Unit 4 Section B (1a～1f)课件2026-2027学年人教版英语八年级上册

Unit4 Amazing Plants and Animals Section B How are plants and animals connected with us? (1a—1f) Learning objectives At the end of this class, you will be able to: 1. master the key words and expressions of this part; 2. use the superlatives to describe bees; 3. discuss the connection between plants, bees and our lives. 4.explore why plants and animals are important to us. Appearance Bees have yellow and black stripes. They have wings and can fly. Food Bees like to collect nectar from flowers. Home Bees live in hives. Ability Bees can make honey. Free talk What do you know about bees? 懒人笔记资料库制作,资料已申请版权,请认准懒人工作室购买,请勿侵权,请勿私自传播,谢谢!!! 公众号:懒人笔记资料库 wx助理号:lanrenbiji456/13540328504 Free talk What do you want to know about bees? How do they make honey? How do they communicate? Look at the title and the pictures below. Guess what the text is about. 1a The text may be about the importance of bees to humans. Predict prep. 没有；缺乏 1. What kind of text do you think it is? A. Narrative (记叙文) B. Argumentative (议论文) C. Exposition (说明文) 2.In which part of the newspaper can you read the passage? A. Sports B. Health C. Science D. Biology Bees are in danger. People are connected to bees. Para. 2 Para. 3 The importance of bees. Para. 1 Para. 4 The interesting facts about bees. Fast reading How many paragraphs are there in the text? 1 2 3 4 Match the main idea with each paragraph. Read the text and underline the adjectives the writer uses to describe bees. hard-working most important most interesting interesting important most amazing 1b Fast reading 7 Careful reading Read the Para.1 and answer the question. 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. How does the writer start the passage? By asking a question. By giving an example. By comparing two things. 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 percent 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 para.2 and complete the mind map. importance •their greatest work:_________ •visit_____________________ •help ____________________ 50 to 100 flowers on one trip pollination plants grow Bees Careful reading 1c Read the Para.3 and complete the mind map. •They work together to make their homes. In order to store honey, they create honeycombs. •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 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 faraway the food is. interesting facts Bees Careful reading 1c Read Para. 4 and answer the questions. What problem do bees face? 2. What does the author call us to do? The number of bees is dropping. The author calls us to think about what we can do to protect bees. Careful reading dropping Plant bee-friendly flowers in our garden or other open places. Tell our family: use fewer or no pesticide. Build a habitat for bees in your garden. What can we do to protect bees? Make posters about bees. 1. Can you give another title for the text? An Amazing Animal—The Bee. Bees: Our Important Friends Why Bees Matter to Us Bees and us ... Discuss 1d Discuss the questions. 2. What other interesting facts do you know about bees? Bees have five eyes. Bees can recognize human faces. Different types of bees have different lifespans. Discuss the questions. Discuss 1d 14 Discuss 3.What do you know about the connection between humans and other insects, such as ants and butterflies? 1d Discuss the questions. Imagine you are the writer. Write one more paragraph about bees and add it to the text. What can we write? Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Introduction Importance Problem Interesting facts Bees Para.5 Solution 1e Thinking In order to protect bees, on the one hand, we could plant more flowers so bees can find enough food to eat. On the other hand, we should protect the honeycombs to help bees live safely and happily. Let’s take action now to protect bees. A sample 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 P37 How do you understand the connection between plants, animals, and people? Think of some examples and then share them with a partner. Summary New words Sentences connect; connected; without; imagine; honey; disappointed; connection; pollination; pollen; action; per cent; planet; store; honeycomb; communicate; ecosystem; protect; importance; title; human; ant; happiness; disappoint; mushroom; ton; role; pea; climate At this moment you realize people, plants, and animals are all connected. As they fly from one flower to another, they take pollen with them. For this reason, many scientists believe that bees are the most important animals on this planet. 能够了解并且谈论动植物和人类的连接及在生态系统中的重要性 Functions Expressions be connected with / to; in fact; for this reason; in order to; play a part (in sth); be home to sb / sth; play a role (in) 根据句意和汉语提示完成句子 1. Bees help plants grow through __________ (授粉). 2. Ants play an important role in the __________ (生态系统). 3. We should __________ (保护) animals on the planet. 4. __________ (想象) what the world would be like without plants!. 5. Bees use honeycombs to ____________ (储存) honey. pollination ecosystem protect Imagine store Exercise 1. 蚂蚁与植物和其他动物有关联。 Ants ________ _______ _______ plants and other animals. 2. 蚂蚁在自然界的平衡中起着重要作用。 Ants ________ _______ important _______ _______ nature’s balance. 3. 事实上，蚂蚁吃一些对植物不好的小昆虫，并且它们也是其他动物的食物。 ________ _______, ants eat some small insects that are not good for plants, and they are also food for other animals. 4. 我每天游泳以保持健康。 I go swimming every day ________ ________ ________ keep fit. 5. 他保护家人免受危险。 He ________ his family ___________ danger. 根据句意完成句子。每空一词。 are connected with/to play an part in In fact in order to protects against/from Exercise Thank you! Lavf57.71.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 $