Unit

4AmazingPlantsandAnimalsAmazingPlantsandAnimalsSectionB(1a-1f)Howareplantsandanimalsconnectedwithus?LeadinLet’sreadthetitleofsectionBtogether--Howaretheplantsandanimalsconnectedwithus?Doyouknowthat?Wearegoingtotakeananimalasanexample.Lookatapicture,whatcanyousee?ThinkandTalkWhatanimalcanyouseeinthepicture?Whatarethebeesdoinginthepicture?Wheredoyouoftenseebees?Doyouknowbeeslivetogetherorlivealone?BeesTheyarecollectingnectar.Ingardens,parksandplaceswheretherearemanyflowers.Beeslivetogether.Let’slearnsomeinterestingfactsaboutbees.ThinkandTalkLet’slearnsomeinterestingfactsaboutbees.Beeslivetogetherinlargegroupscalledhives.honeycomb蜂巢/'h?n?k??m/

/ha?v/蜂箱Beescollectnectarfromflowertomakehoney.

/?nekt?r/花蜜Beeshelpplantsgrowbycarryingpollenfromoneflowertoanother.

/?p?l?n/花粉pollination/?p?l?'ne??n/授粉

1aLookatthetitleandthepicturesbelow.Guesswhatthetextisabout.Guesswhatthetextisabout.Thetextisaboutbeesandhowimportanttheyaretous.ReadandThinkWherecanwereadthepassage?A.InastroybookB.InanovelC.InasciencemagazineD.InthenewspaperWhatkindoftextisit?A.Narrativetext(記敘文）

B.Argumentativetext(議論文）

C.Expositorytext(說(shuō)明文）Readfastandtickthecorrectanswers.popularscienceessay(科普文）21ReadandThinkReadfastandanswerthequestions.Pleasehighlightthekeysentenceofeachparagraph.Thekey/topicsentenceisperhapsthe

firstsentenceinaparagraph.Thekey/topicsentenceisperhapsthe

lastsentenceinaparagraph.Thekey/topicsentenceisperhapsthesentenceaftertheadversativelikehowever,butandsoon.123ReadandThinkCanyoudividethetextintoparts?What’sthestructureofthepassage?A.B.C.Readfastandtickthecorrectanswers.Part1(Para.1)Part2(Para.2~3)Part3(Para.4)Bees’problemsIntroductionTheimportanceofbees21

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Readthetextandunderlinetheadjectivesthewriterusestodescribebees.hard-workingthemostimportantthemostinterestingthemostamazingReadPara1carefullyandanswerthequestionsHowdoesthewriterstartthepassage?A.BygivinganexampleB.BytellingastroyC.BydescribingasceneD.ByraisingaquestionWhydoesthewriterusethe“emptysupermarket”tointroducethetopic?21Becauseithelpsustorealizepeople,plants,andanimalsareallconnected.Weneedeachothertolive.ReadPara2carefullyandanswerthequestionsWhatisbees’greatestwork?Whatdoesthehighlighted“them”referto?Howdoesbeeshelpplantsgrow?Whydomanyscientistsbelievethatbeesarethemostimportantanimalsonthisplanet?Theirgreatestworkispollination.Itreferstobees.Whentheyflyfromoneflowertoanother,theytakepollenwiththem.Becauseabout80percentofplantsintheworldcann’tgrowwithoutbees’work.2143ReadPara3carefullyandanswerthequestionsHowdoesthewritersupporthisideainPara3?A.BylistingnumbersB.BygivingexamplesC.ByquotingasayingD.ByaskingaquestionWhydotheycreatehoneycomb?Howdobeescommunicate?Theycreathoneycombinordertostorehoney.213A.BysmellsB.BysoundsC.BydancingReadPara4carefullyandanswerthequestionsWhatarescientists’worriedaboutbees?Canwehelptosolvebees’problem?Ifthewritercontinuestowrite,whatwillhewriteabout?Thenumberofbeesisdropping.Yes.Theyneedourhelp,andthereisalotwecando.Ithinkhewillwriteaboutwaystoprotectbees.ReadthetextImagineyougotothesupermarketinyourarea,buttherearealmostnofruits,vegetables,honey,milk,eggs,orchocolate.Howwouldyoufeel?Disappointed?Angry?Sad?Atthismomentyourealizepeople,plants,andanimalsareallconnected.Weneedeachothertolive,andbeesareoneof

