大学体验英语视听说教程4unit7教师用书.docx
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Unit7CopingwiththeClimateCrisis
FamousQuote
Ifyouwanttogoquickly,goalone;ifyouwanttogofar,gotogether.Wehavetogofar,quickly.
—AlGore
AlbertArnoldGoreJr.(1948—):
USpolitician,formerVicePresidentoftheUnitedStatesfromtheyearof1993to2001.HewasborninWashingtonD.C.Heisalsoaworldfamousenvironmentalist,authorofNewYorkTimesBestsellersAnInconvenientTruth,EarthInTheBalance,andAssaultOnReason—andco-recipientofthe2007NobelPeacePrizefor“informingtheworldofthedangersposedbyclimatechange.”
UnitOverview
Duetoglobalwarming,glaciersareshrinking,snowisdisappearing.Theglobalclimatehasapparentlychangedandhasgreatimpactonhumanlife.It’shightimethathumanbeingsbegantofightagainsttheclimatecrisis.Inthisunit,somesolutionsandsuggestionstocopewithglobalclimatecrisiswillbepresented.Studentswillconsidertheglobalclimatecrisisandhowtocopewithitthroughlistening,watchingandreading.Variousactivitieswillinspirethestudentstotalkaboutthewaystocopewiththeimpactofclimatecrisisonhumanlifebyusingthewordsandexpressionsinthisunit.Andfinally,theywillconductapollon“WaterUsingHabitsofCollegeStudents”withtheirpeers.
Inthisunit,youwill
∙considerglobalclimatecrisisandhowtocopewithitthroughlistening,viewingandreading
∙discusstheimpactofglobalclimatecrisisonyourdailylifethroughguidedactivities
∙conductapollofyourpeerson“WaterUsingHabitsofCollegeStudents”
∙pickupusefulwordsandexpressions
∙learntoreflectonyourownlearningandcommentonthatofyourpeers
∙learntothinkindependently,criticallyandcreatively
BackgroundInformation
Aglobalclimatecrisisiswhenweatherandclimateconditionscauselong-termchangestoourenvironment,worldwidedroughts,flooding,foodsupplyshortages,andwhentheseclimatechangeshaveaneffectontheoveralllifeforeverypersononthisplanet,andaffectfuturegenerations.
NYTimes9/13/2009.Mexicoisenduringitsworstdroughtinsixdecades.Cropsaredryingupinthefieldsandwaterisbeingrationedinthecapital.Fortypercentofthefarmlandhasbeenaffectedbythedrought,pergovernmentinspectors.Guatemaladeclared"astateofcalamity"lastweekbecausethedroughthascausedlargecropdamages.
Theglobalclimatecrisishasaneffectonlifeonearthinmanyrespects.Asforthepresentsituationofdrinkingwater,AlGoresaysinhisfamousspeech,“ IntheHimalayas,thethirdlargestmassofice,atthetopyouseenewlakes,whichafewyearsagowereglaciers.40percentofallthepeopleintheworldgethalfoftheirdrinkingwaterfromthatmeltingflow.IntheAndes,thisglacieristhesourceofdrinkingwaterforthiscity.Theflowshaveincreased.Butwhentheygoaway,sodoesmuchofthedrinkingwater.InCaliforniatherehasbeena40percentdeclineintheSierrasnowpack.Thisishittingthereservoirs.Andthepredictions,asyou'veread,areserious.”
TherearesomebooksandonefilmonglobalwarmingbyAlGore.AnInconvenientTruth:
ThePlanetaryEmergencyofGlobalWarmingandWhatWeCanDoAboutItisa2006bookreleasedinconjunctionwiththefilmAnInconvenientTruth.Inthebook,AlGorerelatesthefastpaceandwidescopeofglobalwarming.Next,followedOurChoice:
APlantoSolvetheClimateCrisispublishedinNovember2009inwhichheprovidesmanysolutionstofightingagainsttheglobalclimatecrisis.
TopicPreview
1.ReadthepassageonpageXandlearntheusefulexpressionsrelatedtoglobalclimatechange.
2.LogonlineandsearchforinformationconcerningthenewbookentitledOurChoice:
APlantoSolvetheClimateCrisis,writtenbyAlGore,andinformationaboutworldwatershortage.
LessonOne
Leadin
Task1DescribingthePicture
TeachingTips
1.Thistaskisdesignedtopreparestudentsforthetopic“Howtocopewithglobalwatershortage”.
2.Askstudentstodescribethepictureswiththeirpeers.
3.Herearesomequestionsforstudentstodiscuss:
Whatdothetwopicturesconvey?
Whatcanyouinferfromthem?
Whatcanhumanbeingsdotocopewithwatershortage?
Describethepicturesfirstandthendiscussthereasonsforwhatishappeninginthepictures.
Task2ReflectingontheReading
TeachingTips
1.Thistaskisdesignedtocheckstudents’understandingofthereadingmaterial.
2.Askstudentstoanswerthefollowingquestions.
ReadthroughtheSupplementaryReadingonpageX,andanswerthefollowingquestions.
1.WhendidtheUNsummitonclimatechangetakeplaceinCopenhagen?
Answer:
Lastmonth,i.e.inDecember,2009.
2.Whyistheglobalpressureonfreshwaterresourcesincreasing?
