(共26张PPT)
Unit 5
HUMANS AND NATURE
TOPIC TALK
目录/CONTENTS
PART 1 VOCABULARY
PART 2 TEXT BOOK
listen, read and talk about humans and nature.
learn to use relative clauses (when, where and why) and suffixes to express meaning, and also learn how to maintain, interrupt and end a conversation;
write a brochure about surviving a disaster;
view an episode about the universe and use what you have learnt to introduce the universe.
In this unit, you will:
Activity1: What comes to your mind when you see the word “nature” Add more words to the following diagram. Then talk about each aspect.
Nature
Living things:
different kinds of animals and plants
Natural landscapes:
forests, rivers, grass, hills, etc.
Natural disasters:
floods, droughts, hurricanes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, etc.
...
Example There are many different kinds of animals and plants in nature.
Living things:
grass
hills
Natural landscapes:
forest
river
Natural landscapes:
earthquake
hurricane
typhoon
flood
drought
mudslide
sandstorm
storm
snowstorm
tsunami
How can we describe natural disasters
How can we describe natural disasters
视频:英国讽刺动画短片《人与自然》
Activity 2: Read the Text Builder carefully. Then listen to the dialogue and complete it.
Text Builder
Humans and Nature
Actually, the whole city is quite _________.
green
Comments
beautiful, quiet, green, busy, crowded
About 66% of the city is covered with
____________________.
Natural Landscape
water or green space, forests, trees and grass
water or green space
in fact /as a matter of fact
be covered with 被...覆盖
It’s great for wildlife. You can see different kinds of _______.
Living Things
plants and animals, trees, flowers, weeds, birds, fish, deer, insects, whales, dolphins, sharks, kangaroos, eagles, foxes
birds
There’s less ____________ now than fifty years ago. The biggest environmental problems are ___________ and _____________.
Environmental Problems
noise pollution, air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, climate change, changes to ecology, the destruction of jungles
water pollution
air pollution
noise pollution
destroy v 摧毁,破坏
Activity 2
听力文本
(P = Presenter S = Sarah Hughes)
P: And you are now on Radio Richmond. We’ve got Sarah Hughes from West London Wildlife. Sarah,do you teach people about nature in this part of London
S: Yes, we’re lucky. Actually, the whole city is quite green. About 66 percent of the city is covered with water or green space. Amazing,isn’t it And there are three million private gardens.
P:Three million Wow!
S: Yes. It’s great for wildlife. You can see different kinds of birds—there are over 350. And there are other interesting animals too, like deer. My favourite animals are deer. We’ve got them here in Richmond Park.
听力原文
(Page 102-103)
听力文本
P:Talking about nature,what about River Thames
S: Well,there’s less water pollution now than fifty years ago. In fact,there are about 120 different kinds of fish in the river.
P:And climate change
S: I think our climate is definitely changing. And the greenhouse effect is quite obvious. For example,the winters aren’t as cold these days and we don’t get snow very often.
P:And other environmental problems
S: The biggest environmental problems are air pollution and noise pollution from cars and airplanes. Nearly forty days a year in London suffer from dangerous levels of pollution. That’s very worrying.
P:OK,thanks a lot,Sarah,for sharing with us.
Use the Text Builder to talk about the natural environment near the place where you live.
some hints:
1. Do you have areas of nature close to you
2. Is there wildlife close by
3. How does it like
4
Two students are talking about what they have learnt from a lecture about nature. Listen to the plete the information below.
The two students were shocked at the lecture on nature. They didn’t know that we were ______________ so much. They learnt that we overused nature. As a result, nature ________, felt pain and finally _____________ on us. They realised that nature is our home. Humans, animals, plants and _________________ live in it. We should __________ our “home”. We should ________ nature.
harming nature
got hurt
turned its back
all other living things
take care of
protect
听力原文
(B = Boy G = Girl)
B: Wow. The lecture was so shocking. I didn’t know we were harming nature so much.
G: Me neither. We tried to make use of nature as much as we could,but we overdid it. Nature got hurt,felt pain,and finally turned its back on us.
B: Yes. Nature is our home. Humans,animals,plants and all other living things live in it. We should take care of our “home”.
G: Just like the title of the lecture—Living with Nature—we should protect nature.
B: I agree. In the future,we should...
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Quote & Unquote
Humanity and nature make up a community of life. lf we extract from nature without limit or inflict damage on it, we are bound to face its retaliation
- Report to the 20"National Congress of
the Communist Party of China
Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.
—Frank Lloyd Wright
We cannot command nature except by obeying her.
—Francis Bacon
Wildlife extinction is not a process that gives you time to fix your mistakes. In the face of science, there are no second chances.
—Pan Wenshi
Humanity and nature make up a community of life. lf we extract from nature without limit or inflict damage on it, we are bound to face its retaliation.
- Report to the 20"National Congress of
the Communist Party of China
人与自然是生命共同体,无止境地向自然索取甚至破坏自然必然会遭到大自然的报复。 ----中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会报告
组成,构成
一个社区的
Building a Community with a Shared Future
从……中提取
v. 使遭受,使承受
注定会发生
n. 报复,反击
Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.
—Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright(1867-1959), an American architect who was famous for the philosophy of organic architecture. 弗兰克·劳埃德·赖特
学习自然,热爱自然,亲近自然。它永远不会让你失望。
keep away from
We cannot command nature except by obeying her.
—Francis Bacon
自然不可驾驭,除非顺从她---弗朗西斯·培根
Francis Bacon(1561-1626), an English philosopher, and the father of modern experimental science.
v. 命令,下令;统率,指挥;
v. 遵守,服从,听从
Pan Wenshi (born in 1937), a Chinese biologist specialising in the study of pandas.
Wildlife extinction is not a process that gives you time to fix your mistakes. In the face of science, there are no second chances.
—Pan Wenshi
野生动物灭绝不是一个让你有时间弥补错误的过程。在科学面前,没有第二次机会。
---潘文石
n. 灭绝,消亡;