1、Unit 6 Earth first课前准备:课本p71-72+笔记本+练习本1.Read the letter and answer the questions What is the purpose of the letter?What is the existing problem?What are the proposed actions from Class 8?Format(格式):1.Salutation(称呼)2.Body(正文)3.Closing(结束语)4.Signature(落款)写作步骤:1.称呼2.正文开门见山,说明写信的目的,提出发现的问题。3.分析问题并找到问题产
2、生的原因。4.提出劝告,通过提建议让对方明确行动的方向。5.落款【Useful Expressions】1.Im sorry to know that you are having trouble with/in doing.at the moment.2.Now it is commonly held that.They think.But I doubt whether.3.The reason for.is that.4.On the one hand,.;on the other hand,.5.When it comes to./As for.I would like to sugg
3、est/recommend.6.The following are my suggestions./My suggestions are as follows.7.In short,./In conclusion,.8.From what has been discussed above/Taking all these factors into consideration,we may safely arrive at/come to/reach the conclusion that.假设你是高中生李华,有感于校园中存在的随意涂写(to scribble)和乱丢垃圾(to litter)的
4、行为,请用英语给校长写一封100词左右的信。信中应包括以下内容:1.说明写信目的;2.对这些行为进行批评;3.提出建议。注意:信的开头、落款及信的第一句已给出,不计入总词数。Dear Mr.Headmaster,I am Li Hua,a student from Class One,Senior Two._Yours faithfully,Li Hua2.Write a persuasive letter审题:审题:体裁:倡议信中心人称:第一人称时态:以一般现在时为主Problems:Some students litter and scribble everywhere in the sc
5、hool.Causes:Some students lack the awareness of environmental protection.Solutions:1.Place more dustbins around and set up specific rules against such behavious.2.Organize some activities to encourage students to develop good habits and better behave themselves.3.4.1.Im sorry to know that you are ha
6、ving trouble with/in doing.at the moment.2.Now it is commonly held that.They think.But I doubt whether.3.The reason for.is that.4.On the one hand,.;on the other hand,.5.When it comes to./As for.I would like to suggest/recommend.6.The following are my suggestions./My suggestions are as follows.7.In s
7、hort,./In conclusion,.8.From what has been discussed above/Taking all these factors into consideration,we may safely arrive at/come to/reach the conclusion that.Problems:Some students litter and scribble everywhere in the school.Causes:Some students lack the awareness of environmental protection.Sol
8、utions:1.Place more dustbins around and set up specific rules against such behavious.2.Organize some activities to encourage students to develop good habits and better behave themselves.3.4.Dear Mr.Headmaster,We are writing to raise your awareness of some improper behaviour among us students:litteri
9、ng and scribbling.We are concerned that it makes our school dirty and unpleasant,which does harm to the image of our school.I always feel ashamed whenever I see this.We would like to suggest the school place more dustbins around and set up specific rules against such behaviour.At the same time,we ho
10、pe that you will consider organizing some activities to encourage students to develop good habits and behave themselves better.One of the reasons for this is that some students lack the awareness of environmental protection.I believe that,with these efforts our school will become a more enjoyable pl
11、ace in the near future.Thank you for your consideration.Yours faithfully,Li Huapurposeproblemscausesolutions1.call on sb.to do sth.号召某人做某事2.take part in 参加3.campaign(宣传)活动4.urge sb.to do sth.敦促某人做某事5.while 然而(做连词,表对比)6.in order to 为了(表目的)7.propose v.提议,建议8.order v.点(菜)9.canteen 食堂,餐厅10.leftover 吃剩的食
12、物11.reduce by 把.减少了12.reduce to 把.减少到13.starvation 饥饿3.Words and expressionsP.71P.721.contribute to 促成,造成2.carbon footprint 碳足迹3.modern appliances 现代家电4.carry out 开展e up with 提出(观点,想法)6.average 平均的1.campaign 2.urge 3.concerned 4.contribute 5.average4.p71-72重点词汇讲解(1)campaign n.(宣传)活动;运动;战役 v.作战作战;参加运
13、动参加运动(教材P71)单句语法填空单句语法填空 Now Mr.Anderson has set up an online campaign _(raise)money for Mr.Smith and other homeless people in the area,which by yesterday had received 8,000.We have _ _ whaling for the last 15 years.我们过去15年一直参加反对捕鲸的运动。用法总结:run/conduct/carry out a campaign开展运动 a national/nationwide c
14、ampaign全国性的运动 a campaign to do sth.为做某事而进行的运动 a campaign for/against.争取/反对.的运动 campaign for 为.而进行的活动 campaign against 开展反对.的活动to raisecampaigned against(2)urge v.竭力主张,强烈要求,敦促 n.强烈的愿望(教材P71)Parents should actively urge their children to take advantage of the opportunity to join sports teams.父母应该积极地督促
