大学体验英语3 unit1 PassageA(课堂PPT)

1、 大学体验英语大学体验英语3 Unit 1 Passage A Frog Story before reading global reading detailed reading after reading assignmentActivity 1 discuss environmental issuesActivity 2 discuss endangered speciesActivity 3 vocabulary bank Watch the MV of Earth Song by Michael Jackson. Discuss what weve done to our Mother

2、 Earth and how she is ailing.8Square dancePlastic trashIndustrial gas emissionAutomobile emissionOil spill 石油泄漏石油泄漏 Can you mention some of the endangered species?Department of College English Sun Bear（马来熊） Tibetan AntelopeDepartment of College English Siberian tiger Asian elephant Yangtze river dol

3、phin black-necked craneFlamingo(火烈鸟）火烈鸟）Golden/Snub-nosed Monkey （金丝猴）（金丝猴）Department of College English Vocabulary bankClimate change: Complete the sentences with the appropriate words.1. The earths climate is changing and the world is becoming w_.2. Climate change is caused by h_ activities. 3. Pe

4、trol, oil, and coal are called f_ f_4. The burning of fossil fuels releases harmful g_ g_. 5. One of the greenhouse gasses is _(CO2).armerumanossil uels.reenhouseassescarbon dioxideActivity 3 Climate change: complete the sentence with the appropriate words.6. Another harmful gas is called m_.(甲烷)7.

5、Greenhouse gasses t_ heat from the sun in the earth a_.8. As a result of the ice m_ in the North and South Poles, the sea l_ are rising. 9. Climate change can cause an increase in f_, h_, and d_. 10. An international agreement on climate change is called the K_P_.athaneraptmoshpereeltingevelsloodurr

6、icaneroughtyotorocotolPredictionSkimming and scanningOutlineBackground InformationPersonal experience?Social event?Friend?A child?Male?Female?Factual?Fictional?Informal?Chatty?PredictionWork in groups to answer the following questions.Skimming and scanningNarrationTime Place charactersPlot Tone Purp

7、ose latelyA log cabin in woodsof Northern Wisconsinthe authora tree frogHe wants to encourage readers to fight against pollution.Humorous & figurative The author amazingly observed that the frog preferred staying in his studio rather than in the green house.1. What kind of writing is the passage

8、? Is it a narration, an exposition or argumentation?2. What are the specific features of narration? 3. Try to find the connective words that link the story together.A narration. It is written in chronological sequence. lately, last November, after a while, then, last week, for five months, as, after

9、 a moment, at that moment, and thenMain idea:I appeal to everyone to take action.Main idea: I know why the frog is there. Main idea: The appearance of the frogPart II: Para. 5-16 Part III: Para. 17-18Part I: Para. 1-4OutlineBackground informationComprehension task SummaryWords and expressions Senten

10、ce translation Critical thinking27Para 1-2Why does the author build a log cabin in the woods of Northern Wisconsin?Where does the author put the tree frog?Comprehension tasksA couple of odd things have happened lately.I have a log cabin in those woods of Northern Wisconsin. I built it by hand and al

11、so added a greenhouse to the front of it. It is a joy to live in. In fact, I work out of my home doing audio production and environmental work. As a tool of that trade I have a computer and a studio.29Para 3-4Where is the tree frog?Where does the author put the tree frog?Comprehension tasksI also ha

12、ve a tree frog that has taken up residence in my studio.How odd, I thought, last November when I first noticed him sitting atop my sound-board over my computer. I figured that he (and I say he, though I really dont have a clue if she is a he or vice versa) would be more comfortable in the greenhouse

13、. So I put him in the greenhouse. Back he came. And stayed. After a while I got quite used to the fact that as I would check my morning email and on-line news, he would be there with me surveying the31Para 5-7How does the author communicate with the frog? How long has the tree frog been with the aut

14、hor?Comprehension tasksTree Frog went across my view. He stopped and turned around and just sat there looking at me. Well, I sat back and looked at him. For five months now he had been riding there with me and I was suddenly overtaken by an urge to know why he was there and not in the greenhouse, wh

