1、 Digging in (Comprehension&Vocabulary Focus)Unit 1 NATURE Period 2ReviewWhat are they?Your MajestyparadisenoblemancreaturesspeciesfountainroyalinsectReviewWhat are the synonyms for word 1 to 8?ideacheatspeak gentlybring backway outfill in forearlierprizedamage1.restore6.theory4.trick3.former5.replac
2、e7.whisper2.solution8.rewardcheatideabring backway outearlierfill in forspeak gentlyprizewordpoolLead in Lets retell the story.Once there lived a king.He had beautiful gardens.He disliked the old dry tree in the garden and cut it down.Later,all creatures disappeared in his gardenn.A young man gave a
3、n explanation that the old tree took away moths,which took away birds,which took away big animals.Everything in nature is connected.The king regretted.But it would take years to restore the beauty of his gardens.Nature cannot be rushed.52431Lets do it.I Put the following sentences in the right order
4、 according to the story.The king was full of regrets.He wanted to restore the beauty of his garden,but it would take many years.The king had the tree the only thing he disliked in the garden cut down.The king realized that there were no more living creatures in his garden.A young man came with an ex
5、planation and a solution.The king sent for advisors,but none of them was able to explain the mystery.The king had gardens as beautiful as paradise6Lets do it.II Answer the questions.1.Why did the king order his men to cut down the huge tree in his gardens?Because it was old and dry,and the king disl
6、iked it.Lets do it.II Answer the questions.2.What was soon missing from the kings gardens?What had caused the problem?Soon all the living creatures disappeared from the kings gardens.The removal of the old dry tree caused the problem.移除移除Lets do it.II Answer the questions.3.How long did it probably
7、take for the beauty of the gardens to be recreated on the young mans property?It probably took more than twenty years for the beauty of the gardens to be recreated on the young mans land.Lets do it.II Answer the questions.4.What does the sentence“Nature couldnt be rushed”(line 61)mean?Explain it in
8、your own words.Nature has it own laws.We human beings couldnt push it and disobey the natural law.Lets do it.II Answer the questions.5.What lesson have you learnt from the story?We understand that man should live in harmony with nature.We should protect nature and its varieties,and stop destroying i
9、ts balance.Dialogue TimeKing:The old tree is withered and dry.It shall be replaced by a fountain.Advisor:Your Majesty!Allow me to raise my objection.III Make a dialogue between the king and his advisor.King:Speak out your reason.Advisor:Thank you,your Majesty!Everything in nature is connected.The ol
10、d dry tree is the bed of moths,which in spring wake up and become the food of birds,which in turn become the food of big animals.This is the food chain in nature.King:Carry on.Dialogue TimeIII Make a dialogue between the king and his advisor.King:My garden shall never be a dead garden.You have your
11、point.I will reconsider it.Advisor:Yes,Your Majesty!Cutting down the old tree leads to the disappearance of moths,which in turn leads to the disappearance of birds,then disappearance of big animals.Finally,all creatures in the garden will be missing.The royal garden will be a dead garden.Advisor:Tha
12、nk you,Your Majesty.Long live the king!Long live the royal garden.Vocabulary FocusI Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given words and phrases to complete the passage.show upbreak intoformerexplanationsend forrepresentbalancedestroyreplacein turnVocabulary Focus I am the tree who used t
13、o live in the kings gardens.Every spring thousandsof moths came out of me.The moths attracted birds,which 1_ provided food for bigger animals.Gradually the gardens were filled with life and color.The king was very proud of his gardens,in which thousands of creatures 2_ hundreds of species now lived.
14、They turn the garden into a paradise that everyone enjoyed.show upbreak intoformerexplanationsend forrepresentbalancedestroyreplacein turnrepresentingin turnVocabulary Focus I was old,withered and dry,and it turned out that I was the only thing in the gardens that the king disliked.Then one day,the
15、king 3 _and decided he could stand me no more.He had me cut down and 4 _with elaborate fountains.But to his surprise,all the animals living in the gardens were gone in time.The king 5 _ advisors,but none of them came up with a solution.show upbreak intoformerexplanationsend forrepresentbalancedestro
16、yreplacein turnreplacedshowed upsent forVocabulary Focus Many years passed before a young man presented himself to the king.Though everyone else 6 _ laughter when he pointed out that it was the“moth poo”that played a key role in keeping life balanced and healthy in the gardens,the king took his 7 _
17、seriously.show upbreak intoformerexplanation send forrepresentbalancedestroyreplacein turnexplanationbroke intoVocabulary Focus The king wanted to recreated the 8 _ beauty of his gardens.However,it would take many years to restore the 9 _ of nature,for I was delicate easy to 10 _ and so was the bala
18、nce ofnature.show upbreak intoformerexplanationsend forrepresentbalancedestroyreplacein turnbalanceformerdestroyAntonym An antonym is a word that is opposite in meaning to another word.For example,“big”and“small”are antonyms.u What is an?activefamiliarsimpleused What are the antonyms of the words gi
19、ven below in the table?antonymAntonymGuess the meaning of the words in red boxes.(the underlined words and the words in red boxes are antonyms)1.People have different views about how we treat natural resources.Some people believe that the wild forests should be _.Others think that wild forests are t
20、here to be used as much as possible to keep the economy running.2.Dannys father said the map was simple,but when Danny looked at it,he saw it was actually quite _.preserved complex preserved:protected,kept 被保存被保存complex:complicated 复杂复杂 的的Antonym1.The king liked his garden,but _ the remains of an ol
21、d tree standing in the middle.2.After many attempts,the king still failed to restore his gardens to their former splendour.It seemed that only the young man could _ in doing so.succeeded disliked 3.There trees flourished particularly well in a warm and wet climate,but _ in dry conditions.withered 4.
