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课件网) Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals Section B (2a—Project) 【学习目标】 1.学会如何介绍某种植物或动物。 2.培养热爱大自然，保护动植物的能力。 Warm up. Talk about animals. A: What’s your favourite animal B: The dog. A: Why B: Because it’s the most loyal animal in the world. Circle the odd ones. Then give your reason. 2a 1. habit height size weight 2. joy happiness fun enjoy√ 3. angry disappointed smart √ sad 4. appear look seem watch√ ` 5. honey milk juice bread√ √ Add the endings -ance, -(t) ion,-ness, and -ity to form nouns. Use your dictionary. 2b 1. act 2. good 3. kind 4. appear 5. real 6. imagine 7. connect 8. popular 9. communicate 10. important action goodness kindness appearance reality imagination connection popularity communication importance 2c Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box. appear disappoint imagine store weigh 1. I felt _____when my favourite flowers died. 2.After the rain, some mushrooms _____in the garden. 3. In my hometown, people often use bamboo baskets to _____ food. 4. What did you put in your luggage It____ a ton. 5. I can't _____ my life without my pets. They mean a lot to me. imagine disappointed weighs will appear store 2d Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. You may not realize it, but frogs play an important role in our ecosystem. The smallest frogs are about the size of a pea, while larger ones can grow as big as a human hand. Many people know that frogs help to farms by eating insects. , not everyone understands their in nature. Frogs can live on and in water. Because of this, they are popular subjects in studies on climate change and the ecosystem. however important land planet protect Read the text and complete the table. 3a The Blue Whale The blue whale is the largest and heaviest animal on earth. It can weigh as much as 200 tons. Many people like watching blue whales swim, and they think it is one of the most beautiful things to see. Blue whales live in all oceans except the Arctic Ocean. They eat a lot, but they eat some of the tiniest animals in the ocean. A blue whale can eat around four tons of these a day. Blue whales can live up to 90 years. When a blue whale dies at sea, it becomes food for many kinds of animals living in and around the sea. This food lasts for over a year and it helps to create a lively and healthy ecosystem. Blue whales play an important role in our world, so we must protect them. 3a Read the text and complete the table. The blue whale Weight Where they live Food How long they live Role in ecosystem in all oceans except the Arctic Ocean 200 tons some of the tiniest animals 90 years play an important role 3b Imagine you’re a blue whale. Use the first person to rewrite the first paragraph. the largest and heaviest animal on earth Hello, everyone! My name is Billy the Blue Whale. I am . I’m heavy, but I love . I live in . My favourite food is . I can ea ... ...
