Unit 6 Nature in words Developing ideas Reading 学案-2023-2024学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

【教师版】Unit 6 Period 4 Reading（配套） 【学习目标】 Learning Objectives 1 To get the main idea of the passage, understand what comment the author made to Rachel Carson, and think over what messages the book “Silent Spring” conveys 2 To use the key language points from the passage correctly 【学习过程】 Learning activities 目标一: To get the main idea of the passage, understand what comment the author made to Rachel Carson, and think over what messages the book “Silent Spring” conveys Activity 1: Look at the infographic below and answer the questions. Facts about DDT: • DDT was first produced in 1874 and was later used as pesticide. • It stays in the environment. • It is highly poisonous to living organism, including humans. • Now banned in many countries, it is still used in some for malaria control. 1 How does DDT reach the human body in the food chain? 2 What harm does DDT cause? Answers: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Activity 2: Read the book review on Silent Spring, a book that led to the banning of DDT. Predict what will be mentioned in the passage. Now read the passage and check your prediction. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Activity 3: Read the passage quickly and find out the main idea of each paragraph. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6 Activity 4: Organise information from the passage and complete the notes about Silent Spring. Silent Spring Author: Rachel Carson Year of publication 1_______________________ Purposes •Carson aimed to alert people to 2_______________________ on natural ecosystems. •She wished to see pesticides used in a 3_______________________ way. Features of the book •Carson wrote a lot of 4_______________________ in the book. •The arguments are strong and the language is 5____________________