外研版（2019）高中英语选择性必修第一册Unit6 Nurturing nature-Developing ideas课件（共38张PPT）
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Unit 6 Nurturing nature
Developing ideas
1. Which natural heritage site is introduced in the video
2. What kind of threat is it facing
Activity 1: Watch the video and answer the questions.
The reef is threatened by human activities: industry along the coast pollutes its waters; illegal fishing
is reducing the number of fish; climate change caused by human activities has many negative effects on the coral.
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
Lead-in
Activity 2: Get to know more facts about the Great Barrier Reef.
The largest and longest coral reef group in the world
Location
Northeastern Australia,
Southern hemisphere
in the Pacific Ocean
Length
2,011 kilometers
Width
161 kilometers at the widest part
Number of reefs
2,900
Activity 2: Get to know more facts about the Great Barrier Reef.
Climate
Tropical climate
Best time to visit
All year round
Award
Listed in the World Heritage List in 1981
Activity 2: Get to know more facts about the Great Barrier Reef.
What can you see in the Great Barrier Reef
Over 400 species of reefs
Over 1,500 tropical fishes
Over 4,000 species of
marine life
Activity 2: Get to know more facts about the Great Barrier Reef.
THE BEST JOB
IN THE WORLD
Activity 1: Preview the new words and expressions.
While-reading
prep. 通过……传送……；借助于……
n. 申请者
n. 申请人
n. 支持，赞同
(phr) 支持，赞同
v.（为……）做广告（宣传）
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
via
favour
applicant
in favour of
candidate
advertise
adj. 真的，真正的
n. 薪金，工资
强调……的重要性
由……组成
受到……的威胁
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
be made up of
under threat
highlight the importance of
Activity 1: Preview the new words and expressions.
genuine
salary
Activity 2: Look at the title of the passage and observe the pictures.
Predict what “the best job” is. Discuss in groups.
The best job in the world may be a job in the water, working with corals, fish and other sea creatures.
A. Located off the coast of North-east Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is
the largest living thing on the planet.
B. Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing event
isn’t really important.
C. This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the world.
D. Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker.
Activity 3: Scan the passage and then read the topic sentences below. Try to find out the name of the job as fast as possible.
A. Located off the coast of North-east Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest living thing on the planet.
B. Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing event isn’t really important.
C. This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the world.
D. Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker.
Activity 4: Choose the topic sentences for the paragraphs and summarise the main idea.
Learning to learn
Good transitions highlight the ideas that connect different paragraphs and bring the text together as a whole. Transitions can help readers understand how paragraphs work together, how they relate to one another, and how they build to a larger point.
Paragraph 1
How would you like to spend six months living on an island and looking after the Great Barrier Reef The working hours are flexible and accommodation is provided. Key duties include exploring the islands of the reef and finding out what the area has to offer. You’ll need to report back via weekly blogs, photo diaries and video updates. You’ll also be asked to promote the islands through newspapers, magazines and TV interviews.
A want advertisement.
Activity 4: Choose the topic sentences for the paragraphs and summarise the main idea.
Paragraph 2
____________________________________________________________________ It was actually a very clever means to highlight the importance of the Great Barrier Reef and the need to protect it.
The effect of the ad.
C. This call for an island caretaker attracted
interest from all over the world.
Paragraph 1
A want advertisement.
Activity 4: Choose the topic sentences for the paragraphs and summarise the main idea.
It
Paragraph 3
________________________________________________________________________________________________________ About the size of Japan, it even can be seen from outer space. More than 25 million years old, the Great Barrier Reef is made up of living coral growing on dead coral. It is host to many species of birds and sea creatures. But this unique and delicate place is now under threat from pollution and climate change.
A. Located off the coast of North-east Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest living thing on the planet.
A brief introduction to the Great Barrier Reef.
Activity 4: Choose the topic sentences for the paragraphs and summarise the main idea.
