(共19张PPT)
Unit 6
Nurturing Nature
Starting Out
Understanding Ideas
Using Language
Developing Ideas
CONTENTS
Presenting Ideas &
Reflection
Using Language
Activity 1
Present Perfect Continuous
Activity 1
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
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
Activity 2
have been hearing
has been making
is moving
have been flying
have been given
have been using
Activity 3
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
Tourism and the environment
Tourism and the environment
Activity 5
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
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
Complete the boxes with the expressions in Activity 8
Activity 9
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