Unit 9 Save the Planet
Lesson 27 Tree Heroes
seedling
big tree
How long does it take ?
Provide shadow
Make tables, chairs……
Turn CO2 into O2
Home to many animals
Prevent soil from being washed away
Make our living place look better
All in all, we can’t leave without trees.
What can trees be used for ?
Tree Heroes
What is the passage probably about?
Predict:
Will the passage talk about the following matters?
1. Problems caused by cutting trees.
2. Work of trees heroes around the world
3. Tree planting around the world.
4. China need to plant more trees.
5. Everyone should learn from tree heroes.
Skim and Check
1. Problems caused by cutting trees.
2. Work of trees heroes around the world.
3. Tree planting around the world.
4. China need to plant more trees.
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in China
5. Everyone should learn from tree heroes.
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Skim and Match
Problems caused by cutting trees.
Work of trees heroes in China.
China need to plant more trees.
we should learn from tree heroes.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3&4
Para. 5
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part I — Problems caused by cutting trees.
1. Some land become __________.
2. Some land become __________.
3. Some land no longer _________.
What changes have taken place?
cities or towns
farmland
has any trees
Land changes
Land
changes
Environmental
changes
1. Climate is _______________.
2. Animals ________________.
3. Deserts ____________.
When land greatly changes, what changes does our environment have?
affected
move or die
expand
Problems are very serious!
Part II —
1. Do these changes take place in China? How do you know?
Who are some of the people behind these huge numbers?
① China needs to plant more trees.
2. What should China do now?
3. How is China’s tree-planting work going on now?
4. Why does China plant more trees than the rest of the world?
TREE HEROES
Zou Lianying
Wei Guiying
How long
How many trees
Difficulties
What they think of their work
Among all the tree planters, what makes Zou and Wei ?
Almost 20 years
More than 20 years
8 million trees covering 4 km?
Millions of trees covering 20km?
1. She didn’t have enough money.
2. She started at a very old age.
She didn’t have enough money.
A gift to the future generations
proud
special
Part II — ② Work of tree heroes in China.
Think & Share
Why does the writer think Zou and Wei are tree heroes?
2. Of the two tree heroes, what touches your heart most? Why?
They have great love for the country and future generations
and take actions make a huge difference.
They have overcome lots of difficulties.
Think
Is it enough to plant trees only by trees heroes?
We need not only tree heroes but also more tree planters.
Part III—EVERYONE should learn from the tree heroes.
Not everyone can be tree heroes, but everyone can be tree planters.
So everyone should play a part in protecting the environment.
组建volunteer team并写一封倡议书,将在一次全市植树公益活动中进行演讲,
宣传目前中国种树取得的良好进展,并号召更多的人行动起来。
Team Name
?
Achievements of tree planting in China
?
Good examples and their difficulties
?
Your beliefs
?
Many hands make light work!!!
Dear all,
I am from __________in Chongqing, and I am here today to tell you about tree planting in China.
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