Answer:
Becausechangesinglobalpopulationandincomelevelshaveledtoanincreaseindemandforwaterintensiveproductsandtheworld’sapparentwarmingclimatehascausedfreshwaterreservestofallacrosstheglobe.
3.Whatisawaterfootprint?
Answer:
Awaterfootprintisanindicatorofwaterusethatlooksatbothdirectandindirectwateruseofaconsumerorproducer.
4.Whatputadditionalstressontheprovisionofcleanwaterfromdwindlingreserves?
Answer:
Itisundoubtedthatincreasingpopulation,industry,economicgrowthandurbanizationputadditionalstressontheprovisionofcleanwaterfromdwindlingreserves.
5.WhatdoesIPCCpredict?
Answer:
Itpredictsthatbytheyear2050around60percentoftheworld’spopulationwillexperienceseverewatershortages,with33percentthoughttobealreadyunderwaterstress.
Task3ExpandingYourVocabulary
TeachingTips
1.Thistaskisdesignedtoenlargestudents’vocabularyandimprovetheirabilitytoexplainwordsin
English.
2.AskstudentstomatchthewordswiththecorrectmeaningandmemorizetheEnglishexplanations.
Readthroughthewordsintheleft-handcolumn,andmatcheachofthemwiththeappropriatemeaningintheright-handcolumn.
1.purification
A.
pipeorchannelthatcarriesawaysewageorotherunwantedliquid
2.drain
B.
makingsth.purebyremovingdirty,harmfulorforeignsubstances
3.objectto
C.
investigateorexamine
4. recycle
D.
respond
5.lookinto
E.
saythatoneisnotinfavor
6.react
F.
treat(usedmaterial)sothatitcanbeusedagain
Key:
1-B2-A 3-E4-F 5-C 6-D
AudioStudio
WordBank
1.
resort
v.
toadoptsth.asanexpedient采取某手段或方法应急或作为对策
2.
viable
adj.
soundandworkable切实可行的
3.
wary
adj.
lookingoutforpossibledangerordifficulty(对可能发生的危险或困难)留意的,小心的
Task1IdentifyingtheGist
TeachingTips
1.Thistaskisdesignedtotrainstudentstogetthegistoftheaudioclip.
2.Askstudentstogooverthequestionsandmaketheirchoicesquickly.
3.Tellthemnottoworryaboutindividualwordsbuttofocusonunderstandingthewholepassage.
4.Playtheaudioclipandaskstudentstomakethecorrectchoices.
Listentotheaudioclip,andchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.
1.WhathavepeopledonetoincreasewatersupplyinOrangeCounty?
A)Theyhavefoundanewsourceofwater.
B)Theyhavebuiltanewwaterpurificationplant.
C)Theyhaveimportedwaterfromabroad.
2.Wheredoesthenewwatercomefrom?
A)Itcomesfromtheseawater.
B)Itcomesfromtherainwater.
C)Itcomesfromtherecycledwater.
Task2CheckingYourComprehension
TeachingTips
1.Thistaskisdesignedtotrainstudentstofocusonimportantdetailsandusefulsentencestructures.
2.Playtheaudioclipagainandaskstudentstoanswerthequestions.
3.Allowstudentssometimetofinishthistask,andthenchecktheiranswers.
Listentotheclipagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.
1.WhydomanyCaliforniancitieshavetoconsidernewsourcesofdrinkingwater?
Answer:
Becauseoflowreservoirsanddryforecastsahead.
2.Isusingrecycledwateraviablesolution,accordingtoMr.MikeWehner?
Answer:
Yes,itis.
3.CanallthepeopleacceptrecycledwaterasdrinkingwaterinOrangeCounty?
Answer:
No,someofthemdon’twanttotakethechance.
Script
Withlowreservoirsanddryforecastsahead,manyCaliforniacitiesarebeingforcedtoconsidernewoptionsforprovidingdrinkingwater.
InOrangeCounty,they’retryingtofindawaytoincreasethewatersupplyandthey’reresortingtowhatonemightconsiderdesperatemeasures.They’vespentalmosthalfabilliondollarsontheirnewwaterpurificationplant.
Andwheredoesthatwatercomefrom?
ReporterDanKoneckyofKCRWsays,“Thisisnotanewsourceofwater.Thiswaterhasalreadybeenthroughthepipes---yourpipes,mypipes.It’straveleddownthedrain,andnowit’sbackagain.”
Mr.MikeWehnerisAssistantGeneralManagerofOrangeCountyWaterDistrict.Hesays,“Wereturnthewatertonature.WeputthewaterbackinthegroundandweletMotherNaturetakeoverfromus.Ithinkit’saviablesolutioneverywhereintheworld.Peopledon’thaveanyobjectiontosendingastronautsupintospaceandhavingthemliveforweeksatatimerecyclingtheirownwastewater.Whenwegetdownhereontheground,wecanapplythesamekindsoftechnologies.”
Ms.MurielWatson,aretiredschoolteachersays,“I’mallforrecycledwater,butdon’tputitinourreservoirsorourdrinkingfountains.Youknow,whytakethechance?
”
OtherCaliforniacitiesarealsolookingintotheidea,thoughtheyarewaryofthepublicreactingjustlikeWatson.
Source
http:
//www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?
storyId=17354825
CulturalNotes
1.KCRW:
SouthernCalifornia’sleadingNationalPublicRadio(NPR)affiliate,featuringaneclecticmixofmusic,newsandartsprogramming.
2.OrangeC
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