新视野大学英语第三版第四册第四单元sectionA课件ppt.pptx

FOREIGH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS
AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERTISY
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Achieving sustainable environmentalism
Unit 4 Section A
FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS
AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.
— Mahatma Gandhi
A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.
— Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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4
UNIT
Nature: To worship or to conquer
Section A
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4
UNIT
Achieving sustainable environmentalism
Objectives
To talk about environmental issues
To fully understand the text
To apply the phrases and patterns
To master the argumentative essay
writing skill
Nature: To worship or to conquer
Contents
Warming-up Activities
Text Study
Language Application
Summary
Achieving sustainable environmentalism
Section A
Warming-up Activities
Lead-in
Pre-reading Activities
Cultural Background
Achieving sustainable environmentalism
Section A
Lead-in
Short Answer Questions
Tips
These pictures remind us more of the environmental problems we human beings are encountered with at present, including air pollution (hazy weather), water pollution, deforestation, wild animals extinction and so on.
1. What do the following pictures remind you of in terms of the environmental issues?
Lead-in
Short Answer Questions
Man has the “blood ties” with nature. Mankind has to depend on nature for his food, medicine, shelter, clothing and other necessities to be able to survive. However, due to industrialization and economic development, man does not live in harmony with nature anymore. While transforming nature for his own sake, man has been over exploring and using the natural resources, resulting in such problems as global warming, soil erosion, shortage of fresh water, and sandstorms. Man has suffered a lot from the problems.
Tips
2. What do you think of the relationship betweenma