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Unit 1 Nature in the balance
Welcome to the unit
Presentation
However,
it is a totally different situation in some other places !!!
What can you see in these pictures?
What can you see in these pictures?
但是我们不要过分陶醉于人类对自然界的胜利。对于每一次这样的胜利,自然都会对我们进行报复。
——弗里德里希·恩格斯
Let us not, however, flatter ourselves overmuch on account of our human victories over nature. For each such victory nature takes its revenge on us.
—Fredrich Engels
Listen to the song!
1. What is the message of the song?
Humans have done much harm to the Earth, and we have to take action to change the situation.
Free talk
2. What can we do to help protect the environment?
Watch the video and take notes of how to save our world.
2. What can we do to help protect the environment?
plant more trees
use less paper
drive less and walk more
use fewer plastic bottles and bags
save water and cut down the use of electricity
don't waste food
don't use one-off things
if possible, don't use air conditioners ...
humans live in harmony with nature
Reduce the waste
Recycle the waste
Reuse the resourses
3R
Do you know where it is?
The Amazon rainforest:
a natural treasure
The Amazon rainforest:
a natural treasure
What could be the genre(体裁) of the article?
documentary script (纪录片脚本)
Para. 1: Introduction to the Amazon rainforest
Para. 2: Basic information about the rainforest
Para. 3: _____________________________________
Para. 4: ______________________________________
Para. 5: ______________________________________
Analysing the structure
Read the documentary script and write the main idea of each paragraph (part A1).
Plant biodiversity:levels of the rainforest(plants)
Animal biodiversity:food chain (birds and animals)
The rainforest’s value to the human race;
threats to the rainforest
Passage Structure
Introduction
Basic information
Plant biodiversity
Different levels
Animal biodiversity
Food ch