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Unit 5 Love Mother Nature!
In this unit, you will learn to:
● talk about nature.
● enjoy the beauty of different natural places.
● use a chart to compare and contrast.
● use picture clues to guess the meaning of new words.
● make a class booklet about nature.
Big Questions: What can we find in nature?
Unit 5 Love Mother Nature!
Exploring the Topic
Theme Reading
What kind of landform is this ?
rainforests
What do you know about it ?
Watch a video about rainforests.
What do you know about rainforests ?
big and tall trees
many animals and plants
hot and wet
What kind of landform is this ?
deserts
hot and dry
Rainforests and deserts are two very different living places in nature.
In a rainforest, it is warm and wet, and it rains a lot. You can find many kinds of plants and animals there. Plants can grow very tall, and animals have plenty of food to eat. The desert is hot and dry. It rains very little there. There are also some kinds of plants in the desert, like cactuses. The plants can keep water and grow. Only a few animals can live in the desert. They don’t have much to eat and many of them live on other small animals.
Rainforests and deserts are wonders of nature. They are home to many animals and plants.
Today we will read a passage about rainforests and deserts.
Skim the text, and then find out the right answer.
What is the main idea of the text?
It’s about the climates in rainforests and deserts.
It’s about the animals in rainforests and deserts.
Rainforests and deserts are two different living
places in nature.
D. It’s about the plants in rainforests and deserts.
2. Write a proper title for the text.
____________________________________
Rainforests and Deserts
Rainforests and deserts are two very different living places in nature.
In a rainforest, it is warm and wet, and it rains a lot. You can find many kinds of plants and animals there. Plants can grow very tall, and animals have plenty of food to eat. The desert is hot and dry. It rains very little there. There are also some kinds of plants in the desert, like cactuses. The plants can keep water and grow. Only a few animals can live in the desert. They don’t have much to eat and many of them live on other small animals.
Rainforests and deserts are wonders of nature. They are home to many animals and plants.
Read it again and match the main idea of each paragraph.
Introduction(介绍)
Differences
Similarities(相似点)
Activity 2 Read the text and guess the meaning of the underlined words.
Rainforests and deserts are two very different living places in nature.
In a rainforest, it is warm and wet, and it rains a lot. You can find many kinds of plants and animals there. Plants can grow very tall, and animals have plenty of food to eat. The desert is hot and dry. It rains very little there. There are also some kinds of plants in the desert, like cactuses. The plants can keep water and grow. Only a few animals can live in the desert. They don’t have much to eat and many of them live on other small animals.
Rainforests and deserts are wonders of nature. They are home to many animals and plants.
plenty: 大量
cactuses: 仙人掌
Scan the text, and then find out the right answer.
What is the climate like in rainforests?
Why do only a few animals live in the desert?
Rainforests and deserts are two very different living places in nature.
In a rainforest, it is warm and wet, and it rains a lot. You can find many kinds of plants and animals there. Plants can grow very tall, and animals have plenty of food to eat. The desert is hot and dry. It rains very little there. There are also some kinds of plants in the desert, like cactuses. The plants can keep water and grow. Only a few animals can live in the desert. They don’t have much to eat and many of them live on other small animals.
Rainforests and deserts are wonders of nature. They are home to many animals and plants.
It is warm and wet, and it rains a lot.
They don’t have much to eat and many of them live on other small animals.
Activity 3 Read the text carefully and complete the table.
{5940675A-B579-460E-94D1-54222C63F5DA}Paragraph 1
(Beginning)
The two different ___________ in nature.
Paragraph 2
(Body)
The main differences:
climate
_____________
_____________
Paragraph 3
(End)
They are:
_________ of nature
_________ to animals and plants
living places
plants
animals
wonders
home
Watch and understand. （视频由ai合成）
Activity 4 Complete the comparison and contrast chart according to the text.
warm
wet
very tall
plenty of food
hot
dry
some kinds of plants
other small animals
Activity 4 Retell the text with the help of the comparison and contrast chart.
Read and find the phrases.
1. 在自然中____________
2. 许多种类的_________________
3. 许多_________________
4. 储水_________________
5. 只有一些 _________________
6. 有许多吃的_________________
7. 他们中的许多___________________
8. 以...为生______________
9. ...的奇迹________________
in nature
many kinds of
plenty of
keep water
only a few
have much to eat
many of them
live on
wonders of
Key points
Rainforests and deserts are two very different living places in nature.
In a rainforest, it is warm and wet, and it rains a lot. You can find many kinds of plants and animals there. Plants can grow very tall, and animals have plenty of food to eat. The desert is hot and dry. It rains very little there. There are also some kinds of plants in the desert, like cactuses. The plants can keep water and grow. Only a few animals can live in the desert. They don’t have much to eat and many of them live on other small animals.
