1、Unit 6 Earth First 红藻的出现表明南极温度，冰川将加速融化红藻的出现表明南极温度，冰川将加速融化 Severe environmental problems we are facing nowadays make our future uncertain. Human being is not the only victim What would you use to describe sharks? What is it? 300,000,000 years ago those who trick people out of money dangerous swim fas
2、t panic Since not many people see sharks in person, why do people still think sharks are dangerous? title outline type Main idea How to find the main idea? theme previous view challenge or deny the previous view Outline of the passage 1 2 3 Jaw makes people afraid of sharks people were scared and ki
3、lled sharks the number of sharks fell quickly SHARKS: DANGEROUS OR ENDANGERED? 4 5 more people want to help People realise sharks are endngered How does the passage develop? para Para. 1&2 previous view Para. 3 the effect of the previous view Para. 4 deny the pervious view Para. 5 make informed deci
4、sion Type of the passage 1 2 3 4 Narration Exposition Argumentation 记叙文是以记人、叙事、写景、状物 为主，以写人物的经历和事物发展变 化为主要内容的一种文体形式。 议论文，又叫说理文，是一种剖析事物论述事理、发表意见、提出主 张的文体。作者通过摆事实、讲道理、辨是非等方法，来确定其观点 正确或错误，树立或否定某种主张。议论文应该观点明确、论据充分 、语言精炼、论证合理、有严密的逻辑性。 应用文是人类在长期的社会实践活动中形成的一种文体， 是在日常工作、生活中处理各种事物时，经常使用的具有 明道、交际、信守和约定成俗的惯用格式
5、文体。 说明文是一种以说明为主要表达方式的文章体裁 。它通过对实体事 物科学地解说，对客观事物做出说明或对抽象事理的阐释，使人们对 事物的形态、构造、性质、种类、成因、功能、关系或对事理的概念 、特点、来源、演变、异同等能有科学的认识，从而获得有关的知识 。 description According to the elements of different passage types to find out the main idea Sharks were killed because people are scared of being eaten after seeing the fi
6、lm Jaws, which caused sharks endangered. People realized it and wanted to help protecting them. 客观客观现象现象 main idea 原因原因 结果结果 演变演变 Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage. 1. To criticise Peter Benchleys misleading description of sharks in his book and advocate the protection of sharks 2. T
7、o explain peoles misunderstanding of sharks and raise awareness of shark protection 3. To inform people about sharks and recommand the film and the book to them Complete the chart showing how attitudes toward sharks have changed with words and expressions from the passage 1.as dangerous animals 2.sh
8、arks were bad animals that ate humans 3.swimming inthe sea 4.fish for sharks 5. fear of sharks and finning 6.was wrong about sharks behaviours 7.to protect 8.sharks do not see people as food 9.understanding sharks 10.protect sharks from extinction. Fill the blanks using the correct form of the given
9、 words. Keys: 1.dangerous 2. attract ing 3.the 4. quickly 5. animals 6.contributing 7.on 8. which 9.fought 10. extinction It is actually a long-held idea that shacks are 1 (danger )animals, especial lafter the film Jaws hit the screen. Jaw gave an account of how sharks pulling swimming people underw
10、ater， 2 (attract) huge audience and win many awards. This film encouraged people to hunt and killed sharks. As a result, 3 number of large sharks fell 4 (quick), making it one of the endangered 5 (animal). Another 6 (contribute) factor is finning.Every time theres finning the sea floor would be cove
11、red with dead sharks. That had an unexpected effect 7 Peter Benchley, the writer of the book on 8 Jaw was based. He came to see people as a danger to sharks rather than the other way round. That was why he 9 (fight) to protect sharks by first admitting that his book was wrong about sharks behavior.
