新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism

1、FOREIGH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERTISYAchieving sustainable environmentalismFOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismEarth provides enough to satisfy every mans need, but

2、not every mans greed. Mahatma Gandhi A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. Franklin Delano Roosevelt 4UNIT新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism 4UNITAchieving sustainable enviro

3、nmentalismTo talk about environmental issuesTo fully understand the textTo apply the phrases and patternsTo master the argumentative essaywriting skill新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismWarming-up Activities Text Study Language Application SummarySection A 新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achievin

4、g sustainable environmentalismWarming-up ActivitiesSection A新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismShort Answer QuestionsThese pictures remind us more of the environmental problems we human beings are encountered with at present, including air pollution (hazy weather), water pollution

5、, deforestation, wild animals extinction and so on.1. What do the following pictures remind you of in terms of the environmental issues?新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismShort Answer QuestionsMan has the “blood ties” with nature. Mankind has to depend on nature for his food, medi

6、cine, shelter, clothing and other necessities to be able to survive. However, due to industrialization and economic development, man does not live in harmony with nature anymore. While transforming nature for his own sake, man has been over exploring and using the natural resources, resulting in suc

7、h problems as global warming, soil erosion, shortage of fresh water, and sandstorms. Man has suffered a lot from the problems.2. What do you think of the relationship betweenman and nature? 新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismListen and TalkListen to a passage about World Environme

8、nt Day and then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).1. World Environment Day falls on June 5 every year.2. San Francisco is the second city in the United States that has held events to celebrate World Environment Day.3. The main message of World Environment Day this yea

9、r is “Plan for Our Cities”.4. Cities use more than 57 percent of the worlds natural resources.5. The events held this year include not only speeches from famous persons, but also fun activities such as concerts, parades, etc.TFFFT新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismListen to the pa

10、ssage again. Work in pairs and discuss the following questions.1. What is your understanding of a “green city”?2. To build a green city, besides the measures given in the passage such as building more healthy parks and reducing pollution, what other measures can you think of? Listen and Talk新視野大學(xué)英語課

11、件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism1. What is your understanding of a “green city”?As I understand, a “green city” is a city or town that focuses on environmentally friendly practices. It aims to improve the livability of urban surroundings and benefit the well-being of citizens living th

12、ere. Listen and Talk新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism 2.To build a green city, besides the measures given in the passage such as building more healthy parks and reducing pollution, what other measures can you think of? To build a green city, other measures may include water qual

13、ity control, efficient recycling and waste management, use of renewable energy sources, increase of city residents awareness of environmental protection, and easy access to products and services that make green lifestyle choices easy.Listen and Talk新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmental

14、ism Global warming may or may not be the great environmental _ of the 21st century, butregardless of whether it is or isntwe wont do much about it. We will argue over it and may even, as a nation, make some fairly solemn-sounding _ to avoid it. But the more dramatic and meaningful these commitments

15、seem, the less likely they are to be _.To be continuedcrisiscommitmentsListen to a short passage concerning global warming.observed新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism Al Gore calls global warming an “_,” as if merely recognizing it could put us on a path to a solution. But the rea

16、l truth is that we dont know enough to _ global warming, andwithout major technological _we cant do much about it. From 2003 to 2050, the worlds population is _to grow from 6.4 billon to 9.1 billion, a 42% increase. To be continuedinconvenient truthrelievebreakthroughs projectedListen to a short pas

17、sage concerning global warming.新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismIf energy use per person and technology remain the same, total energy use and greenhouse gas _ (mainly, CO2) will be 42% higher in 2050. But thats too low, because societies that grow richer use more energy. We need

18、 economic growth unless we _ the worlds poor to their present poverty and freeze everyone elses living standards.emissions condemnListen to a short passage concerning global warming.To be continued新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismThe practical solution is that if global warming

19、is a _, the only solution is new technology. Only an aggressive research and development program might find ways of breaking our dependence on _ or dealing with it.potential disasterfossil fuelsListen to a short passage concerning global warming.新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism

20、Questions Previewing1. What are the main ideas of Environmentalism? 2. What do you know about Protagoras?3. What is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR or Arctic Refuge)?新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismEnvironmentalism refers to the concern about the environment, or the c

21、onsciousness about the intricate human-nature relation, which mainly advocates the preservation, restoration and / or improvement of the natural environment by social and political movements.1. What are the main ideas of Environmentalism? 新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism2. What

22、 do you know about Protagoras?Protagoras is a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher and one of the several fifth century B.C. Greek thinkers collectively known as the Older Sophists (詭辯家).Protagoras is known primarily for three claims: 1) Man is the measure of all things; 2) He could make the worse (or wea

23、ker) argument appear the better (or stronger); 3) One could not tell if the gods existed or not.新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismIt is a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska, United States, and the largest protected wilderness region in the country. The refuge support

24、s a wide variety of plant and animal life including caribou, polar bears, grizzly bears, wolves, migratory birds, fish, dense shrubs, and rare groves of poplar trees .3. What is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR or Arctic Refuge)?新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism Text St

25、udySection A新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismHow can we make the right choice among so many different and conflicting proposals put forward in the name of environmental protection?The author starts his argumentation by stating the importance of a keen _ in modern society. (Para.

