Tolearntousethesuperlativestodescribebees.Todiscusstheconnectionbetweenplants,animals,andourlives.Toexplorewhyplantsandanimalsareimportanttous.ObjectivesUnit4AmazingAnimalsandPlantsSection

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1a-3cLead-in—aguessinggameThisanimalbuzzesasitflies.Theyhaveyellowandblackstripesontheirbodies.Theycommunicatebydancingtoshowwhereflowersare.Theyliveinhivesandmakehoney.Whatarethey?Whatelsedoyouknowaboutbees?Beesareveryhelpful.Theyhelpflowersgrow…1aLookatthetitleandthepicturesbelow.Guesswhatthetextisabout.BeforereadingbeeshoneycombpollinationDiscussingroups:Howarebeesconnectedwithus?1bReadthetextandunderlinetheadjectivesthewriterusestodescribebees.Imagineyougotothesupermarketinyourarea,buttherearealmostnofruits,vegetables,honey,milk,eggs,orchocolate.Howwouldyoufeel?Disappointed?Angry?Sad?Atthismomentyourealizepeople,plants,andanimalsareallconnected.Weneedeachothertoliveandbeesareoneofthebestexamplesofthisconnection.WeCan'tLiveWithoutBees.Readthefirstparagraphandanswerthequestion:Whydowesay“WeCan’tLiveWithoutBees.”?Becausepeople,plants,andanimalsareallconnected.Weneedeachothertoliveandbeesareoneofthebestexamplesofthisconnection.Howdoyouunderstand?WhilereadingBeesareveryhard-workinganimals,andtheirgreatestworkispollination.Ononetrip,theyoftenvisit50to100flowers.Astheyflyfromoneflowertoanother,theytakepollenwiththem.Thisactionhelpsplantsgrow.Infact,withouttheirwork,about80percentoftheplantsintheworldcannotgrow.Forthisreason,manyscientistsbelievethatbeesarethemostimportantanimalsonthisplanet.ReadthesecondparagraphandCompletethemindmap.importance?theirgreatestwork:_________?visit____________?help________________50to100flowerspollinationplantsgrowReadthethirdparagraphandCompletethemindmap.Interestingfacts?Theyworktogethertomaketheirhomes.Inordertostorehoney,theycreatehoneycombs.?Howtheycommunicate.Whenabeefindsnewfood,itusesadancetotelltheotherswhereandhowfarawaythefoodis.Beesarealsooneofthemostinterestinganimalsintheworld.Forexample,theyworkhardtogethertomaketheirhomes.Inordertostorehoney,theycreatehoneycombs.Anotherinterestingthingaboutbeesishowtheycommunicate.Whenabeefindsnewfood,itusesadancetotelltheotherswhereandhowfarawaythefoodis.ReadthefourthparagraphandCompletethemindmap.problem?theirnumberis___________droppingBeesplayanimportantpartintheecosystemofourplanet.However,thenumberofbeesisdropping,andscientistsareworried.Beesneedourhelp,andthereisalotwecando.Thinkaboutwhatyoucandotoprotectoneofthemostamazinganimalsonearth.1dDiscussthequestions.1.Canyougiveanothertitleforthetext?2.Whatotherinterestingfactsdoyouknowaboutbees?3.Whatdoyouknowabouttheconnectionbetweenhumansandotherinsects,suchasantsandbutterflies?A:Icangiveanothertitleforthetext:BeesandusB:Beescanstingtoprotectthemselves.C:Antsare..D:Butterfliesare…Afterreading1eImagineyouarethewriter.Writeonemoreparagraphaboutbeesandaddittothetext.Toprotectbees,weshouldtryourbest.First,plantcolourfulflowerslikesunflowerstoprovidefood.Andthenremembertoleavecleanwateroutsideforbeestodrink.Neverdisturbtheirhoneycombs.Finally,say“no”tochemicalsthathurtthem.Protectingbeesmeanssavingourplanet.Let’sactnow—everysmallstepcounts!答案供參考1fHowdoyouunderstandtheconnectionbetweenplants,animals，andpeople?Thinkofsomeexamplesandthensharethemwithapartner.A:Weallknowpeopleandnatureareconnected.Butcanyougivemeanexampleofhowtheyareconnected?B:Sure.IvisitedasmalltowninGuangdongonce.Therearemanylargetreesinthetown,Theyarehometomanybirds.Alotoftouristscometoseethetreesandthebirds...Languagepoints1.Howareplantsandanimalsconnectedwithus?植物和動物是

怎樣與我們相連的？connectv.關(guān)聯(lián)；連接connectedadj.連接的；相關(guān)的connectionn.聯(lián)系；連接beconnectedwith/to與……相連；與……有關(guān)聯(lián)TheGPSonthebusisconnectedwiththetraffic–controlcenter.公交車上的GPS與交通控制中心相連。2.Imagineyougotothesupermarketinyourarea,buttherearealmostnofruits,vegetables,honey,milk,eggs,orchocolate.

