(共17张PPT)
Developing Ideas
Unit5
Amazing nature
In this lesson you will:
1.understand the listening material and get the key information;
2.pronounce /s/, /z/, /θ/ and / / correctly and remember the
letters and letter combinations that represent them.
3.talk about what you have learnt about amazing life in nature
in this section.
Objectives
Here are some natural wonders in the world.
Free Talk
We can take a trip to the natural wonders.
Where else can we do to learn about natural wonders
natural
history museums
These are among the most famous museums in the world.
butterfly specimen
Natural History Museum in London
dinasour fossils
American Museum of Natural History
leopard specimen
National Natural History Museum of China
What do you want to know before going to a museum
1). Is there any new exhibitions
2). The opening hours
3). How long will the free guide
tours last
4).What’s the ticket’s price
5).What can we learn from the
museum
While-listening
What is the ad about
Listen again and complete the poster.
NEW EXHIBITION
Amazing 1 __________
Learn about amazing 2 __________ and plants from all over the world.
Museum opening hours:
From 3 __________ to 5 pm, closed on 4 __________
Free guided tours: from 5 __________ to 11 am
Ticket price: 6 __________ pounds
Life
animals
9 am
Mondays
10 am
5 / five
Do a report according to the poster.
A new exhibition is _________(come) to the Museum of Natural Sciences. The name of the exhibition is ______________. Here, you can _________________. The exhibition ________(start) on the _____(one) of April and end on the _________(fifteen) of June. The museum is open _____ 9 am ____ 5 pm. It is closed _____Mondays. There are free guided tours between 10 am and 11 am. The ticket ______ the exhibition is five e along and see the wonderful natural world!
coming
Amazing Life
learn about amazing animals and plants
will start
first
fifteenth
from
to
on
about
While-listening
Predict: What may the
dialogue talk about
Listen and choose the correct answer.
1. What can the lungfish breath
A. They have mouses. B. They have lungs. C. They can live without water.
2. What does lungfish do in the rainy season
A. They go into the wet earth. B. They go out of the water.
C. They go back into the water.
3. What do the scientists want to do with the lungfish
A. Learn more about their habbits. B. Learn more about their foods.
C. Learn more about their behaviour.
4. What does the lunglish like
A. Some lungs. B. some fish. C. some people
Listen to the conversation and complete the fact file.
FACT FILE
lungfish
Introduction to lungfish:
Lungfish have lungs. They can breathe 1._______.
In the dry season, they go into the wet earth and 2._______.
In the rainy season, they go back into the 3.________.
Research on lungfish:
Scientists study lungfish’s 4._______and behaviour.
People developed from fish. Long ago, some fish left the 5._____. They grew lungs and 6._______on the land. Lungfish are like those fish.
air
sleep
water
bodies
sea
walked
Listen again. Then talk about how the visitors ask the guide questions.
1. How do the visitors ask the guide questions
The visitors ask the guide questions in a polite way. They use “Sorry, …”, “… could you explain… ” and “Excuse me.” to interrupt politely and ask questions.
2. What do you think of the visitors
I think the visitors are polite and curious.
Learning to learn
What can you see in the pictures
Work in pairs. Ask and answer about another amazing life.
Show Time
A: I feel so touched after learning the amazing life in nature!
B: What have you learnt
A: I learn that the lungfish is very amazing.
B: Sorry. But could you explain more about it
A: They can ...... in rainy days while ....... in the dry season! What a brillant
nature life!
B: I agree with you! I also know a nature life, it is called the earthworm. It is
very amazing.
A: Excuse me, but can you tell me more detaails
B: Sometimes, you cut it into two and ......
Phonetics in use
Read the following words and pay attention to the pronounciation of bold letters.
/s/ science
/z/ museum
/θ/ month
/ / the
Homework
Polish your presentation of the topic.
