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(共14张PPT)
Unit 5 Amazing nature
Developing ideas (听说)
What can you see in these pictures
Which natural history museum do you like best
Look and say.
A butterfly specimen, dinosaur fossils and a leopard specimen.
I like the National Natural History Museum of China best, because I can see the leopard specimen and learn a lot.
Before listening, try to predict what the ad is about.
Predict, listen and check.
NEW EXHIBITION
Amazing 1 __________
Learn about amazing 2 __________ and plants from all over the world.
Museum opening hours:
From 3 __________ to 5 pm, closed on 4 __________
Free guided tours: from 5 __________ to 11 am
Ticket price: 6 __________ pounds
Life
animals
9 am
Mondays
10 am
5 / five
Listen again and complete the poster.
Listen to the conversation and complete the fact file.
air
sleep
bodies
water
sea
walked
Listen and answer.
1. How do the visitors ask the guide questions
The visitors ask the guide questions in a polite way. They use “Sorry, …”, “… could you explain… ” and “Excuse me.” to interrupt politely and ask questions.
2. What do you think of the visitors
I think the visitors are polite and curious.
Learning to learn
Phonetics in use
Listen and follow.
Guide: Welcome to Amazing Life. Let’s look at this fish from Africa. It has lungs and can breathe air. It can live without water for months. So its name is “lungfish”. OK. Next, let’s...
Visitor 1: Sorry, but could you explain a little more How do lungfish stay alive
Guide: In the dry season, they go into the wet earth and sleep. And in the rainy season, they go back into the water.
Visitor 1: Thanks.
Listen and follow.
Guide: Let’s look at these pictures. Scientists are doing research on lungfish. They study their bodies and behaviour.
Visitor 2: Excuse me. Why do they study lungfish
Guide: Scientists believe that people developed from fish. So this study can help humans understand themselves. Now, let’s...
Visitor 1: Sorry, sir. Did you say people developed from fish
Guide: Yes. Long ago, some fish left the sea. They grew lungs and walked on the land. Lungfish are like those fish.
Visitors: Wow!
Practise more.
What are they
What do you know about them
Look and say.
Work in pairs. Ask and answer about another amazing life.
Write a paragraph about one amazing life you have talked about in class.
Homework(共11张PPT)
Unit 5 Amazing nature
Developing ideas (阅读)
Match the words with the pictures of the natural wonders.
1. What’s the title of the passage
Natural wonders crying aloud for help.
2. What does “crying aloud” mean
It means shouting loudly.
3. What is the meaning of the title
Some amazing natural places are in danger and need our help.
Look and answer.
What problem do the different natural wonders share
Read and answer.
The different natural wonders are facing environmental problems, and they will disappear if people don’t protect them.
Complete the table with the words and expressions from the passage.
lake
rainforest
ice and snow
Check the answers.
Check the answers.
Two hundred
to make
take
1. What problem does each natural wonder have
2. Why does this happen
3. How can people deal with the problems
Think and answer.
The water level of the Dead Sea is going down, because people keep taking too much water from the rivers that flow into it. The rainforest is disappearing, because people keep cutting down trees for wood and for farming. The number of glaciers at the Glacier National Park becomes smaller and smaller, because of climate change.
1. Who is speaking in each paragraph
The Dead Sea, the rainforest of Madagascar, and a glacier at the Glacier National Park in America.
2. Are the natural wonders really crying aloud
No, they aren’t. The passage uses personification to show the serious situation.
3. What feeling does this way of writing give you
It makes me feel as if the natural wonders are talking to me. I feel sad for them and want to help them.
Answer the questions.
Think and share.
1. In Frozen, the world is cold and full of ice and snow. In Waterworld, the world is covered in water, with no land. The writer mentions the two films to show the serious problem of climate change.
2. It’s important because natural wonders are beautiful. They give us hope and seeing them makes us happy. Also, they are home to many plants and animals. The life cannot live without lakes, rainforests and glaciers.
Based on the table in Activity 3, write a short paragraph about the three natural wonders in this lesson.
Homework(共10张PPT)
Unit 5 Amazing nature
Understanding ideas（语法学习）
How does the writer feel about the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
In the writer’s heart, it’s better than any other place. The writer is proud to be from one of the most beautiful places in the world.
Let’s review.
Read and observe.
Rules
high
higher
highest
amazing
more amazing
most amazing
quiet
quieter
quietest
shorter
higher
highest
Read and complete.
Which fact interests you the most
Mahu Lake in Sichuan 134 m Muhu Lake is deep.
Kanas Lake is ________. Changbaishan Tianchi Lake is the ________.
Kanas Lake in Xinjiang 188.5 m Changbaishan Tianchi Lake in Jilin 373 m deeper
deepest
Think and complete.
shorter
most famous
slow
faster
high
highest
Read and complete.
What do you think is the most beautiful natural place
Talk about the most beautiful natural place in your opinion. Use the words and expressions from the reading passage and the Useful expressions to help you.
Work in pairs.
Pair work: Talk about the most beautiful natural place with your partner.
A: Hello. What’s the most beautiful natural place in your opinion
B: The most beautiful natural place in my opinion is Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.
A: Where is it
B: It’s in Hunan Province.
A: What is it famous for
B: It’s famous for its towering mountains and beautiful waterfalls.
Here is a sample.
Pair work: Talk about the most beautiful natural place with your partner.
A: What is it like
B: It is like a magic land, so amazing and magical.