22、Nature is fair.She _ those who break her laws but rewards those who observe them.punishes II Fill in blanks with antonyms of the underlined words Antonym An antonym is a word that is opposite in meaning to another word.For example,“big”and“small”are antonyms.u What is an antonym?activefamiliarsimple
23、used What are the antonyms of the words given below in the table?passive unkown complex preserved AntonymIV Read the passage and fill in each blank with an antonym of a word from the box.createsimilarbenefitcertainwithpoorlyhateappearAntonymcreatesimilarbenefitcertainwithpoorlyhateappear An environm
24、ent works(1)well with a wide varieties of species.Heres an example:green sea turtle(2)_ eating sea grass but they cant hang out in one spot for long because tiger sharks in the sea hunt for sea turtles.(3)_ tiger sharks,sea turtles would eat all the best sea grass,(4)_ the home for all the other ani
25、mals that depend on it.If one species turtles,sharks or sea grass (5)_,other plants and animals that are connected to the species could become extinct too.Losing just one species can(6)_ many others.like Without disappear destroyharmAntonymcreatesimilarbenefitcertainwithpoorlyhateappear There are po
26、ssibly billions of(7)_species of plants,animals,bacterial and other living things but we have only documented about two million of them.Many of these know and unknown species have(8)_ futures forever.We can keep the Earth safe and the whole ecosystem healthy by working to preserve all of its compone
27、nts.unknown uncertain Nature is like a big garden with a very 1 balance of life circles.Every creature in it plays its role,from the fierce predators like tigers and lions,to the vulnerable 2 like moths.It is _3_ to think little of any creatures in nature.The overgrowth of any _4_ on the chain might
28、 cause _5_ of nature.Quiz TimeFill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box.Each word can be used only once.Note that there is one word more than you need.delicatesent forbroke intospeciesparticularsolutionfoolinsectsamongstimbalanceflourisheddelicateinsectsfoolspeciesimbalance Historica
29、lly in Australia,rabbits _6_ and caused a biological disaster.The great amount of rabbits fed on a remarkable quantity of grass daily,which led to the disappearance of a great many grass lands very soon.Finally,farmers _7_ scientists.A _8_ stood out by spreading a _9_ virus _10_ rabbits,which succes
30、sfully killed 90%rabbits.The rest 10%survived.Now the war between man and rabbits is still on in Australia.Quiz Timedelicatesent forspeciesparticularsolutionfoolinsectsamongstimbalanceflourishedflourishedsent foramongstsolutionparticularbreak intoQuestions and Answers 1.delicate:weak;fragile 脆弱的脆弱的
31、a delicate balance 脆弱的平衡脆弱的平衡 2.fierce:凶猛的；凶猛的；vulnerable:弱小的弱小的 predator:猛兽；猛禽猛兽；猛禽3.think little of:看不起；轻视看不起；轻视 fool=foolish 愚蠢的愚蠢的 Its fool to do sth.做做很愚蠢很愚蠢4.overgrowth:过度增长；过度繁殖过度增长；过度繁殖 cause imbalance of 导致导致不平衡不平衡Questions and Answers5.flourish:grow healthily and strong 茁壮成长茁壮成长 If somethi
32、ng flourishes in nature,it increases rapidly.a biological disaster:生态灾害生态灾害6.lead to=cause 导致导致 a remarkable quantity of 数量明显巨大的数量明显巨大的 a great many 许多许多 7.send for sb.:派人去请派人去请(找找)某人过来；召唤某人过来某人过来；召唤某人过来 send for a doctore 去叫医生去叫医生 send out:发射；发出发射；发出8.stand out:脱颖而出脱颖而出;particular+ly=particularly s
33、pread a particular virus amongst rabbits 在兔子中传播一致特殊的病毒在兔子中传播一致特殊的病毒 SummaryWhat have we learnt today?Reviewing the story of Reading A Digging in the comprehension of the fable story Dialogue Time practising persuation by using the moral lesson and the vocabulary Focus on vocabulary practising the ke
34、y words and phrases Antonym definition and exercises on antonyms Quiz Time an extra exercise on vocabulary Homeworkformerpresentpreservedusedwithwithoutsimplecomplexbenefitharmfamiliarunknownnativeforeignappeardisappearrarecommonconnected disconnecteddestroycreatebalanceimbalancefiercevulnerablepossibleimpossibleRecite the following antonyms.
