Nature in the balance 课件教学讲解.pptxVIP

Unit 1 Nature in the balance【版本：译林　册别：必修三】Welcome to the unit — Reading 目录页contentsPre-readingⅠPost-readingⅣFast readingⅡIntensive readingⅢ ⅠPre-reading Pre-reading上文两句出自德国哲学家、革命导师弗里德里希·恩格斯的《劳动在从猿到人转变过程中的作用》一文，意在说明人类与自然界要和谐共处。Let us not, however, flatter ourselves overmuch on account of our human victories over nature. For each such victory nature takes its revenge on us. 但是我们不要过分陶醉于我们人类对自然界的胜利。对于每一次这样的胜利,自然界都对我们进行报复。 Song 1: Heal the World (by Michael Jackson) Pre-reading: Welcome to the unit (P1) Song 2: The earth is our only home. ( from P1 ) Questions: ① What is the message of the two songs?② What can you do to help protect the environment?Listen to the songs Pre-reading:Important phrases in Welcomethe human race_________ do harm (to) ___________cut down _____________sound the alarm _____________be thankful for sth ____________find the solution (to sth) _________对…有害人类砍伐，砍倒发出警报对…感激；为…庆幸找到解决…的方法 ⅡFast reading The world we live in is full of natural wonders.Today we come to know the Amazon rainforest,which is home to a wide range of wildlife. Fast reading: P2-3 When it comes to the Amazon rainforest, where is it?what plants or animals do you know about?do you know the great fire in 2019 there? Free talk The World Wildlife Foundation (WWF)?says?the worlds largest rainforest contains millions of species of plants and animals. Many of them are still unknown. Among the best known animals are jaguars, eagles, pink river dolphins, parrots, large snakes and many butterflies. More than 30 million people, including 350 indigenous ?and ethnic groups, live in the Amazon area and depend on the forests for food and shelter.Whats in the Amazon? The fires not only destroy parts of the carbon-absorbing forests, but they release millions of metric tons of carbon into the air.The Amazon rainforest also is important to rainfall in the area. Deforestation makes rains less frequent, extending the dry season.If 20 to 25 percent of the for