Paragraph 2 ... and the need to protect it.
size
under threat
Paragraph 4
To get this job, the candidates had to make a short video showing how much they knew about the reef. They also needed to prove why they were the best person to do the job. Out of the thousands of applicants, eleven were selected, including a young woman from China. Eventually, the job was offered to Ben Southall from the UK.
The requirements of the job and the winner.
Activity 4: Choose the topic sentences for the paragraphs and summarise the main idea.
Paragraph 5
____________________________________________________ In addition to blogging, taking photos and writing articles about the reef, he made a number of appearances on television to argue in favour of its defence. He also worked as a presenter for the National Geographic Channel, before going on to write a book about his experiences. Ben later joked that the job should have been advertised not as the “best”, but the “busiest job in the world”!
D. Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker.
he
Activity 4: Choose the topic sentences for the paragraphs and summarise the main idea.
Paragraph 4 To get this job, the candidates ... Eventually, the job was offered to Ben Southall from the UK.
The winner’s performance.
Paragraph 6
________________________________________________________________________________The most important thing was that people all over the world became aware of the beauty of the ocean in the area. What’s more, they came to understand the delicate balance that the environment exists in and what can, and must, be done to protect the reef. That way, it will remain a safe habitat for wildlife, as well as a dream destination for the millions of tourists who visit it each year.
B. Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing event isn’t really important.
The significance of the job.
Activity 4: Choose the topic sentences for the paragraphs and summarise the main idea.
The most important thing
Para 1: A want ad.
Para 2: The effect of the ad.
Para 3: A brief introduction to the Great Barrier Reef.
Para 4: The requirements of the job and the winner.
Para 5: The winner’s performance.
Para 6: The significance of the job.
Activity 4: Choose the topic sentences for the paragraphs and summarise the main idea.
An introduction to
the best job in the world.
1. It was actually a very clever means to highlight the importance of the Great Barrier Reef and the need to protect it.
Activity 5: Learn key words and expressions.
☆means n. （单复同形）手段，方法，工具；钱，收入
☆highlight v. 使突出；使注意力集中于；（用色笔）标出
highlight the importance of sth. 强调某事的重要性
① means of transportation 交通工具
② Homework should not be used as a means of controlling children. 家庭作业不应该作为约束儿童的手段。
③ Try to live with your means. 过日子尽可能量入为出。
④ The experiment highlights the importance of morality.
这个实验强调了道德的重要性。
2. It is host to many species of birds and sea creatures. But this unique and delicate place is now under threat from pollution and climate change.
Activity 5: Learn key words and expressions.
☆is host to 在这里可以理解为is home to，所以本句句意为“它（大堡礁）是很多鸟类和海洋生物的家园”。
☆under threat意为“受到威胁”。注意学习“under+抽象名词”搭配的用法和意义。类似的用法还有：under control, under the influence of...
① The ocean could be host to microbial life.
海洋可以为微生物提供宜居的环境。
② Traditional ways of life seem to be under threat. 传统的生活方式似乎正在受到威胁。③ She has been under a lot of pressure at work. 她最近压力很大。
3. To get this job, the candidates had to make a short video showing how much they knew about the reef ... Out of the thousands of applicants, eleven were selected, including a young woman from China.
☆candidate n. 申请者
☆applicants n. 申请人
apply v. 申请；使用，应用
① It was difficult to decide between the two candidates.
很难在这两个候选人之间决定取舍。
② The job applicant must have good verbal skills.
应聘这份工作的人必须具有良好的语言表达技能。
③ These ideas are often difficult to apply in practice. 这些想法常常很难实际应用。
If you have just applied for a job, you are an applicant, but if you are asked to an interview, you are a candidate. Otherwise, there isn’t much difference.
What’s the difference between the two words
Activity 5: Learn key words and expressions.
4. In addition to blogging, taking photos and writing articles about the reef, he made a number of appearances on television to argue in favour of its defence.
