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背景音乐:Freia - You You
Explain the words below
1.How many days of annual paid leave do you get from your job?
2.Recently, many visitors have come to the zoo to see the two-week old infant zebra.
3.I recognize how much work you did cleaning the apartment, and I appreciate it!
4.The actress won an award for her great performance in the movie.
5.The heavy rains caused floods and landslides.
6.It’s OK to be angry,but it’s not OK to be violent.
7.I love the mountains because there is no noise or pollution there.
8.I remember I receiving a tree seeding on Arbor Day when I was 7 years old.
9.Costa Rica honors trees by selecting one each year for their”exceptional tree of the year”.
10.As their roots are strong and penetrating, they prevent erosion.
11.The patient's immune system would reject the transplanted organ as a foreign object.
Word bank focus
The movie has a lot of violence.
The wind was so strong that all the trees shock violently.
Prefix Annual ann----year anniversary annuity
Root Recognize cogn=know cognition cognizant recognize precognition
What’s the difference among poisonous,venomous and toxic?
Comprehension exercise
1.In the U.S.,people are celebrating Arbor Day today, the last _______in April. This annual holiday ______people to ______and _____for trees.
2.Trees can create ________,which we need to survive. Trees also remove bad _______ from the soil and help stop _______. Tree roots can clean the water of dangerous _______________.
Talk about it
Have you ever participated in any kind of holiday or festival for trees? Explain.
What are some other reasons that trees are important?
Arbor Day
Arbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees.
First Arbor Day in the world
The small Spanish village of Villanueva de la Sierra is the town where was held the first Arbor Day around the world, an initiative launched in 1805 by the local priest with the enthusiastic support of the entire population.
Arbor Day in China
China celebrates Arbor Day, or Tree-Planting Day, on March 12 every year.
In 1981, the fourth session of the Fifth National People's Congres of the People's Republic of China adopted the Resolution on the Unfolding of a Nationwide Voluntary Tree-planting Campaign.This resolution established the Arbor Day and stipulated that every able-bodied citizen between the ages of 11 and 60 should plant three to five trees per year or do the equivalent amount of work in seedling, cultivation, tree tending or other services.The People's Republic of China celebrates Arbor Day on March 12, a day founded by Lin Daoyang.