Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World Listening and Vocabualry & Pronunciation PPT课件（3

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Module 6
Module 6
Unexplained Mysteries
of the Natural World
To understand the listening material and get specific information.
To find explanations, check true and false information.
To talk about dinosaurs.
To study and practice the sentences in Pronunciation.
adapt climate disappear
extinct evolve survive
1. The _______ of a country is the type of weather it has.
climate
Complete the sentences with the words below in the box.
2. If an animal or plant is ______, it existed a long time ago but doesn’t exist now.
3. When things _________, they no longer
happen or exist.
4. When people or animals _______, they don’t die after an accident or an illness.
extinct
disappear
survive
adapt climate disappear
extinct evolve survive
5. If you can ______ to something, you
can change in order to make the situation better.
6. When animals or plants ______, they change and develop over a long period of time.
adapt
evolve
adapt climate disappear
extinct evolve survive
1. How much do you know about dinosaurs
2. Have you ever seen any films or read any books about dinosaurs
3. In your opinion, why did dinosaurs disappear from the earth Give your reasons.
Answer the questions about dinosaurs. (Listen and check)
1. Dinosaurs ruled the earth for about ______ million years.
A. two
B. twenty
C. two hundred
2. They ate ______.
A. plants
B. meat
C. both plant and meat
3. They became extinct ______ years ago.
A. 600,000
B. 6 million
C. 66 million
4. Their nearest relatives today are ______.
A. birds
B. fish
C. mammals
Listen to the second part of the interview. How many explanations are given for the disappearance of the dinosaurs
1. A meteorite hit the earth.
2. They stopped evolving.
3. They killed each other.
4. A volcanic eruption.
5. Cancer caused by radiation.
Guess the Chinese meaning of the words according to the pictures.
volcanic eruption
crater
dust cloud
nuts and seeds
galaxy
meteorite
Listen to the second part again. Tick the key words and phrases when you hear them.
A huge meteorite may have hit all the
dinosaurs. ( )
2. Perhaps a dust cloud made the world
dark. ( )
3. A meteorite caused a volcanic eruption.
( )
4. The dinosaurs had to eat seeds and
nuts to survive. ( )
F
T
F
Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
F
5. Perhaps too much fighting caused the
dinosaurs to die out. ( )
6. One scientist believes the dinosaurs became ill when they ate the wrong food. ( )
T
F
7. There may be dinosaurs today living in other galaxies. ( )
8. Dr Binfield thinks the crater near Mexico was caused by a meteorite.
( )
F
T
Say which theory do you think is most likely, and why.
1. If you can adapt to something, you
can change in order to make the situation better.
adapt v. （使）适应；（使）适合；
改编；改写
【归纳】
adapt (sth.) to (使某事物)适应或适合
adapt oneself to 使自己适应……
adapt from... 根据……改编
adapt … for ... 为……改编……；
改造……以供……之用
【拓展】
adaptable adj. 有适应能力的；能适应的
adaptation n. 改编本；适应
【语境应用】用adapt的相关形式完成短文。
The film is adapted ________ a novel. It is an _________ of a novel. The hero of the film is _________ to new environment. His exciting experience indicates the importance of adapting ________ new manners and customs.
from
adaptation
adaptable
to
2. If an animal or plant is extinct, it existed a long time ago but doesn’t exist now.
extinct adj. 绝种的；消亡了的
e.g. Dinosaurs have been extinct for
millions of years.
恐龙已灭绝数百万年了。
3. When things disappear, they no longer
happen or exist.
disappear vi. 不见；消失
e.g. My keys have disappeared again.
我的钥匙又不见了。
4. When animals or plants evolve, they change and develop over a long period of time.
evolve vi. 进化；演变
e.g. Fish evolved from prehistoric sea
creatures.
鱼是由史前的海洋生物进化而来的。
5. Perhaps too much fighting caused the
dinosaurs to die out.
die out 灭绝; 消失
【拓展】die相关短语：
die away 变弱; 逐渐消失或停止
die down 变弱; 平息; 缓和
die of/from 因……而死; 死于……
be dying for 渴求; 迫切需要
be dying to do sth. 很想做某事
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) The sound of the car ______________________.
汽车的声音渐渐消失在远处。
2) Her mother's anger __________.
她母亲的怒气渐渐平息。
3) This kind of bird is ___________________ in this country.
这种鸟在这个国家濒临灭绝。
4) She ___________ ask where he had got it.
她很想问他是从哪里弄到的。
died away in the distance
died down
in danger of dying out
was dying to
Listen to the sentences. Say which consonants disappear.
1. I’ll come straight to the point.
2. The most widely accepted theory.
3. I think it’s the most likely explanation.
Now practise saying the sentences.
Study these sentences and practise saying them.
1. We went to Loch Ness.
2. We saw the most fantastic creature.
3. We didn’t take any photos.
Now listen and check.
Practice saying the sentences from Pronunciation.