☆in favour of 是一个固定搭配，favour用作名词，该固定搭配意为“支持”。favour用作名词，还有一个常用的词义“恩惠；善意的行为”，常见的搭配有：ask sb a favour（请某人帮忙）；do sb a favour（帮某人个忙）；owe sb a favour（欠某人一个人情）。favour还可意为“优势”，常见的搭配有：in sb’s favour（对某人有利）。
① It was said that 88% of the students had voted in favour of the new class president. 据说88%的学生投票支持新班长。
② Could you do me a favour and pick up Sam from school today
今天你能帮我个忙去学校接萨姆吗？
③ The exchange rate is in our favour at the moment.目前汇率对我们有利。
Activity 5: Learn key words and expressions.
5. Ben later joked that the job should have been advertised not as the “best”, but the “busiest job in the world”!
☆advertise v. （为）做广告（宣传）
advertisement n. （informal ad）广告
advertising n. （不可数）广告（业）
① How would you prefer to advertise our new product
您更倾向于如何为我们的新产品做广告？
② This shows how people are influenced by TV advertisements.
这表明了电视广告对人们的影响。
③ This campaign is one of the most successful in the history of advertising.
这一宣传推广是广告史上最为成功的活动之一。
Activity 5: Learn key words and expressions.
6. Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing event isn’t really important. The most important thing was that people all over the world became aware of the beauty of the ocean in the area. What’s more, they came to understand the delicate balance that the environment exists in and what can, and must, be done to protect the reef.
☆注意该段用到的各种从句。
①Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing event 为主语从句。
②that people all over the world became aware of the beauty of the ocean in the area为表语从句。
③that the environment exists in为定语从句，修饰the delicate balance。
④what can, and must, be done to protect the reef为宾语从句，作understand的宾语。
Activity 5: Learn key words and expressions.
Activity 6: Think and share.
To get the job, the candidates have to make a short video showing how much they know about the reef. They also need to prove why they are the best person to do the job.
1. What are the requirements of the job
In the first reading passage the author uses his own experience to describe the challenges of building the railway and the solutions to these problems. In this way, the author wants to tell us that we should protect nature while constructing and developing human society. In the second reading passage the author explains the best job in the world, its requirements and its duty to raise the public awareness of the beauty of nature, and to understand the delicate balance of nature. Both of the passages stress that human beings should protect our environment and live in harmony with nature.
2. How is the theme of nurturing nature presented differently in the two reading passages of this unit
Activity 1: Read the job advertisement and answer the questions.
Taihu, China’s third-largest
freshwater lake, needs you!
◇Environmental worker, full-time from 1 June to
30 September
◇Taihu Lake, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province
◇Monitoring the area for algae; working on ships
removing algae from water
◇Salary negotiable; accommodation and meals
provided
All applications welcome, but preference will be given to those with diving qualifications.
*Visit our website for a detailed job description.
1. How long will the job last
2. What are the responsibilities of the job
3. What benefits does it offer
The job will last for four months.
Writing
It provides accommodation and meals and the applicant can negotiate the salary with the employer.
The responsibilities of the job are to monitor the area for algae, work on ships removing algae from water.
Activity 2: Learn what a job advertisement is and how to write it.
Taihu, China’s third-largest
freshwater lake, needs you!
◇Environmental worker, full-time from 1 June to
30 September
◇Taihu Lake, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province
◇Monitoring the area for algae; working on ships
remove algae from water
◇Salary negotiable; accommodation and meals
provided
All applications welcome, but preference will be given to those with diving qualifications.
*Visit our website for detailed job description.
What is a job advertisement
It is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about a post of employment.
The purpose of a job advertisement is to find a quality employee.
Writing
What elements does an effective job advertisement include
1. Heading
2. An understandable and attractive job title
6. Contact details/application instructions
4. Required and desirable skills
5. A salary range& benefits
3. Job responsibilities & working location
Activity 2: Learn what a job advertisement is and how to write it.
The job title should make sense, be simple and understandable.
The headings are essential if you want the right candidates to keep reading.
The job responsibilities should be focused on telling the candidates what is expected of them by the employer.
