30.04.2020 Pace Work

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In this lesson we will learn about the natural resources.

 Let’s review the sound [w]

    Repeat

            When, what, Willie, why, where.

Why do you cry, Willie?

Why do you cry?

Why? Willie?

Why?

Make up the sentences with these words.

Pre-reading activities:

T: repeat the words after me:

A plant

A root

A leaf

A stem

A flower

To produce

To blow

 make up your own sentence with these words.

Now let’s read and translate the text. While reading underline the new words.

            Natural resources are things that come from nature (the natural environment) and are the living and nonliving components that support life on Earth. They can be classified into seven categories: plants, animals, soil, minerals, energy sources (e.g., sunlight, fossil fuels), air, and water. All products that we use every day come from Earth’s natural resources, which provide the raw material for the products that people make. For example, iron ore is the raw material in the natural resources category mineral, and people use iron ore to make steel. Steel is used to make cars, appliances, and many other products. Trees are natural resources classified as plants, and people use trees for lumber to build houses and other structures.

   PLANTS—Plants are living things that can produce their own food. Trees, shrubs, grasses, seaweed, and some microscopic algae are examples of plants. Green plants produce oxygen. They also produce food for animals that eat plants. ANIMALS—Most animals can be defined as living things that rely on other organisms for food. Animals have a nervous system and can usually move on their own. Examples of types of animals are: mammals (includes humans), birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates, such as insects, spiders, and worms.

   SOIL—Soil is a mixture of minerals from weathered rock and decaying plant and animal matter. It also consists of microscopic living things, such as bacteria and fungi. Most plants that live on land need soil in which to grow, and soil provides water and nutrients to plants. Many animals live on or in soil. MINERALS—Minerals are naturally occurring substances that originally came from rock, such as phosphorous, bauxite, iron, salt, gold, silver, copper, and potassium. Many minerals are essential for the healthy growth of plants and animals, and plants absorb minerals that are dissolved in water. Animals must obtain needed minerals by eating plants or by eating other animals that have eaten plants.

 AIR—Animals need oxygen in the air to breathe, and plants use carbon dioxide in the air in the process of photosynthesis. The gases are recycled through plants and animals.

WATER—Plants use water when manufacturing their food, and animals drink or absorb water to maintain bodily functions. Some animals live in water, and some use it as a place from which to get food, to seek protection, or to cool off. Fresh water on land is replenished by the water cycle and is essential to all living things.

 Post-reading.

Find the words.

answer the questions.

What is a natural resource?

What is a plant?

What is an animal?

What is water?

Why do we need air?

Thank you!