12、Today， as we learn more about sharks，most people than ever want to protect them from 10 (extinct). Sentences and words in the passage 1. (P.62) She surfaces, cries in fear, then disappears forever. 她浮出水面，惊恐地呼喊，然后她浮出水面，惊恐地呼喊，然后永远地消失了永远地消失了。 surface n.表面 v. 浮出水面 Translate the following underlined expr
13、essions The terrifying monster dived and surfaced again several meters away, which was recorded by a reseacher fortunately. The suspect surfaced again 20 years later in the streets of London. An unknown story of his past began to surface. 升到水面，浮出水面升到水面，浮出水面 （一段时间未见后）现身，露面（一段时间未见后）现身，露面 显露，公开显露，公开 2.
14、(P62)Poeple have alwasys been scared of sharks, Jaw made things worse. 人们一直害怕鲨鱼，但大白鲨让事情变得更糟。人们一直害怕鲨鱼，但大白鲨让事情变得更糟。 scared a.害怕 be scared of./ to do/ that scare v. 使（某人）惶恐， 吓唬 n. 恐慌 scare sb. in to doing sth scare sb./ sth away/ off scary a. 恐怖的，吓人的 People are scared _(go) to the public places during
15、this special time. It _(scare) me to think that I was alone in the building. Local business were scared _ paying protection money. Despite many recent bomb _(scare), no one has yet been hurt. Feff had hunted in Iowabeore Thanksgiving with his dog, Rosie, but the gun shots had scared the dog _. Keys:
16、 to go，scared，into, scares, off Fill the blanks using the correct form of the given words. 3.(P.62）Many people who saw the film started to believe that sharks were bad animals that ate humans. 许多看过这部电影的人们开始相信鲨鱼是吃人的坏东西许多看过这部电影的人们开始相信鲨鱼是吃人的坏东西 Who和第二个和第二个that引导的是引导的是_ 定语从定语从句句 Many people seeing the f
17、ilm started to think of sharks as bad animals eating humans. Finning is a type of fishing _sharks are caught and their fins cut off. The sharks are thrown back into the sea _they die slowly and painfully. Finning would have an unexpected effect upon Peter Benchley, the man _ wrote the book the film
18、_Jaws was based on. It was an area _ fishermen were finning, and the sea floor was covered with dead sharks. Fortunately, not everyone _ watched the film Jaws became aftaid of sharks -some became interested in understanding them. Keys: where；where；who/that，which/that；where；who Fill the blanks using
19、the correct words. 4.This was not only due to fear of sharks, but also finning. 这不仅因为人门对鲨鱼的恐惧这不仅因为人门对鲨鱼的恐惧 还因为割鳍。还因为割鳍。 due to 表示原因, 常做状语, 表语 be due to do sth 预计要做某事 The captain of the ship wasadvised to turn back _ a sudden heavy storm The teams success was largely _ her efforts. His new book is du
20、e _(publish) next year. Keys : due to / owing to / because of , due to/ owing to, to publish 5. (P63)He came to save people as a danger to sharks, rather than the other way round. 他开始看到人类对鲨鱼是一种威胁，而不是反过来的样子。他开始看到人类对鲨鱼是一种威胁，而不是反过来的样子。 the other way round/around/up 相反地 Tranlate the senence: Art reflect
21、s life, or is it the other way round? 艺术反映生活，还是生活反映艺术？艺术反映生活，还是生活反映艺术？ 6. (P.62)This is the opening scene from the 1975 film Jaws, showing a shark attack. Jaws was a great success, attracting huge audiences and winning many awards. showing, attracting 和winning 是非谓语动词, 在文中 分别作_成分 这是这是1975年电影大白鲨的开场场景，
22、展示了鲨鱼的攻击。年电影大白鲨的开场场景，展示了鲨鱼的攻击。 大白鲨获得了巨大的成功，吸引了大批观众，赢得了许多奖项大白鲨获得了巨大的成功，吸引了大批观众，赢得了许多奖项 定语，结果状语，结果状语定语，结果状语，结果状语 _(surround) by a thick forest, the ancient city hadnt been discovered until the 1990s. _(affect) by the novel Coronavirus, people all over our country have to stay at home _(prevent) oursel
23、ves from being infected. The comments which she made _(concern) the 2008 Super Voice Girl bored a lot of fans to death. The big fire caused by the dry climate, which has proved the strongest one in years in Australia, _(spread) quickly, and has almost destroyed the forest. According to the report, p
24、eople in the _(flood) areas are rebuilding their homes and many roads leading to the areas have been repaired. Keys: Surrounded，Affected，to prevent，concerning，spreads，flooded Fill the blanks using the correct form of the given words. Using language -ing and -ed as complement In sentence (a) ，woman i
