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Unit 6 Survival
Period 3 Listening and speaking
1. To know how Robinson Crusoe survived by listening, use expressions asking for and giving opinions, agreeing
2. To talk about what to do when facing crisis
Learning objectives
Facing crisis
Do You Know There is a very exciting book called The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, whose theme is about survival. Have you read it before Can you remember some stories in that book
Pre-listening
Listen to the conversation and choose the ideas NOT conveyed by the speakers.
1. The story of Robinson Crusoe is a very sad survival story.
2. It takes great patience for Robinson Crusoe to survive on the island.
3. Robinson Crusoe is a clever and optimistic man.
4. Robinson Crusoe’s words are good suggestions when we are faced with a crisis.
5. The most important reason for Robinson Crusoe’s survival is his calmness.
While-listening
Listen again and complete the diagram:
1. lose his head 2. gets necessary things
3. lives in a cave 4. builds a fence
5. makes a fire 6. out of wood
7. sewing animal skins together
8. knowledgeable
9. widen and deepen his cave
10. ruined by a landslide / ruined by a fall of
earth
11. feel depressed
12. redoes the work, using wooden posts to
make the cave stronger than before
13. looks more upon the bright side of his condition, and less upon the dark side
14. positive attitude
Read the newspaper reports and answer the questions. Pay attention to the words and expressions in bold.
1. What situations are mentioned in the headlines
The first one tells of an outbreak of a new disease.
The second one reports a heat wave.
The third one tells of an oil shortage.
The fourth one reports the invasion of foreign species on an island.
The fifth one tells of the spreading of a huge fire.
Read the newspaper reports and answer the questions. Pay attention to the words and expressions in bold.
2. How do people and organizations react to these crises
1) Doctors are flying there and will be testing various medicines to find a cure.
2) Countries which are hit by a heat wave advise people to stay indoors and avoid exercise. Some people go to swimming pools and beaches to cool themselves down.
3) The president has announced measures to limit fuel consumption and scientists are finding new measures and fuel sources.
4) Scientists are carrying out a three-year programme to eliminate the introduced species.
5) Firefighters brought the huge fire under control after battling for hours.
Crises the world is facing:
Not only should a single person know how to survive in crises, but also this world has to take measures to cope with the crises it faces. What are the crises this world that is facing
Background Information
Read the newspaper reports and answer the questions. Pay attention to the words and expressions in bold.
It tells of an outbreak of a new disease.
Situation:
Reaction:
Doctors are flying there and will be testing various medicines to find a cure.
Read the newspaper reports and answer the questions. Pay attention to the words and expressions in bold.
It reports a heat wave.
Situation:
Reaction:
People are advised to stay indoors and avoid exercise. Swimming pools and beaches are crowded with people trying to cool down.
Read the newspaper reports and answer the questions. Pay attention to the words and expressions in bold.
Situation:
Reaction:
It tells of an oil shortage.
The president has announced measures to limit fuel consumption and scientists are working on energy-saving measures and new fuel sources.
Read the newspaper reports and answer the questions. Pay attention to the words and expressions in bold.
Situation:
Reaction:
It reports the invasion of foreign species on an island.
Scientists are implementing a three-year programme to eliminate the introduced species.
Read the newspaper reports and answer the questions. Pay attention to the words and expressions in bold.
Situation:
Reaction:
It tells of the spreading of a huge fire.
Firefighters successfully prevented further spreading of the huge fire after battling for hours in fierce conditions.
Read the advertisement and rewrite the underlined expressions with the correct form of words and expressions in Activity 9.
battling
cope with
struggle with
eliminate
bring our problems under control
Work in pairs. Think of another issue concerning survival and talk about how to deal with it. Use the words and expressions in this section.
Now comment on each other’s performances in using the words and expressions.
Think of a survival story and tell the class about it using adverbial clauses with -ever and no matter. Do online research if necessary.
Learning to use(学以致用)
Homework
1. Summarize the usage of adverbial clauses with – ever and no matter and do the relevant exercises.
2. Think about other crises that our world is facing and the ways for it to survive.
Language points P65
1. be highly rewarding
2. regardless of
3. break out
4. split up
5. a first aid kit
6. be diagnosed with
7. be informed that
8. be rushed to the ICU
9. take an internship at a medical lab
10.live a fulfilling life
11. what the future holds
12. in spite of
1. 非常有意义
2. 不管,不顾
3. 突然发生;爆发
4. 分开;分裂
5. 急救箱
6. 被诊断出患有……
7. 被告知
8. 被送到重症监护室
9. 在医学实验室参加实习
10.过着充实的生活
11. 未来会发生什么
12. 尽管;不管
Language points P66-67
13. it takes great patience for sb. to do sth.
14. be faced with a crisis
15. lose one’s head
16. make a fire
17. rub … together
18. sew … together
19. Countless readers have been encouraged by Robinson Crusoe’s qualities, which go beyond his survival on a desert island.
无数读者都被鲁滨逊·克鲁索的品质所鼓舞,这超越了他在荒岛上的生存。
20. off the coast of
21. heat wave
22. issue warnings
23. announce emergency measures to limit fuel consumption
13.对某人来说做某事需要很大的耐心
14. 面临危机
15. 慌张失措;冲动;失去理智
16. 生火
17. 把……相互摩擦
18. 把……缝起来
20. 在……的海岸线外
21. 热浪
22. 发出警告
23. 宣布紧急措施来限制燃料消耗
Language points P66-67
24. work on
25. supplement oil supplies
26. eliminate introduced species from
27. implement a three-year programme
28. high temperatures
29. in fierce conditions
30. wrestle with
31. get rid of
32. once and for all
33. apart from
34. What if…
ment on
24.从事于
25. 补充石油供应
26. 消除外来物种
27. 实施为期三年的计划
28. 高温
29. 在恶劣的条件下
30. 全力对付;努力克服
31. 摆脱,除去
32. 一劳永逸地
33. 除……之外
34. 假使……将会怎么样
35. 对……评论