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课件网) Unit 1 Reading The Amazon rainforest: a natural treasure Guessing game The“lungs of the planet” South America Amazon River Do you know where it is Guess a place. The Amazon rainforest Lead in The documentary script below describes the Amazon rainforest. Pre-reading What do you think this script is about A. The rainforest’s value to the human race and threats to the rainforest. B. Plant biodiversity; levels of the rainforest C. Basic information about the rainforest D. Introduction to the Amazon rainforest E. Animal biodiversity; food chain Fast reading Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Read the passage quickly and match the main idea of each paragraph. Read Para. 1 carefully and answer the question below. What is the status of the Amazon rainforst A. It is the largest rainforest in the world. B. It is the largest wetland in the world. C. It is a small rainforest in South America. D. It is a common forest in Africa. Detailed Reading Read Para. 2 carefully and fill in the blanks below. Location Size Origin With an area of It is named after . Detailed Reading the South American continent the Amazon River around 6 million square kilometres of forest The Amazon rainforest lies on . Read para. 3 carefully and fill in the mindmap about forest’s different levels a system of roots the mass of leaf litter shorter plants with large leaves towering ancient hardwoods the tops of the tallest trees There are _____ levels of plant species. 5 Read Para. 4 carefully and complete the following chart about the food chain in the rainforest. At least 87 species, including frogs Detailed Reading break down feed on feed on feed on Jaguars Insects Leaves and fruit Microorganisms Read Para. 5 carefully and answer the following questions. 1. What is the function of the rainforest to us Detailed Reading 2. What is the major danger in the Amazon rainforest Read Para. 5 carefully and answer the following questions. 1. What is the function of the rainforest to us The Amazon forest breathes life into the planet by fixing carbon and producing over 20 percent of all the Earth’s oxygen. Thus, it is known as the “lungs of the planet”. Moreover, the Amazon forest is a treasure house of species that can be used for food or medicine. Detailed Reading Read Para. 5 carefully and answer the following questions. Detailed Reading 2. What is the major danger in the Amazon rainforest Yet there is one major danger to these irreplaceable plants and animals: us. Yet there is one major danger to these irreplaceable plants and animals: us. Discussion Post reading What can we do to protect the rainforest What can we do to protect the rainforest Plant more trees Adopt a low-carbon life Enhance the law Use less paper Don't use one-off things ... Basic information about the rainforest Plants Birds and mammals Value and threats Post reading The Amazon rainforest: a natural treasure It is not the Earth that needs us, but we w ... ...
