(共20张PPT)
Unit 6
Nurturing Nature
Starting Out
Understanding Ideas
Using Language
Developing Ideas
CONTENTS
Presenting Ideas &
Reflection
THREE
Using Language
Activity 1
Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions.
Present Perfect Continuous
Activity 1
1. Which of these statements are true about sentence (a)
(1) Wild animals started using these passages in the past.
(2) Wild animals used these passages only once.
(3) Wild animals still use these passages now.
2. What is the difference between the expressions in bold in sentences (a) and (b)
Present Perfect Continuous
They are different in form and meaning.
In meaning, the bold part Sentence (a) means the action is continuous from the past; while the action happened once in the past.
Activity 1
Now look for more sentences with the present perfect continuous tense in the reading passage, and summarise its use in your own words.
Present Perfect Continuous
1.The train has been racing along steadily since it left Xining.
2.All this time, the song “Sky Railway” has been playing inside my head.
3.The journey has been flying by, ...
4.The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has been attracting people’s admiration for centuries.
5. ... passengers from all over the country have been enjoying these magical landscapes.
Activity 2
Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
Activity 2
have been hearing
has been making
is moving
have been flying
have been given
have been using
Activity 3
Look at the charts and make sentences using the present perfect continuous tense.
1.The number of trees has been increasing in the last 20 years.
2.Desert areas have been reducing in the last 20 years.
3.Butterfly population has been increasing / has becoming larger and larger in the last 20 years.
Work in pairs.
Talk about how the environment where you live has changed.
Use the present perfect continuous tense where appropriate.
Activity 4
Ecotourism is a type of tourism that conserves the environment. It encourages people to be responsible travellers and involves educating them about the natural world. For countries
Tourism and the environment
such as Costa Rica, Kenya and Nepal, ecotourism is an important part of the economy. Some ecotourism holiday involve voluntary work, such as planting trees or counting endangered animals.
Tourism and the environment
Activity 5
Listen to the conversation and choose the places mentioned.
Nepal and Thailand are mentioned.
Vocabulary and phrases:
coast n.
rhino n.
apparently adv.
compromise v./n.
jungle n.
Activity 5
search somewhere for sth.
catch one’s eye
do harm to
hike up mountains
It’s a deal.
Listen again and complete the notes.
Activity 6
1.hike in the mountains
2.count
3.hard work
4.elephants
5.lie on the beach
6.a nice hotel
7.a one-day bike tour
Complete the boxes with the expressions from the conversation.
Activity 7
Persuading others
Compromising
The fact is that…
Wouldn’t you agree that…
I agree, but…
As a compromise, …
Let’s find a compromise.
Let’s meet in the middle.
Complete the passage with the expressions in the box.
Activity 8
Activity 8
1. create opportunities for new businesses
2. help the local economy
3. not eco-friendly
4. disturb the wildlife
5. provide more jobs
6. use up natural resources
7. higher carbon emissions
Complete the boxes with the expressions in Activity 8
Activity 9
Advantages
Disadvantages
1.attract more tourists
2.create opportunities for new businesses
3.help the local economy
4.provide more jobs
5.raise awareness of local wildlife
6.provide locals with a chance to experience other cultures
1.not eco-friendly
2.disturb the wildlife
3.use up natural resources
4.higher carbon emissions
5.pollute inshore seawater
6.destroy local ecological environment
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