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课件网) Unit 5 Amazing nature Reading To some core words and expressions of the text; To learn about various natural wonders. To explain the importance of the natural world. 学习目标 Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words to help you. clean soft nature cloud mountain sky river lake field calm grassland 1. What can you see in the pictures 2. What colour are they 3. How do you feel about them I can see clouds, the sky, mountains, grasslands and a lake. The clouds and mountains are white, the sky and the lake are blue, and the grasslands are green. They make me feel happy. 新课讲授 Guess, read and check. What can we infer from the title It talks about the writer’s hometown. The colours of the hometown. What may be the writer’s favourite colour white blue green clouds sky grass Scan the passage. What colours does the writer mention in the passage What views in nature are shown in these colours Colours Views in nature white clouds, mountains blue sky, rivers and lakes green grasslands, forests and fields While-reading A: The writer’s view on the hometown B: The colour white meets you C: The colour blue makes you clam D: The grasslands, forests and fields E: The hometown which is full of colours Match the headings with the paragraphs. Read the passage and find out the writer’s favourite colour. The writer’s favourite colour is green. Because it means hope and it is the colour of life. Read again and answer the questions. 1. What is the writer’s hometown famous for 2. What does the writer compare the clouds to What about the mountains and the sky It’s famous for the world’s highest mountain and the most amazing colours in nature. The writer compares the clouds to white sheep, the mountains to white lotus flowers and the sky to a great sea. Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage. soft shine calm kinds forests colour quieter nature Read Para 5 and answer the questions. What is the writer’s opinion about the hometown ①It is quieter than the big cities. ②We have the best presents from nature. ③It’s better than any other place. ④It is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Think and choose 1. What does the writer compare the clouds to What about the mountains and the sky The clouds are clean and soft, like our white sheep. The mountains shine brightly under the sun, like white lotus flowers. It is like a great sea above the plateau. Think and share 2. Does the writer like his / her hometown How do you know that Yes, the writer likes his / her hometown, as we can see from the following sentences. And words can’t express my love for the rivers and lakes. In my heart, it’s better than any other place. I’m proud to say that I’m from one of the most beautiful places in the world. 3. What three colours will you use to describe your hometown Give reasons for your choices. E.g. I would use blue, green and yellow to describe my hometown ... ...
