Unit 5 Period 1 Topic Talk & A Sea Story （课件）英语北师大版2019必修第二册

高中英语北师大版2019必修第二册 Unit 5 Humans and Nature Topic Talk & A Sea Story Learning objectives At the end of class, you will be able to read and talk about the relationship between humans and nature; listen for general understanding; read for specific information and understanding words in context. Contents 1. Lead in 2. Pre-listening 3. While-listening 4. Post-listening 5. Quote…Unquote 6. Homework What comes to your mind when you see the word “nature”? Lead in Nature Living things: different kinds of animals and plants Natural landscapes: forests, rivers, grasslands, hills, etc. Natural disasters: droughts, hurricanes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, etc. ... Example There are many different kinds of animals and plants in nature. Read the Text Builder carefully. Pre-listening Actually, the whole city is quite_____________. Comments About 66% of the city is covered with _________________________. Nature landscape It’s great for wildlife. You can see different kinds of _____. Living Things There’s less ________________now than fifty years ago. The biggest environmental problems are ____________ and _____________. Environmental Problems water or green space green birds water pollution air pollution noise pollution Listen and complete Text Builder. While-listening Us Use the Text Builder to talk about the natural environment near the place where you live. Natural Landscape Living Things Environmental Problems Comments Us Preview the paragraph. The two students were shocked at the lecture on nature. They didn’t know that we were 1_____________ so much. They learnt that we overused nature. As a result, nature 2_________ , felt pain, and finally 3______________ on us. They realised that nature is our home. Humans, animals, plants and 4__________________ live in it. We should 5________________ our “home”. We should 6_________ nature. Us Listen and complete. The two students were shocked at the lecture on nature. They didn’t know that we were 1_____________ so much. They learnt that we overused nature. As a result, nature 2_________ , felt pain, and finally 3______________ on us. They realised that nature is our home. Humans, animals, plants and 4__________________ live in it. We should 5________________ our “home”. We should 6_________ nature. harming nature got hurt turned its back all other living things take care of protect What is their understanding of the relationship between humans and nature? Us Listen and answer. How do humans treat nature? How does nature treat us? We are harming nature so much and we overuse nature. Nature gets hurt, feels pain, and turns its back on us. What do you think of the relationship between humans and nature? What should we do? Post-listening Nature is our home. Humans, animals, plants and all other living things live in it. Think and answer. We should take care of our “home” by protecting nature. Quote…Unquote The Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and we can ever learn from books. ----John Lubbock Quote…Unquote We cannot command nature except by obeying her. ----Francis Bacon Quote…Unquote Wildlife extinction is not a process that gives you time to fix your mistakes. In the face of science, there are no second chances. ---- Pan Wenshi Quote…Unquote Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you. ----Frank Lloyd Wright Homework Write about the natural environment near the place where you live and possible solutions. Learning objectives At the end of class, you will be able to read the sea story and obtain key information such as characters, time, place, and the course of events; master words and sentences for describing nature, behaviors and emotions, and use them accurately; identify and understand synonyms, antonyms and attributive clauses in the text, and correctly apply attributive clauses; analyze the different reactions and coping strategies of characters in the face of danger, and think about how to deal with natural disasters in real life.. Contents 1. Lead in 2. Pre-reading 3. While-reading 4. Post-reading 5. Language study 6. Homework Do you know any stories about people and the sea? Use the phrases below to describe the pictures. a fisherman a fishing boat a whirlpool waves to escape to survive a storm to float wild Example A fisherman is trying to survive a storm. Lead in 19 Fact File You are going to read a text adapted from the short story “A Descent into the Maelström”. Read the fact file on the right. Answer the questions. (1) What is a “Moskoe-storm”? (2) Who wrote the story? (3) What do you think will happen in the story? Pre-reading MaelstrÖm: a powerful whirlpool in the sea or ocean. Moskoe-strom: also known as Moskstraumen, is a system of tidal whirlpools in the Norwegian Sea, which is one of the strongest in the world. The term was first introduced into the English language by Edgar Allan Poe in 1841 through his short story “A Descent into the MaelstrÖm”. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his mystery tales. Fact File While-reading Fast-reading for main ideas. 1. What is the main idea of the text? It is about a horrible survival at the sea. Who When Where What 2. Fill in the form. The author and his two brothers. About three years ago At the sea “I” survived a terrible storm. 