Unit 9 Saving the earth

--------Reading WELCOME TO THE EARTH SUMMIT

Teaching aims: 1.Learn and master the following words and phrases:

content representative access violence premier stress equality responsibility take action air conditioner willingness in harmory with put an end to wipe out

2.Improve the students reading ability.

Teaching important points: Learn the following sentence structure:

If we are to go develop the world successfully,we must make sure that everyone is able to…

Among the speakers wea China’s Premier Zhu Rongji.

Only by changing how we live can we save the earth.

Had I known that…,I would never have bought one.

Teaching difficult points： 倒裝句

Teaching aids: tape recorder

Teaching methods: Fast reading .Careful reading; Discussion

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Revision

1. Ask some Ss to act out their speaking dialogues.

2. Ask the students to put the following sentences into English.

(1) 我不在是務必照顧好他。

(2) 希望你們聽講座時認真做好筆記。

(3) 昨晚的音樂會相當成功，比我們原先預料的要好得多。

(4) 昨天他有沒有來上課？

(5) 很顯然就業(yè)問題是目前大學畢業(yè)生面臨的一大問題。

Answers:

(1) Make sure that you take good care of him while I’m away.

(2) You are expected to take careful notes while attending the lecture.

(3) The concert last night was a great success,much more better than expected.

(4) Did he attend school yesterday?

(5) It’s clear that looking for a job is a big problem facing the college graduates at present.

Step 2 Reading

1. Pre-reading

2. Fast-reading : Read the text as fast as possible and try to find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.

Parag1: A brief introduction to 1972 and 2002 Earth Summit

Parag2: Most of the speakers talked about the “big three”,the three biggest in the world-contaminated drinking water, poor sanitation and air pollution.

Parag3: Many speakers also spoke about poverty, war and violence

Parag4: Conferences like the Earth Summit help people understand that there exist serious problems and that there is still time to take action.

Parag5: Words by a visitor to the Summit: small changes make a big difference.

Parag6: Meetings like the Earth Summit can tell us what we can do to help.

Parag7: The Earth Summit is not just about problems.In fact, it is a place to find solutions for the future.

3. Careful-reading

Reading for detail and try to find out the answers to the following questions:

(1) When and where was the first Earth Summit held?

(2) What does “ sustainable development” mean?

(3) What are the big three killers? How many deaths do they cause separately?

(4) What does global development really mean?

(5) Is the Earth Summit only about problems?

(6) What can we do to save the earth?

Step 3 Post-reading

Step 4 Listening to the text and underline sentenceswith inversion.

Teacher gives more examples:

1. Never have I met him.

2. Seldom have we seen such big melons.

3. only in this way can you work out the maths problem.

4. Had we known you were in hospital, we would have come to see you.

Step 5 Language points

1. content n. 內容，里面的東西 adj.滿意的，滿足的

be content with = be satisfied with 對……感到滿意；

be content to do sth. = be willing to do sth.樂意做某事，心甘情愿做某事

eg. I like the style of the book,but I don’t like the content.

Show me the content of your suitcase.

He is not content with the result of the exeperiment.

He was content to eat the leftovers.

2. share ideas = exchange views; compare notes 交換意見

eg. They often share ideas about how to develop the economy in that area.

3. or = that is 也就是；即（用于補充說明上文）；or 還有“或； 否則”等意

eg. The company is paying the rent or at least contributing to it.

Are you going with your parents or by yourself?

Don’t put anything plastic in the oven or it will probably start melting.

4. without doing 在沒發(fā)生……情況下

eg. They left the school in a hurry, without saying goodbye to anyone.

Liz closed the door without making a sound.

5. access n.= means of entering a place 接近、進入

have access to =have opportunity or right to use sth.or approach sb.有接近、使用、進入的權利或機會

eg. This is the only access to that building.

Access to the mountain-town is often difficult because of the bad roads.

Do you have access to the Internet at home?

So far many people in the world have no access to education.

6. alone = only adv.(following by a n.or pron) 只有、僅僅

eg. He alone is not responsible for it.

Money alone can not make you happy.

7. be+ to do sth.常用來表安排、命令、職責、目的、用途、可能性、命中注定

eg. We are to meet at the school gate.

You are to be back by 10 o’clock.

The prize is to honour him for his great discovery.

A knife is to cut with.

They were never to meet again.

8. stress v.=put special emphasis on強調 n..= specail emphasis 強調、重音

eg. The head teacher stressed the importance of coming early.

My parents lay great stress on honesty.

9. take action = do sth response to what has happened 采取措施

eg. Think it over before you take any action.

Immediate action must be taken to stop the fire spreading.

10. in harmony with =agreeing; matching 與……和諧相處

eg. The goal, he says, is to live in harmony with the world around us.

His taste is harmony with mine.

Bob and I work together in harmony for years.

11. put an end to = stop sth from happening any more 結束、制止

eg. We must put an end to this foolish behaviour.

The chief task of the moment is to put and end to the terrible pollution in the rivers.

12. wipe out = clean the inside of sth. By rubbing it with a cloth 擦洗……的內部；消滅；殲滅

eg. Wait till I’ve wipe out the bathtub.

Doctors are searching for a cure that will wipe out AIDS.

In the movie, the whole town was wiped out in the war, which showed the cruety of the war.

隨堂 練習：

translate the following phrases:

1． 消除貧困 wipe out poverty

2． 結束死亡和痛苦 put an end to death and suffering

3． 可持續(xù)性發(fā)展 sustainable development

4． 采取行動 take action

5． 交換意見 share ideas

6． 傳遍全球 spread all over the world

7． 建立一個與大自然相協調的更美好社會 build a better society in harmony with nature

Homework: Retell the text.

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