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发布者:刘琼芳 四川省巴中市通江中学
外研社选修三,unit 6 Nature in words
Developing ideas silent spring(pages 68 to 71)
Step 1 Look at the infographic(信息图表)below and try to get familiar with the words and phrase
Pesticide(杀虫剂) highly poisonous to (有剧毒) organism (有机体) malaria(疟疾)contaminate(污染,弄脏)filter (渗入)
Step 2 Read the text Silent Spring and find the answers to the following questions.
1What’s the genre of the passage?
A book review
2,what aspects will probably mentioned in the passage? Please make a prediction
Generally speaking ,a book review will introduce the book at first ,the author and publication of the book ,purpose in writing the book, features of the book and its influence
Step3 detailed reading, ask students read the text and organise information from the passage and complete the notes about Silent Spring.on page 70 exercise 3.
Step 4 find useful expressions for each paragraph together with students and translate them.
Para1 ,speak of tremble violently
Pare2, by profession alert to aim to do cause harm to
Para3,urge sb to do case study dozens of or so
Para4-5 far-reaching stop from doing
Remain determined stand by
Step 5,filling the blanks to get familiar with some basic grammar and useful words.
Rachel Carson was a scientist by profession,but she published her book Silent Spring in 1962.By __1__(imagine) a world without birds ,she aimed to alert not only the scientific community but also the general public to the __2__(damage) effects of human activity _3_ natural ecosysterms. She believed that the chemical industry was __4__(know) causing harm _5___plants, animals , and even humans ,and wishe to see pesticides _6___(use ) in a more responsible , _7___(limit)and __8___(carefull) monitored way.
Carson urged people to make_9__ (they) aware _10__the facts and do something about the situation. Carson’s message was very _11___(alarm),__12___(cause) a great increase in environmental__13___(aware). Its impact was immediate and far-reaching.
Silent Spring was not ,however ,received _14__(positive) by everyone. __15___(Personal) ,I enjoy Carson’s book .
Step6 answers to the blankfillings
1imaging 2, damaging 3,on 4, knowingly5,to 6,used7,limited 8,carefully 9,themselves 10,of 11,alarming12,causing 13,awareness 14,positively 15,personally
Homework,
1,Try to recite the useful expressions and get familiar with the short passage above.
2,课时作业period4 developing ideas part
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