1、Having a debateProject Man versus natureAre they beautiful?What do the pictures lead you to think of?.As a result of mankind and technology,natural resources have been seriously affected and natural disasters attack us fluently.ParagraphMain ideaParagraph 1Paragraph 2_ have been seriously affected b
2、y carelessness._towards the problem.Natural resourcesDifferent attitudesMain idea of each paragraphParagraphMain ideaParagraph 3Paragraph 4Humans are moving towards_.Humans can only really win by_.an important point in therelationship with natureprotecting natureListen and answer the following quest
3、ions.P58project(1)What have people done to nature?They have done a lot to destroy and damage nature.Paragraph 12)If we continue in this way,what might happen?The planet we live on will be eventually destroyed.Line 6 If we focus only on environmentalconservation,then people may suffer.Should the econ
4、omic 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?Paragraph 2The other side:Such thinking may spell disaster,unless we start to look around and understan
5、d how a clean environment benefits us all.Paragraph 2(4)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.P
6、aragraph 3DiscussionDiscussion: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?PracticeReading tasksLanguage points1.We further damage earth by constructing new waterconstruct:v.建造，建设，构造construct
7、ion n.建造，建设constructive adj.有建设性的，有帮助的under construction 正在修建The story is skillfully constructed.故事的构思相当巧妙。L42.favour(SUPPORT)UK,US favor n.Uthe support or approval of something or someone:L10大部分人都投票支持这个候选人.Most people voted in favour of the candidate.He sent her presents in an attempt to win her fa
8、vour.他送礼物给她试图赢得她的偏爱.favourable favorable:adj.有利的The opposite is unfavourable.3.Other people argue that (Line12)argue:v.争辩，辩论，主张argue with sb.about/over sth.因某事同某人争论argue for/against sth.为赞成或反对某事而争辩argue that 主张argue sb.into/out of doing sth.说服某人做/停止做某事argument:n.C or U a disagreement,or the process
9、of disagreeing:The children had an argument about/over what game to play.A decision was finally made after some heated argument.孩子们对于玩什么游戏进行了争论.在激烈的辩论后最终做出了一个决定.辨析：argue/debate/quarrel/discussargue指说理、论证，侧重摆事实，试图说服对方，也可能是激烈的交换意见，以致争吵；debate指正式的辩论，交锋quarrel指由于对某事不满而生气，同某人争吵，吵架discuss讨论，着重指交换意见，不含有说服对
10、方的意思。4.Whats the meaning of“spell”in line 13?A.拼写B.琢磨C.认出D.招致Spell v.Our failure is likely to spell heavy losses.spell danger你怎样拼写”receive”.How do you spell receive?“R E C E I V E.5.using up natural resources at a fast raterate:n.比率，速度，地方税，价格v.对评价，认为(line20)the rate of finished products 成品率be sold a
11、t a high rate 以高价出售postal rates 邮费rates and taxes 地方税和国家税He works at a high rate.6.like many developed nations have.developed:adj.发达的，成熟的developing adj.发展中的development n.发展，生长，进化develop v.发展，培育，制订，成长,冲洗develop ones mind 开发心智develop into 发展成为 develop from sth.从发展而来7.Most of the time it turns out that
12、 humans are not really profiting when they damage the environment.(line 29)在多数情况下的结果是,人类在破坏环境之际并没有真正收益。turn out+形容词/不定式/从句，意为“结果是,证明是”。如：It was a difficult time,but eventually things turned out fine.That guy turned out to be my friends brother.To my surprise,it turned out that I was wrong.（2004广西）We
13、 wanted to get home before dark,but it didnt quite _ as planned.A.make out B.turn out C.go on D.come upturn其他词组：turn over 翻转，思考turn down 调小音量，拒绝turn against 反对，背叛turn away 转过脸去，把打发走turn up 调大音量，露面8.Whats the meaning of“profit”mean?A.利润B.益处 C.得益D.有益于profit vi.得益；获利，赚钱；You may profit by the experience of others.你可以吸取别人的经验教训。I profited greatly from your advice.profit=benefitVt.对有好处Taking extra courses profited me.We are moving towards an important point of understanding in our relationship with nature.我们正在接近理解人和自然的关系的重要的一刻。
