1、Unit 6 Nature in words 新标准英语高中选择性必修第三册新标准英语高中选择性必修第三册 Developing ideas Activity 1 Facts about DDT: DDT was first produced in 1874 and was later used as pesticide. It stays in the environment. It is highly poisonous to living organism, including humans. Now banned in many countries, it is still used
2、in some for malaria control. Look at the infographic below and answer the questions. Activity 1 Look at the infographic below and answer the questions. 1 How does DDT reach the human body in the food chain? When DDT is sprayed onto plants in order to kill insects, it is absorbed by the plants and su
3、bsequently consumed by animals; humans in turn eat those animals. DDT also leaks through the soil and into rivers and lakes, where it contaminates fish consumed by humans. Activity 1 Look at the infographic below and answer the questions. 2 What harm does DDT cause? DDT is highly poisonous to living
4、 organism, including humans. Activity 2 Read the book review on Silent Spring, a book that led to the banning of DDT. Predict what will be mentioned in the passage. Activity 2 Now read the passage and check your prediction. It is a book review on Silent Spring, so the following parts may be mentione
5、d this this passage: 1) basic information about the book, including the author, year of publication, theme and main idea; 2) the reason why this book is published; 3) features of the writing; 4) comments on this book; 5) influence of this book. Activity 3 Organise information from the passage and co
6、mplete the notes about Silent Spring.1 1962 2 the damaging effects of human activity 3 more responsible, limited and carefully monitored 4 scientific information, examples and research 5 beautiful and elegant 6 The pesticide industry 7 defend her claims 8 The use of DDT 9 Presidential Medal of Freed
7、om 10 environmental awareness Now work in pairs. Talk about which aspects of the book review make you wantto read the book. Think & Share 1 Why was Silent Spring so successful? Silent Spring was so successful because it alerted the general public to the dangers of DDT. It planted important new ideas
8、 in the public mind, such as that spraying chemicals to control insect populations has an impact on other wildlife, and that the chemicals got into the food chain. 2 What is the moral lesson behind “A Fable for Tomorrow”? The moral lesson is that financial profit should not come at the expense of th
9、e environment and the creatures living in it. Think & Share 3 Why did some people challenge Carsons findings? Some people challenged Carsons findings because they were concerned about the negative impact they would have on business in the pesticide industry. Think & Share Think & Share 4 In what dif
10、ferent ways do First Snow and Silent Spring raise peoples awareness of nature? First Snow shows the beauty of natureand in particular the snowthrough its words and imagery, while Silent Spring describes an unnatural spring without the beauty of birdsong. They each raise peoples awareness of nature b
11、y highlighting the interplay between nature and human behaviour. Activity 4 Work in groups. Write an award speech for Rachel Carson. 1 Read the passage again and make notes about Rachel Carsons contributions to environmental protection. Consider the following: her most influential work what points s
12、he tried to make difficulties she met with her personal qualities Activity 4 2 Rachel Carson received her Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1980. Read the excerpt from President Carters award speech and note the language features. Never silent herself in the face of destructive trends, R
13、achel Carson fed a spring of awareness across America and beyond. Always concerned, always eloquent, she created a tide of environmental consciousness that has not ebbed. Activity 4 3 Write your own award speech of about 100 words and share it with the class. Now think about your performance in grou
14、p discussion. Were you able to make an objective judgement about Rachel Carson? Writing a poem about natureWriting a poem about nature Activity 5 Which poem abc uses its shape to help convey message? has rhyming words at the end of lines? uses metaphor? uses simile? uses personification? Read the po
15、ems and tick the correct box(es) for each question. Think about words and expressions related to nature and add them to the mind map. Activity 6 Activity 7 Work in pairs. Plan a poem. Consider the following: what your poem will be about what kind of poem you are going to write what figures of speech
16、 you will use what words you can use for that rhyme (if using rhyme) Activity 7 Work in pairs. Plan a poem. Consider the following: There once was a boy who thought, He could eat all the sweets he had bought. He gobbled them down, Then started to frown, Cause hed eaten more than he ought. Now write your poem. Activity 8 Work in pairs. Make improvements to each others poems and share them with the class. Now discuss the similarities and differences between Chinese and English poems.
