北师大版（2019）必修 第二册Unit 5 Humans and nature Reading Clubs & Check Your Progress 课件(共25张PPT)

(共25张PPT)
Unit 5
Reading Club & Check Your Progress
新 课 导 入
Let’s talk
New Zealand
in the Southern Hemisphere
× England
National flag
National emblem
Origin of people
Maori
毛利人
课 堂 学 习
◆ Reading Club 1 New Zealand
How many aspects of New Zealand are included in passage
Four. Fact File, Geography, Wildlife, Places to Visit and Things to Do.
1
Read the texts. Find at least five facts about New Zealand which show its uniqueness.
General Understanding
1) It has a lot more sheep than people.
It has more species of penguins than any other country.
3) It doesn’t have any snakes.
Almost every geographical species in the world can be found there.
5) It has a very varied climate.
6) It has a lot of unique native animals.
It’s home to the world’s largest insect—the giant weta.
One third of the country is made up of national parks.
Critical Thinking
2
Find three opinions about New Zealand in the text. Do you agree with these opinions
Suggested Answers
1. New Zealand’s forests are great for hiking and camping.
2. The South Island is the best place to go skiing.
3. The country’s beaches, lakes and rivers are perfect for boating and water sports.
What’s your opinion about New Zealand
1. New Zealand’s forests are great for hiking and camping.
2. The South Island is the best place to go skiing.
3. The country’s beaches, lakes and rivers are perfect for boating and
water sports.
Yes. Because one third of the country is made up of national parks which are full of hiking trails and beautiful campsites.
I think so. But there are some amazing ski fields on the North Island, too.
Absolutely right! Thousands of kilometres of coastline, lakes and rivers make New Zealand a water sports paradise.
◆ Reading Club 2 Nature Films
General Understanding
Read the text. List the reasons why people enjoy the film Wolf Totem.
1
exciting scenes, good chance to learn about a different part of China, strong environmental message, shots of real wolves.
2
Read Tom Tom’s second post. Why does TomTom admire the crew’s treatment of the wolves in the film
TomTom admires the treatment of the wolves because they had wolf clubs specially trained for the film, so they would trust humans and not be afraid of cameras.
3
What do you think the writer Jiang Rong wants to say about people and wolves Choose from the following statements and use evidence from the text to support your choices.
Critical Thinking
a People are more dangerous than wolves. c People should leave animals alone.
b People should kill dangerous animals. d Wolves are not very dangerous.
c. People should leave animals alone.
Evidence: Some greedy people steal a lot of meat from the wolf pack, which causes wolves to attack people.
The farmers kill the wolves. When there are no wolves, the grassland are destroyed by other animals and finally brings disaster to the grassland and farmers.
The book said, “ If we don’t kill wolves, there’ll be fewer of us. But if we kill too many of them, there’ll be even fewer.”
Key points
varied adj.各种各样的,形形色色的
E.g.:It is essential that your diet is varied and balanced.
重要的是你的饮食应当是多样且均衡的。
[归纳拓展]
vary from...to... 从……到……都不一样(有变化)
variety n. (语言)变种,变体,品种
a variety of 各种各样的;许许多多的
[即学即练] 单句语法填空
1. Wander among a _________(vary) of shops selling gifts while enjoying
a live music show and nice street entertainment.
2. There are students of different ages in this class,_________ (vary) from
5 to 15.
variety
varying
famous adj.出名的;著名的
Eg:Paris is a famous city.
巴黎是一座著名的城市。
[归纳拓展]
be famous for　 因为……出名
be famous as　 作为……而出名
be famous to　 为……所熟知
[即学即练] 单句语法填空
1. The actor is famous ___________his excellent performance.
2. The actor is famous ___________many people across the country.
3. He is famous ____________an actor in many wonderful movies.
for
to
as
leave... alone 不打扰;不干涉;不管;不理
E.g.: Leave me alone!I need my personal space.
别管我!我需要我的私人空间。
[归纳拓展]
leave out　 遗漏
leave behind 抛在脑后,忘记
leave for 动身前往……
[即学即练] 完成句子
1. 父母亲工作太忙的时候,就顾不上孩子了。
The children get _________ _________ when their parents are too busy working.
2. 他正准备动身前往美国。
He is preparing for ________ ________ _______ ________.
left behind
leaving for the USA
◆ Check Your Progress
1
Chen Xi’s class is sharing stories about “Humans and Nature”. Here are four of them.
