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课件网) Unit 4 Trees in our daily lives Reading Lead in Look at the pictures and talk about it: How many kinds of trees do you know Can you tell us something about them Lead in strong helpful beautiful green tall useful ... trees What do you think of trees Background knowledge How much do you know about trees Try the short quiz below. fruit branch leaf root Look at the pictures and read the title on page 45. Then answer the questions below. 1.What do you think the interview is about A. The lives of trees. B. Why trees are important in our daily lives. 2. What do trees do for us A. They help fight against pollution. B. They provide us with wood, fruit, etc. C. They are home to birds and animals. D. All of the above. 3. What can we make from trees Write down three examples. Before the reading (3mins) Para1-2 Para3-4 Para5-6 Match the paragraph with its main idea. People cut down millions of trees every year. Trees are really important in our daily life. Trees are major fighters against pollution. Talk about the questions according to the interview on page 45. Trees are important for us. How do trees help us What can we get from trees Reading Read the conversation and understand. Trees in our daily lives Rebecca wants to know more about trees and how they help us. She is interviewing Dr Jones about trees. Rebecca: How do trees help us, Dr Jones Dr Jones: They help us in many ways. They keep the air cool and clean. They take in harmful gases from the air and produce oxygen for us to breathe. They're major fighters against air pollution. take in harmful gases from the air produce oxygen make environment more beautiful keep the air cool and clean How do trees help us Reading Rebecca: I know trees also make our lives more convenient. Many of the things in our daily lives come from trees. For example, paper and pencils. Dr Jones: You're right, Rebecca. In fact, we get a lot more from trees. We get fruit and oil from them. Tea also comes from the leaves of trees. Look around this room. A lot of the furniture is made of wood. Trees are really important in our daily lives. tea furniture What can we get from trees pencils paper oil fruit air pollution cool and clean harmful gases more convenient come from trees made of wood Read the text and complete the notes below on page 47. Reading Rebecca: I can't imagine a world without trees. Dr Jones: But we cut down millions of trees every year. We should stop doing this if we don't want a world without trees. What make trees be in danger cut down millions of trees plant more trees What should we do to protect trees not allow to cut down trees convenient important air pollution Judge the sentences according to the interview. 1. Trees can make the air dirty. ( ) 2. Trees can help to protect the air. ( ) 3.We can get food from trees. ( ) 4.People never cut down the trees. ( ) 5.We should stop to cut down the trees from now on. ( ) F T T F F Language points We sh ... ...