Rainforests and deserts are wonders of nature. They are home to many animals and plants.
Kind
牛奶是一种饮品。Milk is _______________ drink.
动物园里有很多种动物。There are ________________ animals in the zoo.
商店里有不同种类的水果。There are _______________ fruits in the shop.
树林里有各种各样的鸟。There are _______________ birds in the woods.
老师对我们非常好。My teacher ____________ us.
n. 种类
a kind of 一种
many kinds of 许多种的
different kinds of 不同种类的
all kinds of 各种各样的
adj. 友好的
be kind to sb 对某人友好
a kind of
many kinds of
different kinds of
all kinds of
is kind to
Key points
Rainforests and deserts are two very different living places in nature.
In a rainforest, it is warm and wet, and it rains a lot. You can find many kinds of plants and animals there. Plants can grow very tall, and animals have plenty of food to eat. The desert is hot and dry. It rains very little there. There are also some kinds of plants in the desert, like cactuses. The plants can keep water and grow. Only a few animals can live in the desert. They don’t have much to eat and many of them live on other small animals.
Rainforests and deserts are wonders of nature. They are home to many animals and plants.
plenty of ：表示“大量的”、“充足的”
+ 可数名词的复数 / 不可数名词
书架上有很多书。
There are plenty of books on the shelf.
我们有足够的时间完成作业。
We have plenty of time to finish our homework.
Key points
Rainforests and deserts are two very different living places in nature.
In a rainforest, it is warm and wet, and it rains a lot. You can find many kinds of plants and animals there. Plants can grow very tall, and animals have plenty of food to eat. The desert is hot and dry. It rains very little there. There are also some kinds of plants in the desert, like cactuses. The plants can keep water and grow. Only a few animals can live in the desert. They don’t have much to eat and many of them live on other small animals.
Rainforests and deserts are wonders of nature. They are home to many animals and plants.
like : v. 喜欢
like to do sth. 喜欢做某事（一次性）
like doing sth. 喜欢做某事（习惯性）
我想去买些书。I like _________ some books.
他喜欢唱歌。He likes_________ .
我喜欢踢足球。I like _________ football.
like : 介词，意为“像”、“和……一样”
她长得像她妈妈。She _________ her mother.
那男孩跳起来像只猴子。The boy jumps _______________.
看起来像要下雨啦。__________________.
我不喜欢像他那样的人。___________________________.
to buy
singing
playing
looks like
like a monkey
It looks like rain
I don't like a man like him
Key points
Rainforests and deserts are two very different living places in nature.
In a rainforest, it is warm and wet, and it rains a lot. You can find many kinds of plants and animals there. Plants can grow very tall, and animals have plenty of food to eat. The desert is hot and dry. It rains very little there. There are also some kinds of plants in the desert, like cactuses. The plants can keep water and grow. Only a few animals can live in the desert. They don’t have much to eat and many of them live on other small animals.
Rainforests and deserts are wonders of nature. They are home to many animals and plants.
many + 可数名词复数
much + 不可数名词
许多
= a lot of
= lots of
杯子里有许多的水。
There is ________ water in the glass.
商店里有许多人。
There are _______ people in the shop.
much
many
Let's do some exercises !
Exercise
( )1.This kind of birds _______ flowers and they make home near flowers.
A.live on B.live for C.live in
( )2.It rains_______in a rainforest.
A.a few B.a little C.a lot
( )3.China is home _______pandas.
A.to B.of C.as
( )4.There are_______clothes in the shop.
A.a kinds of B.any kind of C.plenty kinds of
( )5.—Can you tell the _______in the two pictures?
—In the first picture, there is a lost“a”.
A.color B.pair C.difference
Activity 5 Fill in the blanks with the phrases in the box.
plenty of many kinds of live on be home to
Horses ________ grass and they drink water.
There are ______________ flowers in my garden.
The sea ____________ different kinds of fish.
There is __________ food for animals in the rainforest.
live on
many kinds of
is home to
plenty of
( )
( )
( )
( )
4
2
3
1
Activity 5 Match the sentences with the pictures.
Horses ________ grass and they drink water.
There are ______________ flowers in my garden.
The sea ____________ different kinds of fish.
There is __________ food for animals in the rainforest.
live on
many kinds of
is home to
plenty of
Summary
We learn:
1. the differences and similarities between rainforests and deserts.
2. how to apply the reading strategies of skimming, scanning and guessing the word meaning through pictures.
3. how to use a comparison and contrast chart to retell a text.
We can:
have a better understanding of the diversity of nature.
Homework
You should
You may
retell the text fluently with the help of comparison and contrast chart.
1. search for some information about two other landforms.
2. draw a comparison and contrast chart about them.
3. share it in class.

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