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课件网) Unit 8 Save Our World Lesson 47 Connected to Nature Do all the living things on the planet depend on one another … Lead in What can we do for nature The bees are working hard to collect honey here and there. bee [bi ] n. 蜜蜂 New words The ants are looking for food and they greet each other when they meet. ant [ nt] n. 蚂蚁 New words In the past, the doves were able to send messages for people far away. dove [d v] n. 鸽子 New words die [da ] v. 死 die-died-died 现在分词为dying dead adj. 死的 death n. 死 Many animals died because of the sudden change of the environment around them. New words species [ spi i z] n. 物种；种类 There are many different species around us. Do you know about them New words respect [r spekt] v. 尊敬；敬重 We should learn to respect the old. New words bee ant dove die dead species respect n. 蜜蜂 n. 蚂蚁 n. 鸽子 v. 死 adj. 死的 n. 物种；种类 v. 尊敬；敬重 New words 1. The natural world is _____ with living things. 2. All living things need food and water _____. 3. If we pollute the rivers and oceans, fish may _____ or even die. 4. If one _____ dies off, then another species may die off, followed by another, and another... 5. We should _____ the earth and all the living things on it. filled to grow get sick species respect Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks. Listening The natural world is filled with living things. Living things start out weak and small and slowly grow strong and big. You are a living thing. Each of your classmates is a living thing. Flowers, grass and Text trees are living things, too. Bees, ants, doves, dogs and cats — these are all living things. All living things need food and water to grow. Think about yourself. When you are hungry, you need to eat. You eat fruit, vegetables, meat and fish. They can help you grow big and strong. You drink water when you are thirsty. Now think about a tree. When a tree is hungry, it gets food from the soil. Text Trees drink water, too. We are different in some ways, but all living things are connected. We all live on the same planet, and we depend on each other. If we pollute the rivers and oceans, fish may get sick or even die. Some birds live off fish. If the birds eat the sick or dead fish, they may die off. Nature is a balance between all the living things on the planet. If one Text species dies off, then another species may die off, followed by another, and another... We should respect the earth and all the living things on it. Text start out的意思是“最初”，同义词组为start off。 e.g. KFC started out/off as a small store. 肯德基最初是一个小店铺。 【拓展】start out还可意为“出发”。 e.g. He started out at 6 o’clock this morning. 他今天早晨六点出发。 Language points 1. Living things start out weak and small and slowly grow strong and big. (1)句中get sick的意思是“生病”，get是系动词，意思是“变得”，后面一般接形容词或动词的过去分词。 e.g. The weather gets hot. 天气变热了。 Get dressed quic ... ...
