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课件网) Unit 5 Love Mother Nature! Theme Reading Learning Objectives 运用通过图片来猜测词义的阅读策略来理解文中的生词。 在对比和比较的思维技巧帮助下理解文中的细节。 领悟大自然的多姿多彩。 Pre-reading Activity 1 Pair work. Look at the pictures and talk about what you know about rainforests and deserts. 1. What’s the difference between them 2. What do they have in common (the climate, food, animals…) be home to… While-reading Skim the text, and then find out the right answer. What is the main idea of the text It’s about the climates in rainforests and deserts. It’s about the animals in rainforests and deserts. Rainforests and deserts are two different living places in nature. D. It’s about the plants in rainforests and deserts. [me n] adj. 主要的 2. Write a proper title for the text. _____ Rainforests and Deserts Scan the text, and then find out the right answer. 1. What is the climate like in rainforests It is warm and wet, and it rains a lot. 2. Why do only a few animals live in the desert They don’t have much to eat and many of them live on other small animals. [fju:] det., adj. 有些，几个pron. 一些 Read it again and find out the main idea of each paragraph. Rainforests and deserts are two very different living places in nature. In a rainforest, it is warm and wet, and it rains a lot. You can find many kinds of plants and animals there. Plants can grow very tall, and animals have plenty of food to eat. The desert is hot and dry. It rains very little there. There are also some kinds of plants in the desert, like cactuses. The plants can keep water grow. Only a few animals can live in the desert. They don’t have much to eat and many of them live on other small animals. Rainforests and deserts are wonders of nature. They are home to many animals and plants. Paragraph 1: Introduction(介绍) Paragraph 2: Differences Paragraph 3: Similarities(相似点) Activity 2 Read the text and guess the meaning of the underlined words. Rainforests and deserts are two very different living places in nature. In a rainforest, it is warm and wet, and it rains a lot. You can find many kinds of plants and animals there. Plants can grow very tall, and animals have plenty of food to eat. The desert is hot and dry. It rains very little there. There are also some kinds of plants in the desert, like cactuses. The plants can keep water grow. Only a few animals can live in the desert. They don’t have much to eat and many of them live on other small animals. Rainforests and deserts are wonders of nature. They are home to many animals and plants. plenty 大量 cactuses 仙人掌 [‘w nd (r)] n. 奇迹 v.想知道 [‘plenti] pron. Activity 3 Read the text carefully and complete the table. Paragraph 1 (Beginning) The two different _____ in nature. Paragraph 2 (Body) The main differences: climate _____ _____ Paragraph 3 (End) They are: _____ of nature _____ to animals and plants living places plants animals wonders home [‘d fr n ... ...
