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Unit 5 Love Mother Nature
Theme Reading
北京市仁爱教育研究所
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Learning Objectives
运用通过图片来猜测词义的阅读策略来理解文中的生词。
在对比和比较的思维技巧帮助下理解文中的细节。
领悟大自然的多姿多彩。
一、生词速查(根据汉语意思写出下列单词)
1. _______ pron.大量;充足
2. _____ det.,adj.有些,几个;很少 pron.一些
3. ________ n.奇迹v.想知道
4. ______ adj.主要的
5. __________ n.差别;差异
6. ______ n.马
7. _______ v.喝;饮n.饮料
plenty
few
wonder
main
difference
horse
drink
二、短语速记(用英文写出下列短语)
1. _____________________不同的居住地
2. __________ 许多,大量
3. ________ 以……为食
4. __________________ 自然奇观
5. _______________ 许多种类的……
different living places
plenty of
live on
wonders of nature
many kinds of
三、情境创生:Kate今年刚来中国,她想暑假去旅行。请根据情境完
成句子。
1.Kate的父母问她暑假想去做什么,她想去看海,可以这样回答:
______________________
I want to see the sea.
2.Kate的父母问她为什么想去看海,她可以说:
__________________________________________________________________
________________
Because I want to see different fish and plants. I want to see the blue
sky and water.
3.Kate的父母问她当地夏天的气候怎么样,她可以这样说:
____________________________
It's hot and wet in summer.
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Pre-reading
Activity 1 Pair work. Look at the pictures and talk about what you know about rainforests and deserts.
1. What’s the difference between them?
2. What do they have in common?
(the climate, food, animals…)
be home to…
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While-reading
Skim the text, and then find out the right answer.
What is the main idea of the text?
It’s about the climates in rainforests and deserts.
It’s about the animals in rainforests and deserts.
Rainforests and deserts are two different living
places in nature.
D. It’s about the plants in rainforests and deserts.
[meɪn] adj. 主要的
2. Write a proper title for the text.
____________________________________
Rainforests and Deserts
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While-reading
Scan the text, and then find out the right answer.
What is the climate like in rainforests?
Why do only a few animals live in the desert?
[fju:] det., adj. 有些,几个pron. 一些
It is warm and wet, and it rains a lot.
They don’t have much to eat and many of them live on other small animals.
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While-reading
Activity 2 Read the text and guess the meaning of the underlined words.
Rainforests and deserts are two very different living places in nature.
In a rainforest, it is warm and wet, and it rains a lot. You can find many kinds of plants and animals there. Plants can grow very tall, and animals have plenty of food to eat. The desert is hot and dry. It rains very little there. There are also some kinds of plants in the desert, like cactuses. These plants can keep water. Only a few animals can live in the desert because animals don’t have much to eat. Most desert animals live on other small animals.
Rainforests and deserts are wonders of nature. They are home to many animals and plants.
plenty: 大量
cactuses: 仙人掌
[‘wʌndə(r)] n. 奇迹 v.想知道
[‘plenti] pron.
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While-reading
Activity 3 Read the text carefully and complete the table.
Paragraph 1
(Beginning) The two different ______________ in nature.
Paragraph 2
(Body) The main differences:
climate
_____________
_____________
Paragraph 3
(End) They are:
_____________ of nature
_____________ to animals and plants
living places
plants
animals
wonders
home
[‘dɪfrəns] n. 差别
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While-reading
Activity 2 Read it again and find out the main idea of each paragraph.
Rainforests and deserts are two very different living places in nature.
In a rainforest, it is warm and wet, and it rains a lot. You can find many kinds of plants and animals there. Plants can grow very tall, and animals have plenty of food to eat. The desert is hot and dry. It rains very little there. There are also some kinds of plants in the desert, like cactuses. The plants can keep water grow. Only a few animals can live in the desert. They don’t have much to eat and many of them live on other small animals.
Rainforests and deserts are wonders of nature. They are home to many animals and plants.
Paragraph 1: Introduction(介绍)
Paragraph 2: Differences
Paragraph 3: Similarities(相似点)
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While-reading
Rainforests
Climate:____________
and____________
Plants:_____________
Animals: many kinds,
with____________
Deserts
Climate:______________
and______________
Plants:_______________
Animals: only a few kinds,
live on_______________
They are the wonders of nature and home to many animals and plants.
warm
wet
very tall
plenty of food
hot
dry
some kinds of plants
other small animals
Activity 4 Complete the comparison and contrast chart according to the text.
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Post-reading
Retell the text with the help of the comparison and contrast chart.
Rainforests
Climate:____________
and____________
Plants:_____________
Animals: many kinds,
with____________
Deserts
Climate:______________
and______________
Plants:_______________
Animals: only a few kinds,
live on_______________
They are the wonders of nature and home to many animals and plants.
warm
wet
very tall
plenty of food
hot
dry
some kinds of plants
other small animals
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Post-reading
Activity 5 Fill in the blanks with the phrases in the box, and then match the sentences with the pictures.
plenty of many kinds of live on be home to
Horses _______________ grass and they drink water.
There are ______________ flowers in my garden.
The sea _______________ different kinds of fish.
There is _______________ food for animals in the rainforest.
( )
( )
( )
( )
live on
many kinds of
is home to
plenty of
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任务驱动一 “词”随我动
1.用所给词的正确形式填空。
(1)I like _________ (drink) tea.
(2)The Great Wall is one of the seven _________ (wonder) in the
world.
(3)We're _________ (difference) in some ways, and we're similar in
other ways.
(4)We should ______(bring) enough water.
(5)There are many _______(plant) in our school.
drinking
wonders
different
bring
plants
2.根据汉语意思完成句子。
(1)在热带雨林,雨水很多。
In the rainforest, it rains ______.
a lot
(2)天气又热又湿。
The weather is _____ and _____.
hot
wet
(3)沙漠里没有很多的树。
There are not ____________ in the desert.
many trees
(4)我的家乡是个很棒的地方。
My hometown is ______________.
a great place
(5)世界上有很多自然奇观。
There are many __________________ in the world.
wonders of nature
Only a few animals can live in the desert. 只有一些动
物可以在沙漠生存。
用法总结 a few 意为“一些”,表示肯定意义,但当其前有only修饰时,表
示否定意义。
知识拓展 辨析few、a few、little、a little
肯定意义 否定意义 后接名词
a few一些;几个 few很少(几乎没有) 可数名词复数
a little一点儿 little很少(几乎没有) 不可数名词
素养训练 根据汉语意思完成句子。
1.我买了几个苹果做水果沙拉。
I bought _______ apples to make apple salad.
a few
2.读书如交友,应少而精。
Books and friends should be _____ but good.
few
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Summary
We learn:
the differences and similarities between rainforests and deserts.
how to apply the reading strategies of skimming, scanning and guessing the word meaning through pictures.
how to use a comparison and contrast chart to retell a text.
We can:
have a better understanding of the diversity of nature.
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Homework
You should:
retell the text fluently with the help of comparison and contrast chart.
You may:
search for some information about two other landforms.
draw a comparison and contrast chart about them.
share it in class.
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