26、 1)environmental awareness What is the theme of the essay? (Para. 1)新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismIntroduction: Two questions are raised to show that people have conflicting ideas about environmental protection. The introduction paves the way for the authors central argument.

27、Part I (Para. 1)新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismThe author introduces two new concepts: environmental luxury environmental necessitiesWhile answering the question raised in Paragraph 1, what concepts does the author put forward? (Para. 2) 新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable e

28、nvironmentalismAccording to the author, what is the ultimate rule followed by rational environmentalism? (Para. 2)The rule states that it is environmentally essential to fight against ecological change that directly does harm to the health and safety of human beings.新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustain

29、able environmentalismHow does the author explain environmental necessity ? (Paras. 3-4)The author explains what is environmental necessity by giving two examples: combating ozone depletion and controlling the greenhouse effect. 新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismAccording to Parag

30、raph 5, why are ozone depletion and the greenhouse effect considered as urgent human disasters? (Para. 5)Because they directly threaten human beings, and their consequences cannot be easily addressed.新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismIn the first section of the body, the author t

31、ries to establish a rule that people can follow when making environmental choices.Part II Section 1 (Paras. 2-5)新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismIt indulges in overt earth worship. It is sentimental, highly selective and incompatible with the reality of natural disasters.Accordi

32、ng to Paragraph 6, what are the features of the environmentalism that is popular today? (Para. 6)新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismWhat does the author mean by saying “My nature worship stops with the twister that came through Kansas or the dreadful rains in Bangladesh that eradi

33、cated whole villages and left millions homeless”? (Para. 6)The author means that he doesnt think man should indulge in nature worship because natural disasters can bring people terrible tragedies. 新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismWhat does the author intend to do by citing the e

34、xample of oil drilling in ANWR? (Para. 7)By using this example, the author aims to strengthen his criterion of making environmental choices, whereby human interests should be given priority over those of animals or nature.新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismThe author cites the deb

35、ate about whether to drill for oil in ANWR to rebut the sentimental environmentalism and justify his own argument.(Paras. 7-9)新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism The author thinks that protecting the livelihood of the logging families is more important than preserving the spotted

36、owl. Again, the author aims to strengthen his own criterion through this example.On the issue of preserving the spotted owl in Oregon versus protecting the logging families there, which side does the author take? Why? (Para. 10)新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismIn the second sect

37、ion (Paras. 6-10), the author, with the purpose of strengthening his own criterion, argues against a different rule, one which he calls a _, which he says is characterized by _. Part II Section 2 (Paras. 6- _)10excessive earth worshipsentimental environmentalism新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable

38、environmentalism The author thinks that nature is under the _ of us humans, rather than being our master. Humans need to respect nature as well as _ it. But when humans have to choose between their own interests and those of nature, they should put their own interests _.What opinion does the author

39、hold toward the relationship between man and nature? (Para. 11)cultivatesupervision in the first place新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism Man should adapt to nature only when his fate and that of nature are closely connected and mans fate is put in danger. For example, ozone deple

40、tion and the greenhouse effect will threaten the living environment of manAccording to the author, under what circumstance should humanity accommodate nature? Examples? (Para. 12)新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismPart three is the conclusion. The author restates his central argum

41、ent: Human interests should be given _ over those of nature although human beings should _ to nature only when their own survival is being endangered by environmental changes.Part III (Paras. 11- _)13priorityadapt新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismThis text is an argumentative wri

42、ting in which the author tries to make a contrast between two different opinions about environmental protection, through which he tries to justify his claim that human interests should be put above those of nature, and that human beings should protect nature only on the grounds that their own intere

43、sts are guaranteed. Main Idea of the Text新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismTwo questions are raised to show that people have conflicting ideas about environmental protection. (Para. 1)Introduction新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismIntroductionMain body: Section

44、 1 and Section 2The author tries to establish a rule for people to follow when they make environmental choices. (Paras. 2-5)The author rebuts a different rule, called a sentimental environmentalism, which he says is characterized by excessive earth worship. (Paras. 6-10)新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sus