15、孩子利用加入体育队的机会。In order to improve learning efficiency,I urge that all of us(should)form the habit of thinking independently and going over lessons in time.为了提高学习效率,我主张大家养成独立思考、及时复习功课的习惯。I cant go out with you tonight because I have an urgent thing to attend to.我今晚不能和你出去,因为我有急事要处理。单词一族:urgent adj.紧急的
16、urgency n.紧迫;急迫;急事用法总结:urge sb to do/into doing sth敦促某人做某事 urge that.(should)do sth极力主张;强调做某事 It is urged that.(should)do sth坚决要求做某事 单单句句语语法填空法填空Our teacher urges us _(study)hard with the College Entrance Examination drawing near.There is no sense of _(urge)to do my school work immediately.The repor
17、t urged that all children _(teach)to swim.to studyurgencybe taught(3)concerned adj.关切的,担忧的(教材P71)The people operating these factories are deeply concerned about the environment.经营这些工厂的人对环境深为关切。He is concerned about the great cost of the trip abroad.他担心这次出国旅行的巨大费用。As far as I am concerned,educators s
18、hould be concerned about the problems that are concerned with the healthy growth of the children and concern themselves with/in the work of education.在我看来,教育工作者应该关心与儿童健康成长有关的问题,并使自己参与到教育工作中来。单词一族:concern v.涉及,与有关;使担心,使担忧 n.关心;担心,忧虑用法总结:so/as far as.be concerned就而言 be concerned with.与有关,涉及 be concern
19、ed about/for 关心,为担心 show/express concern about/for 对.表示关心,担心 concern oneself with/in/about sth.忙于某事;关心某事 单单句句语语法填空法填空/补补全句子全句子The meeting was concerned _ reforms and everyone present was concerned _ their own interests._,you can forget about it.依我看,你可以把这事忘了。withfor/aboutAs far as Im concerned(4)cont
20、ribute v.促成,造成(某事发生);贡献;捐赠;捐助(教材P72)Doing small things well contributes to building up our confidence and helping us meet bigger challenges in the future.把小事做好有助于增强我们的自信心并帮助我们迎接未来更大的挑战。What amazed me was that he contributed all his money to the local school.令我惊讶的是,他把所有的钱都捐给了当地的学校。单词一族:contribution n
21、.捐献;贡献;投稿用法总结:contribute sth to.把某物捐献给 contribute to(doing)有助于;导致;投稿 make a contribution/contributions to(doing)对做出贡献 单单句句语语法填空法填空Located where the Belt meets the Road,Jiangsu will contribute more _ the Belt and Road construction.Eating too much fat _(contribute)to heart disease and causes high bloo
22、d pressure.Your _(contribute)will certainly make the event a huge success.In conclusion,everyone should make contributions to _(protect)the environment.tocontributescontributionprotecting(5)average adj.平均平均(数数)的的,普通普通/一般的一般的n.平均数平均数;一般水平一般水平(教材P72)As the average age of the population increases,there
23、 are more and more old people to care for.随着人口平均年龄的增加,需要照顾的老年人越来越多。Parents spend an average of$200 a year on toys for their children.父母给孩子买玩具的花费每年平均为200美元。Toms work at school is above(the)average,Jims is below(the)average and Jacks is up to(the)average.汤姆的学习成绩属于中上水平,吉姆的学习成绩属中下水平,杰克的学习成绩属中等水平。用法总结:an
24、 average of.平均有 the average of.的平均数 above/below(the)average在一般水平以上/下 on(the/an)average 平均来看 up to(the)average达到平均水平 补补全句子全句子_ are absent each day.平均每天有10个学生缺席。The amount of snow this year has been _.今年的降雪量低于平均水平。An average of 10 studentsbelow average1.Today police began a _ to reduce road accidents.
25、2.If we can persuade young people not to start smoking,they might then _ their parents and other people to give up smoking,too.3.How much do you spend on beauty products on _ every month?4.Worrying about how youll perform on a math test may actually _ to a lower test score.5.The _ food price has not
26、 decreased from the high level of a few months ago.6.The whole society should show _ for handicapped children.urgecampaignaveragecontributeconcerncampaignurgeconcerncontributeaverageaverage众所周知,全球变暖问题日加严重,如冰川消退、海平面上升、荒漠化等等,还给生态系统、农业生产带来严重影响,各国政府正在采取积极措施解决这一问题。作为一位中国中学生,请你给21st Century 写一封倡议信,简述全球变暖的
27、危害,并列举出至少五项你的解决措施,号召更多的人一起参与保护地球的行列当中。字数:100左右 要求:尽量使用本单元所学词汇和表达,语言连贯,表达准确。参考词汇宝库:glacier 冰川 荒漠化desertification 生态系统 ecosystem农业生产 agricultural production 气体排放 gas emissionrestore the natural environment keep the original environment from being touchedkeep the original environment untouched adopt sustainable ways 18 global warming renewable energycarbon footprint greenhouse effect reusable water bottle Thank You!