SectionB(1a-1f)NewwordsInthislesson,youwill:1.getkeyinformationabouttheimportanceofbeesinnatureandsomeinterestingfactsaboutbees.2.talkabouttheconnectionbetweenbeesandhumansandthinkabouthowtoprotectthem.3.writeonemoreparagraphaboutbeesaccordingtothetext.GuesstheRiddleI’mbusyeveryday,makingsweetthingsintheway.Iflyfromflowertoflower,withayellowandblackpower.WhatamI?Iliveinahousethat’smadeofwax,andI’vegotajobthatneverlacks.Idancetoshowwherefoodcanbefound,andI’mimportantinnatureallaround.WhatamI?Wearebees!Pre-reading1aLookatthetitleandthepicturesbelow.Guesswhatthetextisabout.Thetextisabouthowbeesareimportantforhumansandnature.QuickScanReadthetextquickly,summarizeeachparagraph'smainidea,andunderlinekeysentences.ReadingTips快速掃讀文本，尋找段落關鍵句，嘗試總結大意有助于把握文章主旨Bees'connectionBees'pollinationBees'interestingtraits（特點）ProtectbeesDetailedReading1bReadthetextandunderlinetheadjectivesthewriterusestodescribebees.Imagineyougotothesupermarketinyourarea,buttherearealmostnofruits,vegetables,honey,milk,eggs,orchocolate.Howwouldyoufeel?Disappointed?Angry?Sad?Atthismomentyourealizepeople,plants,andanimalsareallconnected.Weneedeachothertolive,andbeesareoneofthebestexamplesofthisconnection.CarefulReadingReadthePara.1andanswerthequestion.Whydoestheauthorusetheexampleofthesupermarketatthebeginning?Becausetheexamplecanhelpreadersfollowthewriter’sthoughtquicklyandunderstandtheconnectionbetweenhumansandbees.It’sawritingskillcalledHypotheticalScenario（情景假設法）.Itcanhelparousethereaders’empathy（激發(fā)讀者共鳴）.Task2:Answerthereadingquestions.細節(jié)理解題1.Howmanyflowersdobeesoftenvisitononetrip?A.10to20flowers.B.30to40flowers.C.50to100flowers.D.Over100flowers.Beesareveryhard-workinganimals,andtheirgreatestworkispollination.Ononetrip,theyoftenvisit50to100flowers.

Astheyflyfromoneflowertoanother,theytakepollenwiththem.Thisactionhelpsplantsgrow.Infact,withouttheirwork,about80percentoftheplantsintheworldcannotgrow.Forthisreason,manyscientistsbelievethatbeesarethemostimportantanimalsonthisplanet.DetailedReadingTask2:Answerthereadingquestions.詞義推測題2.Theunderlinedword“honeycomb”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“______”.A.aplacewherebeesstorehoneyB.thewaybeescommunicateC.thefoodthatbeesmakeD.thehomeforbeestosleepBeesarealsooneofthemostinterestinganimalsintheworld.Forexample,theyworkhardtogethertomaketheirhomes.Inordertostorehoney,theycreatehoneycombs.Anotherinterestingthingaboutbeesishowtheycommunicate.Whenabeefindsnewfood,itusesadancetotelltheotherswhereandhowfarawaythefoodis.inorderto為了...，表目的Task2:Answerthereadingquestions.推理判斷題3.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Beesonlycommunicatebydancing.B.Withoutbees,peoplecanstilllivewell.C.Thenumberofbeesisincreasingtheseyears.D.Protectingbeesisveryimportantfortheecosystem.Beesplayanimportantpartintheecosystemofourplanet.However,thenumberofbeesisdropping,andscientistsareworried.Beesneedourhelp,andthereisalotwecando.Thinkaboutwhatyoucandotoprotectoneofthemostamazinganimalsonearth.however然而，表轉折WordsSentences形容詞：hard-working,important,interesting...名詞：pollination,pollen,ecosystem...動詞：pollinate,communicate,protect...beconnected playanimportantpartinthenumberof worktogether inorderto beintrouble takeactiontodosth withouthesitation①Beesare+形容詞②They+動詞+其他③Itis+形容詞+that...④Without...，PhrasesReadingtips預測

