Unit(1)NatureintheBalanceWeletotheunitReading課件高中英語(yǔ)譯林版（2020）((1))

TheAmazonrainforest:anaturaltreasureReadingListenandthink:Whatdoesthisvideoappealtopeople?

Lead-inWhatdoyouthinkthisscriptisaboutjudgingfromthetitleandthepictures

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Lead-intheAmazonjungleplantsanimalsnaturaltreasuresvaluabledependontherainforestandfoodunusualPara1Para2Para3Para4Para5Matchthemainideaofeachparagraph.

IntroductiontotheAmazonrainforestBasicinformationabouttherainforestPlantbiodiversity：levelsoftherainforest（plants）Animalbiodiversity：foodchain

（birdsandanimals）Therainforest’svaluetothehumanrace;threatstotherainforest

Fast-reading

Fast-reading

AnalyzingthestructurePlantbiodiversityDifferentlevelsAnimalbiodiversityFoodchainImportanceDangerThe____________andthe_______oftheAmazonrainforest.importance/significancedangerWhatisthegeneralideaofthispassage?

Fast-reading86million6,40040,0001,30040020%17%PleasereadPara2-5carefullyandfillintheblanksbelow.(P4)Numbers/Statistics1.Whataretheyintheblanks?

While-reading2.What’sthefunctionofstatistics（數(shù)據(jù)）indocumentaryscripts?

Statisticscanmakethefactsmore

(有說(shuō)服力的）,

（給人印象深刻的）and

（有說(shuō)服力的）.convincingimpressivepersuasiveReadpara.2carefullyandfillintheblanksbelow.Ithas

ontheEarth.8countriesandoneoverseasregionlocationsizeorigintheAmazonRiver,about6,400kminlengtharound6millionsquarekilometresofforest

While-readingtherichestbiodiversity

Readpara.3andfigureoutdifferentlayers(層次)oftheforest.asystemofrootsTheforest’sdifferentlevelssupportanunbelievablevarietyofwildlife.thetopsofthetallesttreesthemassofleaflittershorterplantswithlargeleavestoweringancienthardwoods

While-readingAtthebottomAbovethatThenextlevelThenFinallythetopsofJaguarsAtleast87species,includingfrogsLeavesandfruitMicroorganismsfeedon

breakdownfeedon

feedon

nutrientInsectsCircular循環(huán)的Readpara4andcompletethechartaboutthefoodchainintherainforest.

While-readinglungsoftheplanet1.Whatisthefunctionoftherainforesttous?fixcarbonproduceoxygenatreasurehouseofspecies2.Whatisthemajordangertotherainforest?usingmetaphors/?met?f?(r)/隱喻us/humanbeings

While-readingReadpara.5Importance&DangerBasicinformationlocationandsizeName:gettingitsnamefrom(1)____________richest(2)____________AmazonrainforestAnimalsmorethan1,300speciesofbirdsandover400speciesof(5)__________elementsofthisforest’s(6)_______________Plantsmorethan40,000(3)______________different(4)_______oftheforestSignificancefixcarbonandproducing(7)________havingspeciesusedfor(8)______________________

Dangerthemajordanger:(9)________________disappearingduetohumanactivitiessuchas(10)____________andcattlefarmingtheAmazonriverbiodiversityplantspecieslevelsmammalsfoodchainoxygenfoodormedicineus/humanbeingsagriculture

MindmapConsolidation1．What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．TheAmazonrainforestisthelargestrainforestintheworld.B．TheAmazonrainforestgivestherichestbiodiversityontheearth.C．TheAmazonrainforestisanaturaltreasurehouseontheearth.D．TheAmazonrainforestisknownasthe“l(fā)ungsoftheplanet”．2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheAmazonrainforestisFALSEaccordingtothepassage?TheAmazonrainforestplaysanimportantpartinkeepingthebalanceofhumanandnature.B．TheAmazonrainforestcrossesintosevencountries，includingBrazilandPeru.TheareaoftheAmazonrainforestisaround6millionsquaremeters，morethanhalfthesizeofChina.D．TheAmazonrainforestisnamedaftertheAmazonRiver,whichiscloseto6，400kilometersinlength.Consolidation3．Whatcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphinthepassage?A．Thereareonly390，000speciesofplantsontheearth.B．DifferentspeciesofplantsinAmazonrainforestgrowindifferentlevels.C．AtthebottomoftheAmazonrainforestgrowsomebushes.D．TheancientBrazilnuttreeandthewaterlilies