人教版英语八下Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature Reading Plus课件(共14张PPT)

(共14张PPT)
Unit 4
The Wonders of Nature
UNIT
4
The Sahara Desert
能够快速阅读文章，提取关键信息并完成思维导图以及相关问题。
能够精读文章，了解有关撒哈拉沙漠的相关知识，进一步提升保护自然环境的意识。
Read the text and complete the mind map.
in Africa
about 9 million square kilometres
at least 4.6 million years old
mostly rocky ground, with grass, lakes, mountains, and sand seas
about two million people, camels, and fennec foxes
about 10% in last 100 years
Discuss the questions.
How is life in the desert different from other places
where people live
2. Would you like to visit the Sahara Desert or even live
there for a while Why or why not
3. What do you think will happen if the Sahara keeps
getting bigger What should we do about it
Life in the desert is very different from other places because there is not much water, and it is very hot.
How is life in the desert different from other places where people live
2. Would you like to visit the Sahara Desert or even live
there for a while Why or why not
I would like to visit the Sahara Desert, but not to live there. I would like to see the sand seas and some of the wildlife, like fennec foxes, but I cannot survive there.
3. What do you think will happen if the Sahara keeps
getting bigger What should we do about it
If the Sahara keeps getting bigger, we will lose more land for homes and farming. We must try and stop the climate from getting too hot and dry to help stop this process.
多岩石的地面
遍布于
被称为
四处迁徙
在世界上
既干又热
事实上
采取有效措施
适应
持续扩大
How well can you do these things Very well OK Needs work
能够快速阅读文章，提取关键信息并完成思维导图以及相关问题。 能够精读文章，了解有关撒哈拉沙漠的相关知识，进一步提升保护自然环境的意识。
Reflecting
读文章并试着写一段话的摘要。
选择一个世界上的其他沙漠，查找资料并回答问题：
它在哪里？有多大？
它是热沙漠还是冷沙漠？
有哪些动植物生活在那里？
它和撒哈拉沙漠有什么相同和不同？