課程內容

《The natural world》
Now listen
A news report
Listen to the newsreader reporting the news and tick the correct answers.
1.What happened this morning in Star Town?There was...
□a fire  □a typhoon □a strong wind
2.What caused the fire?
□a match  □a barbecue fire  □a burning cigarette end
3.What did the fireman use to fight the fire?
□a ladders  □axes  □hoses
4.What did many firemen use?
□a ladders  □axes  □breathing equipment
5.What happened later in the afternoon?There was...
□a fire  □a typhoon  □ a gentle wind

Listen to the news again and complete the sentences.
1 What happened to cars and boats during the typhoon?
_________________ on cars.___________ because of __________.
2 What must people do during typhoons?
Drivers must __________ in car parks._______ must _______ in typhoon sheleters.
Good evening.Today was a bad in Garden city.This morning there was a big fire in Star Town.The fire started because someone left a burning cigarette end on the ground.Firemen used hoses to fight the fire.Many firemany used breathing equipment.They put out fire in the early afternoon.Luickly no one was injured in the fire.Later in the afternoon,a strong wind became a typhoon and blew fiercely.Heavy objects fell on cars.Boats sank because of the big waves.The typhoon passed quickly and we can expect sunny weather tomorrow.Please be careful during typhoons.Drivers must park their cars in car park.Fishing boats must stay in typhoon shelters.That;s all for today.Good night.
A Look at this simple question and the results.
Do you eat meat?    Yes:35 people      No:5 people
Here are two easy ways to show these results:
Do you eat meat?
a bar chart
B Look at this pie chart and complete the sentences below.
How much time do you spend reading every day?
In our class,(1)______ students spend less than (2)_______ reading every day.(3) ______students spend between 1 and 2 hours reading.(4)______ students spend between (5) _________.(6) ________ students (7)_________.
C Do a surney about the students' favourite subjects in your class.Fill in the table below and then draw a pie chart.

More practice
Saving water
Think about the questions below and discuss them in groups.
Why must we save water?
What do we use water to do?
What will happen if there is no water?
How can we save water?
We can use water to cook food.
We can use water to drink juice.
The farmers can use water to water the croups.
We can use water to water the plants.
We can use water to wash hands.
The firemen can use water to put out the fire.
We can use water to take a shower.
We can use water to wash face.
We can use water to brush teeth.
What will happen if there is no water?
If there is no water,we won't brush our teeth,take a shower,wash our clothes or wsh the dishes at home.

How can we save water?
We can save water by fixing a tripping tap.
We can save water by noting playing water games.
We can save water by turning off a dripping tap.
We can save water by not washing vegetables under a running tap.
We can save water by taking a shower instead of taking a bath.
We can save water by not brushing teeth under a running tap.

What may happen?
houses,bridges          fall down
ships boats             sink in the big waves
fields                  be full of water
plants                  die
people                  lose lives and homes
What must we do?
stop cutting down forests/trees.
plant more trees
stop polluting the Earth
protect the environment
Ships and boats may sink in the big waves if there is a flood.
Plants may die if there is a flood.
People may lose their lives and homes if there is a flood.
Plants may die if there is a flood.

What must we do?
stop cutting down forests/trees
plant more tree
stop plluting the Earth
protect the environment
We must stop cutting down forests and trees.
We must plant more trees.
We must stop polluting the Earth.
We must protect the environment.

Listen and read
or short        north
al hall      fall
au      autumn       because
orr     door         floor

o       off          wrong
a       what         want

Read and underline
Underline the sounds in these sentences.
Paul has a ball near the door.
Tom wants a bottle of orange jucie.
Her third girl worked as a nurse.

Now listen
Listen and circle the words your hear.
1 not         north
2 shop        short
3 mop         morning
4 doll        door
5 bird        board
6 nurse       store
7 third       thought
8 work        walk
9 big         bigger
10 dark       darker
11 sad        sadder
12 meet       metre
13 shoes      choose
14 sheep      cheap
15 shirt      church
16 wash       watch

Homework
1.Try to draw a pie chart.
2.Please practice the parts:saving water and preventing floods.
3.Read:Listen and read.