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课件网) Unit 1 Nature in the balance Welcome to the unit & Reading 1. Understand the significance of the Amazon rainforest; 2. Develop the awareness of protecting the Earth’s ecosystem; 3. Improve reading skills; 4. Learn some important sentences. Lead-in Listen to the song The Earth is our only home and discuss the following questions in pairs. How to understand “harm” and “alarm” in this song What is the message of the song The Earth is our only home The human race has done much harm. We have polluted our soils and seas, And cut down too many trees. Now is the time to sound the alarm. We want to live in a world that’s clean; We want to live in a world of green. The human race has done much harm; Now is the time to sound the alarm. Let’s be thankful for the skies above; Let’s plant new trees and stop pollution; Let’s work together to find the solution; The Earth’s our home to protect and love. We want to live in a world that’s clean; We want to live in a world of green. Let’s be thankful for the skies above; The Earth’s our home to protect and love. pollute soils pollute seas cut down too many trees 1. (1) Can you list “harm” that the song has expressed (2) How to understand “harm” in this song “Harm” means something bad we have done to the Earth, including polluting soils and seas, cutting down too many trees, etc. 2. (1) Can you list “alarm” that the song has expressed (2) How to understand “alarm” in this song Be thankful for the skies; Plant new trees; Stop pollution; Find the solution. “Alarm” means the signal that warns us of the dangers of environmental damage, which urges us to find a solution to this problem. By the end of the class, we should be able to: know the basic information about the Amazon rainforest; evaluate the importance of the Amazon rainforest; raise the awareness of protecting environment; Learning Objectives Lead-in What plants or animals do you know about What is special about them sloths giant redwoods 树懒熊 巨杉 Actually, all of them live in the Amazon rainforest. How much do you know about the Amazon rainforest Background Information The Amazon rainforest: a natural treasure Self-study 1.agriculture _____ 2.impact _____ 3.thus _____ 4.due to _____ 5.variety_____ 6.survive _____ 农业、农学 影响，作用 因此，从而 由于，因为 不同种类；变化，多样性 生存，存活 在...下面，在...下方 使分解为，使变化成 7.beneath_____ 8.break down_____ What will be talked about in the article based on the title and the picture Pre-Reading Para. 1: to the Amazon rainforest Para. 2: information about the rainforest Para. 3: Para. 4: Para. 5: biodiversity; of the rainforest biodiversity; chain; The rainforest’s to the human race; to the rainforest Read quickly and complete the main idea of each paragraph. Skimming: Introduction Basic Plant levels Animal food value threats Analysing the structure Plant biodiversity Different levels Value Threat Animal biodiversity ... ...