The required skills should be closely related to the duties of the position, and must be necessary to successfully fulfill the essential functions of the position.
Provide contact information such as email, phone number, and company website.
What should we pay attention to if we’re going to write an effective job advertisement
Activity 2: Learn what a job advertisement is and how to write it.
A sample
Mount Huangshan,
a famous must-visit attraction,
calls for you!
● Caretaker of the pine trees, full time
● Mount Huangshan, Anhui Province
● Taking care of the pine trees,
Checking several times a day
Recording your observations
● Salary negotiable; accommodation
and meals provided
● Aged between 30-50, computer skills
are required.
● Visit our website for detailed
job description.
job title
working location
job responsibilities
salary & benefits
requirements
contact details
Heading
Activity 2: Learn what a job advertisement is and how to write it.
My name’s Li Wei, but I’m also known as the “Panda Nanny of Wolong”. As you can probably guess, I take care of the pandas living in Sichuan’s Wolong National Nature Reserve. As well as looking after these incredible animals, I talk to visitors and post updates on social media. I hope that one day, more people can join me in taking care of the pandas.
Activity 3: Read what the person says about her job and then write a job advertisement.
PANDAS NEED YOU!
·Pandas keeper, full-time job
·Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province
·Taking care of pandas; talking to visitors; posting
updates on social media
·Three days’ paid leave every month; meals and a
free medical check provided
·All applications welcome, but preference will be
given to those with qualifications in veterinary
medicine or zoology.
·Please visit our website for more information.
Activity 3: Read what the person says about her job and then write a job advertisement.
This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the world. It was actually a very clever means to highlight the importance of the Great Barrier Reef and the need to protect it.
这则岛屿管理员的招聘广告吸引了全世界的兴趣。这其实是一种绝妙的方法，既突出了大堡礁的重要性，又强调了大堡礁需要人类保护。
A bungee jumping, ostrich-riding British charity worker was named Wednesday the winner of what’s been dubbed the “Best Job in the World”— a 150,000 Australian dollar ($111,000) contract to serve as the caretaker of a tropical Australian island.
Ben Southall, 34, beat out nearly 35,000 applicants from around the world for the dream assignment to swim, explore and relax on Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier Reef for six months while writing a blog to promote the area.
He was selected by officials from the tourism department of Queensland state. Southall and 15 other finalists spent the past four days on the Queensland island for an extended interview process, which required applicants to snorkel through crystalline waters, gorge themselves at a beach-side barbecue and relax at a spa. The finalists also had to demonstrate their blogging abilities, take swimming tests and sit through in-person interviews.
Enviable salary
Job responsibilities
Challenging interview
About the final winner Ben Southall
Supplementary reading
In his application video, Southall expressed a love for adventure, and featured photographs of himself riding an ostrich, running a marathon, trekking through Africa and kissing a giraffe.
The job is part of a AU$1.7 million tourism campaign to publicize the charms of northeastern Queensland, and officials say it has already generated more than AU$100 million worth of publicity for the region.
Southall will live for free in an airy, three-bedroom oceanfront villa with a private pool and sweeping views of the surrounding islands.
Ben’s love for adventure
The job is to publicize the Great Barrier Reef.
Ben’s luxury villa
1. Work in groups. Imagine you are an applicant for the job of island caretaker. Make a short video as required in the passage.
(1) Organise your ideas by considering the following points.
① What I know about the reef
② Why I think environmental protection is important
③ Why I should get the job
④ What I will do if I get the job
(2) Share your ideas within the group.
(3) Choose a group member to present their ideas to the class.
Homework
When people ask me what I do, I tell them that I’m a “spiderman”. For me, a day at work involves climbing up and down the cliffs of Mount Yuntai’s Red Stone Gorge. With a rope tied around my waist, I clear rubbish left by tourists. The job isn’t without its risks, but I enjoy it. I’m very proud that I can help conserve the environment.
Do you want to be
a spiderman
on Mount Yuntai
Join us!
