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大学英语教案

Lessismore

MainContent

PassageAAchievingsustainableenvironmentalism

PassageBWhatnatureistellingyou

Teaching

Objectives

Knowledge

Objectives

Toenlargeyourvocabularybylearningthekeywords,esp.activewords;

Tomasterkeyphrasesandexpressions;

Totalkaboutenvironmentalissues

Ability

Objectives

Tomastertheargumentativeessaywritingskill.

Emotion

Objectives

Theunitcanhelpstudentstobecomeawareoftheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection,developtheirenvironmentalawarenessandmakecontributiontothesustainabledevelopment.

KeyPoints

Helpingstudentstoseehowanargumentationisorganizedinthetext.

DifficultPoints

Topicunderstandingandcontentunderstandingofthetexts;

Tomasterthereadingtechnique:

readingbetweenthelines.

Teaching

Methods

Task-basedteachinginwhile-teachingprocedure;

Groupdiscussioninwhile-teachingprocedure;

TimeAllotment

1st-2ndperiods

Warming-up,globalreading&vocabulary

3rd-4thperiods

Textanalysis（keylanguagepoints&structure）&exercises

5th-6thperiods

ExercisesinPassageA,oralpractice&PassageB

TeachingProcedure

Step1:

Pre-readingactivities

Step2:

While-readingactivities

Step3:

Post-readingactivities

Step4:

Assignment

Unit4SectionAAchievingsustainableenvironmentalism

Step1Pre-readingactivities

1.Warming-upactivities

（1）Askstudentstoworkinpairs,anddiscussthefollowingquestions,andthensharetheiranswerswiththewholeclass.

Whatdothefollowingpicturesremindyouofintermsoftheenvironmentalissues

Whatdoyouthinkoftherelationshipbetweenmanandnature

（2）Sinceitisaconsensusaroundtheworldthatitishightimetotakeimmediateactionstoprotecttheenvironmentnow,inyouropinion,whatpolicyshouldhumanbeingsshouldtaketoreverttheworseningenvironmentalsituationassoonaspossibleShareyouropinions.

2.Backgroundinformation

（1）Environmentalism

Environmentalismreferstotheconcernabouttheenvironment,ortheconsciousnessabouttheintricatehuman-naturerelation,whichmainlyadvocatesthepreservation,restorationand/orimprovementofthenaturalenvironmentbysocialandpoliticalmovements.

（2）Protagoras

Protagorasisapre-SocraticGreekphilosopherandoneoftheseveralfifthcentury.GreekthinkerscollectivelyknownastheOlderSophists（诡辩家）.

Protagorasisknownprimarilyforthreeclaims:

1）Manisthemeasureofallthings;2）Hecouldmaketheworse（orweaker）argumentappearthebetter（orstronger）;3）Onecouldnottellifthegodsexistedornot.

（3）ArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge

ItisanationalwildliferefugeinnortheasternAlaska,UnitedStates,andthelargestprotectedwildernessregioninthecountry.Therefugesupportsawidevarietyofplantandanimallifeincludingcaribou,polarbears,grizzlybears,wolves,migratorybirds,fish,denseshrubs,andraregrovesofpoplartrees.

Step2While-readingactivities

1.Structureanalysis

PartI:

Introduction:

Twoquestionsareraisedtoshowthatpeoplehaveconflictingideasaboutenvironmentalprotection.Theintroductionpavesthewayfortheauthor'scentralargument.（Para.1）

PartII:

Body.

Theauthorestablishesandvalidateshiscriterionformakingenvironmentalchoicesbyprovidingexplanationsandpresentingarebuttaltoacounter-argument.（Paras.5-9）

Section1:

Theauthortriestoestablisharuleforpeopletofollowwhentheymakeenvironmentalchoices.Theauthordefinesenvironmentalluxuriesandenvironmentalnecessities（Para.2）

Theauthorgivesexamples"combatingozonedepletionandthegreenhouseeffecttoexplainwhatheseesasanenvironmentalnecessity.（Paras,3-4）

Aruleformakingenvironmentalchoicesispresented.Theauthorcallsitasaneenvironmentalism,whichadvocatesthepriorityofhumaninterestsoverthoseofnature.Thisisalsotheauthorscentralargumentinthearticle.

Section2:

Theauthorrebutsadifferentrule,onewhichhecallsasentimentalenvironmentalism,whichhesaysischaracterizedbyexcessiveearthworship.Theauthorreviewsadifferentrule,onewhichhecallsasentimentalenvironmentalism.（Para.6）

.TheauthorcitesthedebateaboutwhethertodrillforoilinANWRtorebutthesentimentalenvironmentalismandjustifyhisownargument.（Paras.7-9）

.TheauthorcitesthedebateaboutpreservingthespottedowlinOregonvs.protectingthelivelihoodoftheloggingfamiliestorebutthesentimentalenvironmentalismandjustifyhisownargument.（Paras.10）

Dr.Ariely’ssuggestions

Part

:

Conclusion:

Thewriterrestateshiscentralargument:

Humaninterestsshouldbegivenpriorityoverthoseofnature.

Natureshouldaccommodatehumanbeings.（Para.11）.

Humanbeingsshouldadapttonatureonlywhentheirsurvivalisendangeredbycertainenvironmentalchanges.Humanbeingsprotecttheenvironmentfortheirownsakeratherthanforthatofnature.（Paras.12-13）

2.Detailedstudyofthetext

（1）Achievingsustainableenvironmentalism（Title）

environmentalism:

n.[U]aninterestinorthestudyoftheenvironment,inordertoprotectitfromdamagebyhumanactivities环境保护主义

Greenrepresentslife,vitality,nature,andofcourse,environmentalism.

