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第 4 课 时(1a~1f)
Section B How are plants and animals connected us?
Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals
单词:connect,connected,without,imagine,honey,disappointed,connection, pollination,pollen,action,per cent,planet,store,honeycomb,communicate,ecosystem,protect,importance,title,human,ant
短语:be connected with/to,in fact,for this reason,in order to,play a part (in sth),be home to sb/sth
make friends, get to know, full name, last name
读懂有关介绍动植物与人类的联系的语篇。
Learning Goals
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思考并分享动植物对人类的重要性。
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Look at the picture below and explain some interesting facts about it.
Warming up
The text is about the importance of bees. They help plants grow through pollination. Now their number is dropping and we need to protect them.
Look at the title and the pictures below. Guess what the text is about.
1a
We Can’t Live Without Bees
Imagine you go to the supermarket in your area, but there are almost no fruits, vegetables, honey, milk, eggs, or chocolate. How would you feel? Disappointed? Angry? Sad? At this moment you realize people, plants, and animals are all connected. We need each other to live, and bees are one of the best examples of this connection.
Bees are very hard-working animals, and their greatest work is pollination. On one trip, they often visit 50 to 100 flowers. As they fly from one flower to another, they take pollen with them. This action helps plants grow. In fact, without their work , about 80 per cent of the plants in the world cannot grow. For this reason, many scientists believe that bees are the most important animals on this planet.
Listen and read the passage.
1b
Bees are also one of the most interesting animals in the world. For example, they work hard together to make their homes. In order to store honey, they create honeycombs. Another interesting thing about bees is how they communicate. When a bee finds new food, it uses a dance to tell the others where and how far away the food is.
Bees play an important part in the ecosystem of our planet. However, the number of bees is dropping, and scientists are worried. Bees need our help, and there is a lot we can do. Think about what you can do to protect one of the most amazing animals on earth.
Listen and read the passage.
1b
We Can’t Live Without Bees
Imagine you go to the supermarket in your area, but there are almost no fruits, vegetables, honey, milk, eggs, or chocolate. How would you feel? Disappointed? Angry? Sad? At this moment you realize people, plants, and animals are all connected. We need each other to live, and bees are one of the best examples of this connection.
Bees are very hard-working animals, and their greatest work is pollination. On one trip, they often visit 50 to 100 flowers. As they fly from one flower to another, they take pollen with them. This action helps plants grow. In fact, without their work , about 80 per cent of the plants in the world cannot grow. For this reason, many scientists believe that bees are the most important animals on this planet.
Read the text and underline the adjectives the writer uses to describe bees.
1b
Bees are also one of the most interesting animals in the world. For example, they work hard together to make their homes. In order to store honey, they create honeycombs. Another interesting thing about bees is how they communicate. When a bee finds new food, it uses a dance to tell the others where and how far away the food is.
Bees play an important part in the ecosystem of our planet. However, the number of bees is dropping, and scientists are worried. Bees need our help, and there is a lot we can do. Think about what you can do to protect one of the most amazing animals on earth.
Read the text and underline the adjectives the writer uses to describe bees.
1b
We Can’t Live Without Bees
Imagine you go to the supermarket in your area, but there are almost no fruits, vegetables, honey, milk, eggs, or chocolate. How would you feel? Disappointed? Angry? Sad? At this moment you realize people, plants, and animals are all connected. We need each other to live, and bees are one of the best examples of this connection.
Bees are very hard-working animals, and their greatest work is pollination. On one trip, they often visit 50 to 100 flowers. As they fly from one flower to another, they take pollen with them. This action helps plants grow. In fact, without their work , about 80 per cent of the plants in the world cannot grow. For this reason, many scientists believe that bees are the most important animals on this planet.
Listen and read the passage.
1b
蜂蜜
没有;缺乏
失望的;沮丧的
想象;猜想
联系;连接
授粉
花粉
行动;行为
确切地说;实际上
百分之……
出于这个原因
行星
Bees are also one of the most interesting animals in the world. For example, they work hard together to make their homes. In order to store honey, they create honeycombs. Another interesting thing about bees is how they communicate. When a bee finds new food, it uses a dance to tell the others where and how far away the food is.
Bees play an important part in the ecosystem of our planet. However, the number of bees is dropping, and scientists are worried. Bees need our help, and there is a lot we can do. Think about what you can do to protect one of the most amazing animals on earth.
Listen and read the passage.
1b
为了;以便
蜂巢
交流;沟通
保护;防护
生态系统
play a part(in sth)参与某事
Read again and complete the mind map with the
information from the text.
(2)50 to 100 flowers
(3)plants grow
(4)dropping
(5)work hard together to make their homes/create honeycombs
(6)use a dance to tell the others where and how far away the food is
(1)pollination
1c
The Amazing World of Bees
Discuss the questions.
1. Can you give another title for the text?
1d
Discuss the questions.
1d
Bees have a well-organised social life. In a beehive(蜂房), the queen bee can live for many years and lay about one thousand eggs daily. Female worker bees do different jobs as they grow older.
2. What other interesting facts do you know about bees?
Discuss the questions.
1d
Ants dig tunnels. This makes the soil get air. It helps plant roots get oxygen. It is good for the crops we eat. Butterflies help with pollination. When they drink nectar, they move pollen around. This helps plants make new plants. Some fruit-bearing plants need their help to grow the fruits we eat.
3. What do you know about the connection between humans and other insects, such as ants and butterflies?
Imagine you are the writer. Write one more
paragraph about bees and add it to the text.