25、s swimming. In other words the woman does the action of swimming, so the author uses -ing In sentence (b)，people are frightened. As a result, passive voice is used, so the author uses -ed -ing -ed Rewrite the sentences using the -ing and -ed forms 1.Here you can see dramatic landscapes. They change
26、from mountain to grasslands, forests to rivers Here you can see dramatic landscapes changing from mountains to grasslands, forests to rivers 2.In recent years, we have large areas of wetland that were damaged by human activity In recent years, we have large areas of wetland damaged by human activity
27、 3.This includes keeping the original environment from being touched This includes keeping the original environment untouched Attacked/Attracting by mermaids since she was a child， Hannah Fraser created her first tail when she was only nine years old. Now， she is a model and a performance artist dev
28、oted /devoting to ocean conservation. She can be seen worn/ wearing mermaid clothing and dived/ diving up to 15 feet underwater to swim with dolphins, sharks, and whales. She appeared in The Cove documentary aiming at highlighting the cruelty of dolphin hunting.Besides performing and the modelling,
29、Hannah travels the world given/giving presentations and talks，getting more people involved / involving in the conservation of ocean life. Lets use it choose the correct form of the verbs Dealing with global warming water conversation carbon footprint LED bulb renewable energy reusable water bottle g
30、reenhouse gases Complete the brochure with the expressions above. reusable water bottle renewable energy carbon footprint LED bulb Water conversation greenhouse gases Lets speakLets speak Share what you can do to help deal with global warming, using the words and expressions you have learnt. To, Ill
31、 when We should when so that e.g. To save water,Ill turn off the taps when I find thewater running. We should turn off the lights when we leave the classroom so that we wont have them burning all night. Whats really green? Develpoing ideas 1.Which shopping bag is more environmentally friendly? a. a
32、plastic bag b.a paper bag c.neither of this 2.What should you do to save energy when leaving your home? a. turn off a device b.unplug a device c. neither of this 3.What food is better for the environment? a.food the produced near to where you live b.food produced far from where you live c.it depends
33、 4.which uses less water? a.taking a bath b.taking a shower c.it depends a-1 b-2 c-3 4-6 OK 7-9 good 10-12 excellent Whats really green? Develpoing ideas 这里填写目录内容说明，设 计发展存在着一个时代价值 观的问题。这里填写目录内 容说明，设计发展存在着一 个现实的时代价值观的问题。 Complete the causes of these effects according to the passsage. Devices turned o
34、ff go into stand-by mode and still use power Local produce sometimes use more energy and produce more greenhouse gases than produce grown a long way away-even taking into account of transport If yoy spend more than 8 min in a shower, youll use as much water as in a bath-about 50 liters of water Sent
35、ences and words in the passage 1.（P.68）Most of us are aware that we must take care of the environment, and the majority of us take steps to save energy and reduce waste and pollution. aware a. 意识到 n.awareness意识 be aware of/that.意识到 raise ones awareness of 提高意识 我们大多数人都意识到，我们大多数人都意识到， 我们必须保护环境，我们大多数人都
36、采取措施，我们必须保护环境，我们大多数人都采取措施， 节节 约能源，减少浪费和污染。约能源，减少浪费和污染。 majority n.大多数 major a.重要的,主要的,严重的 the majority of. .大多数 in the majority占多数 take steps/measures to do 采取措施做某事 Keys: to prevent, are，awareness，major Effective steps must be taken immediately _(prevent) the Coronavirus from spreading across the co
