Unit 1 Nature in the balance Reading Language points 课件 高一下学期英语译林版必修第三册.pptxVIP

Unit1TheAmazonrainforest:anaturaltreasure

Languagepoints;1.Welcometothejungle,ahugeseaofgreenalivewiththesoundsofanimals.(L1-L2)

2.Asthelargestrainforestintheworld,itplaysasignificantroleinmaintainingthefinebalanceoftheEarth’secosystem.(L2-L3)

3.Withanareaofaround6millionsquarekilometers,theAmazonrainforestismorethanhalfthesizeofChina.(L5-L7)

4.TheAmazonRiver,fromwhichtherainforestgetsitsname,iscloseto6,400kilometersinlength—roughly100kilometreslongerthantheYangtzeRiver.(L7-L9)

5.TheygivethisareatherichestbiodiversityontheEarth:oneintenknownspeciesintheworldcanbefoundhere.（L10-L11）

6.Theforest’sdifferentlevelssupportanunbelievablevarietyofwildlife.(L14-L15)

;

7.Abovethatisthemassofleaflitteronthedarkforestfloor.(L16)

8.Eachleveloftheforestformsitsownlittleworld,hometodifferentkindsoflivingthings.(L19-L20)

9.Whileasignificantnumberofjaguarssurvivehere,theyareonlyoneelementofthisforestsfoodchain.(L23-L24)

10.Thesefrogs,inturn,feedoninsectswhicheatleavesandfruit.(L26-L27)

11.Whenajaguardies,atinyarmyofmicroorganismshelpsbreakdownitsbodyandreturnthenutrientstotheearth.(L27-L29)

12.Astheimpactofhumanactivitiescontinuestogrowandthelistofspeciesindangerofextinctionbecomeslonger,weareleftwithaquestion:canweaffordtodamagethe“lungsoftheplanet”?(L35-L38);1.Welcometothejungle,ahugeseaofgreenalivewiththesoundsofanimals.(L1-L2)

欢迎来到亚马逊森林，这是一片绿色的海洋。

aseaof:alargeamountofsth.大片的，成片的

e.g.Helookeddownandsawaseaofsmilingfaces.

他往下看，看到一张张笑脸。

(be)alivewith:befulloforcoveredwith

充满，到处是(活的或动的东西)

e.g.Thepondwasalivewithfrogs.池塘里都是青蛙。;2.Asthelargestrainforestintheworld,itplaysasignificantroleinmaintainingthefinebalanceoftheEarth’secosystem.(