Unit 16Unit 16 Forests (2)Forests (2)

+ I. Teaching Aims & Requirements:+ Let students grasp useful phrases and sentences + Let students get an overview of forests+ Help students improve English tour interpretation+ + II. Content+ Overview of Chinese forests+ Useful phrases and expressions about forests+ Useful sentences about Chinese forests+ + III. Focus on & Difficulties:+ Overview of the Chinese forests+ Useful phrases and sentences about forests

I. Forests and Flora in China

China is one of the countries with the greatest diversity of wildlife in the world. There are more than 4,400 species of vertebrates, more than 10 percent of the world’s total. There are nearly 500 animal species, 1,189 species of birds, more than 320 reptiles and 210 amphibians.

I. Forests and Flora in China

Wildlife peculiar to China includes such well-known animals as the giant panda, golden-haired monkey, South China tiger, red-crowned crane, white-flag dolphin and Chinese alligator, totaling more than 100 species.

I. Forests and Flora in China

China is also one of the countries with the most abundant plant life in the world. There are more than 32,000 species of higher plants, and almost all the major plants that grow in the northern hemisphere’s frigid, temperate and tropical zones are represented in China. In addition, there are more than 7,000 species of woody plants, including 2,800-odd tree species.

I. Forests and Flora in China

China is the home to more than 2,000 species of edible plants and 3,000 species of medicinal plants. There is a wide variety of flowering plants.

I. Forests and Flora in China

Forests cover only 158.94 million hectares of China. The Greater Hinggan, Lesser Hinggan and Changbai mountain ranges in the northeast are China’s largest natural forest areas.

Major tree species found here include conifers, such as Korean pine, larch and Olga Bay larch, and coniferous-broadleaf trees and Northeast China ash.

Major tree species in the southwest include the dragon spruce, fir and Yunnan pine, as well as teak, red sandalwood, camphor, nanmu and padauk.

I. Forests and Flora in China

China's abundance of plant life ranks it among the top in the world. For example, with an area almost exactly that of the continental United States, China has nearly twice as many plant species, about 32,000 or one-eighth of the world's total. China's plant species include almost all the major plants that grow in the northern hemisphere's frigid, temperate and tropical zones.

I. Forests and Flora in China

In addition, China has more than 7,000 species of woody plants, including 2,800-odd tree species. Found only in China are the metasequoia, Chinese cypress, Cathay silver fir, China fir, golden larch, Taiwan fir, Fujian cypress, dove-tree, eucommia and camplotheca acuminata.

I. Forests and Flora in China

China is home to more than 2,000 species of edible plants and over 3,000 species of medicinal plants. Ginseng from the Changbai Mountains, safflowers from Tibet, Chinese wolfberry from Ningxia and notoginseng from Yunnan and Guizhou are particularly well-known Chinese herbal medicines.

II. Useful sentences1 、山脉四季常青，河谷被树木覆盖。

Mountains remain green all year round, and river valleys are fully covered by trees.

2 、为了保护长江中下游森林带，中国政府采用了退耕还草还林的方案。The Chinese government has introduced the project of returning farming land to grassland and forest in order to protect the forest belt along the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River.

II. Useful sentences3 、人造森林的面积现居世界第一。

The man-made forests now rank first in the world.

4 、该州政府采取停止砍伐树木的强制措施。The prefecture government took enforcement measures to stop the felling of trees.

II. Useful sentences5 、游客看到公路旁茂密的森林。常绿、红叶、

黄叶植物是九寨沟的主要植物。这三色植物生长在一起，色彩斑斓，美不胜收。Tourists are aware of the dense forest growing along the sides of the road. Evergreen plants, red-leaf plants, and yellow-leaf plants are the main trees in Jiuzhaigou. These three-color plants are mixed in harmony, creating a rainbow of natural scenes that are pleasing to our eyes.

II. Useful sentences6 、这些树木将形成防护林，避免城市遭受沙

暴侵蚀。The trees will form a forest shelter, which will protect the city from sandstorms.

7 、无边的森林覆盖了大兴安岭。夏天，林中芳香弥漫，溪流低低细语，花朵争艳开放，凉爽宜人。Immense forests cover the Greater Xing’an Forests. In summer, trees seed forth fragrance, streams murmur and flowers bloom. The climate in the forest is comfortably cold.

II. Useful sentences8 、进入森林，置身于无边的密林深处，人们

感觉浑身轻松，有种超脱成仙的感觉。森林里，树木葱郁，遮天蔽日。In the forest we will find ourselves deep in the boundless expanse of trees and plants, feeling as light as if we had left the world of men and become immortal beings. The forest has an abundance of trees. They are so tall that we can hardly see the sunlight when looking up.

II. Useful sentences9 、脚下是深厚柔软的苔藓落叶。漫步森林，

目睹郁郁葱葱的树木，感觉耳畔微风拂过，心灵也沉静下来。 Beneath our feet are soft mosses that grow in a thick furry carpet on wet soil. When you walk through the forest, cool greenery soothes your eyes, a gentle breeze whispers in your ears, and the utter quietness refreshes your heart.

III. Homework

1. Review the useful phrases, expressions and sentences in Unit 16, which will be checked next week. 2. Read the passage on page 151-152, and remember the useful expressions and sentences in the article.