资源简介

(共19张PPT)
Unit 5
Looking into nature
Understanding ideas
1.What is it
2.Where can you see it
3.Why do people study it
It is a dinosaur .
In the museum .
To learn more about dinosaurs
and the past.
What other things can tell us about the past
Be able to introduce the basic information about the discovery, such as its name and relevant figures.
Be able to describe the uniqueness or significance of the discovery.
Be able to elaborate on personal gains or inspirations.
1.What are they
2.What can you see in them
Two beautiful pieces of amber.
Some feathers.
Is amber about things in the past or things in the future
It is about things in the past. It can tell us how things
have changed over time.
What is the passage about
The passage is about how amber helps scientists unlock the secrets of nature. It serves as a window on the past and leads to important discoveries. It also shows how life has changed over time, offering a key to understanding the history of species.
Presentation
Read the passage quickly and answer.
1.How many secrets are mentioned in the passage
2.What are they
Three.
The secret about the dinosaur, the secret about the flower
and the secret about the ants.
Read the passage quickly and match.
The secret about the dinosaur: Paragraphs ______
The secret about the flower: Paragraph_______
The secret about the ants: Paragraph ________
1-2
3
4
Read the passage 1-2 carefully and fill in the blanks
What's in the amber
Where was it found
What did scientists find through it
What secret does it tell
A dinosaur tail with
feathers.
In Southeast Asia.
Dinosaurs had feathers.
What dinosaurs looked
like.
Read the passage 3 carefully and fill in the blanks
What's in the amber
Where was it found
What did scientists find through it
What secret does it tell
A flower.
In Northern Europe.
The flower grew there
35 million years ago.
Life on earth has
always changed.
Read the passage 4 carefully and fill in the blanks
What's in the amber
Where was it found
What did scientists find through it
What secret does it tell
13 ants.
In Africa.
The ants are a completely new species. Ants did not only come from the northern half of the earth; they also lived in Africa.
There are many unknown
species for us to discover.
Read the passage 5 carefully and answer
1.What does the writer compare amber to
A window on the past and a key to unlock more secrets of
nature.
Let’s retell the passage
Amber shows us ________ caught in time.
It shows us what ancient species looked like.
________ a piece of amber, scientists know that dinosaurs had feathers.
It helps us understand that life on earth has ________.
A piece of amber proves that a species of flower grew in Northern Europe ________
It helps us discover new species.
More than 300 ________ species have been discovered.
Scientists found a new species of ________ in a piece of amber from Africa.
1. secrets 2. Thanks to 3. (always) changed 4. 35 million
5. unknown 6. ant 7. window 8. nature
Summary
Choose where you are most likely to read this passage.
a In a popular science magazine about findings in nature.
b In a newspaper report on exhibitions about dinosaurs.
c In a sci-fi book about travelling160 million years into
the past.
√
Think and share
1.What do you think of Paragraph 1 Why does the writer begin like this
2.What are some other ways for you to learn about natures secrets
Paragraph 1 is exciting and interesting.
The writer begins like this to draw readers' interest and make them want to read more.
We can learn about nature's secrets by reading,visiting museums, exploring the outdoors,doing research or doing experiments.
What did you learn
Most of us have been to museums.
Have you ever wondered whether the things shown in
museums are completely right or not
Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit.
— Frank Borman (弗兰克·博尔曼，宇航员)
译：探索，正是人类精神的本质。
English Proverb
Thank you!
Goodbye!

展开更多......

收起↑