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思維導圖（整合）從方框中選擇適當?shù)脑~并用其正確的形式填空（每詞限用一次）Beesare1.___________insects.Fromearlymorningtilllateevening,theyflyaroundtocollectnectarandpollen,neverstoppingtorest.Theyhaveanecessary2.______intheecosystem(生態(tài)系統(tǒng)).Everytimetheyflyfromflowertoflower,they3.______pollenontheirbodies,andwhentheylandonanotherflower,thispollenhelpstheplantproduceseedsandfruit.4.________bees,manyofthefruitsandvegetablesweeateveryday,likeapplesandtomatoes,wouldnotexist.Beesareamongthe5.___________creaturesonEarth.Theyliveinlargegroupscalledcolonies,whereeachbeehasitsownjob.Somebeesbuildthehive,sometakecareofthebabybees,andotherscollectfood.Theyevenmakehoneycombs6.__________thesweethoneytheyproduce.What'smore,abeecan7._____________withotherbeesinaspecialway—whenitfindsagoodplacewithlotsofflowers,itdoesalittledancetotelltheotherswherethefoodis.However,inrecentyears,the8.________ofbeeshasbeendecreasing.Thisisbecausetheirhomesarebeingdestroyed,andharmfulchemicalsarebeingusedinfields.It's9.__________toprotecttheselittlecreatures.Notonlydotheyhelpplantsgrow,buttheyalsogiveusdelicioushoney.Beesaretruly10.________friendsofhumans,andwemustdoourbesttokeepthemsafe.hard-working

interestingstorecommunicatenumberimportantamazinghard-workingroletakewithoutroletakeWithoutmostinterestingtostorecommunicatenumberimportantamazing1cReadagainandcompletethemindmapwiththeinformationfromthetext.pollinationflowersplantsgrowcreatehoneycombstostorehoneyuseadancetotelltheotherswhereandhowfarawaythefoodisdropping1dDiscussthequestions.1.Canyougiveanothertitleforthetext?2.Whatotherinterestingfactsdoyouknowaboutbees?Bees:TheTinyHeroesofOurPlanetWhyBeesMatterMoreThanYouThink1.Abeehiveactslikeanorganisedsociety,witheachbeehavingaspecificrole.2.Theirwingsbeat200timespersecond,creatingtheiriconicbuzz.3.Whatdoyouknowabouttheconnectionbetweenhumansandotherinsects,suchasantsandbutterflies?Antshelpkeepsoilhealthyandnutrient-rich,whichbenefitsplantgrowth.Someantseatharmfulbugs,protectingcrops.Sometimestheycarryseedstonewplaces,helpingplantsgrow.1eImagineyouarethewriter.Writeonemoreparagraphaboutbeesandaddittothetext.Matchthetheme.Becoherentwiththelastparagraph.Addnewinformation.Uselinkingwords.(Forexample,However,orLuckily...)Shortandclear.(3-5sentences)Endwithastrongidea.(e.g.,"Let’sprotectbees!")Therearemanywayswecando.First,wecanplantbee-friendlyflowersandplantsinourgardensorbalconies.Theseprovidebeeswithnectarandpollen.Second,avoidusingpesticidesastheycanharmbees.Instead,trynaturalpest-controlmethods.Finally,spreadtheword!Letmorepeopleknowtheimportanceofbeesandencouragethemtojoininprotectionefforts.solutionSampleWriting1fHowdoyouunderstandtheconnectionbetweenplants,animals,andpeople?Thinkofsomeexamplesandthensharethemwithapartner.A:Weallknowpeopleandnatureareconnected.Butcanyougivemeanexampleofhowtheyareconnected?B:Sure.IvisitedasmalltowninGuangdongonce.Therearemanylargetreesinthetown.Theyarehometomanybirds.Alotoftouristscometoseethetreesandthebirds...Longago,whenthegodfirstplantedatreeinthegarden,itwasfullofenergyandkeptmoving.Thenthegodpulled(拔)thetreeoutandplanteditupsidedown(顛倒)tomakesureitstayedinoneplace.What’sthetree?It’sthebaobabtree,alsocalledthemonkeybreadtree,thebottletreeorothers.Thebaobabtreeisastrange-looktreethatgrowsinAfricaandAustralia.Justlikeitsname“thebottletree”,itlookslikealargebottle.Somegrowastallasa16-floorbuilding.Duringthedryseason,thesetreesarestandingtherewithoutleaves,andlookliketrunks(樹干)stickingupintheair.Butwhentherainyseasoncomes,leavesappearandthenflowerscomeout.Later,theflowerscanturnintofruit.Thebaobabiscalled“thetreeoflife”,becauseitcanliveformorethan1,000years.Inthedryland,thebaobabcanpullinandhold1,000gallonsofwater.Thirstypeoplecandrinkthewaterstoredinthetree.Thefruit,monkeybread,isgoodtoeat.Baobableavesareakindofmedicine(藥).Peoplecanusethebark(樹皮)tomakepaperorcloth.Whenabaobabgetsold,itstrunkbecomeshollow.Anoldtreecanholdmanypeople.Thelocalpeopleoftenbuildtheirhousesinsidethesetrunks.Itissuchausefultreethatsomepeoplecanhardlylivewithoutit.1．Howdoesthewriterbeginthetext?A．Bysingingasong.B．Byshowingastory.C．Byaskingaquestion.D．Bygivinganexample.2．Whichofthefollowingpicturesisthebaobab?3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hollow”meaninParagraph3?A．臟的 B．干的 C．空的 D．有用的4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Thebaobabhasmany