37、untry. The majority of the students _(be) in favour of the proposal. In order to raise the _(aware) of students protecting the environment, our school organized an activity of visiting a photo exhibition about haze on January, 2019. The lack of clean drinking water is a _(majority) problem worldwide
38、. Fill the blanks using the correct form of the given words. 2.（P68）It takes hundreds of years for plastic to break down, but much less time for paper. 塑料需要几百年才能降解，塑料需要几百年才能降解， 而纸的时间要短得多。而纸的时间要短得多。 break down 分解，降解，出故障，（计划等）失败，垮掉分解，降解，出故障，（计划等）失败，垮掉 break out （疾病，（疾病， 战争，战争， 火灾等）爆发火灾等）爆发 break in 强行
39、进入，强行进入， 插话，插话， 打断打断 break into 破门而入，突然开始（笑，破门而入，突然开始（笑， 唱等）唱等） break through 突破，突破， 突围突围 break up 解体，（关系）破裂解体，（关系）破裂 break off 折断，折断， 中断，中断， 断开断开 The computer system broke_last night, causing lots of financial damage to the company. Scientist s think they are beginning to break _in the fight gainst
40、 the new Coronavirus. The ship was broken _ for scrap metal. Hearing that his three siblings died of the Coronavirus Pneumonia, he broke _and wept. As the presidents car drew up, the crowd broke _loud applause. Keys: down, through, up, down, into Fill the blanks with correct words 3.（P69）To make sur
41、e your appliance is in fact off, remove the plug from its power supply. 为了保证您的设备实际上是关闭的，为了保证您的设备实际上是关闭的， 拔掉电源插头拔掉电源插头 remove v.移走， 搬走， 去掉， 清除，除去， 免掉， 开除 remove.from.to.把.从.搬到. removal n 免职，移动， 排除， 搬迁 The doubts about the companys future was removed after the incident. These students will be removed
42、from the school for bad behavior. Remove the cake from the oven and get ready to have breakfast. Translate the following underlined expressions 消除疑虑消除疑虑 开除，免除职务开除，免除职务 拿走，拿走， 移走移走 4.(P69)In some cases, local produce might have used more energy and produced more greenhouse gases than produce grown a
43、long way away - - even taking into account its transport. 在某些情况下，当地的农产品消耗的能源和产生的温室气体可能比生长在很远，在某些情况下，当地的农产品消耗的能源和产生的温室气体可能比生长在很远， 地方的农产品还要多，即便是考把运输考虑在内。地方的农产品还要多，即便是考把运输考虑在内。 account n. 账户，账目，叙述，说明 take. into account = take account of. 考虑到，把考虑进去 give an account of 描述 on account of 因为 account for 解释,说
44、明(原因)，占比例 Researchers figured out water stress with a computer model that calculated how much water trees were getting in comparison with how much they needed，_ (take) into account such things as rainfall,air temperature, dampness of soil， and the timing of snowmelt. He delayed his departure _accoun
45、t of the poor weather conditions Computers and smart phones account _10% of the countrys electricity consumption. Fill the blanks with the correct words or correct forms of the given words Keys: taking，on，for Writing a persuasive letter Part 1 problem Part 2 causes Part 3 sultions We are writing thi
46、s letter to call on / appeal to/ raise your awareness of We are concerned about. We would like to suggest. One of the reasons for this is . In order to iimprove the situation, we should. We suppose. Do not. Lets start doing. Useful expressions The structure Sample Dear friends, We are writing this l
47、etter to raise your awareness of the need to protect our planet. You can help simply by participating in the no bottled water campaign. People tend to think bottled water is cleaner and more convenient. However, they may not know that according to scientific research, milloins of tons of plastic are
48、 used worldwide to make water bottles each year. The plastic can take hundreds of years to break down. If you are worried about the effects of bottled water on the earth, we would like to suggest you take the following steps. 1.Carry your water in a sustainable, reusable bottle. In this way, you don
49、t need to buy bottled water. 2.If you have to purchase a plastic bottled beverage, recycle the bottle after use. 3.Ask your family members and friends to take part in this campaign. Everyone is responsible for making our planet cleaner and better by doing what we can. Lets start NOW. With best wishes, Class 14 Sample Self-learning & self
