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Unit 8 Save Our World
Lesson 47 Connected to Nature
1. To master the new words and phrases
bee, ant, dove, die, dead, species, respect, start out, living, live on
2. To learn about the connects between the nature and us.
3. To be able to talk about what we can do for nature.
Learning objectives
Warm up
How do we connect to nature
New words and expressions.
bee
ant
dove
die
dead
species
respect
n. 蜜蜂
adj. 死的
v. 尊敬；敬重
n. 物种；种类
n. 鸽子
v. 死
n. 蚂蚁
Fill in the blanks.
1. His grandpa has been ________(死的) for several years.
2. The ________(鸽子) is the symbol of peace.
3. In society, we should ________(尊敬) the old.
4. My pet dog ________(死) a week ago. Its death made me very sad.
5. There are many kinds of ________(蚂蚁) in America.
dead
dove
respect
died
ants
Think about it.
· Do all the living things on the planet depend on one another
· What can we do for nature
Read the lesson and put these sentences in the correct order.
1
All living things are connected.
We should protect the environment.
Living things live in the world.
All living things need water and food to grow.
3
4
1
2
Living things start out weak and small and slowly grow strong and big.
Language Points
开始
【探究】
start out 出发，起初是；开始从事
start out to do sth. 开始着手做某件事情
start out on sth. 开始着手于某件事情
eg: Let’s start out before dawn（黎明）.
He started out to write a novel.
It would be better to wait out the storm before we start out on our trip. 我们出发旅行前最好等暴风雨过去。
太阳出来之前探险队就出发了。
The expedition __________ before sunrise.
started out
You are a living thing.你是一个生物。
【探究】
living意为“活着的；活的”，可作表语，也可作定语，用作定语时要放在所修饰词的前面。
eg: Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit. 阿拉斯加的爱斯基摩人认为每一个活着的生物都有灵魂。
【辨析】
alive意为“活着的；在世”，既可作表语，也可作定语，用作定语时要后置，即放在所修饰词的后面。
live意为“活的”，一般用作前置定语，多与表示物的名词连用。
lively意为“生气勃勃的；热情活跃的；充满趣味的”。
eg: Who is the greatest man alive
Be careful. It is a live snake.
He showed a lively interest in maths.
If we pollute the rivers and oceans, fish may get sick or even die.
死亡
【拓展】
die 是非延续性动词，不能与“for + 一段时间”连用。
die of/from 意为“死于”，后接死亡的原因。
die off 意为“相继死去；灭绝”。
eg: We’re all going to die at some point.
400 people a year die of this disease on average.
If the snowstorm does not blow over, the cattle will die off.
【辨析】
die动词，意为“死亡”，常与表示时间、地点或原因的状语连用。
dead形容词，意为“死的”，表示状态，be dead可与“for+一段时间”连用。
dying die的现在分词，也可用作形容词，意为“将要死亡的”。
death名词，意为“死亡”，常用短语：the death of………的死。
1. 他已死亡并且被埋葬多年了。
He’s ________ ________ and buried for years.
2. 小狗的死使他很伤心。
The ________ of the little dog makes him sad.
3. 这条可怜的狗没有食物,快要死了。
The poor dog has no food. It is ________.
been dead
death
dying
Fill in the blanks.
Some birds live off fish.
靠……生活
【辨析】
live on…意为“以……为食，靠……生活”，可用于人或动物，on后面跟名词，可以是食物、工资或钱。
live off…意为“靠……生活”，常以地点名词做宾语，强调生活的来源。不强调“来源”时，live on和live off可换用。
eg: They live on fish and rice.
He told them to live off the mountain.
熊猫主要以竹子为食。
Pandas mainly ________ ________ bamboo.
live on/off
respect connect die dead follow
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
2
1. His mother has been ________ for ten years.
2. People should ________ and understand each other.
3. Don’t always ________ others. You should have your own
ideas.
4. We are ________ by the Internet.
5. The trees ________ out, and this place became a desert.
dead
respect
follow
connected
died
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the sentences below.
3
Many years ago, there were more animal species than there are now. There were many forests. The rivers were clean. The sky was blue. Birds sang from morning until night. _____
But later, people cut down the trees in the forests, killed the
B
A. Some houses beside the sea will disappear.
B. People lived together with many kinds of animals.
C. We should do something to save our world.
D. They changed the earth.
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the sentences below.
3
animals and built factories and buildings. _____ People’s houses were buried by soil in floods. Some animals lost their homes, and they attacked people. Some factories polluted the air, water and people’s food. The earth is getting warmer. Some scientists say
D
A. Some houses beside the sea will disappear.
B. People lived together with many kinds of animals.
C. We should do something to save our world.
D. They changed the earth.
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the sentences below.
3
the sea level will rise by at least 1 metre in the next 100 years. _____
People are now living in a worse and worse environment. _____ We need to reduce pollution and protect our environment.
A
C
A. Some houses beside the sea will disappear.
B. People lived together with many kinds of animals.
C. We should do something to save our world.
D. They changed the earth.
Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions or adverbs.
1. Lucy is connected ______ Lily. She is Lily’s cousin.
2. Some birds live ______ fish.
3. The chickens are sick. I am afraid that they will ______.
4. The girl started ______ at 5:00 in the morning.
5. People shouldn’t cut ______ trees in the forest.
with
on/off
off
out
down
Unscramble the sentences.
1. things, the, filled, world, natural, is, living, with
___________________________________________________.
2. planet, we, the, on, all, same, live
___________________________________________________.
3. by, are, students, they, followed
___________________________________________________.
4. start, when, they’ve, out, decided, to
___________________________________________________.
The natural world is filled with living things
We all live on the same planet
They are followed by students
They’ve decided when to start out
Summary
bee, ant, dove, die, dead, species, respect, start out, living, live on
GOOD JOB
