1、Module 6,Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World,Listening and Vocabulary,adapt climate disappearextinct evolve survive,1. The _ of a country is the type of weather it has.,climate,Complete the sentences with the words below in the box.,2. If an animal or plant is _, it existed a long ti
2、me ago but doesnt exist now.3. When things _, they no longer happen or exist.4. When people or animals _, they dont die after an accident or an illness.,extinct,disappear,survive,5. If you can _ to something, you can change in order to make the situation better.6. When animals or plants _, they chan
3、ge and develop over a long period of time.,adapt,evolve,1. How much do you know about dinosaurs?2. Have you ever seen any films or read any books about dinosaurs?,3. In your opinion, why did dinosaurs disappear from the earth? Give your reasons.,Work in pairs and answer the questions about dinosaurs
4、. (Listen and check)1. Dinosaurs ruled the earth for about _ million years. A. two B. twenty C. two hundred,2. They ate _. A. plants B. meat C. both plant and meat3. They became extinct _ years ago. A. 600,000 B. 6 million C. 66 million,4. Their nearest relatives today are _. A. birds B. fish C. mam
5、mals,Listen to the second part of the interview. How many explanations are given for the disappearance of the dinosaurs?,Key:,1. A meteorite hit the earth.,2. They stopped evolving.,3. They killed each other.,4. A volcanic eruption.,5. Cancer caused by radiation.,Guess the Chinese meaning of the wor
6、ds according to the pictures.,Volcanic eruption,crater,dust cloud,nuts,seeds,galaxy,meteorite,Listen to the second part again. Tick the key words and phrases when you hear the above words.,Listen to the tape again and decide which statements are true or false.A huge meteorite may have hit all the di
7、nosaurs.2. Perhaps a dust cloud made the world dark.3. A meteorite caused a volcanic eruption.,F,T,F,4. The dinosaurs had to eat seeds and nuts to survive.5. Perhaps too much fighting caused the dinosaurs to die out.6. One scientist believed the dinosaurs became ill when they ate the wrong food.,F,T,F,7. There may be dinosaurs today living in other galaxies.8. Dr Binfield thinks the crater near Mexico was caused by a meteorite.,F,T,Which theory do you think is most likely, and why?,
