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课件网) Unit 1 Nature in the balance To be aware of the importance of protecting the environment by learning an English song about human and nature. To be able to express opinion on how to help protect the environment. Learning Objectives Presentation What can you see in the picture What can you see in the picture What can you see in the picture However, it is a totally different situation in some other places !!! Watch the video about the promo of World Environment Day. Share how you feel about the world we’re living in. A short video Let us not, however, flatter ourselves over much on account of our human victories over nature. For each such victory nature takes its revenge on us. —Friedrich Engels “但是我们不要过分陶醉于我们人类对自然界的胜利。对于每一次这样的胜利，自然界都对我们进行报复。” ———恩格斯 Listen to the English song and answer the following questions. (1) What are the rhyming words in this song (2) How do you understand “harm” and “alarm” in this song The human race has done much harm. We have polluted our soils and seas, And cut down too much trees. Now is the time to sound the alarm. We want to live in a world that's clean; We want to live in a world of green. The human race has done much harm; Now is the time to sound the alarm. Let's be thankful for the skies above; Let's plant new trees and stop pollution; Let's work together to find the solution; The Earth's our home to protect and love. We want to live in a world that's claen; We want to live in a world of green. Let's be thankful for the skies above; The Earth's our home to protect and love. The earth is our only home Listen to the English song and answer the following questions. (1) What are the rhyming words in this song Possible answer: harm/alarm; seas/trees; clean/green; above/love; pollution/solution (2) How do you understand “harm” and “alarm” in this song (2) How do you understand “harm” and “alarm” in this song Possible answer “Harm” means something bad we have done to the Earth, including polluting soils and seas, cutting down too many trees, etc. “Alarm” means the signal that warns us of the importance of environmental protection which urges us to find a solution to this problem. 1. What is the message of the song 2. What can you do to help protect the environment Prsentation Listen to the song and answer the following question according to the lyrics. The human race has done much harm. We have polluted our soils and seas, And cut down too much trees. Now is the time to sound the alarm. We want to live in a world that's clean; We want to live in a world of green. The human race has done much harm; Now is the time to sound the alarm. Let's be thankful for the skies above; Let's plant new trees and stop pollution; Let's work together to find the solution; The Earth's our home to protect and love. We want to live in a world that's claen; We want to live in a world of green. Let's be thank ... ...
