1、教学材料：外研社高中英语新教材选择性必修第一册教学材料：外研社高中英语新教材选择性必修第一册教学内容：教学内容：Unit6: Nurturing Nature第五课时：第五课时：Presenting ideas 执教人执教人： Watch the video and answer the questions.1 Which world heritage sites are introduced in the video?2 What other world heritage sites have you been to?the Great Wall the Fujian TulouNowada
2、ys visiting the heritage sites has become popular. But it also caused some problems. Do you think natural heritage sites should be open to the public?Read the two points of view and take your sides.Look and sayOpening natural heritage sites to the public would mean people could get to know more abou
3、t them.Natural heritage sites should not be open to the public because crowds of visitors can cause damage to them.Think of arguments to support your point of view.Should natural heritage sites be open to the public?Point of viewArgumentsNatural heritage sites should be open to the public.1. People
4、could get to know more about them.2. People could understand the importance of the sites and the need to protect them.3. People could improve the local economy and the living standard of natives.Point of viewArgumentsNatural heritage sites should not be open to the public.1. Crowds of visitors can c
5、ause damage to them.2.3.Think of supporting examples to support your arguments.Point of viewArgumentsSupporting examplesNatural heritage sites should be open to the public.1. People could get to know more about them.When people came to see the beautiful scenery from the Great Barrier Reef, they came
6、 to understand the delicate balance that the environment exists in and what can and must be done to protect it.Argumentative WritingAn argumentative or persuasive essay states astrong personal opinion for the purpose of influencing its readers.Change readers mind;Influence their decision;Win their s
7、upportDefinitionBasic structureArgumentationIntroductionBodyConclusionsyllogism (三段论) Introduction (topic)Body (supporting ideas)ConclusionBackground information Introduction1.Background Information Traveling to natural heritage sites becoming more and more popular in our life. However, I think natu
8、ral heritage sites should not be open to the public to visit.Thesis statement2.Thesis statementIntroductionUseful expressions for background informationShould ? Different people hold different opinions.Recently, we held a heated discussion about /had a survey on how to.Opinions are divided./Differen
9、t people have different opinions towards this problem.Nowadays, a topic about is being heatedly discussed in .People have different opinions on this problem./People take different attitudes towards this problem. Tips about thesis statement1). Argumentative thesis statement is not a fact but a debata
10、ble statement.2). Characteristics of debatable thesis: a: It should take a stand. b: It should be a statement with which others may or may not agree. c: It should attempt to convince readers E.g. Natural heritage sites are open to the public. Improve it to make it debatable: Natural heritage sites o
11、pen to the public.Bodytopic sentence 2Bodytopic sentence1Thesis statementNatural heritage sites should be open to the public.Topic sentence 1: To begin with, people could get to know more about them.Topic sentence 2: Whats more, People could understand the importance of the sites and the need to pro
12、tect them.Useful expressions:uThe main reasons are as follows. uThere are four reasons for it. Pay attention to the transitional words or phrases:nFirstly, / Secondly, / . / Lastly, nFor one thing, For another, nTo begin with , Besides,/Whats more, /In addition, Bodytopic sentencesupporting idea 1su
13、pporting idea 2(topic sentence)Whats more, People could understand the importance of the sites and the need to protect them. (supporting idea 1) For example, People go to visit the Great Barrier Reef to become aware of the beauty of the ocean in the area. (supporting idea 2) Whats more, they came to
14、 understand the delicate balance that the environment exists in and what can be done to protect the reef.Types of supporting details: The supporting details intended to convince readers should be sound or believable. The common types of supporting details :Logical reasoning Textual evidenceFacts & s
15、tatisticsExamplesExperts opinion.l Logical Reasoning: Logic reasoning is a way of proving or disproving a point of view by expounding on the relationship, mainly that of cause and effect, between events or convince or persuade.l Textual Evidence: Textual evidence comes form literature review. It can
16、 be quotes, paraphrase, or summarize passages used to strengthen your argument.l Facts: Facts include data that has been objectively proven and is generally accepted, such as historical facts, scientific data, statistics, and so forth.l Examples: To be effective, the examples you use should be typic
17、al and selected from a sufficient number of reliable sorces to prove the case.l Experts opinion: An expert is a person who is knowledgeable about a topic. The experts opinion is used to help support your point.ConclusionIn a word, I think natural heritage sites should be open to the public to visit.
18、 As long as we raise our awareness to protect the environment of the heritage sites, we can not only gain our knowledge but also improve living standard of the local people through visiting them. emphasize the main point and have a strong impact; dont present any new argument in conclusion; convince
19、 readers that the essay has covered all the most important arguments about the issue.Useful expressions:As far as I am concerned, .First,SecondPersonally speaking,In my opinion/view,From my point of view,As for me,In short/in brief/ in a word,In conclusion As long as/ so long asWhat makes a good ess
20、ay?StructureContentLanguageSummaryStructureArgumentationIntroductionBodyConclusionTopic sentence1Supporting idea 1Thesis statementBackground info.Topic sentence 2Supporting idea 2Supporting idea 1Supporting idea 2Content To write a good argumentation, students should meet the following requirements:
21、1. Concise: Your thesis statement should be raised straight to the point; dont say anything irrelevant.2. Clear stand: you should take a clear stand facing a debatable statement.3. Sufficient evidence: you should give specific examples and hard evidence or facts, not opinions and take quotations fro
22、m authorities.4. Clear logic: you should be logical when writing your essay. Take a certain logical order. For example: from the least to the most important or from the most familiar to the least familiar.Language-coherenceuse high-level words / phrasesa great variety of / a wide range of= a great d
23、iversity of /a great manybe convinced of keep me informed ofturn /work/come out to be be exposed to English as much as possible1. many activities2. believe her innocence3. As a result , the test was a failure.4. tell me the latest information about the suitcase5. practice English as much as possible
24、Language-expressions6. enjoy/have good health7. have much homework8. have the right to use the Internet9. use a new way of learning math be blessed with good healthbe burdened with much homeworkhave access to the Internetadopt a new approach to learning mathmore idiomaticmore accuratemore formal常用的其
25、他句式常用的其他句式1.大家很关心我们是否大家很关心我们是否There is a widespread concern over the issue whether we should2.已成为一种普遍现象。已成为一种普遍现象。Its common/a common phenomenon for,which causes a heated debate in society .3、不可否认、不可否认No one can deny the fact that/There is no denying/doubt that/It goes without saying that4、当谈及、当谈及，人
26、们的态度各不相同。，人们的态度各不相同。When it comes to /Talking of , people adopt different attitudes towards it .Language-sentence variety5、是该采取有效措施、是该采取有效措施的时间了。的时间了。Its high time that we took effective measures to/ effective measures should be taken to end 6.只有采取这种方式，我们才能只有采取这种方式，我们才能Only in this way can we 7.我坚信我坚信I am greatly convinced that/I strongly believe that/I firmly support the view that1.Finish the argumentative essay on if natural heritage sites should be open to the public.H