2. Read what the person says about his job and then write a job advertisement.
Unit 6 Nurturing nature
Developing ideas
1. Which natural heritage site is introduced in the video
2. What kind of threat is it facing
Activity 1: Watch the video and answer the questions.
The reef is threatened by human activities: industry along the coast pollutes its waters; illegal fishing
is reducing the number of fish; climate change caused by human activities has many negative effects on the coral.
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
Lead-in
Activity 2: Get to know more facts about the Great Barrier Reef.
The largest and longest coral reef group in the world
Location
Northeastern Australia,
Southern hemisphere
in the Pacific Ocean
Length
2,011 kilometers
Width
161 kilometers at the widest part
Number of reefs
2,900
Activity 2: Get to know more facts about the Great Barrier Reef.
Climate
Tropical climate
Best time to visit
All year round
Award
Listed in the World Heritage List in 1981
Activity 2: Get to know more facts about the Great Barrier Reef.
What can you see in the Great Barrier Reef
Over 400 species of reefs
Over 1,500 tropical fishes
Over 4,000 species of
marine life
Activity 2: Get to know more facts about the Great Barrier Reef.
THE BEST JOB
IN THE WORLD
Activity 1: Preview the new words and expressions.
While-reading
prep. 通过……传送……；借助于……
n. 申请者
n. 申请人
n. 支持，赞同
(phr) 支持，赞同
v.（为……）做广告（宣传）
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
via
favour
applicant
in favour of
candidate
advertise
adj. 真的，真正的
n. 薪金，工资
强调……的重要性
由……组成
受到……的威胁
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
be made up of
under threat
highlight the importance of
Activity 1: Preview the new words and expressions.
genuine
salary
Activity 2: Look at the title of the passage and observe the pictures.
Predict what “the best job” is. Discuss in groups.
The best job in the world may be a job in the water, working with corals, fish and other sea creatures.
A. Located off the coast of North-east Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is
the largest living thing on the planet.
B. Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing event
isn’t really important.
C. This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the world.
D. Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker.
Activity 3: Scan the passage and then read the topic sentences below. Try to find out the name of the job as fast as possible.
A. Located off the coast of North-east Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest living thing on the planet.
B. Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing event isn’t really important.
C. This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the world.
D. Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker.
Activity 4: Choose the topic sentences for the paragraphs and summarise the main idea.
Learning to learn
Good transitions highlight the ideas that connect different paragraphs and bring the text together as a whole. Transitions can help readers understand how paragraphs work together, how they relate to one another, and how they build to a larger point.
Paragraph 1
How would you like to spend six months living on an island and looking after the Great Barrier Reef The working hours are flexible and accommodation is provided. Key duties include exploring the islands of the reef and finding out what the area has to offer. You’ll need to report back via weekly blogs, photo diaries and video updates. You’ll also be asked to promote the islands through newspapers, magazines and TV interviews.
A want advertisement.
Activity 4: Choose the topic sentences for the paragraphs and summarise the main idea.
Paragraph 2
____________________________________________________________________ It was actually a very clever means to highlight the importance of the Great Barrier Reef and the need to protect it.
The effect of the ad.
C. This call for an island caretaker attracted
interest from all over the world.
Paragraph 1
A want advertisement.
Activity 4: Choose the topic sentences for the paragraphs and summarise the main idea.
It
Paragraph 3
________________________________________________________________________________________________________ About the size of Japan, it even can be seen from outer space. More than 25 million years old, the Great Barrier Reef is made up of living coral growing on dead coral. It is host to many species of birds and sea creatures. But this unique and delicate place is now under threat from pollution and climate change.
A. Located off the coast of North-east Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest living thing on the planet.
A brief introduction to the Great Barrier Reef.
Activity 4: Choose the topic sentences for the paragraphs and summarise the main idea.