thebestexamples

ofthisconnection.Beesareveryhard-workinganimals,andtheirgreatestworkispollination.Ononetrip,theyoftenvisit50to100flowers.Astheyflyfromoneflowertoanother,theytakepollenwiththem.Thisaction

helpsplantsgrow.Infact,withouttheirwork,about80percentoftheplantsintheworldcannotgrow.Forthisreason,manyscientistsbelievethatbeesarethemostimportantanimalsonthisplanet.imagine:vimagine--imaginationThereis/aresth.Thereis/arenosth.disappoint:vdisappointed:adj.sb.realizethat...realizeone’sdreamconnect:vconnected:adjbeconnectedwith/toconnection:nneedtodosthneedsth/sb.todosthoneof:+名詞復(fù)數(shù)+形容詞最高級(jí)takesthwithsb.takesth/sb.tosp.helpsb.dosthhelptodosthhelpsb.withsth.with/withoutReadthetextImagineyougotothesupermarketinyourarea,buttherearealmostnofruits,vegetables,honey,milk,eggs,orchocolate.Howwouldyoufeel?Disappointed?Angry?Sad?Atthismomentyourealizepeople,plants,andanimalsareallconnected.Weneedeachothertolive,andbeesareoneofthebestexamplesofthisconnection.Beesareveryhard-workinganimals,andtheirgreatestworkispollination.Ononetrip,theyoftenvisit50to100flowers.Astheyflyfromoneflowertoanother,theytakepollenwiththem.Thisactionhelpsplantsgrow.Infact,withouttheirwork,about80percentoftheplantsintheworldcannotgrow.Forthisreason,manyscientistsbelievethatbeesarethemostimportantanimalsonthisplanet.ReadthetextBeesarealsooneofthemostinterestinganimalsintheworld.Forexample,theyworkhardtogethertomaketheirhomes.Inorderto

storehoney,theycreatehoneycombs.Anotherinterestingthingaboutbeesishowtheycommunicate.Whenabeefindsnewfood,itusesadancetotelltheotherswhereandhowfarawaythefoodis.Beesplayanimportantpartintheecosystemofourplanet.However,thenumberofbeesisdropping,andscientistsareworried.Theyneedourhelp,andthereisalotwecando.Thinkaboutwhatyoucandotoprotectoneofthemostamazinganimalsonearth.store:v/ncreate--creative:adj.--creation:n--creatiorcommunicatewitihcommunicate--communicationusesthtodosthplayapart(insth/doingsth)playanimportantpart(insth/doingsth)thenumberofanumberofbeworriedaboutworryaboutprotect-protectionReadthetextBeesarealsooneofthemostinterestinganimalsintheworld.Forexample,theyworkhardtogethertomaketheirhomes.Inordertostorehoney,theycreatehoneycombs.Anotherinterestingthingaboutbeesishowtheycommunicate.Whenabeefindsnewfood,itusesadancetotelltheotherswhereandhowfarawaythefoodis.Beesplayanimportantpartintheecosystemofourplanet.However,thenumberofbeesisdropping,andscientistsareworried.Theyneedourhelp,andthereisalotwecando.Thinkaboutwhatyoucandotoprotectoneofthemostamazinganimalsonearth.LanguagepointsAtthismomentyourealizepeople,plants,andanimalsareallconnected.connect:v關(guān)聯(lián)

