Unit 1 Nature in the Balance 扩展阅读A fable for tomorrow 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）必修第三册

Extended reading —— Reading comprehensive A for Fable Tomorrow (Adapted from Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson) About the Author & Work Rachel Carson (May 27, 1907 - April 14, 1964) American Marine biologist Silent Spring exposes the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides(农药). It arouse a new public awareness of the environment, leading to changes in government and inspiring the ecological movement. Activity 1: new words and phrases 1. fable 10. flock2. prosperous 11. violently 3. hillside 12. withered 4. drift 13. desert 5. delight 14. creep 6. berry 15. live in harmony with7. stream 16. speak of 8. well 17. lay over 9. barn 18. be lined with Pre-reading n. 寓言 adj. 繁荣的 adj. 枯萎的 v. 抛弃 v. 爬行 和…和谐相处 谈论 笼罩 排列着 v. 使…愉快 n. 莓果 n. 溪流 n. 水井 n. 谷仓 n. 一群 adv. 剧烈地 v. 飘浮 n. 山腰 1. What is the passage mainly about?A. A beautiful town with birds singing in the stream. B. People lived happily in a small town.C. A beautiful town was polluted by human’s using chemicals.D. How to protect a beautiful town from being polluted. √ Fast-reading 2. Read the passage quickly and analyse the structure of it. para________ What life was like initially in the town. para________ Serves as transitional sentences. para________ What life was like after the change in the town. para________ The cause of the strange change. para________ Conclusion and reflection of the town. Fast-reading 1-2 3 4-5 6 7 1. What were the town surrounded by? Detailed-reading Para.1 The town was surrounded by prosperous farms, with fields of grain and hillsides of orchards. Detailed-reading Para.2 1. Why did people travel from great distance to this town