(共24张PPT)
Unit 1
Nature in the balance
Integrated skills (2)—
Speaking and Writing
1. To use proper expressions to talk about wildlife protection;
2. To write an article for the school newspaper calling for everyone to protect animals.
Lead-in
What do you think of when seeing the pictures
Human activities are causing great harm to animals.
We must take action to protect them.
In pairs, talk about animal protection.
Why should we protect animals
How are animals harmed by human activities
What action should be taken to protect animals
Talking about animal protection
Animals are in danger/at risk when we …
We can take care of/protect animals with these measures.
Protecting animal habitats is of great importance because …
We can take measures to/make efforts to …
We should call on people to …
Speaking
Useful expressions
Useful questions
A: I read a news report that animals, especially wild ones,
are at risk when we don’t see them as important to our
world. Do you think we should protect animals and
their habitats
B: Yes, it’s of great importance because they help maintain
the balance of our ecosystem. They provide us with many
things such as food, clothes and happiness.
Sample
A: You’re right. Don’t forget they’ve also led us to key
advances in science and technology. Unfortunately,
some human activities have done much harm to them,
directly and indirectly.
B: What do you mean
A: For example, hunting and fishing directly cause animal
populations to fall, while indirectly, the cutting down
of trees leads to the loss of animal habitats.
B: That’s true, but we can take measures to help save them.
A: Definitely! What do you suggest
B: We can reduce how much beef we eat because forests
are often cut down to make room for cattle farming
and can also reduce our use of wood and paper. Most
importantly, we should call on people to pay attention
before it’s too late. What do you think
A: Agreed! Writing an article about it for the school
newspaper is a good way to start!
Writing
When you write an article to call for the protection of
animals, you can follow the structure below:
State the importance of protecting animals.
Explain how human activities harm animals.
Come up with ways to protect animals.
Learning about the structure
Planning your writing
It is a good idea to give examples when you explain how human activities harm animals. You can use the following expressions: for example, for instance, take the example of, etc.
You can also use powerful and emotive words and phrases to make a strong impact on the reader.
Learning about the language
写作技巧法
本单元的写作任务是给校报写一篇关于保护动物的文章。
写此类文章时要注意以下三个方面:
1.说明动物对人类的重要性;
2.介绍动物的生存现状;
3.提出保护动物的措施。
【常用表达】
一、写作常用词汇
1.in danger of 在……的危险中
2.extinction 灭绝,绝种
3.with the development of 随着……的发展
4.take measures 采取措施
5.protect...from... 保护……免于……
6.a wise choice 一个明智的选择
7.lead to/contribute to 促成;导致
8.live in peace with 与……和平相处
二、写作常用句式
1. As the human population continues to grow, so does the effect we have on animals.
随着人口的持续增长,我们对动物的影响也在不断增大。
2. Animals are very important for humans and they live together with us on the Earth.
动物对人类非常重要,它们和我们一起生活在地球上。
3. If there are no animals on Earth, we can’t survive at all.
如果地球上没有动物,我们根本无法生存。
4. However, some people don’t know the importance of protecting them.
然而,有些人不知道保护它们的重要性。
5. Hunters kill them for food, or just for fun, which has brought many animals close to extinction.
猎人捕杀它们是为了食物,或只是为了好玩,这使许多动物濒临灭绝。
6. Thus, we should make our efforts to do whatever we can to protect animals.
因此,我们应该努力尽我们所能保护动物。
7. If we can do the things above, I believe we can live in harmony with animals.
如果我们能做到以上几点,我相信我们能与动物和谐相处。
习作分步演练
假如你是李华,上周末去某个岛上游玩,看见了很多可爱的动物,听岛上的一位老人说,现在动物的数量日渐减少,如果不采取措施,有些动物可能会灭绝。回来后你给校报写信,就保护野生动物提出一些建议。
注意:开头和结尾已给出。
Dear Sir/Madam, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第一步 审题谋篇
[审题]
写作要求是给校报写信,分析动物的生存现状,号召大家保护动物。写作时应注意下面几点:
1.确定文体:这是一封书信。写作时注意书信的格式。
2.主体时态:文章应以一般现在时为主。
3.主体人称:由于是分析一个客观事实,提出号召,所以人称应该以第一人称和第三人称为主。
[谋篇]
第一段:说明野生动物对人类的重要性。
第二段:分析野生动物的生存现状。
第三段:提出保护野生动物的建议。
1.尽某人最大努力
2.处于……的危险中
3.获利
4.另外
5.因为,由于
6.结果
7.采取措施
______________
_____________
______________
_______________________
_______
______________________
______________
第二步 遣词造句
[核心词汇]
try one’s best
in danger of
make a profit
what’s more/in addition
due to
as a consequence/result
take measures
[连词成句]
1.动物是我们的朋友,它们对我们的世界来说非常重要。
Animals are our friends __________________________________.
2.人类活动已经破坏了一些动物的栖息地。
________________________ some animals’ habitats.
3.另外,有些野生动物因为恶劣的气候而死去。_________________________________ due to the terrible climate.
and they are very important to our world
Human activities have damaged
In addition, some wild animals have died
4.我们该采取一些措施来保护野生动物了。
___________________
5.让地球成为适合野生动物生存的地方是我们的职责。
_________________ the earth a nice place for the wild animals to live in.
It is time for us to take
It is our duty to make
some measures to protect the wild animals.
第三步 句式升级
1.用定语从句改写句1
______________________________________________
2.用强调句型改写句2 _____________________________________________________
3.用虚拟句改写句4
_________________________ some measures to protect the wild animals.
Animals are our friends, which are very important to our world.
It is human activities that have damaged some animals’ habitats.
It is time that we took/should take
用适当的过渡词语,把以上词汇和句式,再加上联想内容,组成一篇英语短文。
第四步 组句成篇
Remember to check your writing after you finish and exchange drafts between you and your partner. Pay attention to the following aspects:
□ Punctuation □ Spelling □ Grammar
□ Choice of words □ Style (formal/informal) □ Structure
Peer review
What advice does your partner give on your writing
How can you improve your writing
Self-review
What ways do you come up with on protecting animals
Do the examples help explain how human activities harm animals
Checking your writing
参考范文
Dear Sir/Madam,
Animals are our friends, which are very important to our world. We should try our best to protect them.
However, some wild animals are in danger of extinction. It is human activities that have damaged some animals’ habitats. Some hunters kill them to make a profit. In addition, some wild animals have died due to the terrible climate. As a consequence, many rare wild animals have disappeared from the earth.
It is time that we took/should take some measures to protect the wild animals. The government should make some laws to protect them. It is our duty to make the earth a nice place for the wild animals to live in.
Yours,
Li Hua