外研社教学课件Unit 10 应用英语教程综合英语2.pptx

Pre-Class TasksBackground KnowledgeText AText BPre-Class TasksMini-ResearchSearchtheInternetforinformationaboutenvironmentalproblemsandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatarethemajorenvironmentalproblemstroublingourplanet?Themajorenvironmentalproblemsmayincludepollution,soildegradation,globalwarming,naturalresourcesdepletion,deforestation,lossofbiodiversity,climatechange,etc.2.Whatarethecausesoftheseproblems?Environmentalissuesareeffectsofhumanactivityonthebiophysicalenvironment,mostoftenofwhichareharmfuleffectsthatcauseenvironmentaldegradation.Pre-Class TasksCo-LearningWatchavideoclipanddiscussthefollowingquestionsinagroup.1.Whatdoesthestatement“TherearenodemographicvoidsintheAmazon”indicate?WhatitmeansisthatthewholeAmazonislikethis.Therearepeopleeverywhere.Andmanyothertropicalforestsarethesame,andnotjusttropicalforests.Peoplehaveinfluencedecosystemsinthepast,andtheycontinuetoinfluencetheminthepresent,eveninplaceswheretheyrehardertonotice.Pre-Class TasksCo-LearningWatchavideoclipanddiscussthefollowingquestionsinagroup.2.Howshouldwedefinenatureinthespeakersview?Thespeakersviewincludesthefollowing:humanbeingsareanimals;natureisanywherewherelifethrives,anywherewheretherearemultiplespeciestogether,anywhere thatsgreen and blue and thriving and filled withlife and growing.Naturehasnotbeenuntouchedforthousandsofyears.Wehavetoletchildrentouchnature,becausethatwhichisuntouchedisunloved.Pre-Class TasksCo-LearningWatchavideoclipanddiscussthefollowingquestionsinagroup.3.Whatsthespeakersattitudetowardnationalparks?Theauthorsattitudeisironic,becauseshethinksthatnationalparksareheavilymanagedto“lookuntouched.”Background KnowledgeAbout the AuthorThetextisanabridgednewsreportfromNew York PostwrittenbyJamesRogers,ajournalistofFoxNews,onNovember8,2017.Thesourceofthenewsreportisavailableonhttps:/ KnowledgeNotes to the Text1.FoxNewsFoxNews,officiallyknownastheFoxNewsChannel,commonlyabbreviatedtoFNC,isanAmericancabletelevisionnewsandpoliticalcommentarychannelownedbytheFoxEntertainmentGroup.2.SeaShepherdGlobalSeaShepherdGlobalisaninternational,non-profitmarineconservationorganizationthatengagesindirectactioncampaignstodefendwildlife,andconserveandprotecttheworldsoceansfromillegalexploitationandenvironmentaldestruction.3.TugofWarAlsoknownasropepullingortuggingwar,itreferstoanathleticcontestbetweentwoteamsatoppositeendsofarope,witheachteamtryingtodragtheotheracrossacenterline.Text StructureText ASeaSheperddocumentFaroesegovernmenttheFaroesnationaldietslammeddescriptionsustainablePartsMain IdeaI(paras.1-6)Theprojectconductedby_tosecretly_theFaroeIslandswhalehunts,andthepicturesandstatisticscollectedbythegroup.II(paras.7-8)Theresponsefrom_,who_SeaShepherdsactivitiesandarguesthatwhalemeatandblubberofpilotwhalesisavaluedpartof_.III(paras.9-11)Twoeyewitnesses_aboutwhattheyhadseenandexperiencedontheFaroeIslands.IV(paras.12-16)Faroeseauthoritiesargumentthatwhalingontheislandsis_inthatitisboth_and_sensible.V(paras.17-18)Activistsurgingfor_totakeactionagainstDenmarkovertheFaroeIslandswhalehunts.economicenvironmentaltheEuropeanUnionDetailed Analysisa.Comprehension checkText A1Whateffectmaythetitle“TheSeaRunsRedwithBloodafterTribalWhaleHunt”haveonthereader?The title can produce impressive imagery.During the cut of a pilot whales spine,its main arteries also get cut.Because of this,the surrounding sea tends to turn a bloody red.This vivid imagery is often used by anti-whaling groups in their campaigns against the hunt.These images of a blood-red sea can have a shocking effect on readers.Detailed Analysisa.Comprehension checkText A2WhydidthevolunteerstakesomuchtroubletotakethepicturesofFaroesewhalehunts?Otherwise,they would not have been allowed to enter the Faroe islands.They want to draw the world attention to the cruel slaughter of whales on the Faroe islands and have to document the details of whaling secretly.Detailed Analysisa.Comprehension checkText A3WhattypesofinformationdidSeaShepherdGlobalgivetoFoxNews?ThegrouptoldFoxNewsthatitsvolunteersparticipatedin“covertland-basedpatrols”todocumentthehunts,whicharelegalinDenmark,overa10-weekperiodfromJulytoearlySeptemberthisyear.Detailed Analysisa.Comprehension checkText A4Whydidoneofthewitnessesesp.mentionhowtheFaroesechildrentreatedthedyingwhales?Maybehe/shewassurprisedtoseehowcrueleducationtheFaroesechildrenhadandthuscriticizetheFaroesegovernmentsinhumanepractice.Detailed Analysisa.Comprehension checkText A5HowdidtheFaroeseauthoritiesjustifytheirwhaling?Theytrytojustifytheirwhalinginthefollowingways:firstly,manyFaroeseconsiderthewhalemeatanimportantpartoftheirfoodcultureandhistory;theFaroesewhalehuntsarenon-commercial,organizedonacommunitylevel,anditisacceptedbytheinternationalconvention.Secondly,thewhalingontheislandsisfullysustainable.Detailed Analysisa.Comprehension checkText A6Faroesewhalehuntshavebeenquitecontroversialandattractedworldwideattention.Whatisyourpersonalstandonthisissueafterreadingthetext?Openanswers.Detailed Analysisa.Comprehension checkText A7Isthistextanewsreportoranewssto。