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UNIT 5
HUMANS AND NATURE
Topic Talk
1. Listen to detailed information about nature and environment problems;
2. Talk about your understanding of the relationship between humans and nature.
Pre-listening
What comes to your mind when you see the word “nature”? Add more words to the diagram. Then talk about each aspect.
Nature
Living things: different kinds of
animals and plants
Natural landscapes(自然风景):
forests, rivers, grass,
hills, etc.
Natural disasters(自然灾难): floods,
droughts, hurricanes, landslides,
volcanic eruptions, etc.
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Pair Work
Environmental Problems:
air pollution
noise pollution
water pollution
soil pollution
climate pollution
changes to ecology
The destruction of jungles
n. 破坏,毁坏
…
What else?
Living things
Natural disasters
Natural landscapes
...
nature
Environmental problems
pollution/ climate change/ changes to ecology/
the destruction of jungles
Nowadays, we are faced with serious environmental problems.
Fortunately, the whole world is taking action to deal with them.
1. private
2.climate change
3.definitely
4.greenhouse effect
5.obvious
6.suffer from
私人的
气候变化
肯定地;当然
温室效应
明显的
遭受
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7.level
8.shocking
9.make use of
10.overdo
11.turn one’s back (on sb./sth.)
12.take care of
程度;水平
令人震惊的
利用
做的过分;过多使用
对(某人/某事)置之不理
照顾
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Activity 1: Read the Text Builder carefully. Then listen to the dialogue and complete it by underlining the words or expressions you hear.
You will listen to a talk by a presenter interviewing a volunteer from a wildlife group. They are discussing the nature and wildlife of the city.
While-listening
Actually, the whole city is quite _______________ Comments
beautiful, quiet, green, busy, crowded
About 66% of the city is covered with _____________ Natural Landscapes
water or green space, forests,
trees and grass
It’s great for wildlife. You can see different kinds of _______________
Living things
plants and animals, tr