高中英语选择性必修第一册Unit5RevealingnatureUsinglanguage课件

1、Past perfectUsing languagePast perfectUsing language Past perfect1 表示在过去的某一时间或某一动作之前完成的动作或存在的状态。即“过去的过去。”Before we got to the train station, the train had already left.Before I could say “thank you”, he had run away.2 表示从过去某一时间开始， 一直延续到过去的另一个时间的动作，常用的时间状语有 by then, by the end of , by the time.By the

2、 end of last term, we had learnt 2000 English words.They had lived there for ten years by then. 3 表示愿望，打算等的动词， 如hope, want, expect, think , mean, suppose, intend, plan 等后接从句时，一般用过去完成时表示本打算实现而未实现的愿望和计划。I had intended to meet him at the airport, but I had an important meeting to attend.I had hoped to

3、take a holiday this year but I was not able to get away.4 在句型 hardlywhen 和no soonerthan 中， 主句用过去完成时，从句用一般过去时，表示”一就”.Hardly had I left when it began to rain.No sooner had he sat down than the telephone rang.3 表示愿望，打算等的动词， 如hope, want, exLook at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the qu

4、estions.1. In sentence (a), which action happened first, “suspected” or “evolved from a common ancestor”? “evolved from a common ancestor.”2. In sentence (b), which action happened first, “refused to believe” or “evolved from lower forms of life”?“evolved from lower forms of life.”3. What does the s

5、tructure had done indicate?It indicates the action happened before a certain past action.Look at the sentences from theNow look for more sentences with the past perfect tense in the reading passage, and summarise its use in your own words.1. It was a young man who had left medical school without com

6、pleting his degree.2. . he had recently received a letter from his father predicting that he would be “a disgrace to yourself and all your family.3. After Darwin had spent some time in South America, his room on the ship was crowed with samples of the plants and animals he hadcollected.4. At that ti

7、me, people believed that all species had appeared on Earth at the same time, and had not changed since.5. It seemed their beaks had evolved according to what food was available on that particular island.6. Over time, it had slowly evolved into many new species.Now look for more sentences wihad madeC

8、omplete the paragraphs with the information from the given sentences. 1 a Natural disasters led to food shortages in the 1960s. b Yuan Longping began to do research on hybrid rice. c Yuan Longping developed a better type of rice. Yuan Longping 1_ to do research on hybrid rice because natural disaste

9、rs 2_ food shortages in the 1960s. In the end, he 3_ a better type of rice.2 a Gregor Mendel chose to study pea plants because their characteristics were easy to control. b Gregor Mendel made important discoveries about genetics. c Gregor Mendel died in 1884. Gregor Mendel 4_ study pea plants becaus

10、e their characteristics were easy to control. By the time of his death in 1884, he 5_ important discoveries about genetics.began had led todevelopedchose tohad madeComplete the paragraph Yuan Long ping was born in Beijing in 1930. After he graduated from university in the early 1950s, he dedicated h

11、imself to the research of agriculture. Yuan had the idea to create a new breed of rice in the 1960s. Since then, he has worked tirelessly to research and develop better rice breed. In 1973 he and his collaborators managed to cultivate a hybrid rice species that was superior to many others. This spec

12、ies produced 20 per cent more rice per plant than the commonly grown varieties. For his achievements and contributions, Yuan is known as the “father of hybrid rice” and was awarded the Medal of the Republic in 2019. Yuan Long ping was b Gregor Mendel(1822-1884) was an influential botanist. Mendel wo

13、rked out the basic principles of heredity by experimenting with plants. In 1866, he published his findings, showing how invisible “factors”(now known as genes) are responsible for predictable visible traits. As a result of his work, he became known as the “father of modern genetics”.高中英语选择性必修第一册Unit

14、5RevealingnatureUsinglanguage课件Complete the online encyclopaedia entry with the correct form of the words in the box.Compete decline eatLive introduce arrivehad livedeatenhad introduced competed declinedarrived Lonesome George was the last Pinta Island tortoise. He died in 2012. After Georges death,

15、 the Pinta Island tortoise was declared extinct.The extinction of the Pinta Island tortoise blamed on humans. Before humans 1_ on the island, the species 2_ in isolation and 3_ the plants that naturally grew there. George was discovered many years after their arrival, and by then humans 4_ new speci

16、es that 5_ for the food the tortoises ate. After goats in particular had been brought to the island, the Pinta Island tortoise population 6_. Eventually, only George remained.Complete the online encyclopaeBiodiversityBiodiversity Listen to the podcast and choose the statements that are made.1 Biodiv

17、ersity is important.2 Bacteria are always harmful to humans.3 Some species of bacteria are used in food production.4 Many species of bacteria recycle dead organic matter.5 Our immune systems are able to fight off all germs. Listen to the podcast and chListen again and complete the fact sheet.thirty

18、trillionthirty-nine trillionmade up of cellsbricks that are used to build houseshelp with digestionbreak downListen again and complete the Do you know about.?Have you heard of .?Complete the boxes with the expressions from the podcast.By the way.Actually.In fact,.Speaking of which,Checking backgroun

19、d knowledgeAdding informationDo you know about.?CompleWhat species are mentioned and what is special about them? Two species are mentioned:the blue whale and the water bear.The blue whale is the largest animal species on Earth, which cangrow up to almost 30 metres in length and weigh over 130,000 ki

20、los. The water bear is probably the toughest species, which can survive temperatures from 150C to a below freezing -272C.What species are mentioned andThe Galapagos Islands are renowned worldwide for their unique biodiversity. The Giant Tortoise Reserve on Santa Cruz 1_ several species of giant tort

21、oise that 2_ the Galapagos Islands. The island is also home to the Charles Darwin Research Station, where 3_ studies are carried out.is home toare native toscientificComplete the paragraphs with the correct form of the words and expressions in the box.ancestor scientific be native to primitive habitat appearance be home to