(
课件网) Unit 5 Learning from nature Using language Learning Objectives PART. 01 Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage. Learning Objectives Master non-finite forms as subject, object and predicative, and use biomimicry-related vocabulary to express ideas. Understand conversations about Wu Qin Xi, discuss nature/animal-inspired innovations in pairs, and express views clearly. Explore Chinese cultural elements and global biomimicry practices, understanding how nature inspires human culture, technology, and traditions across contexts. Break down non-finite form functions, dissect how nature (animals, seasons) inspires human creations (architecture, martial arts). Propose new nature-inspired innovations and imagine their uses. Work in pairs to discuss nature-inspired topics, share biomimicry examples, and peer-review writings, learning from peers’ insights. Practice non-finite forms and research nature-inspired designs, taking ownership of learning. Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage. Teaching Focuses and Anticipated Difficulties Master non-finite forms as subject, object and predicative, use biomimicry vocabulary to express ideas, understand Wu Qin Xi conversations, and discuss nature-inspired innovations in pairs. Breaking down non-finite form functions and how nature inspires human creations, and proposing original nature-inspired innovations with their possible uses. Grammar PART. 02 Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions. 1. Look at the “to do” structures in sentences (a) and (b). Do they serve the same function in each sentence No, they don’t. “To explore” in sentence (a) serves as object and “to float” in sentence (b) serves as predicative. Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions. 2. In sentence (c), is the -ed form used as an adjective or a past participle Why does the author use the -ed form other than the -ing form The -ed form is used as an adjective. The author wants to describe the visitors’ feeling, so the -ed form is used. Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions. 3. What is the function of the -ing form in sentence (d) The -ing form is used as subject. non-finite forms as sub ... ...
