讲课animal extinction.ppt

Page ? * Words preview n. 灭绝；消亡 n. 恐龙 vt. 检查；视察 n. 事件；事变 n. 灰尘；尘土；尘埃 adj. 凶猛的；猛烈的 extinction dinosaur inspect incident dust fierce Expressions preview 形成；产生 按照；根据……所说 come into being according to Look at these pictures and answer questions: Q1:What are they? They are _______ Q2:What happened to them? They ________________a long time ago. dinosaurs disappeared /died out the eggs of dinosaurs What’s the title of this reading? What’re the animals in the picture? Suppose you write this passage with the help of the two pieces of information above, what will you write about? living disappearing time; how they died out; reasons for their extinction… 1. When did dinosaurs live? 2. When did dinosaurs die out? Tens of millions of years ago. About 65 million years ago. 3. According to the UN report, how many animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years. 844 Fast reading Read the passage quickly and decide whether they are True or False and give a reason. 1. ( ) Humans came into being about 65 million years ago. 2. ( ) People know something about dinosaurs from their eggs and bones. 3. ( ) From their eggs scientists could tell that some dinosaurs could not only run but also climb trees. 4. ( ) Dinosaurs died out because the temperature of the earth changed a lot. T F F F Detailed reading: True or false There were many different kinds of dinosaur and all of them have been found in China. Not long ago, a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovered in Henan Province. F F a number of Liaoning 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. F T think 2. come into being When did the Roman Empire come into being? 1. long before… It will be long before he comes back. It won’t be long before he comes back.