1、选择性必修一 Unit 6 Nurturing nature(2)Using languageTourism and the environmentListening and speakingObjectives By the end of this lesson,you will be able to:1.get the main idea of the listening material;2.persuade others using different strategies;promise when opposite opinions occur;4.talk about how to
2、 balance environmental protection and economic development.Lead-inRead the passage of Activity 5 on Page 66.Ecotourism is a type of tourism that conserves the environment.It encourages people to be responsible travelers and involves educating them about the natural world.For countries such as Costa
3、Rica,Kenya and Nepal,ecotourism is an important part of the economy.Some ecotourism holidays involves voluntary work,such as planting trees or counting endangered animals.Lead-in1.What is your understanding of Ecotourism?2.What can we do when we visit places of interests to conserves the environment
4、?ListeningListen to the conversation and choose the places mentioned.Listen again and complete the notes.The first optionRachel wants to and plant trees.rhinos,which will help protect them.alsoeat local food.hike in the mountainscountListen again and complete the notes.The first optionRachels dad th
5、inksthe activity sounds like he can eat that kind of food at home.hard work.Listen again and complete the notes.The second optionRachel wants to look aftersleep in a treehouse.Rachel dad wants toand read a book.elephants.lie on the beachListen again and complete the notes.CompromiseThey will stay in
6、 Rachel can do ecotourism activities while her dad does what he likes.They will go on of the jungle.a nice hotel.a one-day bike tourListen again and check your answers.Rachel:Dad,I have been searching online for some information about holidays,as you askedDad:OK Rachel.So,what has caught your eye?Ra
7、chel:I thought we might go on an ecotourism holiday.The idea is that you go to a natural place and help conserve it.To me.Thats much better than just sitting on a beach.Dad:Hmm.Im not sure about that.Listen again and check your answers.Rachel:Oh,come on,Dad.The fact is that travel does a lot of harm
8、 to the environment.Wouldnt you agree that we should do something positive?Dad:If you ask me,lying on a beach is doing something positive!OK,where do you want to go?Listen again and check your answers.Rachel:Well,there is a holiday to Nepal.It looks fantastic.You get to hike in the mountains and pla
9、nt trees.And you get to count rhinos to help protect them.Listen again and check your answers.Dad:Wait,what?There are rhinos in Nepal?Rachel:Yes,Dad!You also eat simple local food,like rice and vegetables.Thats real.Dad:Rice and vegetables?I can eat that at home!And I dont think hiking up mountains
10、and planting trees are very relaxing.I would say they sound like hard work!Listen again and check your answers.Rachel:Yes,thats true.Ok.Lets find a compromise so we can both be happy.How about Thailand?We can look after elephants and sleep in a treehouse.Dad:Look after elephants?What would we have t
11、o do?Listen again and check your answers.Rachel:Well,we would have to feed them three times a day.In the afternoon,you wash the elephant.Oh,and you also have to play with them.You can swim in a river with them or play with baby elephants.Apparently the older elephants can play a kind of football!Dad
12、:I admit that sounds rather fun.Rachel,is this holiday near the coast?Rachel:Yes,it is.Listen again and check your answers.Dad:Then lets meet in the middle.As a compromise,how about we stay nearby in an ice hotel?You can do some ecotourism activities while I lie on the beach and read a book.Then wer
13、e both happy.Rachel:So I can look after elephants?OK then,I agree,but we both have to go on a one-day bike tour of the jungle.Dad:Fine,its a deal.Complete the boxes with the expressions from the conversation.The fact is thatWouldnt you agree that?Let find a compromise.Lets meet in the middle.As a co
14、mpromise,I agree,but The fact is that Wouldnt you agree that?I agree,but Lets meet in the middle.As a compromise,Let find a compromise.Complete the boxes with the expressions from the conversation.Complete the passage with the expressions in the box.not eco-friendly create opportunities for new busi
15、nessesdisturb the wildlife help the local economyhigh carbon emissions provide more jobs use up natural resourcesAs tourism develops,people are becoming increasingly concerned about the environment.The owner of the company thinks the hotel would attract more tourist,which will create opportunities f
16、or new businessesand help the local economy.Here in our city,there is a heated discussion about whether a hotel should be built at White Beach.Complete the passage with the expressions in the box.However,the local people worry that building the hotel is and willin particular the turtles which lay th
17、eir eggs on White Beach.But they also admit that building the hotel will for people living in the area.Complete the passage with the expressions in the box.not eco-friendly disturb the wildlife.provide more jobsEven though the owner of the company guarantees that the design will be in harmony with i
18、ts beautiful surroundings,the local people are still concerned that the hotel may Increased tourist numbers will also mean more cars and aeroplanes,which in turn means use up natural resources.higher carbon emissions.Complete the passage with the expressions in the box.Now listen to the passage and
19、check your answers.Role-play Work in pairs.Role-play a discussion to reach an agreement that is satisfactory for everyone.Use the expressions in this sectionRole-play Student A:You are a hotel operator who wants to build a hotel on some forested land.Student B:You are a conservationist who wants to protect the wildlife there.Role-play Now think about how well you approached the problem from different perspectives and reached an agreement.HomeworkWrite about an introduction using the words and expressions learnt in todays lesson.
