1、 Silent Spring1.Language Ability Aim:learn to analyze complex sentences and use key words and phrases.2.Cultural Awareness Aim:learn the laws of nature, and know how to be in harmony with nature 3.Thinking Ability Aim:learn to summarize and analyze.4.Learning Ability Aim:learn to have specific goals
2、 in learning, reflect and adjust the process and learning strategy.1. stillnessstlns2. disturb dstb3. feed fid4. deserteddztd 5. violentlyvalntli 6. profession prfen7. the general public8. ecosystemiksstm 9. responsiblerspnsbl10.in particular ptkjl(r) 11.urge dsb to do sth 12.awarewe(r)of 13.case st
3、udies 14.cow ka15.originallyrdnli1.静止2.打扰3.喂养4.被遗弃的5.猛烈地6.职业7.普通大众8.生态系统9.负责任的10.尤其11.催促某人做某事12.意识到，明白13.案例研究14.奶牛15.起初1. preciseprsas2. messagemesd3. alarmlm 4. impact5. ban6. establishstbl 7. milestone8. target tt9. critic10.emotional mnl11.attempt tempt12.policyplsi13.stand by 14.defend her claim
4、s1.精确的2.信息3.使担心4.影响5.禁止6.建立7.里程碑8.目标9.批评家10.情感的11.企图12.政策13.坚持14.为自己的主张辩护Activity 1 Read Para.1&2, finishing the following questions.1. Whats the topic of Silent Spring?A . Love , hope , human.B . Nature , love , life.C . Nature, life , human.D . Nature, love , human.2.Why did the author imagine a w
5、orld without birds?By imaging a world without birds, she aimed to alert the scientific community and the general public to the damaging effects of human activity on natural ecosystems-in particular, to the harmful use of pesticides, such as DDT. She wished to see pesticides used in a more responsibl
6、e, limited and carefully monitored way.Activity 2 Listen to the recording of Para.3, and try your best to finish the chart.Content of the bookscientific research and case studiesother examples of eradication programmesCasons sourcesgypsy moth eradication programmefire-ant programmeActivity 3 Listen
7、to the recording of Para.4 Carsons message was very alarming, causing a great increase in environmental awareness. Its impact was immediate and far-reaching. What are the impacts?The use of DDTwas bannedEPA was establishedIt earned Carson Presidential Medal of freedomRead para.5 and finish the follo
8、wing questions.They said that Carson did not understand the science behind her arguments.Some also said that her work was more emotional than scientific.All of them came from pesticide industry.What did they attempt to do?They attempted to damage Carsons reputation and stop her work from influencing
9、 public policy.Do you agree that financial profit should come at the expense of the environment and the creatures living in it?What did Carson do?Carson appeared in public and on television to defend her claims.What are the negative voices?Activity 5 Listen to the recording of Para.6 and take a look
10、 at the Chinese version of the paragraph.What made the book attractive to the author? Why?Think and ShareDo you think Carson was a great woman? Why? You can give your answer in Chinese. Tips: 1.time for the book 2. aims of the book 3.opposing voices(pesticide industry) 4.impact on general people and
11、 scientific community 5.Carsons attitude to the negtive voicesThere was a strange 1. (still).The birds , for examplewhere had they gone ? Many people 2._speak of them,3.(puzzle) and disturbed . The feeding stations in the backyards 4._(desert) . The few birds seen anywhere were moribund;they 5._(tre
12、mble) violently and could not fly . It was 6._ spring without voices . On the mornings that had once 7._ (throb)with the dawn chorus of robins , catbirds , doves , jays, wrens ,and scores of other bird 8.(voice) there was now no sound ; only9._(silent) lay over the fields and 10._(wood)and marsh. stillness puzzledtrembledathrobbedvoicessilence woodswere desertedspokeActivity 6 Finish the following blanks.HomeworkWrite an award speech for Rachel Carson.
