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课件网) Unit 5 Amazing nature Developing ideas (听说) What can you see in these pictures Which natural history museum do you like best Look and say. A butterfly specimen, dinosaur fossils and a leopard specimen. I like the National Natural History Museum of China best, because I can see the leopard specimen and learn a lot. Before listening, try to predict what the ad is about. Predict, listen and check. NEW EXHIBITION Amazing 1 _____ Learn about amazing 2 _____ and plants from all over the world. Museum opening hours: From 3 _____ to 5 pm, closed on 4 _____ Free guided tours: from 5 _____ to 11 am Ticket price: 6 _____ pounds Life animals 9 am Mondays 10 am 5 / five Listen again and complete the poster. Listen to the conversation and complete the fact file. air sleep bodies water sea walked Listen and answer. 1. How do the visitors ask the guide questions The visitors ask the guide questions in a polite way. They use “Sorry, …”, “… could you explain… ” and “Excuse me.” to interrupt politely and ask questions. 2. What do you think of the visitors I think the visitors are polite and curious. Learning to learn Phonetics in use Listen and follow. Guide: Welcome to Amazing Life. Let’s look at this fish from Africa. It has lungs and can breathe air. It can live without water for months. So its name is “lungfish”. OK. Next, let’s... Visitor 1: Sorry, but could you explain a little more How do lungfish stay alive Guide: In the dry season, they go into the wet earth and sleep. And in the rainy season, they go back into the water. Visitor 1: Thanks. Listen and follow. Guide: Let’s look at these pictures. Scientists are doing research on lungfish. They study their bodies and behaviour. Visitor 2: Excuse me. Why do they study lungfish Guide: Scientists believe that people developed from fish. So this study can help humans understand themselves. Now, let’s... Visitor 1: Sorry, sir. Did you say people developed from fish Guide: Yes. Long ago, some fish left the sea. They grew lungs and walked on the land. Lungfish are like those fish. Visitors: Wow! Practise more. What are they What do you know about them Look and say. Work in pairs. Ask and answer about another amazing life. Write a paragraph about one amazing life you have talked about in class. Homework(
课件网) Unit 5 Amazing nature Developing ideas (阅读) Match the words with the pictures of the natural wonders. 1. What’s the title of the passage Natural wonders crying aloud for help. 2. What does “crying aloud” mean It means shouting loudly. 3. What is the meaning of the title Some amazing natural places are in danger and need our help. Look and answer. What problem do the different natural wonders share Read and answer. The different natural wonders are facing environmental problems, and they will disappear if people don’t protect them. Complete the table with the words and ... ...
