1. Learn and use the chunks(语块) and sentence patterns； 2. Write a short article according to the hints(提示), using the chunks that have been learnt. Review the text of “The Amazon rainforest: a natural treasure” by retelling it in your own words. You may begin like this： The text is mainly about …， which … From the text, we may learn that … Ⅰ. Read the words in the word bank and figure out the meanings of them. Word bank： 名词：region; continent; million; length; biodiversity; species; variety; wildlife; hardwood; frog; insect; microorganism; nutrient; carbon; oxygen; agriculture; cattle; extinction; climate 动词：survive; disappear 形容词 & 副词：towering; thus 多种词性：harm; soil; overseas; nut; beneath; mass; living; impact; damage Ⅱ. Match the words on the left with the explanations on the right. ( ) 1. cattle A. connected with foreign countries, especially those separated from your country by the sea or ocean ( ) 2. survive B. cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for their milk or meat ( ) 3. overseas C. a situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life, etc. stops existing ( ) 4. damage D. to continue to live or exist ( ) 5. extinction E. physical harm caused to sth which makes it less attractive, useful or valuable ( ) 6. beneath F. to become impossible to see ( ) 7. towering G. in or to a lower position than sb/sth; under sb/sth ( ) 8. disappear H. extremely tall or high and therefore impressive ( ) 9. nutrient I. a group into which animals, plants, etc. that are able to breed with each other and produce healthy young are divided, smaller than a genus and identified by a Latin name ( )10. species J. a substance that is needed to keep a living thing alive and to help it to grow Ⅲ. Complete Part B on P5 of the textbook and finish the exercises below. 1. 单句语法填空。 (1) It's also hugely important for parents _____(know) which apps their children are using. (2) Her popular book Silent Spring raised awareness of the _____(harm) effects of chemicals on humans and on the world's lakes and oceans. (3) The broadcasting system in Canada is famous and advanced and serves _____(variety) purposes. (4) The application of new scientific discoveries has greatly increased _____(agriculture) efficiency in our country. (5) While running regularly can't make you live forever, the review says it is more effective at _____(lengthen) life than walking, cycling or swimming. (6) Many people in Minnesota and Tennessee have noticeable _____(region) accents. (7) Everyone is different and that is _____ our world is so colourful. (8) I want to thank you in person for the impact you've had _____ my life. 2. 用所给词的适当形式填空。 (1) It's a common _____ that those with _____ power and persistence are _____ to succeed in time.(believe) (2) His _____ seemed very particular and his _____ from the party _____ very strange.(appear) (3) His position can't be _____ because he made _____ contributions to the c ... ...
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