Set B L4-B5 Life in Hot Places
Hot Places
Some places on Earth get a lot of sunshine.
This place is very hot.
It does not get much rain.
This hot place gets lots of rain.
Deserts
Deserts are very dry places.
They do not get much rain.
Some deserts are made of sand.
Some deserts have lots of rocks or stones.
Desert Plants
Desert plants can live in hot sunshine.
A cactus has water in its roots and stem.
Desert People
Some people live in deserts.
These desert people live in tents.
They move from place to place to find food and water.
Some desert people dig holes to get water that is under the ground.
In some places, water comes up from under the ground.
Desert Animals
In the daytime, lots of desert animals stay under the ground, or in the shade.
At night-time, they come out to look for food to eat.
Some desert animals can live for a long time without water.
Tropical Rainforests
This is a tropical rainforest.
It is a hot place.
It gets lots of rain.
Tropical rainforests are full of plants.
The biggest trees get lots of sunshine.
Plants that grow under them do not get much sunshine.
Rainforest People
Some people live in tropical rainforests.
People live in this village.
They grow food in gardens and catch animals to eat.
Rainforest Animals
There are lots of good places for animals to live in a tropical rainforest.
There is lots of food and water for animals, too.
This monkey lives in the trees of a tropical rainforest.
It eats leaves and fruit.
Glossary
shade 阴影
cactus 仙人掌
stem (花草的)茎
village 村庄