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Topic 1 Whats the strongest animal on the farm?普宁二中 纪吉琼 Where does Avatar live?rainforestWhats in the rainforest?Rainforestanimals andplantsfood woodtall treesfruitmedicineTask 1 BrainstormingPre-readingThere are thousands of animals and plants in the rainforests.tall treeswoodfood medicine fruits As we know,rainforests provide many useful things for us.They are very important to us.Today let us go close to the rainforests and learn more about rainforests.Para.1Para.2D.The feature(特征特征)of rainforestsA.The importance of the rainforestsWhats the main idea of each paragraph？（？（Match the right answer.）（2points）Fast ReadingTask 2 Skimming.C.How to protect the rainforests Read the passage as quickly as you can and think about the main idea of each paragraph.B.What are rainforestsReading strategy(阅读策略):Try to get the key words(关键词).the feature(特征）of rainforests It covers _%of the earths surface.Its always _ and always _.Square(面积面积）:Plants：animals：Climate：6There are_ animals.There are lots of _and_ other different plants.thousands ofhotwet Many live in the trees over _meters from the ground.30tall treesTask 3Read Para.1 and fill in the blanks.thousands and thousands ofCareful Reading1.What are the rainforests?(2points)2.What does the word“cover”mean in Para.1?(2points)Careful ReadingTask 4 Read Para.1 again and answer the following questions:Rainforests are thick forests in the hot parts of the world.It means“覆盖覆盖”.3.Why do many of the animals live in the trees over 30 meters from the ground?(3 points)Because it rains a lot and the ground is always wet.Why are the rainforests important to us?3)They also help to keep_.2.Rainforests give us many things.1)The plants help to make the air _.4)They also help to control_.2)They also help to hold the water and keep the water_.1.They are the _of the earth.Read Para.2 carefully and fill in the blanks.Task 5lungsfresher and cleanercyclingthe beauty of naturethe climate1 234 56Music and Flower Listen to the music and pass the flower one by one.When the music stops,the student with the flower must choose an egg and answer the question.Why are rainforests the lungs of the earth?Because the plants in the forests help to make the air fresher and cleaner.（5points）Why should we protect rainforests well?Because they help to hold the water and keep the water cycling.They play an important part in controlling the climate.（4points）Can you guess what the next part of the passage will talk about?Yes.The next part may talk about what we should do to protect rainforests.（3points）They are becoming smaller and smaller.（2points）Whats happening to rainforests now?They also help to hold the water and keep the water cycling.What does“they”refer to?(指代）指代）“They”refer to plants.(3 points)Good luck!(3 points)What should we do to protect them?Rainforests are becoming smaller and smaller.Discuss the pictures in groups about how to protect rainforests.Then make a report.Post ReadingHow to protect rainforests？show and tell people about importance of not use chopsticks for only oncenot cut downuse less paper and be sure not to waste it.plant more trees You can begin like this:Rainforests are very important to us.It is necessary for us to protect them very well.First,Second,Finally,in the _ parts of the worldRainforestsmake the air _ and _ the water and keep the water_control the _ImportanceFeature cover _ of the earths _keep the beauty of _give a home to many beautiful _ and _give us _,_,fruit,_ and so on_ ground and always_and_in themhotwetdarkhot6%surfaceplantsanimalsfreshercleanerholdcyclingclimatenaturewood foodmedicineTalk about how to protect rainforests.1.Retell the passage.2.Write a passage about how to protect the rainforests.