课件39张PPT。1Nature and environmentTreesWorkbook1CONTENTS PAGEVocabularyGrammarListeningReadingWriting*ABABVocabulary*AThere are ten words from this unit hidden in the word square on the right. Find and circle them. One has been done for you.Use the words and phrases in the box tocomplete the sentences.Brelease protect one another communicate
average alive as well as calculateHe can speak English _______________ French.
Trees ______________ oxygen into the air which keeps people ______________.
Dolphins _______________ with each other by sound.2-1as well asreleasealivecommunicate12release protect one another communicate
average alive as well as calculateThey looked after _______________ during the trip.
The car goes at a(n) _______________ speed of 90 kilometres per hour.
A pair of suitable shoes can _______________ you from being hurt while walking and running.
Trees produce oxygen. Scientists can _______________ the amount made each day.2-2one anotheraverageprotectcalculate12Grammar21-1AThe present continuous tenseCommon errors??I’m watching television.I’m listening to the radio.Statements and questions123456789102111121314151617181920Write the correct –ing form of these verbs.A1be _____________
become _____________
begin _____________
carry _____________
drop _____________
escape _____________
lie _____________
pull _____________
put _____________
rain _____________
steal _____________
wait _____________beingbecomingbeginningcarryingdroppingescapinglyingpullingputtingrainingstealingwaiting21-2123456789102111121314151617181920Put the verbs in brackets in the presentcontinuous tense to make sentences. Make the verbs with question marks into questions. The first one has been done for you.A2the Grade Eight students (play) volleyball__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Richard and Ken (camp?)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________The Grade Eight students are playing volleyball.Are Richard and Ken camping?21-3123456789102111121314151617181920Ye Qing (shop)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mrs Tang (phone) a friend__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
the girls (swim)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Joseph (tie?) a knot_____________________________________________________Ye Qing is shopping.Mrs Tang is phoning a friend.The girls are swimming.Is Joseph tying a knot?21-4123456789102111121314151617181920What are the people in the picture belowdoing? Write one sentence for each picture. Use the present continuous tense and the words below to help you. The first one has been done for you.A31Alex/collect/soft drink cans___________________________________________________Alex is collecting soft drink cans.21-51234567891021111213141516171819202Mr and Mrs Patel/use/cloth bags for shopping___________________________________________________Mr and Mrs Patel are using cloth bags for shopping.21-61234567891021111213141516171819203Jane and Laura/put/litter in the bin___________________________________________________Jane and Laura are putting litter in the bin.21-71234567891021111213141516171819204Henry/write/on both sides of his paper___________________________________________________Henry is writing on both sides of his paper.21-81234567891021111213141516171819205Mrs Lu/send/old magazines to the recycling centre___________________________________________________Mrs Lus is sending old magazines to the recycling centre.21-91234567891021111213141516171819206Mr Yuan/plant/a tree in his garden___________________________________________________Mr Yuan is planting a tree in his garden.21-10123456789102111121314151617181920Common errors??The car belongs to my uncle.I want a cool drink.Verbs that don’t usually use the present continuous tense21-11123456789102111121314151617181920Some of the underlined verbs in thesentences below are incorrect. Cross out the incorrect ones and write them in the simple present tense. The first one has been done for you.A4Dinner is smelling delicious. What are you cooking?
The phone is ringing. Please answer it.smells?21-12123456789102111121314151617181920I’m having some tennis balls. Are you wanting to borrow them?
This box is containing a present for my mother. I’m taking it to her now.
I’m thinking she’ll arrive soon.
Please tell me your address. I’m not knowing where you live.haveDowantcontainsthinkdon’t know21-13123456789102111121314151617181920Difference between the simple present and present continuous tensesRewrite these sentences with either the simple present or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. The first one has been done for you.A5I (drink) my fourth cup of tea this morning. I often (not drink) so much tea.________________________________________________________________________________________________________I’m drinking my fourth cup of tea this morning. I don’t often drink so much tea.21-14123456789102111121314151617181920It usually (not rain) at this time of year, buttoday it (rain) heavily.________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paul (hide) behind that tree. He (not want) us to see him.________________________________________________________________________________________________________
We sometimes (watch) the Dragon Boat races on television. This year I (think) we’ll see them on the Huangpu River.________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mr Ye nearly always (speak) English to Ms Johnson. Today he (speak) to her in Chinese!________________________________________________________________________________________________________It doesn’t usually rain at this time of year, but today it is raining heavily.Paul is hiding behind that tree. He doesn’t want us to see him.We sometimes watch the Dragon Boat races on television. This year I think we’ll see them on the Huangpu River.Mr Ye nearly always speaks English to Ms Johnson. Today he is speaking to her in Chinese!21-15123456789102111121314151617181920Sally is talking to her sister on the telephone.Sally’s husband George is cooking dinner. He cannot hear part of the conversation. Can you complete it for him? Use the simple present tense or the present continuous form of the verbs given.A61I ______________ (drink) coffee with milk. George ______________ (like) black coffee, but I _________ (hate) it.am drinkinglikeshate21-161234567891021111213141516171819202I ______________ (learn) Japanese. I can’t speak it very well yet, but I can ___________ (understand) it quite well.am learningunderstand21-171234567891021111213141516171819203I ______________ (read) a book about Japan. It _____________ (contain) a lot of interesting information. It ______________ (belong) to the library.am readingcontainsbelongs21-181234567891021111213141516171819204George ______________ (cook) dinner. It ______________ (smell) delicious. I hope it ______________ (taste) delicious too.is cookingsmellstastes21-191234567891021111213141516171819205We joined a sports club last week. We ______________ (play) badminton every Monday. We ______________ (enjoy) the exercise very much. playenjoy21-201234567891021111213141516171819206The computer isn’t working. George says he _____________ (know) how to repair it, but I ______________ (not believe) him.knowsdon’t believe21-211234567891021111213141516171819203-1BReview exercisesRewrite the sentences with either the simple present or the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.B1Janice always _______________ (forget) to lock the door to her flat.
