Unit4AmazingPlantsandAnimalsSectionB(1a-2d)1.graspsomekeywordsandexpressions,likewithout,imagine,disappointed,pollination,pollen,store,communicate,protect,important,beconnectedwith/to,infact,forthisreason,inorderto,playapart(insth.),behometosb./sth.2.learntousethesuperlativestodescribebees.3.discusstheconnectionbetweenplants,animals,andourlives.4.explorewhyplantsandanimalsareimportanttous.LookandshareWhatIKnow?sixlegstwopairsofwingsliveinhivesmakehoney...

WhatIWanttoKnow?Howdotheymakehoney?Howdotheycommunicate?...

BeesLookatthetitleandthepicturesbelow.Guesswhatthetextisabout.1aMaybeit’saboutthatbeesareconnectedwithus.Howarebeesconnectedwithus?

Readthetextandunderlinetheadjectivesthewriterusestodescribebees.hard-workingmostimportantmostinterestinginterestingimportantmostamazing1bHowdoyouunderstandthetitle?CarefulreadingReadthefirstparagraphandanswerthequestion:Whydowesay“WeCan’tLiveWithoutBees.”?Imagineyougotothesupermarketinyourarea,buttherearealmostnofruits,vegetables,honey,milk,eggs,orchocolate.Howwouldyoufeel?Disappointed?Angry?Sad?Atthismomentyourealizepeople,plants,andanimalsareallconnected.Weneedeachothertoliveandbeesareoneofthebestexamplesofthisconnection.Becausepeople,plants,andanimalsareallconnected.Weneedeachothertoliveandbeesareoneofthebestexamplesofthisconnection.Beesareveryhard-workinganimals,andtheirgreatestworkispollination.Ononetrip,theyoftenvisit50to100flowers.Astheyflyfromoneflowertoanother,theytakepollenwiththem.Thisactionhelpsplantsgrow.Infact,withouttheirwork,about80percentoftheplantsintheworldcannotgrow.Forthisreason,manyscientistsbelievethatbeesarethemostimportantanimalsonthisplanet.Readthesecondparagraphandcompletethemindmap.importance?theirgreatestwork:_________?visit_____________________?help____________________50to100flowersononetrippollinationplantsgrowReadagainandcompletethemindmapwiththeinformationfromthetext.1cBeesTip:UseNUMBERtoproveyourideas.Readagainandcompletethemindmapwiththeinformationfromthetext.Readthethirdparagraphandcompletethemindmap.?Theyworktogethertomaketheirhomes.Inordertostorehoney,theycreatehoneycombs.?Howtheycommunicate.Whenabeefindsnewfood,itusesadancetotelltheotherswhereandhowfarawaythefoodis.Beesarealsooneofthemostinterestinganimalsintheworld.Forexample,theyworkhardtogethertomaketheirhomes.Inordertostorehoney,theycreatehoneycombs.Anotherinterestingthingaboutbeesishowtheycommunicate.Whenabeefindsnewfood,itusesadancetotelltheotherswhereandhowfarawaythefoodis.1cinterestingfactsBeesReadagainandcompletethemindmapwiththeinformationfromthetext.Readthefourthparagraphandcompletethemindmap.problem?theirnumberis___________droppingBeesplayanimportantpartintheecosystemofourplanet.However,thenumberofbeesisdropping,andscientistsareworried.Beesneedourhelp,andthereisalotwecando.Thinkaboutwhatyoucandotoprotectoneofthemostamazinganimalsonearth.1cBeesDiscussthequestions.1.Canyougiveanothertitleforthetext?

