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课件网) Reading for Writing P32-33 新人教选择性必修Book 4 Unit 3 Sea Exploration Express your opinions on sea exploration The ocean is the body of salt water which covers approximately 71% of the surface of the Earth. Humans have been using the ocean for a variety of purposes, for example: navigation, exploration, war, travel, trade, food, leisure, power generation, extractive industries. Should the sea be explored Understand how we are affecting and being affected by changes in Earth's environment. Better understand and respond to earthquakes, tsunamis, and other hazards. Effectively manage, conserve, regulate, and use ocean resources. Lead to overfishing. Lead to pollution. ... Read the two texts below and find the arguments and evidence in them. Arguments & Evidence Text 1 Argument Evidence Exploration causes pollution. Deepwater Horizon oil spill Plastic pollution Mining for resources is damaging. It hurts the Arctic. Burning fossil fuels adds to climate change. Overfishing is an issue. Whales and dolphins are hunted. Banned, but some countries still doing it. Text 2 Argument Evidence Sea exploration is important for our future. Scientific research ships can help address important issues like climate change. Understanding more about the sea will also help us manage its resources better. New medicines, food resources and energy. Predict events such as earthquakes. We need new resources for future development. Vast amounts of resouces may be under the sea and ice. Arguments & Evidence Text _____ Look at the two charts below and decide which one supports which text. 2 Text _____ 1 In groups, discuss the following questions and take notes. 1. What is your opinion about sea exploration Do you agree with one argument more than the other 2. Has your opinion changed after reading the two texts Why or why not I think sea exploration is a wonderful idea, because even if there are no immediate rewards for it, to explore and find out more about our world is always a good thing. Yes, my opinion has changed. Before reading Text 1, I did not know that sea exploration could add to sea pollution, via deep sea drilling for example. In groups, discuss the following questions and take notes. 3. Are there any other aspects of sea exploration not mentioned that you think are important We do not know what we don't know; We need to explore the ocean so that we can better understand issues such as acidification which leads to seawater to become more acidic, and how to fight these problems; Studying the ocean causes the creation of new technologies that can help us in other areas. 课文回顾： warn v. 提醒注意(可能发生的事)；使警惕 warn sb. of/about sth 就某事而警告某人 warn sb (not) to do sth 警告某人不要做某事 warn sb. + that 从句 警告某人…… 1 句意：气候变化正警告我们情况不妙。 例： 1. 每个来访者都被警告有危险。。 Every visitor _____. 2. 他被警告会得到报复。 He was warned _____ he might be revenged. Climate ch ... ...
