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1、Crazy Reading 6Growing DesertsB Pre-reading_Think about the following questions.1.Do you know where there are deserts in the world?2.Are there any deserts in your country?In neighboring countries?3.How can we prevent deserts from growing?Vocabulary Preview_Write the letter of the word or phrase with
2、 the same meaning as the underlined word.A.hurtE.helpfulB.get biggerF.make something unusableC.important;bigG.care fbrD.earthH.become wider1.Deserts are not useful for growing food.2.Deserts can ruin farmland.Then no one can use it anymore.3.If you damage the land,you wont be able to grow as much fo
3、od.4.People should treat the land well.5.When there is no rain,the soil becomes very dry.6.If there is no rain for a long time,deserts can start to spread.7.Few plants can grow in the desert.8.Deserts getting bigger is a serious problem.|Reading Comprehension 阅读文章There are deserts all over the world
4、.Over half of Africa is desert land.There are deserts inChina and Latin America as well.The United States has deserts in the southwest part of the country.In some places,deserts are growing.This is a serious problem.Deserts destroy farmland.They alsoruin land where animals live.When people cannot gr
5、ow food or find animals to eat,they have toleave their homes.Deserts spread for different reasons.Sometimes nature causes this problem.Wind can movesand away from deserts and onto useful land.When there is no rain for a long time,many plants candie.However,humans can also cause deserts to grow.This
6、is called desertification.This happens inmany ways.One way is when people cause too much air pollution,which can make an area hotter.Hotter weather can reduce the amount of rain.Also,too many people in one area can damage theland.Especially if they have many animals,their animals can also harm the l
7、and.When largeanimals like cows walk on soil too much,they turn it into dust.The wind easily blows this dustaway.Trees help hold water in the ground.When people cut down too many trees,the water goesaway and the soil is ruined.Plants may stop growing in these places.All of these things can speed up
8、desertification.To stop deserts from growing,people mustthink of ways to treat the land better.-Choose the best answer._1.What is the main idea of this reading?A.Where the worlds deserts areB How people live in desertsC The different reasons for growing desertsD.How cows can stop deserts from growin
9、g2.Where are deserts found?A.Africa and Latin AmericaB.The United States and ChinaC.On useful landD.Across the whole world3.Which is NOT a cause of desert growth?A.Little windC.No rain4.How do humans cause desert growth?A.By causing pollutionC.By planting trees5.How can humans stop desert growth?A.B
10、y using bicycles lessC.By cutting down treesB.Using land too muchD.Large animalsB-By eating only vegetablesD.By moving sandB.By raising more cowsD.By having fewer childrenFind these idioms in the reading.Idiomatic Expressions.all overeverywhere;covering the surface 遍布There is milk all over the floor
11、.speed upto make faster力 口 速；力 快You should speed up your work if you want to finish early.as well(as)also也；同时I am scared of snakes as well as spiders.Fill in the blanks.Use each of the above idioms once.Change the form of the words ifneeded.1.This program will your computer.2.I love chocolate,but I
12、love ice cr eam.3.The baby has food her face.SummaryFill in the blanks with the correct words.Damage serious spread treat ruinThere are deserts all around the world.Deserts are getting bigger insome places.This is a 1.problem,since deserts can2.farmland.Not only nature,but also people can causedeser
13、ts to 3.People can cause too much air pollution,which makes weather hotter.Large numbers of people can 4.land.Also,cutting down too many trees can make the soil lose water.People must 5.the land better if they want to stopdesert growth.DiscussionDiscuss the following questions.1.Have you ever seen a
14、 desert?What did it look like?2.Do you think the people and animals in the desert have difficult lives?3.Do you think growing deserts is a serious problem for us?，WritingWrite your own short paragraph by answering the questions below.Dealing with StressExample(1)What natural place would youlike to v
15、isit?(2)Where do you want to goto find it?(3)What do you want to seethere?(4)How would you feel about yourtrip?would like to visit a jungle.There are many jungles in Costa Rica,so I want to go there.I want to see themonkeys and colorful birds there.Ithink it would be very interesting forme.JVocabula
16、ry ReviewA.Choose the best word to fill in the blank.1.My doctor told me to the amount of coffee I drink.A.ruin B.reduce C.spread D.grow2.She studied very hard,so she passed the test.A.useful B.as well C.cleverly D.easily3.The flowers will quickly if you give them water every day.A.grow B.treat C.ru
17、in D.take good care of4.I have a(n)p r o b le m.I cant find my car.A.serious B.ordinary C.useful D.instruction5.Too many rabbits will your garden.Theyll eat everything.A.take in B.spreadC.treatD.ruin6.If you get a cold,it can to other people.A.break down B.damage C.easily D.spread7.They walked acros
18、s the by the ocean.A.dust B.sand C.soil D.pollutionB Choose the correct form of the word to fill in the blank.8.Please your dog well.Don?t leave it outside all the time.A.treat B.treatment C.treats9.Very strong wind is to trees.A.damage B.damaging C.damages10.A dictionary is very for studying another language.A.usefulB use C usefulness