(共22张PPT)
Unit 5 Learning from nature
Vocabulary & Starting out
By the end of this period, students will be able to:
1. learn the new words of Unit 5;
2. learn to respect nature and get inspirations from nature.
1.superb
2.dioxide
3.convert
4.frontier
5.pond
6.sow
7.wisdom
adj. 极好的,出色的
n. 二氧化物
v. 使转变;使转换
n. (学科的)知识前沿
n. 池塘
v. 播(种)
n. 智慧
Translate the words and then read them together loudly.
8.drone
9.spider
10.physician
11.superficially
12.bow
13.rural
14.decent
n. 无人驾驶飞机
n. 蜘蛛
n. 医生
adv. 表面(上)地
v. 鞠躬
adj. 农村的,乡村的
adj. 可接受的,相当好的
15.cottage
16.deliberately
17.withdraw
18.domestic
19.depressive
20.depart
21.purity
n. 乡村小屋
adv. 不慌不忙地,从容不迫地
v. 退出
adj. 驯养的;家养的
adj. 抑郁的
v. 离开
n. 纯洁;洁净
22.resign
23.botanical
24.reject
25.ease
26.attain
27.fulfilment
28.evaluate
v. 使自己顺从于(做)某事;安于
adj. 植物(学)的
v. 拒绝接受
n. 舒适,悠闲
v. 获得,得到
n. 满足(感)
v. 评估,评价
The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.
Claude Monet
A painter should regard nature as their teacher, and never stick with just one style of painting.
Zhang Daqian
Let nature be your teacher.
William Wordsworth
Adopt the pace of nature:
her secret is patience.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
What is the common message conveyed in these quotes
Before you watch
The common message conveyed in these quotes is that they have a close relation with nature and they respect nature and get inspirations from nature.
What is the common message conveyed in these quotes
1.What animals and plants are mentioned in the video
2.What lessons can we learn from nature according to the video
3. Which one inspires you the most
While you watch
Task 1 Watch and Answer
Trees; Succulents; Birds; Salmon; Ants.
1.What animals and plants are mentioned in the video
trees
Succulents
Birds
Salmon
Ants
Trees give us lessons about _________ in the face of hard times.
Succulents in deserts give us lessons about _________________ the environment.
We learn to ______________________ to reach our full potential.
We learn the importance of _______________ in order to achieve our goals.
Ants teach us to embrace _______________ and always _____________.
do our best
responsibility
perseverance
spread our wings and fly
strength
learning to adapt to
2.What lessons can we learn from nature according to the video
trees
Trees give us lessons about _________ in the face of hard times.
strength
Check your answers one by one.
Succulents
Succulents in deserts give us lessons about _________________ the environment.
learning to adapt to
Birds
We learn to ______________________ to reach our full potential.
spread our wings and fly
We learn the importance of _______________ in order to achieve our goals.
Salmon
perseverance
Ants teach us to embrace _______________ and always _____________.
Ants
do our best
responsibility
Lessons from Nature
There is much wisdom to be found on Earth, but perhaps the best teacher of all is nature itself. Here are some lessons nature can teach us, if we look and listen carefully.
Trees bend and flow with the winds of nature’s storms. When a tree’s branches break, they grow back and give us fruit once again. Trees give us lessons about strength in the face of hard times.
Deserts are hot, dry places, where it seems no plants can grow. But some, known as succulents, have adapted to this environment by storing water in their thick stems and leaves. When we learn to adapt, we can get the most from situations and achieve things that seem impossible.
After you watch
Read the passage carefully.
For birds, taking that first flight can be scary. But without taking risks, nothing can be achieved. Like birds, we all need to learn to spread our wings and fly to reach our full potential.
At the end of their lives, salmon return to the freshwater streams in which they were born. To do this, they swim hundreds of kilometres up river, determined to achieve their goal of returning home. From these salmon, we can learn the importance of perseverance in order to achieve our goals.
We can even learn from some of nature’s smallest creatures. Ants live and work together. The individual ant has its responsibilities, each of which is necessary for the community to function. Ants teach us to embrace responsibility and always do our best.
Nature can indeed teach us many important lessons. But perhaps the first one is to respect nature, and emulate its ways in our lives.
3. Which one inspires you the most
Homework
1. Read the words fluently and memorize them.
2. Preview the text in Understanding ideas.