想象一下，你去你所在地區(qū)的超市，但幾乎沒有水果、蔬菜、蜂蜜、牛奶、雞蛋

或巧克力。imaginev.想象；猜想imagine+從句想象……imagine(sb)doingsth想象（某人）做某事imagine+n./pron.想象……Imagineyoucan’twalkoruseyourhandseasily.想象一下你不能自如地走也不能自如地使用雙手。Canyouimagineswimmingwithadolphin?你能想象與海豚共游嗎？Ican’timaginelifewithouttheInternet.我無法想象沒有網(wǎng)絡(luò)的生活。imaginationn.想象；想象力

act(v.行動；表演)—action(n.行動；行為)connect(v.關(guān)聯(lián)；連接)—connection(n.聯(lián)系；連接)imagine(v.想象；猜想)—imagination(n.想象；想象力)communicate(v.交流；溝通)—communication(n.交流)protect(v.保護(hù)；防護(hù))—protection(n.保護(hù))happy(adj.快樂的)—happiness(n.幸福；快樂)

disappoint(v.使失望；使破滅)–disappointed(adj.失望的；沮喪的)詞綴學(xué)習(xí)3.-tion表示動作、狀態(tài)，名詞后綴-ness名詞后綴-ed形容詞后綴你還知道哪些后綴呢？.4.Infact,withouttheirwork,about80percentoftheplantsintheworldcannotgrow.事實上，沒有他們的工作，世界上大約80%

的植物無法生長。percentn.百分之……adj.&adv.每一百中①Seventypercentofteachersinourschoolarewomenteachers.我們學(xué)校70%的教師是女教師。②ThirtypercentofthepopulationspeaksEnglishasasecondlanguage.30%的人口將英語作為第二語言來說。主謂一致主謂一致percent前面有具體數(shù)字時無論該數(shù)字是多少，均為單數(shù)形式percent2.percentof…作主語時謂語動詞的單復(fù)數(shù)形式要根據(jù)of后面的名詞或代詞的情況而定。若名詞或代詞為復(fù)數(shù)意義，謂語動詞用復(fù)數(shù)；若名詞為不可數(shù)名詞、單數(shù)名詞或代詞表示單數(shù)意義，謂語動詞則用第三人稱單數(shù)。

③Ihaveonlya30-percentchance.我只有百分之三十的機(jī)會。④Iamahundredpercentinagreementwithyou.我百分之百同意你的觀點。adv.adj.Summary5.Inordertostorehoney,theycreatehoneycombs.

為了儲存蜂蜜，它們會建造蜂巢。

Inordertohelpstudentstomakeprogress,mostteachersarestrictwiththem.為了幫助學(xué)生取得進(jìn)步，大多數(shù)老師對他們要求嚴(yán)格。inorderto為了；以便inorderto+動詞原形拓展Iworkedhardinordertogetgoodgrades.=IworkedhardinorderthatIcouldgetgoodgrades.我努力學(xué)習(xí)以便取得好成績。inorderthat+從句6.Anotherinterestingthingaboutbeesishowtheycommunicate.

蜜蜂的另一個有趣之處是它們怎樣交流。communicatewithsb和某人交流communicatev.交流；溝通communicationn.交流Ithinkthatit’simportanttocommunicatewithparents.我認(rèn)為和父母溝通是很重要的。Inmyopinion,face–to–facecommunicationismoreeffective.在我看來，面對面交流更有效。7.Beesplayanimportantpartintheecosystemofourplanet.

蜜蜂在我們星球的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)中發(fā)揮著重要作用。playapart(insth)參與某事①Everyoneshouldplayapartinsavingtheearth.每一個人都應(yīng)該盡

一份力來拯救地球。②Moreandmorepeoplejoinedhertoplayapartinenvironmentalprotection.越來越多的人加入她的行列，參與環(huán)境保護(hù)。Tips:

①playapartin+v.-ing/n.

②意為“參與”時的同義短語為takepartinplayarole(in)在……中發(fā)揮作用；扮演角色①Frogsplayanimportantroleinourplanetecosystem.

青蛙在我們地球生態(tài)系統(tǒng)中扮演著重要角色。②Friendsplayanimportantrole/partinourlives.

朋友在我們的生活中起著重要作用。Reminderplayapartin與playarolein是近義詞組，強(qiáng)調(diào)“在……中發(fā)揮作用”時可以互換。protect…from/against…保護(hù)……免于……protectv.保護(hù)；防護(hù)protectionn.保護(hù)Thisumbrellawillprotectyourskinfromtheburningsun.這把傘可以保護(hù)您的皮膚免受烈日的傷害。Inshort,selfprotectionisimportanttous.簡而言之，自我保護(hù)對我們很重要。8.Thinkaboutwhatyoucandotoprotectoneofthemostamazinganimalsonearth.想想您可以做些什么來保護(hù)地球上

最神奇的動物之一。VocabularyinUse2aCircletheoddones.Thengiveyourreasons.habit height size weightjoy happiness fun enjoyangry disappointed smart sadappear look seem watchhoney milk juice bread2bAddtheendings–ance,-(t)ion,-ness,and–tytoformnouns.Useyourdictionary.1.act____________