Bees are great at adapting. They can live in many places, like meadows and dry areas. In different habitats, they find and use various flowers. This helps keep local ecosystems in balance. For example, in mountains, they pollinate wild flowers that small animals eat. These small animals are food for bigger ones. So bees are key in nature’s web, making it work well. Protecting bees is protecting nature’s balance and its many different life forms.
1e
How do you understand the connection between
plants, animals, and people? Think of some examples
and then share them with a partner.
A: We all know people and nature are connected. But can you give me an example of how they are connected?
B: Sure. I visited a small town in Guangdong once. There are many large trees in the town. They are home to many birds. A lot of tourists come to see the trees and the birds.
1f
We Can’t Live Without Bees 没有蜜蜂我们无法生存
without 〔介词〕没有;缺乏
其后可跟名词、人称代词宾格或动词-ing形式,用来表示伴随或假设的情况。
其反义词为 with(具有;带有)。
without doing sth 没有做某事
We can’t live without water and air.没有水和空气,我们就无法生存。
拓展 一般情况下,含有 without 的句子可以和含有 if...not... 结构的句子进行同义转换。
I couldn’t finish the work without your help.
=If you didn’t help me, I couldn’t finish the work.
没有你的帮助,我就完不成这项工作。
Language points
2. Imagine you go to the supermarket in your area, but there are almost no fruits, vegetables, honey, milk, eggs, or chocolate.想象一下,你去当地的超市,但是那里几乎没有水果、蔬菜、蜂蜜、牛奶、鸡蛋或巧克力。
imagine〔及物动词〕想象;猜想
其后可接名词、代词、动词 -ing 形式或从句作宾语。
imagine (sb)doing sth 想象(某人)做某事
Imagine life without hot water.
想象一下没有热水的生活。
I can’t imagine what our life will be like in 2050.
我无法想象2050年我们的生活会是什么样的。
3. In fact, without their work, about 80 percent of the plants in the world cannot grow.事实上,如果没有它们的工作,世界上约百分之八十的植物都无法生长。
in fact 确切地说;实际上
其中 fact 是名词,意为“现实;事实”。
In fact, she is talented in music.事实上,她有音乐天赋。
Few people know the fact.知道这个事实的人不多。
In fact, happiness is always around you, if you put your heart into it.
事实上,如果你用心,幸福一直在你身边。
4. In order to store honey, they create honeycombs.
为了储存蜂蜜,它们建造蜂巢。
in order to 为了;以便
表示目的,后接动词原形,可放在句首或句中。
其否定形式为in order not to。
In order to be both green and smart, Chinese EV makers are trying hard to improve technologies like battery qualities and AI support.
为了既环保又智能,中国电动汽车制造商正在努力改善电池质量和人工智能支持等技术。(2024 苏州中考)
4. In order to store honey, they create honeycombs.
为了储存蜂蜜,它们建造蜂巢。
in order to 为了;以便
动词不定式和 in order that 也可表示目的。
两者有时可与in order to 进行同义转换。
I worked hard to get good grades.
= I worked hard in order that I could get good grades.
= I worked hard in order to get good grades.
我努力学习以便能取得好成绩。
5. Another interesting thing about bees is how they communicate.
关于蜜蜂的另一件趣事是它们如何交流。
communicate 〔动词〕
①交流;沟通
communicate with sb 与某人交流
We can communicate with people from all over the world.
我们能与世界各地的人进行交流。
②传达,传递(意见、感情、消息等)
He communicates his ideas very clearly.
他非常清楚地传达了他的想法。
6. Bees play an important part in the ecosystem of our planet.
蜜蜂在我们地球的生态系统中起着重要的作用。
play a part( in sth )参与(……);(在……中)发挥作用
其后可接名词、代词或动词的 -ing 形式。
意为“参与”时,同义短语为take part in;
意为“在……中发挥作用”时,同义短语为 play a role in。
Every student should play a part in keeping our classroom clean.
每个学生都应该参与保持教室干净。
7. However, the number of bees is dropping and scientists
are worried. 然而,蜜蜂的数量正在下降,科学家们对此感到担忧。
辨析: the number of 与 a number of
两者后都跟可数名词复数形式,虽仅有冠词不同,但意义和用法却大不相同:
the number of “…… 的数量” , 作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式;
a number of “许多” ,相当于 many 。作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。
The number of the students in our class is 50.我们班的学生人数是 50。
A number of students are playing soccer on the playground.
许多学生正在操场上踢足球。
8. Think about what you can do to protect one of the most amazing animals on earth.想想你能做些什么来保护地球上最神奇的动物之一。
protect 〔动词〕保护;防护
protect...against/from...“保护……免于……”
Protecting nature is to protect ourselves.
保护大自然就是保护我们自己。
Over the years, China has worked hard to protect migratory birds.
多年来,中国一直努力保护候鸟。(2024 连云港中考)
Practice
一、根据句意及汉语提示完成句子
1. A good story can _________(连接)different people’s hearts.
2. My mum was _________ (沮丧的) because I forgot her birthday.
3. We _________ (贮存) our old books in that big box.
4. We learn to ______________ (交流) with others in English.
5. We should plant more trees to ________ (保护)the environment.
6. We should understand the __________ (重要性)of studying hard.
disappointed
store
connect
protect
importance
communicate
二、从方框中选择合适的短语完成句子
1. He said he didn’t like reading. _________, he has a lot of books at home.
2. We plant more trees _____________ make our city more beautiful.
3. Teachers ______________________ students’ growth.
4. The Amazon rainforest _____________ many kinds of wild animals.
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In fact
in order to
is home to
play an important part in
in order to play an important part in in fact be home to
Read the passage in 1b and review the key points;
Remember the new words and phrases in 1a-1f…
Homework
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