1、M3 U1 Nature in the balance Welcome to the unit Step 1: Lead in Talk about your favourite English song. Step 2: Pre-reading Listen to the English song and answer the following questions. (1) What are the rhyming words in this song? Step 2: Pre-reading Listen to the English song and answer the follow
2、ing questions. (1) What are the rhyming words in this song? Possible answer: harm/alarm; seas/trees; clean/green; above/love; pollution/solution Step 2: Pre-reading Listen to the English song and answer the following questions. (2) How do you understand “harm” and “alarm” in this song? Step 2: Pre-r
3、eading Listen to the English song and answer the following questions. (2) How do you understand “harm” and “alarm” in this song? Possible answer “Harm” means something bad we have done to the Earth, including polluting soils and seas, cutting down too many trees, etc. “Alarm” means the signal that w
4、arns us of the importance of environmental protection which urges us to find a solution to this problem. Welcome to the unit The human race has done much harm. We have polluted our soils and seas, And cut down too many trees. Now is the time to sound the alarm. We want to live in a world thats clean
5、; We want to live in a world of green. The human race has done much harm; Now is the time to sound the alarm. Lets be thankful for the skies above; Lets plant new trees and stop pollution; Lets work together to find the solution; The Earths our home to protect and love. We want to live in a world th
6、ats clean; We want to live in a world of green. Lets be thankful for the skies above; The Earths our home to protect and love. Step 3: While-reading Read and answer (1)What is the message of the song? Humans have done much harm to the Earth, and we have to take action to change this situation. Step
7、3: While-reading Read and answer (2)What can you do to help protect the environment? We can use less paper and fewer plastic bottles and bags. Cutting down on electricity usage can also help reduce the air pollution that power stations create. Let us not, however, flatter ourselves overmuch on accou
8、nt of our human victories over nature. For each such victory nature takes its revenge on us. Friedrich Engels “但是我们不要过分陶醉于我们人类对自然界的胜利。对于每一次 这样的胜利，自然界都对我们进行报复。” 恩格斯是德国哲学家、革命导师。这句话选自他的劳动在从猿到 人转变过程中的作用一文，意在告诫我们：人类要和自然和谐相 处 Let us not, however, flatter ourselves overmuch on account of our human victorie
9、s over nature. For each such victory nature takes its revenge on us. Friedrich Engels Step 4: Post-reading Read and discuss: What can you do to help protect the environment? Step 5: Post-reading Read and discuss: What can you do to help protect the environment? 1. Plant trees 2. Protect the forest 3. Step 6: Homework 1. Review what we have learnt. 2. Write an essay on how to protect animals. 感 谢 观 看 感 谢 观 看
