Natureinthebalancethethemeofthetextbook3:.NatureandscienceLetusnot,however,flatterourselvesovermuchonaccountofourhumanvictoriesovernature.Foreachsuchvictorynaturetakesitsrevengeonus.-FriedrichEngels但是我们不要过分陶醉于我们人类对于自然界的胜利。对于每一次这样的胜利,自然界都对我们进行报复。●TheAmazonRiverBasinishometothelargestrainforestonEarth.Thebasin--roughlythesizeoftheforty-eightcontiguousUnitedStates--coverssome40percentoftheSouthAmericancontinentandincludespartsofeightSouthAmericancountries:Brazil,Bolivia,Peru,Ecuador,Colombia,Venezuela,Guyana,andSuriname,aswellasFrenchGuiana,adepartmentofFrance.●亚马逊热带雨林包含有多样的生物资源,昆虫、植物、鸟类及其他生物种类多达数百万种,其中许多科学上至今尚无记载。●在繁茂的植物中有各类树种,包括香桃木、月桂类、棕榈、金合欢、黄檀木、巴西果及橡胶树。桃花心木与亚马孙雪松可作优质木材。主要野生动物有美洲虎、海牛、红鹿、水豚和许多齧齿动物,亦有多种猴类,有“世界动植物王国”之称,也因为面积占全球雨林的一半,所以被称为“地球之肺”。Whatplantsoranimalsdoyouknowabout?Whatisspecialaboutthem?ABBACChoosethebestanswer:CDReadthetextandchoosethebestanswer:BADPara.1:Para.2:Para.3:.Pare.4:.Para.5:.PlantsoftheAmazonrainforest.BirdsandanimalsoftheAmazonrainforest.ThesummaryoftheAmazonrainforest.Readthedocumentaryscriptandwritethemainideaofeachparagraph.(P.4)IntroductiontotheAmazonrainforestBasicinformationabouttherainforestReadthedocumentaryscriptagaincarefullyandfillintheblankswiththefigures.(P.4)ThestatusofTheAmazonrainforset:.TheAmazonrainforestlieson.Itnamedafter.TheAmazonrainforestandtheAmazonRivergivetheontheearth.thelargestrainforestintheworldtheSouthAmericancontinentTheAmazonRiverrichestbiodiversityParas1-2:Introductionbrazilnut;waterliliesTherearelevelsofplantspecies.AtthebottomAboveThenextlevelis...Then...rootsleaflittershorterplantswithlargerleavestoweringandancienthardwoods4Paras3:Plants1,300speciesofbirds;over400speciesofmammalsThejaguarsfeedon.atleast87speciesinsectsleavesandfruitmicroorganismsnutrientsParas4:Animals●WhydoestheAmazonrainforestplayasignificantroleinmaintainingthebalanceobtheEarth'secosystem.●Whatisyouranswertothequestionattheendofthescript?the“lungsoftheplanet”atreasurehouseofspeciesfoodandmedicinematerialsParas5:Importanceandthedanger1.WhatmakestheAmazonrainforestanaturaltreasureaccordingtothescript?2.Whatisyouranswertothequestionattheendofthescript?Supportyouropinionwithinformationfromthescriptorothersources.3.ArethereanyplacesinChinawithrichbiodiversityliketheAmazonrainforest?Whatarethey?Introduceonetotheclass.Discussion