連接connectwith:eg.Iwanttoconnectwitholdfriendsonsocialmedia.v與...連系connectto:v(把...)連接到eg.ItriedtoconnecttotheWIFI.connected:=connect+edadj.連接的，相關(guān)的beconnectedwith:v與...有聯(lián)系/有關(guān)聯(lián)eg.Hersuccessisdirectlyconnectedwithherhardwork.beconnectedto:v連接到eg.Theprinterneedstobeconnectedtothecomputerinordertowork.connection:=connect+ionn連系

連接eg.Beesareoneofthebestexamplesofthisconnection.Whatdoyouknowabouttheconnectionbetweenhumansandotherinsects?LanguagepointsAstheyflyfromoneflowertoanother,theytakepollenwiththem.as:連詞，引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句

意為“當(dāng)...時(shí)候，隨著”eg.Aswewalkedthroughthewalls,thetourguidetoldusstoriesaboutthewar.as:連詞表原因“因?yàn)?，由于”按照，如同，像eg.Chinesepeoplelovetheginkgo,asitisasymbolofhopeandlonglife.eg.Imadedinnerasshedidbefore.DoastheRomansdo.as:介詞，

意為“作為”eg.Asaplantlover,thelotusflowerismyfavourite.Duringhistimeasapauper,Eawardlearnttorespectothers.LanguagepointsAtthismomentyourealizepeople,plants,andanimalsareallconnected.Manyscientistsbelievethatbeesarethemostimportantanimalsonthisplanet.Thinkaboutwhatyoucandotoprotectoneofthemostamazinganimalsonearth.主語(yǔ)謂語(yǔ)(動(dòng)詞)賓語(yǔ)(句子)主語(yǔ)謂語(yǔ)(動(dòng)詞)賓語(yǔ)(句子)what引導(dǎo)詞謂語(yǔ)(動(dòng)詞)賓語(yǔ)(句子)賓語(yǔ)從句是指由句子充當(dāng)賓語(yǔ)

1cReadagainandcompletethemindmapwiththeinformationfromthetext.Bees●theirgreatestwork:_____________●visit:_________________________●help:_________________________●theirnumberis:_________________●_______________

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______________________________importanceprobleminterestingfactspollination50to100flowersononetripplantsgrowdroppingworkhardtogethertomaketheirhomesandcreatehoneycombstomakehoneycommunicatebyusingdancestheimportanceof1dDiscussthequestions.1.Canyougiveanothertitleforthetext?2.Whatotherinterestingfactsdoyouknowaboutbees?3.Whatdoyouknowabouttheconnectionbetweenhumansandotherinsects,suchasantsandbutterflies?Anothertitlecouldbe:TheMostImportantAnimalonthePlanet.Iknowtherearearound2000speciesofbeesaroundtheworld.Justlikebees,antsandotherinsectsalsoplayanimportantroleinmaintainingecosystemsthatweallrelyon.Theyhelppeopletogrowfood,andtheyteachusnewideas.

1dImagineyouarethewriter.Writeonemoreparagraphaboutbeesandaddittothetext.Wecanwriteaboutthewaystoprotectbees.Wecanallhelpprotectbees.First,wecanplantflowers.Beesneedflowersforfood.Wecanplantdifferentflowers,likelavender,sunflowers,ordaisies.Theseflowersgivebeesfoodallsummer.Second,avoidchemicalslikeweedkillers.Theycanharmbees.Wecanalsomake“beehotels”.Beescanliveandrestthere.Then,wecangivebeeswatertoo.Putashallowdishofwateroutsidewithsomestonesinit.Thestoneshelpbeesdrinksafely.Finally,wecanbuylocalhoney.Thishelpsbeekeeperswhotakegoodcareoftheirbees.Doingthesethingsmakelifesaferforbees.

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Howdoyouunderstandtheconnectionbetweenpeople,plants,andanimals?A:Weallknowpeopleandnatureareconnected.Butcanyougivemeanexampleofhowtheyareconnected?B:Sure.IvisitedasmalltowninGuangdongonce.Therearemanylargetreesin