Paragraph 2 ... and the need to protect it.
size
under threat
Paragraph 4
To get this job, the candidates had to make a short video showing how much they knew about the reef. They also needed to prove why they were the best person to do the job. Out of the thousands of applicants, eleven were selected, including a young woman from China. Eventually, the job was offered to Ben Southall from the UK.
The requirements of the job and the winner.
Activity 4: Choose the topic sentences for the paragraphs and summarise the main idea.
Paragraph 5
____________________________________________________ In addition to blogging, taking photos and writing articles about the reef, he made a number of appearances on television to argue in favour of its defence. He also worked as a presenter for the National Geographic Channel, before going on to write a book about his experiences. Ben later joked that the job should have been advertised not as the “best”, but the “busiest job in the world”!
D. Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker.
he
Activity 4: Choose the topic sentences for the paragraphs and summarise the main idea.
Paragraph 4 To get this job, the candidates ... Eventually, the job was offered to Ben Southall from the UK.
The winner’s performance.
Paragraph 6
________________________________________________________________________________The most important thing was that people all over the world became aware of the beauty of the ocean in the area. What’s more, they came to understand the delicate balance that the environment exists in and what can, and must, be done to protect the reef. That way, it will remain a safe habitat for wildlife, as well as a dream destination for the millions of tourists who visit it each year.
B. Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing event isn’t really important.
The significance of the job.
Activity 4: Choose the topic sentences for the paragraphs and summarise the main idea.
The most important thing
Para 1: A want ad.
Para 2: The effect of the ad.
Para 3: A brief introduction to the Great Barrier Reef.
Para 4: The requirements of the job and the winner.
Para 5: The winner’s performance.
Para 6: The significance of the job.
Activity 4: Choose the topic sentences for the paragraphs and summarise the main idea.
An introduction to
the best job in the world.
1. It was actually a very clever means to highlight the importance of the Great Barrier Reef and the need to protect it.
Activity 5: Learn key words and expressions.
☆means n. （单复同形）手段，方法，工具；钱，收入
☆highlight v. 使突出；使注意力集中于；（用色笔）标出
highlight the importance of sth. 强调某事的重要性
① means of transportation 交通工具
② Homework should not be used as a means of controlling children. 家庭作业不应该作为约束儿童的手段。
③ Try to live with your means. 过日子尽可能量入为出。
④ The experiment highlights the importance of morality.
这个实验强调了道德的重要性。
2. It is host to many species of birds and sea creatures. But this unique and delicate place is now under threat from pollution and climate change.
Activity 5: Learn key words and expressions.
☆is host to 在这里可以理解为is home to，所以本句句意为“它（大堡礁）是很多鸟类和海洋生物的家园”。
☆under threat意为“受到威胁”。注意学习“under+抽象名词”搭配的用法和意义。类似的用法还有：under control, under the influence of...
① The ocean could be host to microbial life.
海洋可以为微生物提供宜居的环境。
② Traditional ways of life seem to be under threat. 传统的生活方式似乎正在受到威胁。③ She has been under a lot of pressure at work. 她最近压力很大。
3. To get this job, the candidates had to make a short video showing how much they knew about the reef ... Out of the thousands of applicants, eleven were selected, including a young woman from China.
☆candidate n. 申请者
☆applicants n. 申请人
apply v. 申请；使用，应用
① It was difficult to decide between the two candidates.
很难在这两个候选人之间决定取舍。
② The job applicant must have good verbal skills.
应聘这份工作的人必须具有良好的语言表达技能。
③ These ideas are often difficult to apply in practice. 这些想法常常很难实际应用。
If you have just applied for a job, you are an applicant, but if you are asked to an interview, you are a candidate. Otherwise, there isn’t much difference.
What’s the difference between the two words
Activity 5: Learn key words and expressions.
4. In addition to blogging, taking photos and writing articles about the reef, he made a number of appearances on television to argue in favour of its defence.
