高一英语新人教版必修2精品课件unit4usinglanguage1.ppt

Unit 4;extinction dinosaur inspect incident dust fierce;come into being according to ;Animal extinction;Fast reading;3. According to the UN report, how many animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years.;Detailed reading: True or false ;3. Some scientists are sure dinosaurs died out because the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more. 4. Dinosaurs died out suddenly about 65 million years ago and many animals have disappeared in the last 500 years.; Discuss the possible reasons for the disappearance of dinosaurs. Think about what is mentioned in the text. 1. It came after an unexpected incident when a huge rock from space hit the earth and put too much dust into the air. 2. The earth got too hot to live on.; Discuss the possible reasons for the disappearance of dinosaurs. There may be other reasons for it.;For reference;dodo;Before listening to the dodo’s story, try to predict in pairs how it might have become extinct.; Listen to the tape and choose the sentence on page 30 which gives the main idea of the story:; No 1 is wrong. It is not fair to blame the dodo for his disappearance. No 3 only explains half the story. The dodo and man did become friends but only because man wanted to kill the dodos as easily as possible. No 4 is wrong because the other animals and birds did not do much to save the dodo. They warned him but did not help him. ;Listen to the tape and choose the correct answer to complete each sentence on page 30. ;Listening text; everywhere together and I shared my food with him. However, I began to wonder why several of my dodo friends had disappeared. Then the number of our species began to decrease quickly. I was so worried that I asked the other animals and they all told me, “Your friends are being killed and eaten by Man while you are hunting for food.” Had Man eaten them? I couldn’t believe it!; When I asked Man directly, he seemed surprised. “I haven’t seen the other dodos