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课件网) Unit 6 Unit 6 Survival To read the passage about green lizards adapting to the new environment quickly in order to survive, and think about what the article brings to us To use the language learned in this unit to express views appropriately Green lizards Brown lizards Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. What happened to the green lizards What did they do to cope with it They found themselves in trouble because a tougher species, the brown lizards, was introduced to the place where they lived. The green lizards moved higher up the trees and soon adpated to the new environment. 2. What is the main message of the passage The main message is the survival of the fittest. Work in groups. Find evidence to back up the main message and make notes. Do further research if necessary. Evidence in nature: ——— Evidence in society: ——— Evidence in nature: the giraffe’s neck gets longer and longer in order to eat the high leaves. The seeds of dandelions are getting lighter and lighter, and the flowers are blowing in the wind to new places to give birth to new life. Evidence in society: To see further, humans began to walk upright. When Confucius was in trouble in the states of Chen and Cai, he wrote Chunqiu. Qu Yuan was exiled by King Huai, so he wrote Li Sao. Talk about the main message in more detail and make notes. What the message means to you: Situations that you could apply this message to: Examples: Prepare a short presentation. Consider the following: 1. the structure of your presentation 2. useful words, expressions and structures Give your presentation to the class. Review what you have learned in the unit and do some exercises. Write a reflection after completing this unit. Consider the following: 1 What is your understanding of the survival of humankind and other species 2 What text types have you learnt about What are their features 4 What improvement have you made in understanding different cultures 3 What words, expressions and structures have you learnt 5 What improvement have you made in using learning strategies and exploring effective ways of learning 6 What improvement have you made in analysing and solving problems