☆in favour of 是一个固定搭配，favour用作名词，该固定搭配意为“支持”。favour用作名词，还有一个常用的词义“恩惠；善意的行为”，常见的搭配有：ask sb a favour（请某人帮忙）；do sb a favour（帮某人个忙）；owe sb a favour（欠某人一个人情）。favour还可意为“优势”，常见的搭配有：in sb’s favour（对某人有利）。
① It was said that 88% of the students had voted in favour of the new class president. 据说88%的学生投票支持新班长。
② Could you do me a favour and pick up Sam from school today
今天你能帮我个忙去学校接萨姆吗？
③ The exchange rate is in our favour at the moment.目前汇率对我们有利。
Activity 5: Learn key words and expressions.
5. Ben later joked that the job should have been advertised not as the “best”, but the “busiest job in the world”!
☆advertise v. （为）做广告（宣传）
advertisement n. （informal ad）广告
advertising n. （不可数）广告（业）
① How would you prefer to advertise our new product
您更倾向于如何为我们的新产品做广告？
② This shows how people are influenced by TV advertisements.
这表明了电视广告对人们的影响。
③ This campaign is one of the most successful in the history of advertising.
这一宣传推广是广告史上最为成功的活动之一。
Activity 5: Learn key words and expressions.
6. Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing event isn’t really important. The most important thing was that people all over the world became aware of the beauty of the ocean in the area. What’s more, they came to understand the delicate balance that the environment exists in and what can, and must, be done to protect the reef.
☆注意该段用到的各种从句。
①Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing event 为主语从句。
②that people all over the world became aware of the beauty of the ocean in the area为表语从句。
③that the environment exists in为定语从句，修饰the delicate balance。
④what can, and must, be done to protect the reef为宾语从句，作understand的宾语。
Activity 5: Learn key words and expressions.
Activity 6: Think and share.
To get the job, the candidates have to make a short video showing how much they know about the reef. They also need to prove why they are the best person to do the job.
1. What are the requirements of the job
In the first reading passage the author uses his own experience to describe the challenges of building the railway and the solutions to these problems. In this way, the author wants to tell us that we should protect nature while constructing and developing human society. In the second reading passage the author explains the best job in the world, its requirements and its duty to raise the public awareness of the beauty of nature, and to understand the delicate balance of nature. Both of the passages stress that human beings should protect our environment and live in harmony with nature.
2. How is the theme of nurturing nature presented differently in the two reading passages of this unit
Activity 1: Read the job advertisement and answer the questions.
Taihu, China’s third-largest
freshwater lake, needs you!
◇Environmental worker, full-time from 1 June to
30 September
◇Taihu Lake, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province
◇Monitoring the area for algae; working on ships
removing algae from water
◇Salary negotiable; accommodation and meals
provided
All applications welcome, but preference will be given to those with diving qualifications.
*Visit our website for a detailed job description.
1. How long will the job last
2. What are the responsibilities of the job
3. What benefits does it offer
The job will last for four months.
Writing
It provides accommodation and meals and the applicant can negotiate the salary with the employer.
The responsibilities of the job are to monitor the area for algae, work on ships removing algae from water.
Activity 2: Learn what a job advertisement is and how to write it.
Taihu, China’s third-largest
freshwater lake, needs you!
◇Environmental worker, full-time from 1 June to
30 September
◇Taihu Lake, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province
◇Monitoring the area for algae; working on ships
remove algae from water
◇Salary negotiable; accommodation and meals
provided
All applications welcome, but preference will be given to those with diving qualifications.
*Visit our website for detailed job description.
What is a job advertisement
It is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about a post of employment.
The purpose of a job advertisement is to find a quality employee.
Writing
What elements does an effective job advertisement include
1. Heading
2. An understandable and attractive job title
6. Contact details/application instructions
4. Required and desirable skills
5. A salary range& benefits
3. Job responsibilities & working location
Activity 2: Learn what a job advertisement is and how to write it.
The job title should make sense, be simple and understandable.
The headings are essential if you want the right candidates to keep reading.
The job responsibilities should be focused on telling the candidates what is expected of them by the employer.