45、tainable environmentalismBody: Section 1A rule, called a sane environmentalism, for making environmental choices is presented. (Para. 5)The author defines environmental luxuries and environmental necessities. (Para. 2)The author gives examples “combating ozone depletion and the greenhouse effect” to

46、 explain what he sees as an environmental necessity. (Paras. 3-4)新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismBody: Section 2The author cites the debate about preserving the spotted owl in Oregon vs. protecting the livelihood of the logging families to justify his own argument. (Para. 10)Th

47、e author reviews a different rule, one which he calls a sentimental environmentalism. (Para. 6)The author cites the debate about whether to drill for oil in ANWR to rebut the sentimental environmentalism and justify his own argument. (Paras. 7-9)新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism

48、 The author restates his central argument: Human interests should be given priority over those of nature. (Paras. 11-13)IntroductionMain body: establishing a rule and rebutting a different rule Conclusion 新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismIntroductionMain body: establishing a rul

49、e and rebutting a different rule Conclusion 新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismSharp concern for environmental protection, similar to the belief in _ or the opposition to plastic surgery, is a necessary _ to people in the upper class world. But people have different opinions about

50、 it. Therefore, how can we make the right choice among so many different and conflicting proposals put forward in the name of environmental _? To be continueddemocracyattitude protection新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism To answer the question, it is necessary to follow a rule fo

51、r making environmental choices: the so-called _, which advocates that combating ecological changes that directly do harm to human health and safety is an _. The criterion for making environmental choices indicates that nature should _ human beings, and that human beings should protect nature only wh

52、en their own interests are not affected.To be continuedsane environmentalismenvironmental necessityserve新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalismWhile other people put forward a different rule, called a _, which is characterized by excessive earth _, human interests should be given prio

53、rity over those of animals or nature and nature should be _ to human beings because human interests are more important than those of nature.sentimental environmentalismworship subordinate新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism1. differentiate between把區(qū)分2. take on呈現(xiàn)（某種特征）3. strike a ch

54、ord with引起共鳴4. run / go against the grains與格格不入5. be incompatible with與不相容的6. come through安然度過7. choose sth. over sth. else優(yōu)先選擇(某物)而非新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism把把區(qū)分區(qū)分(fantasy / seek medical help) After staying in the net bar for several days and nights, he was no longer ab

55、le to differentiate between fantasy and reality. He should seek medical help.differentiate between短語逆譯短語應(yīng)用在網(wǎng)吧呆了幾天幾夜，他已經(jīng)不能區(qū)分虛幻和現(xiàn)實(shí)了。他應(yīng)該尋求醫(yī)療幫助。意群提示新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism呈現(xiàn)（某種特征）呈現(xiàn)（某種特征）(official visit / a new look)We firmly believe that after the leaders official visit t

56、o Britain, the relations between the two countries must take on a new look.take on短語逆譯短語應(yīng)用我們相信，通過領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人對(duì)英國的正式訪問，兩國之間的關(guān)系一定會(huì)呈現(xiàn)出新面貌。意群提示新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism引起共鳴引起共鳴(charming pictures / touching plots / young audience)With its charming picture, touching plots and beautiful

57、 music, the movies struck a chord with the young audience.strike a chord with短語逆譯短語應(yīng)用這部電影以它迷人的畫面、動(dòng)人的情節(jié)和優(yōu)美的音樂在年輕觀眾中引起了共鳴。意群提示新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism與與格格不入格格不入Out of our expectation, what he said and did in the public that day ran against the grains of his social status

58、indeed. run / go against the grains短語逆譯短語應(yīng)用令我們意外的是，那天在公共場(chǎng)合他的言行的確和他的身份格格不入。意群提示(out of the expectation / social status) 新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism與與不相容的不相容的 anti-virus software / computer system / update system) The anti-virus software is incompatible with your computer sy

59、stem, so you have to get your system updated.be incompatible with短語逆譯短語應(yīng)用這款殺毒軟件與你的電腦系統(tǒng)不兼容，因此，你需要找人進(jìn)行系統(tǒng)升級(jí)。意群提示新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism安然度過安然度過(medical skill / weak beat / dying patient) Due to the doctors excellent medical skill, the dying patient with a weak beat, was l

60、ucky enough to come through the operation. 短語逆譯短語應(yīng)用多虧了醫(yī)生精湛的醫(yī)術(shù)，這位生命垂危的病人心跳微弱，能夠熬過手術(shù)真是幸運(yùn)。意群提示come through新視野大學(xué)英語課件Unit 4 Achieving sustainable environmentalism優(yōu)先選擇優(yōu)先選擇( (某物某物) )而非而非（另一物）（另一物）(making friends / honesty) In making friends with other people in modern society, we choose honesty over other