LivewithoutBees?Impossible!BeesandusAnAmazingAnimal—TheBee.ImportantBees...1d2.Whatotherinterestingfactsdoyouknowaboutbees?Beeshavefiveeyes.Beescanrecognizehumanfaces.Differenttypesofbeeshavedifferentlifespans.Discussthequestions.1d3.Whatdoyouknowabouttheconnectionbetweenhumansandotherinsects,suchasantsandbutterflies?Discussthequestions.1dImagineyouarethewriter.Writeonemoreparagraphaboutbeesandaddittothetext.solution1eToprotectbees,weshouldtryourbest.First,plantcolourfulflowerslikesunflowerstoprovidefood.Andthenremembertoleavecleanwateroutsideforbeestodrink.Neverdisturbtheirhoneycombs.Finally,say“no”tochemicalsthathurtthem.Protectingbeesmeanssavingourplanet.Let’sactnow—everysmallstepcounts!Howdoyouunderstandtheconnectionbetweenplants,animals，andpeople?Thinkofsomeexamplesandthensharethemwithapartner.A:Weallknowpeopleandnatureareconnected.Butcanyougivemeanexampleofhowtheyareconnected?B:Sure.IvisitedasmalltowninGuangdongonce.Therearemanylargetreesinthetown,Theyarehometomanybirds.Alotoftouristscometoseethetreesandthebirds...1fbehometosb/sth有……棲息；是……的家鄉(xiāng)FurtherthinkingWhatIHaveLearned?Ilearnedthattheyworktogetherto...Ilearnedthattheycommunicatebydancing......

Circletheoddones.Thengiveyourreasons.1.habit height size weight2.joy happiness fun enjoy3.angry disappointed smart sad4.appear look seem watch5.honey milk juice breadhappiness/?h?pin?s/n.幸福；快樂disappoint/?d?s??p??nt/v.使失望；使破滅2aodd/?d/adj.不同類的Ithink“habit”isoddbecausetheotherstalkaboutpeople’sappearance.Addtheendings-ance,-(t)ion,-ness,and-itytoformnouns.Useyourdictionary.1.act_________________ 2.good_________________

3.kind_________________ 4.appear_________________

5.real _________________ 6.imagine_________________

7.connect_________________ 8.popular_________________

9.communicate_________________ 10.important_________________actiongoodnesskindnessappearancerealityimaginationconnectionpopularitycommunicationimportance2bCompletethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthewordsinthebox.1.Ifelt________________whenmyfavouriteflowersdied.2.Aftertherain,somemushrooms________________inthegarden.3.Inmyhometown,peopleoftenusebamboobasketsto________________food.4.Whatdidyouputinyourluggage?It________________aton.5.Ican’t________________mylifewithoutmypets.Theymeanalottome.appeardisappoint

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weighdisappointedappearstoreweighsimagine/?m??r?m/n.蘑菇；傘菌ton/t?n/n.噸2c

Completethepassagewiththecorrectformsofthewordsinthebox.Youmaynotrealizeit,butfrogsplayanimportantroleinour____________ecosystem.Thesmallestfrogsareaboutthesizeofapea,whilelargeronescangrowasbigasahumanhand.Manypeopleknowthatfrogshelpto____________farmsbyeatinginsects.____________,noteveryoneunderstandstheir____________innature.Frogscanliveon____________andinwater.Becauseofthis,theyarepopularsubjectsinstudiesonclimatechangeandtheecosystem.however

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protectplanet'sprotectHoweverimportanceland/r??l/n.作用；職能；角色playarole(in)在……中發(fā)揮作用；扮演角色pea/pi?/n.豌豆/?kla?m?t/n.氣候2d1.Howareplantsandanimalsconnectedwithus?植物和動物是怎樣與我們相連的？connectv.關聯(lián)；連接connectedadj.連接的；相關的connectionn.聯(lián)系；連接beconnectedwith/to與……相連；與……有關聯(lián)TheGPSonthebusisconnectedwiththetraffic–controlcenter.公交車上的GPS與交通控制中心相連。Languagepoints2.Imagineyougotothesupermarketinyourarea,buttherearealmostnofruits,vegetables,honey,milk,eggs,orchocolate.想象一下，你去你所在地區(qū)的超市，但幾乎沒有水果、蔬菜、蜂蜜、牛奶、雞蛋或巧克力。imaginev.想象；猜想imagine+從句想象……imagine(sb)doingsth想象（某人）做某事imagine+n./pron.想象……Imagineyoucan’twalkoruseyourhandseasily.想象一下你不能自如地走也不能自如地使用雙手。Canyouimagineswimmingwithadolphin?你能想象與海豚共游嗎？Ican’timaginelifewithouttheInternet.我無法想象沒有網(wǎng)絡的生活。imaginationn.想象；想象力

