climate change.
2. It's important because natural wonders are beautiful.They give us hope and seeing them makes us happy.Also,they are home to many plants and
animals.The life cannot live without lakes,rainforests and glaciers.
Think and share
1 What is the world like in Frozen and Waterworld?Why does the writer mention the two films?
Learning to think for question 2 Try to find the importance from different sides. Why is it important for us?Why is it important for nature itself?
2 Why is it important to stop these natural wonders from disappearing?
oThink and share.
第二课
Language points--
The Dead Sea could die!
not..but...不 是 … 而 是…. he dead 夫世的
in fact=actually 事实上比 … 更咸;salty-saltier ead. In fact,I've got many 躺在我的表面lim: take ...from … than ai流进 , so people can lie o1从…拿走…
太多水; too much+不可数10水平面le tak下降 nuch
water 变得更小 n.I一年年地 le更少的水;little-less 否则干涸,枯竭al 在接下来100年内 [akeless water, orI'll dry upwithin the next 100 years.Then I really will be dead!
Language points-- /mædə'gæska
Rain forest-forest =/rain / 正如
暗示 th 例如such as/ of Madag 达加斯加 my name suggests for example rmy很多种 ind animals,such as]monkeys,sna 他们唯一的家园 kinds off在世界上 or 80 然 而 hem 砍倒; cut-cut-cutting mein the world. However,people are cutting down my trees for wood and to make space for farming.Please stop it.I'm
disappearing. 为农业制造空间
Careful reading--
If Frozen turns into Waterworld...
冰川国家公园
I'm a glac充满 the Glacier National Park in America.It's a land full ofjice and snow.Do you want to explore th(最佳选择 rld in t两百年前 rozen? Then my home is the best choice Two hundred years ago. there were about 150阻止气候变化t now,there are around 25.Please stop climate change.I’m
turning into Waterworld!
变成
cry aloud for help
flow into
on one's surface
go down
year by year
dry up
such as
cut down
●大声呼救
●流入
●在……的表面 ●下降
●年复一年
●干涸
●像,诸如,例如
●砍伐
Summary
事实上
为……留出地方 变成
充满
气候变化
面对/有……问题 in fact
make space for...
turn into
full of
climate change
It faces/has a problem of...
· What problem does it face?
People should fight climate change by using less energy and protecing the environment.This can help protect the ice and the animals that live there.
· What should people do?
Writing, The south pole calling for help
The South Pole is facing problems from climate change,which is causing the ice to melt.This can lead to rising sea levels and loss of homes for animals.
It is very cold and covered in ice and snow.It's located at the bottom of the world in Antarctica and is home to penguins and other unique animals.
● What is it like?
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