2.good___________3.kind____________

4.appear___________5.real_____________ 6.imagine___________7.connect_____________ 8.popular___________9.communicate______________ 10.important___________connectioncommunicationactionkindnessrealitygoodnessappearanceimaginationpopularityimportance2cCompletethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthewordsinthebox.appeardisappointimaginestoreweigh1.Ifelt___________whenmyfavouriteflowersdied.2.Aftertherain,somemushrooms___________inthegarden.3.Inmyhometown,peopleoftenusebamboobasketsto_______food.4.Whatdidyouputinyourluggage?It__________aton.5.Ican’t__________mylifewithoutmypets.Theymeanalottome.appeareddisappointedstoreweighedimagine2dCompletethepassagewiththecorrectformsofthewordsinthebox.howeverimportantlandplanetprotectYoumaynotrealizeit,butfrogsplayanimportantroleinour________ecosystem.Thesmallestfrogsareaboutthesizeofapea,whilelargeronescangrowasbigasahumanhand.Manypeopleknowthatfrogshelpto_________farmsbyeatinginsects.__________,noteveryoneunderstandstheir___________innature.Frogscanliveon________andinwater.Becauseofthis,theyarepopularsubjectsinstudiesonclimatechangeandtheecosystem.protectHoweverimportancelandplanetTheBlueWhaleThebluewhaleisthelargestandheaviestanimalonearth.Itcanweighasmuchas200tons.Manypeoplelikewatchingbluewhalesswim,andtheythinkitisoneofthemostbeautifulthingstosee.BluewhalesliveinalloceansexcepttheArcticOcean.Theyeatalot,buttheyeatsomeofthetiniestanimalsintheocean,Abluewhalecaneataroundfourtonsoftheseaday.Bluewhalescanliveupto90years.Whenabluewhalediesatsea,itbecomesfoodformanykindsofanimalslivinginandaroundthesea.Thisfoodlastsforoverayearandithelpstocreatealivelyandhealthyecosystem.Bluewhalesplayanimportantroleinourworld,sowemustprotectthem.3aReadthetextandcompletethetable.北冰洋adj.生機(jī)勃勃的發(fā)揮重要作用BluewhalefactsWeighWheretheyliveFoodHowlongtheyliveImportanceinnatureplayanimportantroleinourworldupto90yearssomeofthetiniestanimalsintheoceanAlloceansexcepttheArcticOcean200tons3bImagineyouareabluewhale.Usethefirstpersontorewritethefirstparagraph.Helloeveryone!MynameisBillytheBlueWhale.Iam_____________________________________.I’mheavy,butI__________________.Ilivein_________________________________.Icaneat___________________________.loveswimmingthelargestandheaviestanimalonearthalloceansexcepttheArcticOceanaroundfourtonsoftheseadayBillytheBlueWhale3cCompleteyourpassageaboutthebluewhalebasedonthetextin3a.BillytheBlueWhale(Tobecontinued)Icanliveupto90years.WhenIdieatsea,Ibecomefoodformanykindsofanimalslivinginandaroundthesea.Thisfoodlastsforoverayearandithelpstocreatealivelyandhealthyecosystem.Iplayanimportantroleinourworld.答案供參考II.用括號中所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。Beesareoneof__________________(interesting)animalsintheworld.Howareplantsandanimals______________(connect)withus?Ifelt______________(disappoint)whenmyfavouriteflowersdied.Theyteachyouhowtoplanyourtimewellorhowtofind___________(happy).Weshouldunderstandthe___________(important)oflabor.themostinterestingconnecteddisappointedhappinessimportanceReadandrecitethetext.Rememberthewordsandexpressions.Finish3c.HomeworkTocollectsomeinformationaboutplantsandanimals.Tomakeaposter—TheMostBeautifulFlower.Toexplorewhyplantsandanimalsareimportanttous.ObjectivesSectionB4a-ReflectingLeadin–quickresponse①Itisoneofthefastest-growingplants.Itcangrowalmostonemetreinoneday.②Thelargestandheaviestbirdseveronearth.Somecouldstanduptothreemetrestallandweighupto860kg.③Theyareveryhard-workinganimals,andtheirgreatestworkispollination.④Thebiggestlandanimalintheworld⑤Thelargestandheaviestanimalintheworld.Whatarethey?4aWorkingroups.Chooseorcreatethetitleofyourposter.Inthisunit,welearnedaboutsomeamazingplantsandanimals.Yes.Thebluewhaleisthelargestandheaviestanimalintheworld.Thecheetahrunsthefastestamongalllandanimals.Themostusefulplantintheworldis

bamboo.Mossisoneoftheoldestplants.Itappearedoneartharound470millionsyearsago.Theredwoodtreeisthetallestintheworld.4bCollectpicturesandfindoutinformationabouttheplantoranimalthatyouchose.Whatisitsname?Wheredoesitlive/grow?Whydidyouchooseit?Whataresomeinterestingfactsaboutit?Let’schooseaplantorananimaltomakeaposter.4cAposterThePeony’sWhisperEmilyDickinsonApeonybuds