高二英语unit 13reading1.pptVIP

* Unit 13 The Water planet The earth is a water planet. 更多资源 About 75 % % of the living space on earth is in the oceans. 99 What percentage of the earth is covered by water? There are about five million species, ranging from the tiniest plankton to giants like sharks and whales How many species are there in the oceans? _________ makes the ocean such a great place to live in. Structure of the passage Para.1 Marine life chemical structure Para.2 salinity Para.3 Density Para.4 Heat Capacity Para.5 Ocean motion Para.6 How is the text organized? Para.7 The importance of protecting water Topic Sentence of the text: Paragraph: ________ Sentence: Topic Sentence of SALINITY: Paragraph: ______ Sentence: Topic Sentence of CHEMICAL STRUCTURE: Paragraph: ________ Sentence: Finding Topic Sentences 7 3 2 Learning about the properties of water helps us understand life on our planet. The chemical structure of water makes it an excellent medium for life. The salinity of the earths oceans is about thirty-five parts per thousand, meaning that there are about thirty-five grammes of dissolved solids and gases in one kilogramme of water. READING: Topic Sentence of HEAT CAPACITY: Paragraph: ________ Sentence: Topic Sentence of DENSITY: Paragraph: ________ Sentence: 4 ? The density of pure water is 1,000 kg/m3, meaning that one cubic metre of water weighs one thousand kilogrammes. 5 Heat capacity is the mount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of a substance by one degree centigrade. Topic Sentence of OCEAN MOTION: Paragraph: ________ Sentence: 6 ? Since changes in salinity and temperature affect waters density, the water in the ocean is always moving. Careful reading True or false 1 There are about five billion species in the oceans ranging from the tiniest plankton to giants like sharks and whales. 2 The water molecule is made of t