---usinglanguageWhatmightbethereasonsfortheirextinction?ReadforcheckingPossiblereasons:Becausetheearthgottoohottoliveon.Becausealargerockhittheearth.detailsaboutdinosaursTheylivedtensofmillionsofyearsago,longbeforehumanscameintobeing.About25speciesoftheeggshavebeenfoundinHenanProvince,ararenewspeciesfoundinLiaoningProvince.ReadforinformationTheydiedoutabout65millionyearsago.TimeoflivingSpeciesfoundinChinaTimeofextinction•dinosaur•longbefore•comeintobeing•notlongago•inspect•incident•dust•accordingto很久以前存在,产生,形成,不久前n.事件,事变vt检查,视察根据;•n.adj•longbefore•beforelong•longbefore副词短语,“很久以前”多用于完成时态,Thestoryhadhappenedlongbefore.Ihadbeentherelongbefore.。有时longbefore可分开理解,before作介词或连词,后接短语或句子。Ihadwaitedtherelongbeforehearrived.•他来之前,我在那已等了很久。•beforelong是介词短语,在句中作时间状语,意为“不久之后,立刻”,常用于将来时态,如:Ihopewe'llmeetagainbeforelong.•我希望不久我们再见面。Thebusisarrivingbeforelong.•汽车马上就到了。•inspect•[Tn](a)examine(sth)closely检查(某事物):Thecustomsofficerinspectedmypassportsuspiciously.•海关官员颇为怀疑地检查了我的护照.•类似短语?•(b)visit(sth)officiallytoseethatrulesareobeyed,thatworkisdoneproperly,etc视察(某事物):I•nspectaschool,factory,regiment,etc视察学校﹑工厂﹑团队等.•incident•eventorhappening,oftenofminorimportance事情,发生的事(常指小事):•Hecouldremembereverytrivialincidentingreatdetail.•他能把每件小事的细节都记得很清楚.•敌对行动,军事冲突:•borderincidents•边境事件.[C,U]骚乱;事故;暴力事件:•Thedemonstrationproceededwithoutincident.•游行示威进行时没有出事.•incidentaccidentevent•导航67•China’sopeningherdoortotheoutsideisagreathistorical.•Shetoldusaboutsomeoftheamusing•ofherholiday.•Shelostbothherlegsinatrainwhenshewasagirl.•Aseriousalongtheborderincreasedourfearofwar.eventincidentsaccidentincident•Dinosaursc______________tensofmillionsofyearsago,andthereweredifferents_______ofthem,oneofwhichcouldclimbtreesaswellasrunlikeothers.Scientistsfoundthesewhentheyi_________thebonesofthem.Theyd____out65millionyearsago,anda____________aUNreport,someotherwildlifedisapearedinthesameway.However,nobodyknowsthereasonsfors_____.ameintobeingpeciesnspectediedReadforconsolidationccordingtourelivedinMauritiusdiedoutin1799毛里求斯(非洲岛国)Howmightthedodohavebecomeextinct?1.HewantedtobelievethatManwastellingthetruthbecause______.A.ManwasfriendlyB.hethoughtManwasfriendlyC.hethoughtthebearsandmonkeysliedD.Manwashisbestfriends2.Hetriedtofindoutthetruthby_________.A.followingMantotheforestB.askingforhelpC.doingnothingD.hidingintheforestandwaiting3.Hedidn’trealizewhohadkilledmanyofhisfriendsuntil________.A.MantoldhimthetruthB.theotherbirdstoldhimC.hesawhisfriendswasbeingkilledbyManD.themonkeystoldhimThe1stlisteningListenforinformationThedodosbecameextinctbecause________________________________________.Inthepast,myfriendsandIlivedinMauritius.Onedayanewanimalnamed_____cameandI_______myfoodwithhim.However,theotheranimalstoldmemyfriendswere______and______byMan.Icouldn’tbelieveit!SoI____atrapandfoundManhadkilledmydodofriends.IfeltsoangrythatI_______outstraightatMan.Unluckily,Iwaskilledtoo.sotherewerenomoredodos.The2ndlisteningMansharedkilledeatensetrushedWhatdoyouthinkofthedodo?Why?Listenforunderstanding•Becarefulwhoyoutrust.Homework