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act(v.行動；表演)—action(n.行動；行為)

connect(v.關聯(lián)；連接)—connection(n.聯(lián)系；連接)

imagine(v.想象；猜想)—imagination(n.想象；想象力)

communicate(v.交流；溝通)—communication(n.交流)

protect(v.保護；防護)—protection(n.保護)

happy(adj.快樂的)—happiness(n.幸福；快樂)

disappoint(v.使失望；使破滅)–disappointed(adj.失望的；沮喪的)詞綴學習3.-tion

表示動作、狀態(tài)，名詞后綴-ness名詞后綴-ed形容詞后綴你還知道哪些后綴呢？Languagepoints.4.Infact,withouttheirwork,about80percentoftheplantsintheworldcannotgrow.事實上，沒有他們的工作，世界上大約80%

的植物無法生長。percentn.百分之……adj.&adv.每一百中①Seventypercentofteachersinourschoolarewomenteachers.我們學校70%的教師是女教師。②ThirtypercentofthepopulationspeaksEnglishasasecondlanguage.30%的人口將英語作為第二語言來說。

主謂一致主謂一致Languagepoints5.Inordertostorehoney,theycreatehoneycombs.

為了儲存蜂蜜，它們會建造蜂巢。

Inordertohelpstudentstomakeprogress,mostteachersarestrictwiththem.為了幫助學生取得進步，大多數(shù)老師對他們要求嚴格。inorderto為了；以便拓展：Iworkedhardinordertogetgoodgrades.=IworkedhardinorderthatIcouldgetgoodgrades.我努力學習以便取得好成績。Languagepoints6.Anotherinterestingthingaboutbeesishowtheycommunicate.蜜蜂的另一個有趣之處是它們怎樣交流。communicatewithsb和某人交流communicatev.交流；溝通communicationn.交流Ithinkthatit’simportanttocommunicatewithparents.我認為和父母溝通是很重要的。Inmyopinion,face–to–facecommunicationismoreeffective.在我看來，面對面交流更有效。Languagepoints7.Beesplayanimportantpartintheecosystemofourplanet.蜜蜂在我們星球的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)中發(fā)揮著重要作用。playapart(insth)參與某事①Everyoneshouldplayapartinsavingtheearth.每一個人都應該盡

一份力來拯救地球。②Moreandmorepeoplejoinedhertoplayapartinenvironmentalprotection.越來越多的人加入她的行列，參與環(huán)境保護。Tips:

①playapartin+v.-ing/n.②意為“參與”時的同義短語為takepartinLanguagepointsplayarole(in)在……中發(fā)揮作用；扮演角色①Frogsplayanimportantroleinourplanetecosystem.青蛙在我們地球生態(tài)系統(tǒng)中扮演著重要角色。②Friendsplayanimportantrole/partinourlives.朋友在我們的生活中起著重要作用。playapartin與playarolein是近義詞組，強調(diào)“在……中發(fā)揮作用”時可以互換。Languagepointsprotect…from/against…保護……免于……protectv.保護；防護protectionn.保護Thisumbrellawillprotectyourskinfromtheburningsun.這把傘可以保護您的皮膚免受烈日的傷害。Inshort,selfprotectionisimportanttous.簡而言之，自我保護對我們很重要。8.Thinkaboutwhatyoucandotoprotectoneofthemostamazinganimalsonearth.想想您可以做些什么來保護地球上最神奇的動物之一。LanguagepointsExercise-填空題Beesareoneof__________________(interesting)animalsintheworld.Howareplantsandanimals______________(connect)withus?Ifelt______________(disappoint)whenmyfavouriteflowersdied.T