新版广州牛津英语七年级下 U4 Reading.ppt

A What do you know about…? 2 What do trees do for us? a. They help fight against pollution. b. They provide us with wood, fruit, etc. c. They are home to birds and animals. d. All of the above. B Before you read Look at the pictures and the title of the interview on page 45. Then answer the questions below. 1 What do you think of the interview is about? a. The lives of trees. b. Why trees are important in our daily lives. 2 What can we make from trees? Write down three examples. ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ C VocabularyC1 The words in italics are from the article on page 45. Circle the correct answers to complete these sentences. 1 Harmful gases are ____ people’s health. a. good for b. bad for 2 Trees can produce oxygen. They can ___ oxygen. a. take b. make 3 Air pollution is a major problem in the city. This problem is ____. a. big and important b. not very important 4 Washing machines make our lives more convenient. With the help of them, our lives become ____. a. easier b. richer 5 When you imagine a picture, you have it ____. a. on paper b. in your mind C2 Complete the poster below with the words from the box. All about trees Did you know trees(1)______ oxygen? Did you know trees help us fight (2)______pollution? Did you know the(3)____ in our classroom is made of wood? Did you know trees make our lives very (4)________? If you want to know more about trees, join our ‘All about trees’ talk at 4 p.m. on 26 October (Tuesday). We will interview Dr Jones about the lives of trees and their(5)_______ uses. Using suffixes to guess meanings Look at these two sentences. Do you know the meanings of useful and harmful? Trees give us a lot of useful things. (树带给我们许多有用的东西) Trees take in harmful gases from the