The required skills should be closely related to the duties of the position, and must be necessary to successfully fulfill the essential functions of the position.
Provide contact information such as email, phone number, and company website.
What should we pay attention to if we’re going to write an effective job advertisement
Activity 2: Learn what a job advertisement is and how to write it.
A sample
Mount Huangshan,
a famous must-visit attraction,
calls for you!
● Caretaker of the pine trees, full time
● Mount Huangshan, Anhui Province
● Taking care of the pine trees,
Checking several times a day
Recording your observations
● Salary negotiable; accommodation
and meals provided
● Aged between 30-50, computer skills
are required.
● Visit our website for detailed
job description.
job title
working location
job responsibilities
salary & benefits
requirements
contact details
Heading
Activity 2: Learn what a job advertisement is and how to write it.
My name’s Li Wei, but I’m also known as the “Panda Nanny of Wolong”. As you can probably guess, I take care of the pandas living in Sichuan’s Wolong National Nature Reserve. As well as looking after these incredible animals, I talk to visitors and post updates on social media. I hope that one day, more people can join me in taking care of the pandas.
Activity 3: Read what the person says about her job and then write a job advertisement.
PANDAS NEED YOU!
·Pandas keeper, full-time job
·Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province
·Taking care of pandas; talking to visitors; posting
updates on social media
·Three days’ paid leave every month; meals and a
free medical check provided
·All applications welcome, but preference will be
given to those with qualifications in veterinary
medicine or zoology.
·Please visit our website for more information.
Activity 3: Read what the person says about her job and then write a job advertisement.
This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the world. It was actually a very clever means to highlight the importance of the Great Barrier Reef and the need to protect it.
这则岛屿管理员的招聘广告吸引了全世界的兴趣。这其实是一种绝妙的方法，既突出了大堡礁的重要性，又强调了大堡礁需要人类保护。
A bungee jumping, ostrich-riding British charity worker was named Wednesday the winner of what’s been dubbed the “Best Job in the World”— a 150,000 Australian dollar ($111,000) contract to serve as the caretaker of a tropical Australian island.
Ben Southall, 34, beat out nearly 35,000 applicants from around the world for the dream assignment to swim, explore and relax on Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier Reef for six months while writing a blog to promote the area.
He was selected by officials from the tourism department of Queensland state. Southall and 15 other finalists spent the past four days on the Queensland island for an extended interview process, which required applicants to snorkel through crystalline waters, gorge themselves at a beach-side barbecue and relax at a spa. The finalists also had to demonstrate their blogging abilities, take swimming tests and sit through in-person interviews.
Enviable salary
Job responsibilities
Challenging interview
About the final winner Ben Southall
Supplementary reading
In his application video, Southall expressed a love for adventure, and featured photographs of himself riding an ostrich, running a marathon, trekking through Africa and kissing a giraffe.
The job is part of a AU$1.7 million tourism campaign to publicize the charms of northeastern Queensland, and officials say it has already generated more than AU$100 million worth of publicity for the region.
Southall will live for free in an airy, three-bedroom oceanfront villa with a private pool and sweeping views of the surrounding islands.
Ben’s love for adventure
The job is to publicize the Great Barrier Reef.
Ben’s luxury villa
1. Work in groups. Imagine you are an applicant for the job of island caretaker. Make a short video as required in the passage.
(1) Organise your ideas by considering the following points.
① What I know about the reef
② Why I think environmental protection is important
③ Why I should get the job
④ What I will do if I get the job
(2) Share your ideas within the group.
(3) Choose a group member to present their ideas to the class.
Homework
When people ask me what I do, I tell them that I’m a “spiderman”. For me, a day at work involves climbing up and down the cliffs of Mount Yuntai’s Red Stone Gorge. With a rope tied around my waist, I clear rubbish left by tourists. The job isn’t without its risks, but I enjoy it. I’m very proud that I can help conserve the environment.
Do you want to be
a spiderman
on Mount Yuntai
Join us!
2. Read what the person says about his job and then write a job advertisement.