(课件网) Unit 1 Nature in the balance Period 1 Welcome to the unit & Reading—Reading comprehension 读前清障 精读课文 读前 清障 Ⅰ.匹配单词 1.survive A.a situation in which a plant，an animal，a way of life，etc.stops existing 2.damage B.in or to a lower position than sb/sth；under sb/sth 3.extinction C.to continue to live or exist despite a dangerous event or time 4.towering D.to become impossible to see 5.disappear E.extremely tall or high and therefore impressive 6.beneath F.physical harm caused to sth which makes it less attractive，useful or valuable 1.The project about protecting wildlife had to be stopped a lack of funding. 2.Her mother taught her，and she taught her daughter. 3.It was the readers who a newspaper with their letters several years ago. 4.A tiny army of microorganisms will a jaguar’s body when it dies. 5.It may take a few weeks for you to your strength again. Ⅱ.选词填空 in turn，build up，break down，due to，breathe life into due to in turn breathed life into break down build up 返 回 精读 课文 Ⅰ.明文章大意 What’s the main idea of the text A.The Amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world. B.The Amazon rainforest gives the richest biodiversity on the Earth. C.The Amazon rainforest is a natural treasure house on the Earth. D.The Amazon rainforest is known as the“lungs of the planet”. Step 1 速读———整体理解文意 √ Ⅱ.悉层次结构 Read the text quickly to match the main idea with each paragraph. Para.1 A.Plant biodiversity and levels of the rainforest. Para.2 B.Animal biodiversity and food chain. Para.3 C.Introduction to the Amazon rainforest. Para.4 D.The rainforest’s value to the human race and threats to the rainforest. Para.5 E.Basic information about the rainforest. Ⅰ.Read Para.1 carefully and do the following exercises. 1.What’s the function of paragraph 1 A.To emphasize the importance of the Amazon rainforest. B.To explain why the Amazon rainforest is a natural treasure. C.To state the status of the Amazon rainforest：the largest rainforest. D.To lead into the following paragraphs. Step 2 细读———逐段获取细节 √ 2.Welcome to the jungle，a huge sea of green alive with the sounds of animals. (1)How do you understand the underlined part a sea of：_____ alive with：_____ a lot of；plenty of be full of living or moving things (2)Paraphrase this sentence. 答案 Welcome to the jungle，in which there are plenty of green plants and you can hear various sounds of animals. 3.Which word can be used to replace the word “significant” in Para.1 A.Light. B.Small. C.Important. D.Middle. √ Ⅱ.Read Para.2 carefully and do the following exercises. 1.Fill in the blanks. The author writes about the ，the ，the and the of the Amazon rainforest. location size name biodiversity 2.How does the documentary script make clear the size of the Amazon rainforest and the length of the Amazon River 答案 By making comparisons with familiar places or objects. 3. ... ...