15、ere I figured hed live a happier frog life.“Why are you here,” I found myself asking him.33Para 8-10Why does the tree frog come back from the green house?What was the author working on at that time?Comprehension tasksWhat will happen to the maple trees and the beautiful Wisconsin? As I looked at him

16、, dead on, his eyes looked directly at me and I heard a tone. The tone seemed to hit me right in the center of my mind. It sounded very nearly like the same one as my computer. In that tone I could hear him “say” to me, “Because I want you to understand”. Yo. That was weird. “Understand what?” my mi

17、nd jumped in. Then, after a moment of feeling this communication, I felt I understood why he was there. I came to understand that frogs simply want to hear other frogs and to communicate. Possibly the tone of my computer sounded to him like other tree frogs.Interesting.I kept working. I was working

18、on a story about global climate change and had just received a fax from a friend. The fax said that the earth was warming at 1.9 degrees each decade. At that rate I knew that the maple trees that I love to tap each spring for syrup would not survive for my children. My beautiful Wisconsin would beco

19、me a prairie by the next generation.Para. 8-1035Para 11-13Why are tree frogs “an indicator species”?Comprehension tasksAt that moment Tree Frog leaped across my foot and sat on the floor in front of my computer. He then reached up his hand to his left ear and cupped it there. He sat before the compu

20、ter and reached up his right hand to his other ear. He turned his head this way and that listening to that tone. Very focused. He then began to turn a very subtle, but brilliant shade of green and leaped full force onto the computer.And then I remembered the story about the frogs that I had heard la

21、st year on public radio. It said frogs were dying around the world. It said that because frogs skin was like a lung turned inside out, their skin was being affected by pollution and global climate change. It said that frogs were being found whose skin was like paper. All dried up. It said that frogs

22、 were an “indicator species”. That frogs will die first because of the sensitivity.Then, I understood.Para. 11-1337Para 14-18What did the author understand?What message does the frog have for us?Comprehension tasksThe frogs have a message for us and it is the same message that some sober folks have

23、had for us. “There are no more choices.” We have reached the time when we must be the adults for the planet, for the sake of the future generations of human and for frogs.Because we are related.Then I understood that there are no boundaries, that there is no more time.That we, for the sake of our re

24、latives, must act now.And then I understood, not only why the frog was there, but, also why I am here.Para. 14-18I found a tree frog in my studio some months ago. I took it to my g_, as I thought it would be a better place for the frog. But it came back and insisted taking the r_ in the studio. Why?

25、 I couldnt get an idea. Then, after five months of being together, we seemed to be able to c_ with each other. It may sound w_, but I did feel I came to understand what it wanted me to do. The frog came to me probably attracted by the h_ tone of my computer, which sounded like that of other tree fro

26、gs, or with a m_ to tell me that frogs were dying around the world because of their s_ to the pollution and global climate change. As frogs are an “i_ species”, what has happened to them may happen to us, if we sit back and do nothing. We must act now, or it would be too late.greenhouseresidencecomm

27、unicatewiredhummingmessagesensitivityindicatorSummaryOdd 奇怪的；怪异的奇怪的；怪异的1、衬衫和夹克单独看很好，但放到一起就有点怪了e.g. I met some odd classmates during my college days. 大学时代遇到了很多怪人。 Separately the skirt and jacket are fine, but they look a bit odd together. Words and expressionsResidence 住处，住所住处，住所1、城里工作的人实际上都住在乡村。e.g.

28、 He refused to live in the governors residence. 他拒绝住在州长的住处。 People who work in the city actually take up residence in neighboring towns. Words and expressionsvice versa 住处，住所住处，住所 我们对他有信心，他对我们也如此。e.g. She hates him and vice versa. 她恨他，他也同样恨她。 Weve the confidence in him and vice versa. Words and expr

29、essions Para 6 I was suddenly overtaken by an urge to know why he was there and not in the greenhouse, where I figured hed live a happier frog life. Suddenly I had a strong urge to know why he was there and not in the greenhouse, where I thought hed live a happier frog life. 我突然有一股强烈的欲望想了解他：为什么他要呆在这

