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课件网) Project Unit 3 Science and nature Having a debate Lead-in: appreciate some scenes in some movies Read the article and give the main idea for each paragraph. Paragraph Main idea Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Humans _____ _____ the environment _____ towards the problem. Different attitudes have carelessly damaged Paragraph Main idea Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Both developed and developing countries Should _____ _____. Humans can only really win by_____. towards living in harmony protecting nature work together What is the attitude of poorer nations towards the problem? What about the attitude of developed nations? Poorer nations pay more attention to economic development but less to the environment while developed nations do things in a different way. Read it again and answer the following questions. 1. What have people done to nature? 2. If we continue in this way, what might happen? They have done a lot to destroy and damage nature. It may cause a catastrophe. If we focus only on environmental conservation, then people may suffer. Should the economic development be stopped in favor of nature? We are only doing what humans have always done, using nature to meet our needs. One side: 3. What different attitude towards environmental conservation? The other side: Such thinking may cause catastrophe, unless we start to look around and understand how a clean environment benefits us all. Discuss: 1. Which is more important, economic development or protecting nature? 2. Do you think it contrary (矛盾的) to develop economy while not damaging the environment? 注意：“地球”只有一个，一旦删除，无法挽回，确定要删除“地球”吗？！ Having a debate Planning 1. Form your groups 2. Decide which topic your group would like to choose 3.Split group members into For and Against. 4. Give each member of the group a different role: speaker, researcher, timekeeper etc. 5. Search for the information about your topic. Internet magazine libraries books debate on TV debates on the radio any other resources you can use Preparing: 1. Sort the information 2. Discuss and decide what information to start the debate with 3. Keep a good point for the ending 4. Make a list of the points you think your opposite members will think of. 5. Decide how to argue against those points. Producing: 1. Practise the debate in each group and practise for many times. 2. Decide how one is going to time each section of your debate. Presenting: 1. Come together to debate the topic in front of the class. 2. Display the research on the walls. 3. Decide the team which change the minds lose in the debate. Language points 1. argue: v. [I] to speak angrily to sb., telling them that you disagree with them: v.[I or T] to give the reasons for your opinion, idea, belief, etc: [+ that] The children are always arguing. Kids, will you stop arguing with each other? They were arguing over/about which film to go and see. 孩子们一直在争辩。 孩子们,你们能不能彼此停 ... ...