绿色代表着生命、活力、自然，当然还有环境保护主义

（2）Environmentalsensitivityisnowasrequiredanattitudeinpolitesocietyasis,say,beliefindemocracyordisapprovalofplasticsurgery.（Para.1）

Meaning:

Sharpconcernforenvironmentalprotection,similartothebeliefindemocracyortheoppositiontoplasticsurgery,isanecessaryattitudetopeopleintheupperclassworld.

Note：

"Politesociety"isaeuphemism（委婉语）fortheupperclass.

democracy:

n.[U]asystemofgovernmentinwhichpeoplevoteinelectionstochoosethepeoplewhowillgovernthem民主，民主体制、t

thiswasahistoricmoment,afterwhichthecountryhasbeenmovingtowarddemocracy.这是一个历史性时刻，此后该国一直朝着民主前进。

asystemofrunningabusinessororganizationinwhicheveryonecanvoteandshareinmakingdecisions民主管理

Withouttheabilitytothinkcriticallyandtodefendtheirideas,youngpeoplewillnotbeabletofullyparticipateindemocracy.有能力进行批判思维，没有能力捍卫自己的思想，年轻人就不能充分参与民主管理。

（3）First,differentiatebetweenenvironmentalluxuriesandenvironmentalnecessities.Luxuriesarethosethingsthatwouldbenicetohaveifcostless.Necessitiesarethosethingswemusthaveregardless.（Para.2）

Meaning:

First,wemustdistinguishbetweenenvironmentalluxuriesandenvironmentalnecessities.Luxuriesrefertothosethingsthatwefindnicetohave,especiallyiftheywouldnotcostusanything.Necessitiesrefertothosethingsthatwemusthavenomatterwhatcostwehavetopay.

differentiate:

v.recognizeorexpressthedifferencebetweenthingsorpeopleelse区分，区别

Shehaslearnedtodifferentiatethetwokindsofroses.

她已经学会了区分两种玫瑰。

vt.bethequalityorfactthatmakesonethingorpersonclearlyifferentfromanother构成…..间的，差别;使..不同于

Theabilitytospeakdifferentiatehumansfromotheranimals言语能力使人类有别于其他动物。

differentiatebetween:

identifydifferencesbetweentwoormorethingsorpeople区分.把一进行区分

Nolongerisheabletodifferentiatebetweenfantasyandreality,andbeshouldseekmedicalhelp.他不能区分虚幻和现实了，应该去寻求医疗帮助。

costless:

a.notcostinganything无花费的;无代价的

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（4）Forexample,preservingtheatmosphere-stoppingozonedepletionandthegreenhouseeffect-isanenvironmentalnecessity.（Para.3）

Meaning:

Forinstance,keepingtheatmosphereingoodcondition,ortobeexact,stoppingozonereductionandcontrollingthegreenhouseeffect,isanenvironmental.

ozone:

n.[U]akindofoxygenthatexistshighintheearth'satmosphere臭氧

Anintactozonelayerpreventsabout99percentofthesun'sUVraysfromreachingtheearth.一个完好的臭氧层可以阻止99%的太阳紫外线到达地球表面。

deplete:

vt.reducetheamountofsth.orthenumberofthings减少;削减

Ifwecontinuetodepletetheearth'snaturalresources,wewillcauseseriousdamagetotheenvironment.如果我们]继续减少地球上的自然资源的话，我们将对环境造成严重破坏。

depletion:

n.[U]theactofreducing减少;削减

Somescientistsareconvincedthatthedepletionoftheearth'sozonelayerwillcontributetoanincreaseinskincancers.些科学家确信，地球臭氧层的减少会引起皮肤癌的增加。

（5）Withtheplanetaryclimatechanges,arewepreparedtoseeIowatakeonNewMexico'sdesertclimate,orSiberiatakeonlowa'smoderateclimate（Para.4）

Meaning:

Asclimatekeepschangingontheearth,arewereadytoseelowadevelopdesertclimatelikethatinNewMexico,ortoseeSiberiadevelopmildclimatelikethatinIowa

planetary:

a.theearthasaplanet地球（上）1）oforrelatingto全球的;世界范围的

Theplanetarycrisisweareexperiencingtoadyequinesconsistentactioninallfieldsofgovernmentalpolicies.我们今天正在经历的地球危机需要各个领域的政府政策采取目标致的行动方案。

2）oforrelatingtoaplanetorplanets行星的

Wenowknowalotmorethaneverbeforeabouttheearlystagesofplanetaryformation.我们现在对行星形成的早期阶段的了解要比以前任何时候都多得多。

takeon:

developaparticularcharacterorappearance呈现（某种特征、面貌等）

Therelationsbetweenthetwocountriesmaytakeonanewlook.两国之间的关系或许会呈现出新面貌。

（6）Ofcourse,thishumanfocusrunsagainstthegrainofacontemporaryenvironmentalismthatindulgesinovertearthworship.（Para.6）

Meaning:

Certainly,thiskindofhuman-centeredbeliefisincontradictiontothecurrentpopularbeliefinenvironmentalprotection.Thelattergreatlyenjoysexpressingtheirrespectforandadmirationofnatureopenly.

run/goagainstthegrain:

becompletelydifferentfromwhatyoufeelisright,natural,ornormalforyou与.格格不入;违反本性

Hismusicgenerallyrunsagainstthegrainofwhatismodern.他的音乐总体上与现代音乐格格不入。

overt:

a.nothiddenorsecret公开的;公然的

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