大学英语基础教程(北大版)Unit 1 恐龙灭绝(the end of dinosaurs)概要1.pptVIP

Unit 1 The End of Dinosaurs [da?n?s?] n. 恐龙 Some questions for you to think On seeing this title, what do you think the text is going to tell us? What’s the reasons for such a huge animal disappear from the earth? Did people and dinosaur live at the same time? The text is going to tell us that the end of dinosaurs was caused by an asteroid(小行星) hitting the earth many years ago, which destroyed the natural conditions the dinosaurs depended on. Dinosaur n. 恐龙 Dinosaur Dinosaur—the common name was given to a group of reptiles(爬行动物), often very large, that first appeared in the Late Triassic Period(三叠纪时代) about 215 million years ago and thrived worldwide for some 150 million years. Most died out by the end of the Cretaceous Period(白垩纪时代), about 65 million years ago. If all of Earth time from the very beginning of the dinosaurs to today were compressed into 365 days, the dinosaurs appeared January 1 and became extinct the third week of September. By comparison, people have been on earth only since December 31. asteroid [?st?r??d] n. 小行星 Asteroid is diameter (n. 直径) that orbits (v. 环绕轨道) the Sun primarily between the orbits (v. 轨道) of Mars (n. 火星) and Jupiter (木星). It is because of their small size and large numbers relative to the nine major planets that asteroids are also called minor planets. The two names are frequently used interchangeably. A video about the end of the dinosaur mammal [m?ml] n. 哺乳动物 Main Idea The text is going to tell us that the end of dinosaurs was caused by an asteroid(小行星) hitting the earth many years ago, which destroyed the natural conditions the dinosaurs depended on. Part I, and Part II In Part I, the author raises a question(提出问题), and gives us some possible answers. What are the question and what are the answers? In Part II, how did the asteroid cause the dinosaurs to disappear? What are the evidences? cause v. 造成，带来 Do they know what caused the fire? 他们知道是什么造成了这场火灾吗？ What caused the dinosaurs to disappear from the fac