1、M5U 3 Science and natureProject Man versus natureAre they beautiful?What do the pictures make you think of?.As a result of mankind and technology,natural resources have been seriously affected and natural disasters attack us fluently.Para1 _have been seriously affected by carelessness.Para2 Differen
2、t _ towards the problem.Para3 Humans are moving towards an important point in the relation with _.Para4 Humans can only really win by_ _.Natural resourcesattitude snature protecting natureSkimming Read the article and find main idea of each paragraphThey have done a lot to destroy and damage nature.
3、The planet we live on might be destroyed.Scanning 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 did a lot to destroy nature by using up natural resources.However,now they are concerned about saving nature.3.What
4、 did developed nations do decades ago?What are they concerned about now?4.What are poorer nations doing now?Whats their purpose for doing so?They are using up natural resources at a fast pace to meet the everyday needsof their people1.Would anyone say that development should be stopped in favor of n
5、ature?favor 赞同，支持；恩惠，帮助；偏爱Could you do me a big favor?A mother shouldnt show too much favor to one of her children.Language points in favor of 有利于，赞同That might be in your favor.We are in favor of the reform.I talked to my friend about it,and hes all in favor of giving up the plan.When asked about th
6、eir opinions about the schoolmaster,many teachers would prefer to see him step aside _ younger men.（2011湖北卷）A.in terms of B.in need of C.in favor of D.in praise ofCask a favor of 拜托某人do sb.a favor=do a favor for sb.帮助某人favor sb.with sth.对某人施恩惠favor相关短语：2.From the point of view of some people,we are
7、only doing what humans have always done,using nature to meet our own needs.meet ones needs 满足某人的要求We will buy more computers to meet the needs of the students.3.Other people argue that such thinking may cause a catastrophe,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
8、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，不含有说服对方的意思。4.After decades of destroying nature and using up natural resources,many developed natio
9、ns are now concerned about saving nature rather than developing or destroying it.use up 用完，耗尽Dont use up all the soap.Leave me some to wash with.run out of/run out 和 use up/be used up的区别和联系Sb.run out of sth，主语则是人或地区Sth run out，表示该物已用光,以主动形式表示被动意义Sb.use up sthbe used up 意义与run out 相同，它本身就是被动形式，主语只能是物
10、例句：我们把钱用光了。We ran out of money.Our money ran out.We used up our money.Our money was used up.Our money has been used up.rather than 而不是、而非.She enjoys singing rather than dancing.It is better to express your anger rather than bottle it up.We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the gr
11、eat hall.rather than+平行结构（n/v/ving,etc)5.it means a better income for their people?income n.收入，收益His income is well below the average.My monthly income was just over 200 pounds.live within/above/beyond ones income量入为出/入不敷出的生活make both ends meet使收支相抵6.,without the environment around them suffering.wi
12、thout the environment around them suffering 是“without+宾语+现在分词”的复合结构，在句中主要用作状语，表示伴随状态Without anyone noticing,she slipped into the room.How to present your point of view?1.Fix your point of view.2.Find more supporting information.3.Use these expressions to present.A debateWhich is more important,econo
13、mic development or protecting nature?For Rules to follow:Each member should think of at least two reasons.Againstreasons Nowadays,we are in an age of economic development.Many conveniences have been brought to us by economic development.So I agree with the statement that economic development should
14、be the first.The reasons and examples are chiefly as follows:First of all,due to the improvement of technology,people can enjoy more convenience than ever.Secondly,technology has made our life as comfortable as we can imagine.Thirdly,without economic development,the nature/environment protection wil
15、l have no conditions.If nature/the environment has not been protected,the economic development cannot keep on.Environment is closely related to our lives,and we cannot overemphasize(过分强调)the importance of environmental protection.1.Where can we live if our Mother Earth is badly destroyed?2.Human bei
16、ngs are part of our nature,so we should live in harmony with nature.3.Destroying nature is actually destroying ourselves,because we depend on nature for survival.4.Good environment can make us live longer.5.If all the resources are used up,what can we leave for our next generation?So surely at that time they will hate or even curse us.6.In our country,economic development makes great pressure to the environment and the pollution limits the development of social economy.
