新世纪研究生公共英语 Oceans of sand1.pptVIP

Unit 3 Oceans of Sand Text Qs Para 1-3 Plants, animals and people can survive in deserts. (T/F) What’s the weather like in the subtropical deserts? All deserts are dry and hot, but the winds there are very cool because they are from the distant oceans. (T/F) Para 4 Why are desert nights often cold? Clear skies make heat escape into the atmosphere. Though rainfall is unpredictable, heavy rainstorms can end years of drought. (T/F) Para 5-7 After rain falling, some plants will start to appear. (T/F) Some plants have thorns to protect themselves from losing moisture. (T/F) Desert plants may die as the desert dries out, so do the seeds of them. (T/F) Para 8-11 The large ears of smaller animals can ____________ Camels can live on the water in their food. (T/F) Para 12-14 How to survive in deserts is still the problem facing desert peoples. (T/F) The mud brick houses without windows are used to protect desert people from being attacked by animals. (T/F) Tuareg men wear loose clothing to ________. In some deserts, fertile areas can be found _______. Para. 15-16 What is the end result of desertification? What do people do to prevent desertification? It is the easily eroded soil that causes the spreading of deserts. (T/F) Local communities employ both knowledge and resources to prevent desertification. (T/F) Language Points manage to do … He managed to get there on time. Some … Others… Some people think… Others have different ideas about it. end in = result in adapt to the harsh environment shelter from the cold/heat in the cool evening at dawn avoid doing … survive He managed to survive on little water. The old lady survived all her children. protect… from They wear loose clothing to protect themselves from sand and heat. They had to protect crops from grazing animals. prevent…(from) doing… prevent rainwater running away available The book is available in the bookshop I’m not available on Sunday. Discourse Analysis Exposition/expository writi