第33/770期初一课件

作者：谢鸣

 

Changing Amazon (P6)

 

I. Warm up

1. Do you know about the Amazon rainforest?

2. Why is it important?

 

 

II. Pre-reading

Skim the text. See what might happen to Amazon forest.

The Amazon rainforest may become grassland in a few years.

 

 

III. While reading

Fast reading

What makes the Amazon “sick”?

   

Careful reading

1. What does the new study show?

A. The Amazon rainforest was once grassland.

B. Rainforests can speed up climate change.

C. The Amazon will have few trees in the future.

D. Many people enjoy activities in the Amazon rainforest.

 

2. How do droughts make the Amazon rainforest “sick”?

a. They make plants grow more slowly.

b. They cause climate change.

c. They make the grass in the forest grow faster.

d. They make it easier for the forest to catch fire.

 

A. ab                    B. bc

C. cd                     D. ad

 

3. What does the word “disappear” in the story mean?

A. be gone             B. stay useful

C. become hotter    D. come back to life

 

4. Why is the Amazon called “the lungs” of Earth?

A. Because it makes over one-fifth of Earth’s oxygen.

B. Because it has 17 percent of Earth’s minerals.

C. Because people and animals can breathe more easily there.

D. Because it is the coolest place on Earth.

 

5. What does the writer want to show with the last two paragraphs?

A. The future of our planet.

B. The importance of the Amazon.

C. The real cause of climate change.

D. The reason for animals to live in the Amazon.

 

Further thinking

What would happen if the Amazon rainforest disappears?

 

 

IV. Post reading

What can we do to protect the Amazon rainforest?

 

 

V. Words in use

Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases in the box.

climate, activity, turn into, cause, disappear

1. If the weather is wet or cold, we’d better choose an indoor ______.

2. I hope the clouds will _______ quickly.

3. These plants grow faster in a wet _______.

4. Water can _________ ice when it is really cold.

5. Tree roots can _______ damage (破坏) to buildings.

 

 

参考答案：

III. While reading

Fast reading

Climate change and human activities.

 

Careful reading

 

Further thinking

Our Earth will become even hotter and over 3 million plants and animals would very likely just disappear.       

 

IV. Words in use

1. activity

2. disappear

3. climate

4. turn into

5. cause

 

 

 

 

Beyond court (P8)

 

I. Warm up

1. Do you like basketball? Do you know LeBron James?

2. Have you ever dreamed of being a basketball player?

3. What makes a good athlete?

 

 

II. Pre-reading

Predict (预测)：

Read the title and guess what the story is about?

It talks about LeBron’s life outside of basketball.

 

 

III. While reading

Fast reading

What helped LeBron become a global brand?

 

 

Careful reading

1. When did James become an NBA player?

 

A. In 2003.           B. In 2006.

 

C. In 2013.           D. In 2019.

 

2. After the March 19 game, what do we know about James?

A. He became the highest scoring player in league history.

B. His point total passed Karl Malone’s.

C. He decided to join Abdul-Jabbar’s team.

D. He doesn’t think it’s possible to pass Abdul-Jabbar.

 

3. Why did he set up SpringHill?

A. To train young athletes.

B. To invite kids to watch movies.

C. To start a career in Hollywood.

D. To make commercials for other companies.

 

4. What can we learn from the story?

A. James is the most successful sports star in the world.

B. James enjoys acting more than playing basketball.

C. James never shares his opinions on social media.

D. James has a very special kind of popularity.

 

 

IV. Post-reading

1. How much do you know about LeBron James now?

2. What do you think of his life off the court?

 

 

Further thinking:

How many areas has Lebron James shown up in?

At least three. Basketball, film, and social media.

 

 

V. Words in use

Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.

skill, success, personality, possibility, recent, special

1. My parents are proud of my ______.

2. She had a sweet, lively ________.

3. We don’t want any ______ treatment (对待).

4. To do the job well, she has to have many ______.

5. There have been many changes in ______ years.

6. There's a strong ______ that we'll lose the game.

 

 

 

 

参考答案：

II. While reading

Fast reading

His skills, success and personality.

 

Careful reading

1. A。根据文中推算可知，James成为NBA球员已经19年了，今年是2022年，那么他加入NBA的年份是2022-19=2003。

2. B。文中He passed Karl Malone’s 36,928 points推测得知B正确。

3. C。文中信息可知，LeBron计划进入Hollywood开启新事业，建立了电影公司SpringHill。

4. D。文中提到James has a special kind of popularity，符合D。

 

 

IV. Words in use

1. success

2. personality

3. special

4. skills

5. recent

6. possibility