M5U3Project课件.ppt

1、Having a debate Man and natureTeaching aims: To read a passage about man and nature and have your own understanding of the relationship between them. Learn the techniques of how to debate and put them into practice.Lead-in: appreciate some scenes in some moviesAre you horrified by some of the scenes

2、 in the video? Are you afraid that something similar may happen in the future? What do you think has caused the disasters? What do you think of the relationship between man and nature?What is a debate?A debate means two teams of people who have different opinions on a problem and every team tries to

3、 make their opinion agreed.PlanningPreparingProducingPresentingDebate Planning Grouping Deciding on your topic (for/ against) Searching for information: by interviewing, surfing the Internet, reading, ect.Para. 1Para. 2Para. 3Para. 4 problem (Our environment has been damaged.) different attitudes to

4、wards the problemunderstanding our relationship withnature solution to the problem(Humans can only really win by protecting nature.)Task 2: Listen and answer:1. What has people done to nature?They have harmed nature through agriculture, fishing, hunting and tourism. 2. If we continue damaging the ea

5、rth, what might happen? The planet we live on might be destroyed.A. They worked together with developing countries.B. They destroyed nature by using up natural resources. C. They were concerned about saving nature.D. They saw the effects of the careless use of the environment.3. What did developed n

6、ations do decades ago?( )B4. It should not be a question of humans _ and nature _.winninglosing5.Man NaturePara 4win-wineatbreathedrink?economyenvironmenteconomyenvironmenteconomyenvironmenthealthy foodclean airpure waterTask 3: Task-based reading Man versus natureDifferent targets Different opinion

7、sSome peopleWe are only doing what humans have always done, using nature to meet our own 1._.Other peopleSuch thinking may cause a catastrophe unless we start to look around and understand how a clean environment 2._ us all.They are now concerned about 4._ nature rather than developing or destroying

8、 it.Many poorer nationsThey are using up natural resources at a fast 5. _ to meet the everyday need of people.The author6._ nature is the only way for us to win.Finding answers is mankinds 7._ benefitsMany3 _ nationsneedsProtectingresponsibilitydevelopedsavingpacedebateWhich is more important, envir

9、onmental protection (nature)or economic development (man)?Producing:Stage 1. Opening statement （开场陈词）（开场陈词） During this stage, debater number one of each side should give an opening statement. Stage 2. Free debate （自由辩论）（自由辩论） Debaters of both sides can give their points with examples, statistics or

10、 raise questions to argue against the other side. Stage3. Closing statement （总结陈词）（总结陈词） Debater number two can summarize your opinion. Producing Split into For ( nature/ environmental protection) Against ( man/ economic development)Assign the tasks ( choose debater number one for opening statement,

11、 debater number two for closing statement ) Producing Make a list of all your pointsThink about the opposite points and think about how to argue against them.Practise in your group to check everyones task.For:1.We have harmed nature throughSuch thinking may cause a catastrophe. If we continue damagi

12、ng the earth, the planet we live on might be destroyed.2. A clean environment benefits us all. we humans can eat，breatheand drink3. the developed countries / the developed countries (as examples)Against:1.We are only doing what humans have always done, using nature to meet everyday needs of people.

13、Developing economy means a better income for the people.2. If we focus only on conservation, then people may suffer. Would anyone say that development should be stopped in favor of nature?3. the developed countries / the developed countries (as examples)Linguistic support对方辩友对方辩友 my fellow debaters我

14、方观点我方观点 our argument / our opinionWay to open a debate Honorable judges, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. We would like to introduce our stand by giving the following pointsState an opinion I think/ in my opinion/ I believe/ as far as I am concerned Id like to point out that How to convin

15、ce in a debate At first sight, their argument seems to be true. But Possible conclusions To sum up, our opinion must stand, simply because during the debate we have shownPresenting Make rules of winning before the debate and check which group wins at the end. Present the debate in front of class.Man or natureHomework Write an essay on any topic that youre interested in by using the techniques you learned from a debate.