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Unit 1 Nature in the balance
Grammar and Usage & Integrated Skills
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Vocabulary
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1. application
make an application (to sb) for (向某人)申请……
an application form 申请表
apply v.应用,运用;申请,请求
apply (to sb) for sth(向某人)申请某事
apply sth to sth把……应用于……;把……涂在……上
apply oneself to (doing) sth专注于/集中精力(做)某事
applicant n.申请人
练习:We'll get in touch with you as soon as a decision is made regarding your ________ (apply).
application
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2. track
track sb/sth down搜寻到;追查到
keep/lose track of... 与……保持/失去联系;了解/不了解……的动态
be on track 步入正轨;做法对头
back on track 重新步入正确轨道;恢复正常
on the right/wrong track 思路对头/不对头;做法对路/不对路
stop sb in sb's tracks使某人(由于恐惧或吃惊)突然止步(或怔住)
练习:Modern methods of _________ (track) polar bear populations have been employed only since the mid-1980s.
tracking
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3. nowhere
nowhere else没有别的地方
get (sb) nowhere(让某人)一事无成,毫无进展
nowhere to be found/seen不可能找到(或看见)
练习:My watch is nowhere __________ (find), I must have dropped it when I was on the bus.
to be found
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Lead-in
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Have you ever watched any TV programmes about environmental protection? What was it about? And what do you think of it?
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Let’s watch a video!
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Reading
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1. What is the documentary about?
It's about environmental protection./ It's about some of the worst environmental problems we are facing today.
2. How did Jack feel when watching the documentary?
He felt worried when watching the documentary.
3. What do the leading experts suggest doing to solve the environmental problems?
Some call for the application of modern technology, and others a change of lifestyle.
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Jack: Hi, Henry! Did you watch the documentary about environmental protection on TV yesterday.
Henry: (1) No, I didn’t.
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Jack and Henry are talking about a documentary on environmental protection. Pay attention to the underlined sentences and write down the words that have been left out in the brackets below.
An action has been abbreviated.
1. No, I didn’t (watch the documentary about environmental protection on TV yesterday).
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Jack and Henry are talking