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Unit 5 A fine balance
Starting out & Understanding ideas (文本解读)
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What can you see in the picture?
I can see animals, trees and mountains.
Are the animals peaceful and happy? Why or why not?
Yes, they are. Because they have enough food, enough water and clean air.
What does the title make you think of?
A/B/C层
Look and say.
What are we going to learn in this unit?
A/B/C层
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Humans’ relationship with nature
Humans’ influence on nature
Ways to protect nature
Achievements in protecting nature
What can you see in these pictures?
A/B/C层
Look at the pictures and answer the question.
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A/B/C层
Match the pictures with the words.
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d
e
b
c
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A层
Match the pictures with the words.
a
d
e
b
c
What do you know about these places? What can you usually find there?
A river provides fresh water. We can find many fish in it.
A wetland has a lot of water and tall grass. Many birds and fish live there.
A desert is very dry and hot during the day. There is little rain, but you can find camels and some special plants there.
A grassland is a large open area covered with grass. We can see cows, sheep and horses there.
A rainforest is very hot and rains a lot. There are tall trees and different kinds of wild animals.
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Think and answer.
A层
Are these places important to us? Why or why not?
Yes, they are very important. Because they provide food and water for us. They are also home to many animals. Without them, we cannot survive.
What things can you find in nature?
We can find living things and non-living things. The living things include plants, animals and people. The non-living things include air, water, sunlight and rock.
How can people influence nature?
People play an important role in nature. Every action we take, even a very small one, can have a big influence on the health of our planet.
Watch the video and answer the questions.
A层
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What lesson can you learn from this video?
It’s our duty to protect nature and keep it healthy because we are all connected in the big web of nature. If nature is broken, we will suffer, too.
Watch the video and answer the questions.
A层
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What can you see in this picture?
Animals, plants, water, mountains and the sun.
B/C层
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
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What things can you find in nature?
Watch the video and answer the questions.
B/C层
Living things
Non-living things
Plants, animals and people
Air, water, sunlight and rock
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How can people influence nature?
Watch the video and answer the questions.
B/C层
People play ______________ in nature. Every _____ we take, even a very small one, can have a big influence on ___________________.
an important role
action
the health of our planet
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What can you see in the picture?
I can see an empty street with no people or cars. The shops are closed. There is also a “pause” button in the middle of the picture.
What does “stand still” mean?
It means “stop” or “pause”, just like the symbol in the picture.
What is the passage about?
A/B/C层
Look and predict.
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What is the passage about?
The passage is about a world without humans. If people disappear from the earth, animals may increase, noise may drop, and trees will not be cut down. There will be less pollution, and nature will become more beautiful. The passage tells us that people should get along with nature.
A/B/C层
Skim and check.
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Read the passage and divide it into three parts.
Part 1: What the world would be like without human activities
Part 3: The need to think more about how to get along with nature
Part 2: Changes to animals, plants and natural wonders
A层
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Read the passage and match the subtitles with the paragraphs.
What the world would be like without human activities
The need to think more about how to get along with nature
Changes to animals, plants and natural wonders
B/C层
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What examples does the writer give to show “all human activities stop”?
Cars disappear from the roads, boats from the rivers, and planes from the sky.
Streets, beaches and parks remain empty.
Read Paragraph 1 and answer the question.
What the world would be like without human activities
A/B/C层
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Animals
Changes Reason
Animals soon increase in number. It is much easier for animals to __________________________. _________ drops greatly as traffic stops.
Sea animals are not _________ by people around them. ________ disappear from beaches and seas.
find each other and form families
Read Paragraphs 2–4 and complete the tables.
A/B/C层
Changes to animals, plants and natural wonders
troubled
The noise
Tourists
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Plants
Changes Reason
Trees grow ________. There is no danger of ______________.
Forests _________________ that humans now live in.
take back the space
Read Paragraphs 2–4 and complete the tables.
A/B/C层
Changes to animals, plants and natural wonders
freely
being cut down
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Natural wonders
Changes Reason
The natural wonders __________ and show all their beauty. _________________ allow them to do so.
appear again
Read Paragraphs 2–4 and complete the tables.
A/B/C层
Changes to animals, plants and natural wonders
Cleaner air and water
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According to the writer, why do we care less for nature today?
Because of the rapid development of human society.
A/B/C层
The need to think more about how to get along with nature
Read Paragraph 5 and answer the questions.
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What does the writer mean by “the world isn’t a game”?
Read Paragraph 5 and answer the questions.
A/B/C层
It means we can’t harm nature and simply start over like in a computer game.
The need to think more about how to get along with nature
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What should we do according to the passage?
We should think more about how to get along with nature and permit nature to have her way.
A/B/C层
The need to think more about how to get along with nature
Read Paragraph 5 and answer the questions.
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A/B/C层
Choose the purpose of the passage.
Read again and complete.
A/B/C层
disappear
empty
increase
find each other
form families
troubled
grow freely
take back
air and water
all their beauty
get along with nature
Retell the passage with the help of the chart.
A层
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Retell the passage with the help of the chart.
B层
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Complete the sentences to retell the passage.
happen
C层
gone
increase
green world
appear / show all their beauty
admire
sad
development
cancel
get along with
What do Montaigne’s words at the end mean?
A/B/C层
Think and share.
Montaigne’s words mean that we should respect nature and let it grow and develop in its own way, instead of controlling or changing it all the time.
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What changes can you make to “permit nature to have her way”?
A/B/C层
Think and share.
I can make small changes in daily life, such as saving water, planting trees, using less plastic and protecting animals. In this way, I can help protect nature and make the environment better for plants and animals.
Write a short passage about how humans can get along with nature.
Homework
A层
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List three things humans can do to get along with nature.
Homework
B/C层
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