3. What type of text is it? A narrative that begins with a flashback. 21 Careful-reading for details. Read Para. 1 and answer. What effect did the terrible experience have on the storyteller? It broke his body and soul and changed his hair from black to white. While-reading 22 Problem Problem arises, tension grows Background/Beginning (setting, characters) Climax The most exciting point Resolution Problem being solved Ending Problem solved My brothers and I were __________________ __________________. We met the great _______. Carried towards the direction of the whirlpool, Went near to _______, Went on the edge, went over the edge, on __________the whirlpool, went round ________ at great speed Made three , tied myself to a _____, jumped into the sea and escape A boat____________ Read Para. 2-5 and complete the story whirlpool coming back from the islands after fishing observations barrel picked me up the edge the inside of in circles frightened hopeless calm curious tired/relieved Summarize and retell the story with your group members. Think and share. . Why did the storyteller survive while his elder brother didn’t? What lessons have you learnt from the story? Give your reasons. What is the story trying to say about the relationship between humans and nature? Post-reading 25 Why did the storyteller survive while his elder brother didn’t? …when we were on the edge of the whirlpool, I felt calmer than when we were moving towards it. (Line 15) …After a while l became curious about the whirlpool itself, then made three important observations. (Line 21) Know well enough Calm, Optimistic, Curious …I knew what he meant by that one word well enough(Line 10) A huge wave covered…and my younger brother fell into the sea. (Line 7) Luck 26 What lessons have you learnt from the story? Give your reasons. From this story, we learn that staying calm is very important even when we are in an extremely dangerous situation. At the same time, we should observe what is happening and try to find out ways to escape from the danger. What is the story trying to say about the relationship between humans and nature? The story shows the following relationships between humans and nature: Humans depend on nature. Human power is so small compared with nature but courage and will matter. Students’ assessments Listen and talk about humans and nature. ☆☆☆☆☆ Shape the awareness of relationship between humans &nature . ☆☆☆☆☆ Think independently and work cooperatively. ☆☆☆☆☆ Use what you’ve learned to solve future’s problems. ☆☆☆☆☆ Feel you are getting better and better? ☆☆☆☆☆ 29 Language study In English you get words with similar meanings (synonyms) or words with opposite meanings (antonyms). Find more pairs of synonyms and antonyms in the story. Discuss why such words are used. Synonyms Antonyms terrible—horrible black—white Synonyms Antonyms terrible—horrible black—white amazing—wonderful cried out—shouted frightened—scared all at once—suddenly old—young less—more dark—clear top—bottom edge—centre calm-wild Using synonyms and antonyms saves you from having to say the same exact word over and over again and thus enriches your writing. Word Synonym Antonym child whisper quiet nearer falling curious observed youngster / kid / teenager adult murmur / mutter shout /scream / shriek silent / tranquil / peaceful noisy closer further / farther dropping / descending rising / increasing inquisitive / interested uninterested / indifferent saw / examined / watched unnoticed / ignored / missed Write down synonyms and antonyms of the following words. 32 Find synonyms or antonyms from the text. Synonyms Antonyms terrible   black   amazing   less   cried out   top   frightened   old     single   dark   edge   calm   white horrible wonderful shouted scared more double light centre wild young bottom 33 That was the day when it took only six hours to break my body and soul. ...the reason why I’m here to tell the story is that I made the right decision. ... and the waves soon carried me to an area where the other fishermen were. Language study Read the sentences from the text. Underline the words that introduce relative clauses and circle the words that the relative clauses refer to. 1 a Is there a shop nearby? I want to buy some sweets in the shop. b Is there a shop nearby where I can buy some sweets? 2 a We can go there on Sunday. Few people go to work on Sunday. b We can go there on Sunday when few people go to work. 3 a He was so upset for some reason. He didn't tell me the reason. b He didn't tell me the reason why he was so upset. Language study Read the sentences below and compare them. Which choice (a or b) do you think is better? Why? 1. I’ll never forget the day 2. I was born in a city/ town 3. I’ll never know the reason Language study Complete the sentences about yourself using relative clauses. Practice 1. Is that the reason ____ you are in favor of the proposal? A. which B. what C. why D. that 2. I’ll never forget the time____we worked on the farm. A. when     B. which     C. where      D. that 3. Let me think of a proper situation _______ this sentence can be used. A. where B. that C. why D. which √ √ √ Homework Prepare a story about something scary or unusual you experienced or you know and use relative clauses to tell it to your partner. Thank you for your listening null 109429.805 null 42971.18 $$