30、儿我突然有一股强烈的欲望想了解他：为什么他要呆在这儿而不乐意呆在花房里？我认为对树蛙来说，花房显然要舒而不乐意呆在花房里？我认为对树蛙来说，花房显然要舒适得多。适得多。ParaphraseWords and expressionsThe fax said that the earth is warming at 1.9 degrees each decade. The fax said that the earth is getting 1.9 degrees warmer every ten years.传真说地球的温度正以每十年传真说地球的温度正以每十年1.9度的速度上升。度的速度上升。P

31、araphraseWords and expressions 1.After a while I got quite used to the fact that as I would check my morning email and on-line news, he would be there with me surveying the world. 过了一些日子，我就习惯了有他做伴，清晨我上网查收过了一些日子，我就习惯了有他做伴，清晨我上网查收邮件和阅读新闻的时候，他也在一旁关注这个世界。邮件和阅读新闻的时候，他也在一旁关注这个世界。Sentence Translation2. For

32、 five months mow he had been riding there with me and I was suddenly overtaken by an urge to know why he was there and not in the greenhouse, where I figured hed live a happier frog life.五个月了，他一直这样陪着我。我突然有一股强烈的欲望想五个月了，他一直这样陪着我。我突然有一股强烈的欲望想了解他：为什么他要呆在这儿而不乐意呆在花房里？我认为了解他：为什么他要呆在这儿而不乐意呆在花房里？我认为对树蛙来说，花房显

33、然要舒适得多。对树蛙来说，花房显然要舒适得多。Sentence Translationw3. At that rate I knew that the maple trees that I love to tap each spring for syrup would not survive for my children.我知道，照这种速度下去，每年春天我都爱去提取树桨制糖我知道，照这种速度下去，每年春天我都爱去提取树桨制糖的这片枫林，到我孩子的那一代就将不复存在。的这片枫林，到我孩子的那一代就将不复存在。Sentence Translationw4. He then began to tu

34、rn a very subtle, but brilliant shade of green and leaped full force onto the computer.然后他起了微妙的变化，全身呈现出一种亮丽的绿色，用尽全力跳到电脑上。Sentence Translation5. It said that because frogs skin is like a lung turned inside out, their skin was being affected by pollution and global climate change.消息说因为青蛙的皮肤就像一个内里朝外的肺，

35、所以正在受到消息说因为青蛙的皮肤就像一个内里朝外的肺，所以正在受到污染和全球气候变化的影响。污染和全球气候变化的影响。Sentence Translation6.年轻人有时会抱怨无法和父母沟通。(communicate with) complain (of)Young people sometimes complain of being unable to communicate with their parents.(be) unable to communicate with their parentsSentence Translation8.家养的动物习惯于依赖人，因此很难能在野外活下

36、来。(survive) (be) used to depending on humansDomestic animals are used to depending on humans, so it is difficult for them to survive in the wild.survive in the wildSentence Translation10. 我估计公交路线上堵车了，因为我都等了30分钟也没见一辆车开过去。(figure) there is a traffic jam on the route of the busI figure that there is a

37、traffic jam on the route of the bus, for Ive waited for 30 minutes without seeing one passing by.without seeing one passing bySentence TranslationWork in pairs and discuss the questions.1. how are we and frogs related?2 What should we do to achieve sustainability?Useful expressionsOral Practice 1: E

38、arth HourOral Practice 2: A DialogueOral Practice 3: A DebateA Projectoddlatelyatopjoyresidenceclimatea couple oftake up It is a joy toshade of greenfull forceIndicator speciesclimate changebe overtaken byreach the time Earth Hour What is Earth Hour? When will it start this year?1. Watch a video cli

39、p (Earth Hour 2014). Suppose you were the chairman of the Student Union in SEU, how would you organize an on-campus activity for the coming of Earth Hour? Work in pairs. Two students are talking about limiting car use. One insists that the unnecessary car journey be cut out while the other thinks it

40、d be unfair to the private motorist and harmful to the car industry.Hints: green measure, ration petrol, public transport, inconvenient, develop environmentally clean vehicles, fast and efficient railway systems, car industry, unemployment strict polices and regulations on industrial pollution will lead to expensive cost and they may slow down economic development. for strict polices and regulations. against strict polices and regulations. divide the class into two groups for discussion, and then one or a few representatives is/ar