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课件网) Unit 1 Nature in the balance Welcome to the unit Step 1: Lead in Talk about your favourite English song. Listen to the song! the human race_____ do harm (to) _____ cut down _____ sound the alarm _____ be thankful for sth _____ find the solution (to sth) _____ 对…有害 人类 砍伐，砍倒 发出警报 对…感激；为…庆幸 找到解决…的方法 What is the message of the song What can you do to help protect the environment Humans have done much harm to the Earth, and we have to take action to change this situation. Use less paper and fewer plastic bottles and bags. Cut down on electricity usage. Plant trees. Forbid people to pour down the waste into the water. ....... Comprehension Discuss the following questions in pairs. Discussion What are the rhymes of this song harm/alarm; seas/trees; clean/green; above/love; pollution/sollution Step 2 find the rhymes Look at these words you have filled in. Do they sound similar What are the rhyming words in this song harm/alarm; seas/trees; clean/green; above/love; pollution/solution. How do you understand “harm” and “alarm” “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 dangers of environmental damage, which urges us to find a solution. Comprehension Can you list “harm” that the song has expressed polluting soils and seas Cut down too many trees air pollution What other harmful activities against environment can you list trash pollution overfishing sound pollution light pollution Global warming Illegal hunting Food waste Can you list “alarm” that the song has expressed 1. Be thankful for the skies; 2. Plant new trees; 3. Stop pollution; 4. Find a solution. Video Time Why does Copenhagen have such a good environment 但是我们不要过分陶醉于人类对自然界的胜利。对于每一次这样的胜利，自然都会对我们进行报复。 ———弗里德里希·恩格斯 Let us not, however, flatter ourselves overmuch on account of our human victories over nature. For each such victory nature takes its revenge on us. —Fredrich Engels flatter yourself 自以为是; 高看自己 on account of = because of 因为；由于 take revenge on 报复 flatter ourselves overmuch on account of each such victory take its revenge on sb. do much harm (to) sound the alarm be thankful to sb. for sth. Welcome to the unit 我们不要过分陶醉 因为、由于（prep.) 每一次这样的胜利 报复某人 对......有害 发出警报 因某事对某人表示感谢 What can you see in these pictures Watch the video about the promo of World Environment Day. Share how you feel about the world we’re living in. Find out the wrong behavior in the picture. noise pollution heavy smoke clear-cut logging smoking shooting birds littering on the ground wasting water letting off off-gas pouring out waste water littering into the water Watch the video and take notes of how to save our world. Prsentation Group work: which solution can you find to protect t ... ...
