Section B (1a~2c) Amazing Plants and Animals Unit 4 Learning aims 能正确运用本课时的重点词汇 通过阅读一篇有关蜜蜂的文章，了解并且学会谈论动植物和人类的联系及在生态系统中的重要性 Lead in What’s it about? Activity 1 Learn something about bees by reading 1a Look at the title and the pictures below. Guess what the text is about. We Can’t Live Without Bees pollination honeycomb prep. 没有；缺乏 honeycomb n. 蜂巢Honeycomb is used to store _____. honey Bees are _____ to our life. important pollination n. 授粉 花粉 to give a?flower?or plant?pollen? to help them produce?seeds Fast reading: Match the main idea with each paragraph. Bees are in danger. People are connected to bees. Para 2 Para 3 The importance of bees. Para 1 Para 4 The interesting facts about bees. Scaning: Find the adjectives the writer uses to describe bees. Imagine you go to the supermarket in your area, but there are almost no fruits, vegetables, honey, milk, eggs, or chocolate. How would you feel? Disappointed? Angry? Sad? At this moment you realize people, plants, and animals are all connected. We need each other to live, and bees are one of the best examples of this connection. Bees are very hard-working animals, and their greatest work is pollination. On one trip, they often visit 50 to 100 flowers. As they fly from one flower to another, they take pollen with them. This action helps plants grow. In fact, without their work, about 80 per cent of the plants in the world cannot grow. For this reason, many scientists believe that bees are the most important animals on this planet. We Can’t Live Without Bees Bees are also one of the most interesting animals in the world. For example, they work hard together to make their homes. In order to store honey, they create honeycombs. Another interesting thing about bees is how they communicate. When a bee finds new food, it uses a dance to tell the others where and how far away the food is. Bees play an important part in the ecosystem of our planet. However, the number of bees is dropping, and scientists are worried. Bees need our help, and there is a lot we can do. Think about what you can do to protect one of the most amazing animals on earth. Bees are hard-working and the most important animals in this planet. What do these numbers mean? 80%—Without bees’ work, about 80 per cent of the plants in the world can’t grow. 50 to 100 —On one pollination trip, bees often visit 50 to 100 flowers. Bees are very hard-working animals, and their greatest work is pollination. On one trip, they often visit 50 to 100 flowers. As they fly from one flower to another, they take pollen with them. This action helps plants grow. In fact, without their work, about 80 per cent of the plants in the world cannot grow. For this reason, many scientists believe that bees are the most important animals on this planet. Bees are one of the most interesting animals in the world. Bees are also one of the most interesting animals in the world. For example, they work ha ... ...
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