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Unit 6
Beautiful landscapes
Reading
学习目标
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To master some new words and phrases.
To learn about four main landscapes through reading.
To talk about your opinions about the four landscapes and how to get along well with nature.
New words and phrases
新课讲授
adj.淡的,无盐的;新鲜的
n.耕种,务农
adj.力量大的;有影响力的
vi.泛滥,淹没 n.洪水
vt.破坏,摧毁
pron.没有什么
adv.主要地,通常
n.沙,沙子
fresh
farming
powerful
flood
destroy
nothing
mostly
sand
To understand
To respect
To protect
To follow Nature’s laws
a homeland of harmonious coexistence between man and Nature
The arteries of the earth
地球之脉
The bones of the earth
地球之骨
The heart of the earth
地球之心
The lungs of the earth
地球之肺
When I flood, I sometimes destroy homes and lives.
flood v. (河水等)泛滥,淹没
n. 洪水
destroy vt. 破坏,摧毁
Eg. 地震毁坏了许多房屋。
The earthquake destroyed lots of homes.
Read for further understanding
Group discussion:
Why does the writer use the first person(第一人称)“I” in the article?
To show their friendliness.
To show we are one family.
PB 1. Why is the water from rivers so useful to people?
2. Why does the river say it has “two faces”?
Because everybody can drink it and use it( for farming and washing.
Because it can give life and destroy homes and lives.
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pron.没有人
n.[pl.]环境,条件
有些,几个
vi.生存,存活
adj.巨大的
行星
vt.生产
n.氧,氧气
vi.&vt.呼吸
adj.北方的,北部的
n.红点鲑
conditions
survive
huge
planet
produce
oxygen
breathe
northern
Arctic char
nobody
a few
My body is mostly made of sand and I seldom see rain.
mostly adv. 主要地,通常
这支足球队的成员大多数是十几岁的青少年。
The members of the football team are mostly teenagers.
在小村庄里,晚上通常很安静。
In the small village, it’s mostly (= usually) very quiet at nights.
Skim the article and find out the landscapes that the article mentioned.
A river, a desert, the ocean and a forest.
Daniel is reading an article about landscapes in a geography magazine. Here is the article. Before reading, think about the questions below.
1 What landscapes on earth do you know about?
2 What do you think the earth would say if it could talk?
Oceans, deserts, forests, mountains, rivers, plains...
Hello! My name is earth! I am a planet. I am 45.5 billion years old (45.5亿年). I have many children. One is the ocean. One is desert...
four main landscapes
give life
destroy home and lives
cover 2/3 of the earth surface
home to...
be full of
produce oxygen for...
wear different colours...
Hello, River/..., I am a student from Kunming. We share the earth and we are a family. I know you ...
a river
(two faces)
a desert
(amazing)
a forest
(helpful & colourful)
the ocean
(huge)
be made of
hot during the day & cold at night
a few can survive
I will respect and protect you. For example, I will ....
I am sure we will have a bright future.
It’s Earth Day today. Let’s say hello back to them.
Requirements(要求):
1. show the features or opinions;
2. have some supporting details, like looks, actions and so on;
3. use personification and exclamation to show your feelings;
4. speak loudly and confidently.
Language points
No. Nobody wants to live in such diffucult conditions, but a few plants and animals can survive.
conditions n. 环境;情况:常用复数形式,指影响生活、工作等的各种情况。
这家工厂的工作环境非常好。
Working conditions in this factory are very good.
Do people want to live in the desert?
Tip:
Personification is to give human qualities to non-human things
like objects, animals and ideas. It helps make the writing more
vivid and interesting. It also helps draw readers’ attention.
Nothing can get in my way.
in the/one’s way 妨碍,挡住......的路
Eg. 有几块岩石挡住了路。
There are several rocks in the way.
on the/one’s way to sp 在......去某地的路上
My body is mostly made of sand and I seldom see rain.
sand n. 沙子
seldom adv 很少,不常 = not often
= I don’t often see rain.
Nothing can get in my way.
nothing pron. 没有什么
(1)+ v单
(2)+ adj.
(3)+ else
(4)+ to do
(5)= not anything
Eg. I have nothing to worry about.
= I don’t have anything to worry about.
Nobody wants to live in such difficult conditions, but a few plants and animals can survive.
没人想要生活在这么恶劣的条件中,但是有些植物和动物能够存活。
condition n(pl) 环境,条件
工作/生活条件
working/living conditions
有几个学生去了公园。
A few students went to the park.
这片区域几乎没有水资源。
There is little water in this area.
Rivers
●They(1)__________.
●They sometimes
(2)______________________.
Deserts
●Deserts are mostly made of(3)_______
● (4)_______________________ can
survive in the difficult conditions.
Oceans
●They cover more than
(5)_____________________________.
●They are home to(6)_____________
.
Forests
●They are full of trees and produce (7)________for us to breathe.
●They wear (8)________________ in different seasons.
Four main landscapes
give life
destroy homes and lives
sand
A few plants and animals
two-thirds of the earth’s surface
thousands of living things
different colours
oxygen
hundreds of
Read for general information
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“survive” 是动词,意思是 “生存;存活;幸存;比…… 活得长”。
survival n.幸存 survivor n.幸存者
这所老房子在暴风雨中挺了过来。
The old house survived the storm.
How amazing!
“How amazing!” 是一个感叹句,用于表达对某事物或某情况的惊讶、赞叹、钦佩等强烈的情感。
感叹句结构:How + adj./ adv. (+ 主 + 谓)!
What + n./ n.短语 (+ 主 + 谓)!
多么美丽的名字呀!
What a beautiful name (it is) ! = How beautiful the name is!
What do you think of the animals and plants that can survive in the desert?
Further thinking:
Why does the writer use the first person “I”(第一人称)in the article?
Read for further understanding
Because the ocean covers more than two-thirds of the earth’s surface.
cover v. 覆盖;遮盖
cover an area of ... 占地面积是......
cover sth. with sth. 用......覆盖......
她双手掩面。
She covered her face with her hands.
Why do people call the earth the “Blue Planet”?
Read about rivers
I am a river:
two faces
give life
flood
fresh water
drink it
use it
farming
washing
destroy homes and lives
powerful
Nothing can get in the way
Nothing can stop me
so
Every coin has two sides.
事物都有两面性
Tip2: Conjunction连接词 can make our writing more coherent连贯的 and logical有逻辑的.
拓展:cover v.
报道;采访
The reporter covered the presidential election.(这位记者报道了总统选举。)
涵盖;包括
This book covers a lot of topics about science.(这本书涵盖了很多关于科学的话题。)
够付;足以支付
Will $10 cover the cost of the meal?(10 美元够付这顿饭的钱吗?)
保护;掩护
The soldiers covered each other as they advanced.(士兵们前进时相互掩护。)
Homework
Must Do
Read the passage correctly and fluently.
Introduce the landscapes according to the mind map.
Read more to enjoy the beauty of different landscapes.
Make a poster to introduce your favourite landscape.
Choose to Do
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