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课件网) Unit 6 Nurturing nature Period 3 Developing ideas Learning aims 1. To learn the main idea of the text. 2. To learn useful language points. 3. To learn to write a job advertisement. How much do you know about The Great Barrier Reef Leading-in The Great Barrier Reef (Grande Barriere de corail), the world's largest and longest coral reef group, is located in the southern hemisphere. It runs along the northeast coast of Australia, from the Torres Strait in the north to the south of the Tropic of capricorn.It stretches for 2,011 kilometers, 161 kilometers at its widest point.There are 2,900 large and small coral islands with a unique natural landscape. 大堡礁(英文:The Great Barrier Reef，法文:Grande barrière de corail)，是世界最大最长的珊瑚礁群，位于南半球，它纵贯于澳大利亚的东北沿海，北从托雷斯海峡，南到南回归线以南，绵延伸展共有2011公里，最宽处161公里，有2900个大小珊瑚礁岛，自然景观非常独特。 Located off the coast of North-east Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest living thing on the planet. Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing event isn’t really important. This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the world. Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker. Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6 Reading Comprehension Fast reading Choose the topic sentences for the paragraphs to complete the passage. I . Read the passage and judge whether the following statements are T(true) or F(false). 1.The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from the outer space. ( ) 2.A candidate is unlikely to get the job if he/she knows nothing about the reef. ( ) 3.Ben thought that the job was very boring. ( ) 4.Ben was very busy every day while doing this job. ( ) Careful reading Ⅱ. Read the passage again and choose the best answers. (1)What shouldn't you do if you're offered the job A.Report back via weekly blogs , photo diaries and video updates. B. Promote the islands through newspapers , magazines and TV interviews. C.Protect the Great Barrier Reef. D.Sit around doing nothing. √ (2)We can infer from the fourth paragraph that_____. A.there were many people eager for this job B.some candidates couldn't make a video C.the candidates should know much about the reef D.a young woman from China got the job in the end √ (3)The last paragraph tells us that_____. A.this job isn't worth doing B.something must be done to protect the reef C.this job isn't a genuine job D.there are no people aware of the beauty of the ocean in the area √ 1.applicant n．申请者 Applicants will be expected to have good command of English. 申请人必须精通英语。 apply v.申请；运用；对……适用 apply for申请…… apply to do sth.申请做某事 apply A to B 把A应用/涂抹于B apply to适用于…… apply oneself to...专注于…… application n．申请；应用 【知识拓展】 (1)单句语法填空 ①He decided to apply _____ a job in the local company. ②He applied _____(study) composition with t ... ...
