Protecting Our Environment Reading A Pollution Fighters
The environment is polluted!
An interview about the pollution fighters Judy is interviewing Dr. Ray…
First Reading 1. Why does Jody interview Dr. Ray? 2. Who are the best “pollution fighters?” Read the text in 10 seconds and answer: Because she is collecting some facts for a class project on pollution. Trees.
Second Reading 1. What are trees useful for? 2. How many air conditioners does one tree equal( 相当于 )? Read the text in 5 mins and answer: 3. Which of the following statements is false? 4. What is the meaning of “destroy?” A. Trees can communicate with one another. B. A tree can warn the others about insects. C.All trees can pass each other food and water. D. Trees are in great danger. A. 伤害 B. 砍伐 C. 利用 D. 摧毁
Second Reading 1. What are trees useful for? 2. How many air conditioners does one tree equal( 相当于 )? Read the text in 5 mins and answer: Many things. For example, wood, rubber, paper all come from trees. Also, trees are natural air conditioners – they cool and clean the air. Five.
Second Reading 3. Which of the following statements is false? 4. What is the meaning of “destroy?” A. Trees can communicate with one another. B. A tree can warn the others about insects. C.All trees can pass each other food and water. D. Trees are in great danger. C A. 伤害 B. 砍伐 C. 利用 D. 摧毁 D
1 R: We get some useful things from trees. Is that right? M: ___. Two examples are ______________. 2 R: Trees do two main things to the air. Is that right? M: ___. They ____________________. 3 R: One tree has the power of 15 air conditioners. Is that right? M: ___. One tree has the power of _______________. 4 R: Do scientists know a lot about trees? M: ___. They are _________________________. 5 R: Can trees communicate with one another? M: ___. For example, if insects __________________________. 6 R: Can trees help one another? M: ___. For example, they can __________________________. 7 R: Every year, there are fewer and fewer trees in the world. Is that true? M: ___. People _____________________ every year. Yeswood and rubber Yes cool the air and clean it No5 air conditioners Nobeginning to understand them Yes attack a tree, it can warn the other trees around it Yespass each other food and water Yescut down millions of trees
More exercises – translate the following sentences: 1. 在河里游泳使我们感到凉快。 2. 遇到危险,要保持冷静。 3. 大人们告诫小孩不要在池塘里游泳。 4. 农民们提醒我们这个森林里有蛇。 5. 我们应该互相交流、帮助。 6. 她惊奇地发现那道亮光消失了。 A swim in the river cools us. Keep cool when you are in danger. The adults warn the children against swimming in the pool. The famers warned us of the snake in the forest. We should communicate with and help each other/ one another. She found the bright light gone in surprise.