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课件网) 新牛津译林高中英语必修三Unit 1 Nature in the balance Reading Pre-reading Do you know where it is PART02 Fast Reading The Amazon rainforest: a natural treasure What could be the genre（体裁） of the article documentary script (纪录片脚本） 1. 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”． √ Passage Structure Introduction Basic information Plant biodiversity Different levels Animal biodiversity Food chain Value Threat 3. What’s the structure of the passage Part 1: Para. 1 Part 2: Paras. 2－5 Para. 1: Introduction to the Amazon rainforest Para. 2: Basic information about the rainforest Para. 3: _____ Para. 4: _____ Para. 5: _____ Analysing the structure Read the documentary script and write the main idea of each paragraph (part A1). Plant biodiversity：levels of the rainforest（plants） Animal biodiversity：food chain （birds and animals） The rainforest’s value to the human race; threats to the rainforest PART03 Careful Reading Read para. 1 carefully and try to find the theme of the script. While reading 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. Para. 1 Introduction √ Activity 2 Careful-reading for details 3.Which word can be used to replace the word “significant” in Para.1 A. Light. B. Small. C. Important. D. Middle. √ 2. Welcome to the jungle, a huge sea of green alive with the sounds of animals. 欢迎来到亚马逊森林，这是一片绿色的海洋。 a sea of: a large amount of sth. 大片的，成片的 e.g. He looked down and saw a sea of smiling faces. 他往下看，看到一张张笑脸。 (be) alive with: 充满，到处是(活的或动的东西) e.g. The pond was alive with frogs. 池塘里都是青蛙。 be alive with happiness 眉飞色舞 【语境应用】完成句子。 1. The land is _____spring sowing activities. 大地充满了一片春耕的活气。 2. I stood amid _____ corn. 我站在茫茫一片庄稼之中. alive with a sea of 扩展延申 alive adj. 活着的 一般作表语或作前置定语修饰名词，也可作补足语； living adj. 活着的 一般作前置定语，也可置于名词后或作表语（the living表“活着的人”）； living n. 生计，生活方式； live /laiv/ adj. 活着的，现场直播的; lively adj. 活泼的，生动的。 当堂练习 I found the snake _____. The _____ are more important to society than the dead. Last night there were millions of people watching the Spring Festival Gala _____ on TV. Young students are usually _____. alive living live lively 3. As the largest rainforest in the world, it plays a significant role in maintaining the fine balance of the Earth’s ecosystem. 作为世界上最大的雨林, 它在保护 ... ...
