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Unit 5 Love Mother Nature
Facts about deserts
Function &Pronunciation
Preparing
学习目标
1
2
3
Discuss the characteristics of deserts;
谈论沙漠的特征
Spell rules of letter combinations ；
字母拼读规则
Correctly use liaison to read sentences.
正确使用连读朗读句子
Lead in
What’s the climate like in deserts
In deserts, it may rain a lot at once(立即;马上).
Then it may not rain for months or even years.
/'kla m t/ n.气候
Some deserts are ______ during the day(白天).
But they will get _______ at night(晚上).
In a word(总之), deserts are dry and hot.
hot
cold
What kinds of animals live in deserts
Desert animals can live without(没有) much water， such as...
提示：勾选生活在沙漠里的动物。
rat 鼠
camel 骆驼
lizard 蜥蜴
cat 猫
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What kinds of plants live in deserts
Some plants in the desert can survive(生存) with very little
water, such as...
提示：勾选生活在沙漠里的植物。
aloe 芦荟
cactus 仙人掌
rose 玫瑰
sea-buckthorn
沙棘
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Guess
Pair work. Look at the pictures and talk about the desert.
1. What is it in picture1 What is it like
2. What is it in picture 2 What is it like
A desert.
There are few trees and little water in the desert.
A house.
There are small ________ to ________
the sun and the wind.
keep out
windows
Facts about deserts
Activity 1
Function
Can we live here Why or why not
Listen to find the answers!
阻止或防止进入
Listen to the conversation and answer the question.
What are Miss Wang and her students talking about
They are talking about deserts.
Activity 2
Read the conversation aloud.
Today, we are talking about deserts. Do you have any questions about deserts
What’s the climate like in deserts
It’s usually dry, because there is little rain.
Is it hot in deserts
Not always. There are cold deserts. It is hot in summer but very cold in winter.
Can animals and plants live in deserts
Yes, they can. Deserts are home to some animals and plants.
Can people live in deserts, too
Yes. In deserts, most houses have small windows to keep out the sun and the wind.
How do people get water in deserts
There are lakes in some deserts. People usually live near the lakes.
Miss Wang:
Kangkang:
Miss Wang:
Kangkang:
Miss Wang:
Xiao Ya:
Miss Wang:
Lulu:
Miss Wang:
Li Xiang:
Miss Wang:
Deserts are very dry because it rains ________. But it is not always hot in deserts. In some deserts, it is ________ in summer but very cold in winter. Some animals can live in deserts and people can live there, too. The houses often have small ________. People usually live ________ the lakes in deserts.
Activity 3 Listen and read, and then complete the summary.
little
hot
windows
near
在沙漠中
Today, we are talking about deserts. Do you have any questions about deserts
What’s the climate like in deserts
It’s usually dry, because there is little rain.
Is it hot in deserts
Not always. There are cold deserts. It is hot in summer but very cold in winter.
Can animals and plants live in deserts
Yes, they can. Deserts are home to some animals and plants.
Can people live in deserts, too
Yes. In deserts, most houses have small windows to keep out the sun and the wind.
How do people get water in deserts
There are lakes in some deserts. People usually live near the lakes.
Miss Wang:
Kangkang:
Miss Wang:
Kangkang:
Miss Wang:
Xiao Ya:
Miss Wang:
Lulu:
Miss Wang:
Li Xiang:
Miss Wang:
be home to 是……所在地／栖息地
阻止或防止进入
little 几乎没有 后接不可数名词
不总是。（表示部分否定）
谈论；讨论
any+复数/不可数名词 用于否定句和疑问句
some+复数/不可数名词 用于肯定句
What’s the climate like = How’s the climate 气候怎么样
答语：It’s + 表示气候的形容词。
取水
to do 作目的状语，译为“为了”
get sth. from... 从某人/某地得到某物
____________
Climate
Living-Environment Animals and plants
People
Group work. Discuss more information about deserts and report it in your class.
—What’s the climate like in …
—It is …
—Can animals and plants live in …
—…
—Can people live in …
—…
Activity 4
Production
1. Deserts are very dry because there is ________ rain.
A. much B. little C. a little D. a lot of
2. In deserts, most houses have small windows_______the sun and the wind.
A. keep out B. keeps out C. to keep out D. keeping out
3. ____________________ in the rainforests (气候怎么样)
4. They _________________ a small river near their home. (从......取水)
5. Deserts _______________some animals and plants. (是......的家园)
6. Can animals live in deserts (作肯定回答)
Yes, ______ ______.
What’ the climate like
get water from
are home to
Exercise
B
C
they can
Pronunciation
Phonetic symbols ( /ɑ / / / / / / / /θ/ / / /ts/ /dz/ /w/ /j/) & Liaison
That thin farmer visits the farm.
A lovely,white horse stands with him.
Many birds are singing near them.
And he is having a good time.
Listen to the chant. Pay attention to the pronunciation
of the colored letters.
Activity 1
Listen and repeat.
Letter(s) ar or ir er th ts ds w/wh y
Sound /ɑ / / / / / / / /θ/ / / /ts/ /dz/ /w/ /j/
Word farm dark horse north bird girl farmer sister thin think that these visits its stands birds with swim white when year you
Activity 2
Circle the word(s) with the sound in each group.
/θ/
2. /dz/
3. / /
4. / /
5. /w/
A. third B. that
A. cats B. birds
A. nurse B. mother
A. Walk B. farm
A. wait B. yellow
park
horse
girl
three
cats
birds
water
yellow
Read the following sounds aloud and spell the words.
Activity 3
Listen and repeat the following sentences. Pay attention to the liaisons ( ).
Talk about nature.
It is usually hot and dry.
Trees are home to some animals.
The forest is a beautiful place.
Some animals live in deserts.
Try to link the ending consonant of a word to the beginning vowel of the next word. It is easier to speak English in this way.
前一个单词末尾的辅音和后一个单词开头的元音可连起来读，这种现象称为连读(liaison)。
Activity 4
We learn:
some words and phrases: climate, house, window, get; keep out...
the features about deserts, such as its climate and living-environment.
We can:
1. ask and answer about the features of deserts.
2. talk about other landforms.
Summary
Homework
1. Write a short passage to introduce the features of deserts.
2. Search for other landforms and get to know their features.
Thank you!

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