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课件网) Home Sweet Home Amazing Plants and Animals Unit 4 Section B (1a~1f) 学习目标 2.能基于文本内容，用英语讨论蜜蜂相关拓展问题，进行创意续写，并阐述对生物关联的理解，提升口语表达与思维能力。 1.能通过标题、图片预测文本内容；能提取整合关键信息完成思维导图。 3.理解人类、植物、动物间的紧密联系，增强生态保护意识，关注蜜蜂等生物生存状况，树立人与自然和谐共生理念。 Look at the title and the pictures below. Guess what the text is about. We Can’t Live Without Bees pollination honeycomb The text is probably about how bees connect plants, animals and humans, and why bees are so important for our lives. Skimming Task 1: Match the main idea with each paragraph. Bees are in danger. People are connected to bees. Para 2 Para 3 Bees are hard-working and the most important animals in this planet. Para 1 Para 4 Bees are one of the most interesting animals in the world. Task 2: Find the adjectives for bees. Bees play an important part in the ecosystem of our planet. However, the number of bees is dropping, and scientists are worried. They 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. 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. 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. We Can’t Live Without Bees 1b Read the text and underline the adjectives the writer uses to describe bees. 1c Read again and complete the mind map with the information from the text. 1c Read the text and underline the adjectives the writer uses to describe bees. ●their greatest work: _____ ●visit: _____ ●help:_____ ●their number is: _____ importance problem interesting facts pollination 50 to 100 flowers on one trip plants grow dropping They work hard together to make their homes. When a bee finds new food, it uses a dance to tell the others where and how far away they food is. Bees 1d Discuss the questions. Can you give another title for the text What other interesting facts do you know about bee ... ...