We _______________ (discuss) about tomorrow’s Open Day.
What ________ this word ________ (mean)?
Jasper is asleep. He _______________ (snore) loudly.forgetsare discussingdoesmeanis snoring1233-2I _______________ (arrange) a skiing holiday in Korea. ________ you ________ (want) to come?
I _______________ (not think) this cartoon is funny.
Kate and her friends _______________ (have) a barbecue in the garden.
Wei Hang _______________ (need) a new pair of glasses.
________ this calculator ________ (belong) to you?
My father _______________ (not know) our teacher.am arrangingDowantdon’t thinkare havingneedsDoesbelongdoesn’t know123Complete the conversation with the correct
form of the verbs in brackets. Use the simple present tense or the present continuous tense.B23-3Miss Li: What’s in that bottle? I (1)________________ (not know) how to read Japanese.
Mr Gao: It (2)______________ (contain) sake①. That (3)____________ (mean) rice wine. Try some!
Miss Li: Mmm … it (4)_____________ (smell) good. But I (5)_____________ (not think) I’ll try it. I (6)______________ (work) on my report, so I (7)________________ (need) a clear head!don’t knowcontainsmeanssmellsdon’t thinkam workingneed123① sake n. 日本清酒ListeningThere is a big hill fire in Green Valley. Tim, a reporter from SSTV is at the scene. He is reporting what is happening there. Listen to his report and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Circle T or F.The fire started about half an hour ago. T / F
Two people working in Green Valley reported the fire. T / F
People nearby are wearing breathing equipment to protect themselves from the smoke. T / F
About 2 hectares are on fire. T / F
The fire is too serious to control. T / FReadingRead this passage about a special kind of plant. Then answer the questions below.5-112345Plants give us a lot of different types of food and drink. In fact, the most popular drink in the world comes from the leaves that grow on bushes. India and China are famous for this drink. The bushes grow best on hills, and they like a lot of rain. They also like warm weather. The leaves contain caffeine①. This can wake you up when you feel tired. Do you know what the drink is? It’s tea!① caffeine n. 咖啡因5-212345The first person to drink tea was probably a man living in China about 4,000 years ago. According to history, he discovered tea when he was camping. Some leaves fell from a tea bush into a pot of boiling water. The man drank the mixture and thought it tasted delicious.5-312345Nowadays, people all over the world drink tea in different ways. For example, the Chinese sometimes add flowers to tea. The Japanese enjoy plain② green tea. Arabs③ like tea with mint ④ and lots of sugar. In North America, many people believe iced tea with lemon is the best drink for a hot summer day.
There are so many different ways todrink tea. Why not try a new way?④ mint n. 薄荷② plain adj. 清淡的 ③ Arab n. 阿拉伯人5-412345What two kinds of weather do tea bushes like?____________________________________________________
How can caffeine help you when you feel tired?____________________________________________________
When did the Chinese first discover tea?____________________________________________________
How do Arabs like their tea?____________________________________________________
When do many North Americans drink iced tea?____________________________________________________
Do you like tea? What is your favourite kind of tea?____________________________________________________Tea bushes like warm and wet weather.Caffeine can wake you up when you feel tired.The Chinese first discovered tea about 4,000 years ago.Arabs like tea with mint and lots of sugar.Many North Americans drink iced tea in summer.(Students’ own answers.)5-512345WritingLook at the picture below. It is Saturday and some students are planting trees on some empty land near their school. Write an article about it. You can use the suggested outline to help you.3-1123Suggested outline:
Paragraph 1 How useful are trees? Are there enough trees on the Earth? Should we plant more trees?
Paragraph 2 What can you see in the picture? What are the students doing there? Can you guess what the area was like before? And what is the area like now?
Paragraph 3 What do you think of these students? What do you hope other people will do? And why?3-2123Trees do a lot for people. They provide food and release
oxygen. ______________________________________________
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ They are the best fighters against pollution. However, trees are in great danger nowadays. People cut down millions of trees every year. People should plant more trees.
Look! The students in the picture are planting trees on some empty land near their school. The boys are digging holes in the ground. The girls are putting trees in the holes. It is very hot but they are working very hard. The area used to be ugly before. Now with the trees it looks greener and more beautiful.
I hope other people will take care of the trees and plant
more trees. Trees are really our best friends.3-3123