1) Complete the story about a surfer with the relative clauses below. Write down the letter in the space provided.
a where the other surfers were c where we usually surfed
b when the danger became clear d why I survived that day
I’ve surfed since I was a child, and people always told me I was talented. I am a strong swimmer and very used to swimming in the sea.One day last year, however, something terrible happened to me.
a where the other surfers were c where we usually surfed
b when the danger became clear d why I survived that day
I began my day as normal and decided to go with my friend to a beach 1. _________. The sea was dark and the waves were huge but we weren’t concerned. I had swum far from the shore 2. __________. A whirlpool appeared and I was dragged towards it quickly. I fought as hard as I could but it was useless. I was helpless and so frightened. All of a sudden, another surfer appeared and grabbed me. He managed to pull us both away from the whirlpool and back to the beach 3. __________. I was so thankful and relieved. His bravery and quick thinking was the reason 4. ___________.
c
b
a
d
2) Complete the story about a search and rescue team with the words and phrases below.
survive professional complete operations people in disasters
save lives a period of stay calm move away from
search and rescue vehicles be anxious
Mr Wang is a member of a 1. ___________ search and rescue team. His team has participated in the earthquake rescue operations in Sichuan and Nepal. Their role is to 2. ________ and provide medical help to 3. __________. Thanks to their work, lots of people were able to 4. ________ natural disasters. For instance, in Nepal, his team saved two people’s lives and assisted more than 2,000 people over 5. _________ near two weeks.
professional
save lives
people in disasters
survive
a period of
survive professional complete operations people in disasters
save lives a period of stay calm move away from
search and rescue vehicles be anxious
In order to 6. _________________, Mr Wang’s team uses many resources, for example, trained dogs and 7. ______________________. If you are ever in an earthquake, Mr Wang’s advice is to 8. _______________ things that can break or fall, whether you are inside or outside. If you are trapped in a building, you should not 9. ___________. Instead you should 10. __________ and knock on a wall so rescue people can find you.
complete operations
search and rescue vehicles
move away from
be anxious
stay calm
3) Read the descriptions about the story of the two exploration teams to the South Pole. Put them in the correct order.
a In the end, the world was moved by the great courage shown by Captain
Scott and his men.
b To celebrate this, he planted his country’s flag at the South Pole.
c Departing Antarctica proved to be deadly for Scott’s team: they didn’t
make it back to the UK alive.
d The polar summer of 1910-1911 was very special for at least two people:
Ronald Amundsen from Norway and Captain Scott from the UK.
e Despite these losses, the team did collect a heavy load of rocks, which
proved to be useful for scientific research later.
f Scott and his men arrived later and were saddened when they learnt that
Amundsen had beaten them.
g Amundsen started his journey earlier and his team arrived first after nearly
two month’s travelling.
h Both of them had the ambitious goal of being the first to reach the South
Pole.
Correct order ____________
d h g b f c e a
4) Choose the correct options to complete the story about an exploration into the Amazon rainforest.
After a lot of 1. prepare/preparation, Joseph Lockwood and Philippa Amos were finally ready to start their journey into the Amazon rainforest. They were feeling 2. cheer/cheerful as they sailed down the great river. Eventually, they got out of the boat and walked into the 3. dark/darkness of the jungle. Neither of them had ever been in such an extreme 4. situate/situation before, using just a compass to find the area where the kind of frog they wanted to study lived. Suddenly, Joseph, who was holding the compass, tripped and lost in a river. The situation seemed 5. hopeful/hopeless --- how would they find the frogs now But just as they started to feel really 6. sadness/sad and worried that their journey would be a failure, they saw the frogs they had come to look for! All of their worry was forgotten as they enjoyed the view of the frogs jumping over the water.
2
Chen Xi writes a short text about the relationship between humans and plete the text using the words and phrases below.
reducing pollution living things noise
drought floods explore behaviour
climate change natural disasters
The natural world is beautiful and is shared by all 1. ______________: humans, animals and plants. We can 2. __________ nature but we must not harm it. Human 3. __________ causes environmental problems such as water 4. _________,
air pollution, 5. _______ pollution and 6. ___________. Some 7. _____________ are due to human activities such as 8. __________, 9. __________ and landslides. We must do our best to protect nature including 10. ________, reusing and recycling waste. If we work together, we can protect nature for future generations.
living things
explore
behaviour
pollution
noise
climate change
natural disasters
floods
drought
reducing
3
What have you learnt so far about humans and nature Make a list.
What have you learnt in this unit Reflect and complete the diary.
※Words and expressions I learnt to describe nature: _____________________________________________________________________
※Three impressive sentences I’d like to remember from this unit: ___________________________________________________________________________
※Three things I can do to help or protect myself when there’s an earthquake: _____________________________________________________________________
※ The parts I like/dislike about this unit:
_____________________________________________________________________