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Vocabulary & Starting out
Unit 5 Revealing nature
1. Learn the words of Unit 5.
2. Understand the importance of nature, and think about how to protect our nature.
英译汉
1.seed
2.disgrace
3.geologist
4.sample
5.ancestor
6.characteristic
7. worldwide
8. giant
9. myth
10. legend
11. cybercrime
n. 种子,籽
n.丢脸,耻辱
n. 地质学家
n. 样本
n. (动物的)原种,祖先
n.特征,特性
adv.遍及全世界
adj.巨大的,特大的
n.(古代的)神话
n.传说,传奇
n. 网络犯罪
Activity 1 Important words.
汉译英
12.遥远的 adj.
13.进化 v.
14.猜想,怀疑 v.
15.产生,创造 v.
16.减少 v.
17.责怪,指责 v.
18.原始的,低等的 adj.
19.发现,察觉 v.
20.把……联系起来;连接 v.
distant
evolve
suspect
generate
decline
blame
primitive
detect
link
Activity 2 Important phrases.
1.源于……的,原产于……
2.挤满
3.适应
4.各种各样的,种类繁多的
5.是……的栖息地/家乡
6.追溯到
7.完成(任务);执行;实施
8.answer the call
9.be a disgrace
10.in question
be native to
be crowded with
adapt to
a variety of
be home to
date back to
carry out
响应号召
是耻辱,是丢脸的事
讨论(议论)中的
1.What are they
Before you watch
Komodo dragon
(科莫多巨蜥)
Duck -billed platypus
(鸭嘴兽)
Nautilus
(鹦鹉螺)
Origin
Komodo dragons were first encountered by Western researchers in 1910 who said the ancestor of the Komodo dragon most likely evolved in Australia and spread westward, reaching the Indonesian island of Flores 900,000 years ago.
Size
The Komodo dragon is the largest lizard in the world. It can grow to three metres in length and can weigh about 135 kilograms. Despite its size and weight, it can run for short distances at up to 20 kilometres per hour.
Origin
The oldest discovered fossil of the modern platypus dates back to about 100,000 years ago.
Features
The duck-billed platypus is a small egg-laying mammal (up to 60 cm in length) found only in Eastern Australia including Tasmania. As its name suggests, it has a mouth that looks like a duck’s bill, while its thick fur and flat tail are similar to those of a beaver(海狸).
Origin
Fossil records indicate that the nautilus has survived relatively unchanged for around 500 million years.
“Living Fossil”
2.What makes them special
They are all species that exist ______________ years on earth.
They are old and _______.
thousands of
rare
1.How can the seeds travel
Seeds usually are carried by the ____,_____,_______ or ______.
2.How can this benefit plants
While you watch
1.How can the seeds travel
Seeds usually are carried by the ____,_____,_______ or ______.
wind
water
animals
people
2.How can this benefit plants
In fact, seeds have a_________ chance at life when they are further away from their parent plant.
Growing too close to the parent plant means seeds might not get enough sun, water and _________ from the soil.
Also, a species is more likely to _________ if its members are more widely spread.
better
nutrients
survive
Task 1 Discussion
After you watch
What How Why
Maple seeds Carried by _____ Maple seeds have __________ that spin and keep them in the air for longer.
Depending on the ____________ of the wind, they can sometimes travel for hundreds of kilometers.
Coconut Carried by _____ When a coconut falls from a tree onto the beach, the _____ picks it up at high tide and carries it away to grow somewhere else.
Its hard _______ allows it to float on the water for a long time.
Fleshy fruits Carried by ______________ Many plants produce _________ fruits that animals like to eat.
The animal receives the nutrients of the fruit, but the _______ which can’t be digested is passed out later.
wind
water
animals or people
wings
strength
sea
shell
fleshy
digested
Task 2 Complete the passage and read it carefully.
How Seeds Travel
Plants cannot move from place to place,but seeds can.They can travel great distances.They may 1.__________(carry) by the wind or upon the water.They may also be carried by animals or people.
Seeds that are carried by the wind often have special shapes.Maple seeds have wings that spin and keep them in the air for longer,2.________(allow) them to land in all kinds of places.Depending on the 3.________(strong) of the wind,they can sometimes travel for hundreds of kilometres.Coconuts are carried along by ocean currents.When a coconut falls from a tree onto the beach,the sea picks it up at high tide and carries it away to grow somewhere else.4.___(it) hard shell allows it to float on the water for a long time.Another way for seeds to travel is through the digestive systems of animals.Many plants produce 5.______(flesh) fruits that animals like to eat.The animal receives the nutrients of the fruit,6.___ it does not digest the seed,which is passed out some time later.
be carried
allowing
strength
Its
fleshy
but
Of course,animals move,so the seed can easily end up a long way away from the parent plant,especially if the fruit is eaten by a bird.In fact,seeds have a 7.______(good) chance at life when they are further away from their parent plant.Growing too close to the parent plant means seeds might not get enough sun,water and nutrients from the soil.Also,a species is more likely to survive if its members are more 8.______(wide) spread.That’s 9.___ nature has come up with all sorts of different ways for seeds to travel.How and why seeds travel are just some examples of the wonderful ways in 10._____ nature works.Perhaps we can learn something from the natural world by branching out and exploring the various wonders of nature.
better
widely
why
which
Close your eyes,
and enjoy the voice of nature in which we can feel the breath of life and the harmony with the world.
Homework
1.Read the words fluently and memorize them.
2.Preview the text.