A: Why do you like it
B: I like it because there are so many unique sandstone pillars.
Make a short video about the most beautiful natural place to you and talk about it.
Homework(共16张PPT)
Unit 5 Amazing nature
Starting out & Understanding ideas (文本解读)
What can you see in the pictures
How do they make you feel
I can see a desert, some monkeys and the aurora.
They make me feel amazed and happy.
Look and say.
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1. What facts about nature do you know
2. Which one do you find the most interesting
There are so many interesting facts about the natural world.
How do they make you feel
Think and say.
I feel amazed / surprised / excited...
They make me feel curious.
It describes the waterfall in Mount Lushan.
1. What in nature does it describe
2. What is special about the natural wonder
The waterfall is high and the water runs fast.
Read the poems and answer the questions.
1. What in nature does it describe
2. What is special about the natural wonder
It describes Mount Taishan.
It is known as the eastern mountain among the Five Great Mountains of China.
1. What in nature does it describe
2. What is special about the natural wonder
It describes the sea in general.
About 71% of the earth’s surface is covered by water (mostly by seas and oceans).
Can you think of other famous works describing natural wonders Share them with the class.
1. What can you see in the pictures 2. What colour are they
3. How do you feel about them
Look and say.
clean
soft
nature
cloud
mountain
sky
river
lake
field
calm
grassland
I can see clouds, the sky, mountains, grasslands and a lake. The clouds and mountains are white, the sky and the lake are blue, and the grasslands are green. They make me feel happy.
What may be the writer’s favourite colour
Guess, read and check.
The writer’s favourite colour may be blue because blue is the colour of the sky and the lake.
Think and choose.
Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage.
soft
shine
calm
kinds
forests
colour
quieter
nature
Think and share.
1. What does the writer compare the clouds to
What about the mountains and the sky
The clouds are clean and soft, like our white sheep.
The mountains shine brightly under the sun, like white lotus flowers.
It is like a great sea above the plateau.
simile
(明喻)
Think and share.
2. Does the writer like his / her hometown How do you know that
Yes, the writer likes his / her hometown, as we can see from the following sentences.
And words can’t express my love for the rivers and lakes.
In my heart, it’s better than any other place.
I’m proud to say that I’m from one of the most beautiful places in the world.
Think and share.
3. What three colours will you use to describe your hometown
Give reasons for your choices.
I would use red, green and silver to describe my hometown Chengdu. The lanterns in Chengdu’s shopping streets are bright red. Our parks are a beautiful green. The Jinjiang River is silver early in the morning.
Write a short paragraph on “The Colours of My Hometown”.
Homework(共11张PPT)
Unit 5 Amazing nature
Developing ideas (写作)
1. What problem does the Dead Sea have
2. Why does this happen
3. How can people deal with the problem
Let’s review.
1. The water level of the Dead Sea is going down. (problem)
2. This happens because people take too much water from the rivers that flow into the Dead Sea. (cause)
3. People can deal with this by not taking so much water from the rivers, or by finding other ways to add water to the Dead Sea. (solution)
Let’s review.
Task: Write a short paragraph about another natural wonder crying for help.
Think about the questions and write down the answers in the boxes.
1. Which natural wonder do you choose
I choose the Amazon River.
2. What is it like
It’s a very big and important river, full of life.
3. What problem(s) does it face
It faces a problem of pollution from factories and people. This makes the water dirty and can harm the animals and plants.
4. What should people do
People should stop throwing waste into the river and reduce industrial pollution. They should also try to clean up the river and protect the environment.
Let’s write.
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A sample
I, the Amazon River, am in trouble. I am a big river, full of life. In fact, I’m one of the largest rivers in the world. I run through the Amazon Rainforest. I give water to it. But now, I am facing problems like pollution and climate change. I’m getting dirtier and the amazing life around me is dying out. It will change the balance in nature and harm all the life, including you, humans. Hear my cries, and help me now! You should stop throwing rubbish in the water and help take care of the forest.
Evaluation
Items Details
Content Include all the information in the boxes.
Use the words and expressions from the reading passage.
Point out the importance of protecting nature.
Language There are no grammar mistakes.
Write in the first person.
Use comparative or superlative adjectives or adverbs.
Logic Give logical and helpful solutions.
Write a paragraph about another natural wonder crying for help.
Homework(共11张PPT)
Unit 5 Amazing nature
Presenting ideas & Reflection
Let’s review.
Task: Make a poster about a natural wonder.
1. Where is the natural wonder
2. What is it like
3. What is special about it
4. What problems does it face
5. What should we do to protect it
Group work: Talk about the natural wonder for your poster.
Discuss how to make a good poster.
Write down the answers to the 5 questions.
Include a picture.
Organise ideas.
Make it colourful and well-designed.
Create your poster.
Presentation
Items Details
Content Include ideas for the 5 questions.
Use the words and expressions from the unit.
Include a picture of the natural wonder.
Language There are no grammar mistakes.
Use comparative or superlative adjectives or adverbs.
Design With good handwriting, a nice design, and beautiful colours.
Vote for the best three posters.
Evaluation
Vote for the best three presentations.
Evaluation
Items Details
Attitude Show confidence and engage the audience.
Fluency Speak smoothly with proper pauses.
Explain ideas clearly.
Pronunciation Pronounce every word correctly.
Use correct intonation.
Reflection
Nature is full of amazing life.
Nature needs our protection.
Reflection
Improve your poster and create a poster gallery in the classroom.
Homework

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