1、Pre-class check!Unit 6 Nurturing natureListening and Using languageLearning aims:1. Using the techniques to practice listening;2. Accumulate the topic words of this unit;3. Master the grammar of present perfect continuous.Step1 Lead-inP66 Tourism and the environmentEcotourism is a type of tourism th
2、at conserves the environment. It encourages people to be responsible travellers and involves educating them about the natural world. For countries such as Costa Rica, Kenya and Nepal, ecotourism is an important part of the economy. Some ecotourism holidays involve voluntary work, such as planting tr
3、ees or counting endangered animals.Did You Know?1. tourism 2. ecotourism 3. conserve 4. involve 5. voluntary work 6. count endangered animals1. n. 旅游业 2. 生态旅游 3. v.保护 4. v.包含；涉及 5.志愿工作6. 数濒危动物 Step 2 Listening practiceP66 Activity 5 Listen to the conversation and choose the places mentioned.Answers:
4、 1. hike in the mountains2. count3. hard work4. elephants5. lie on the beach6. a nice hotel7. a one-day bike tourRachel: Dad, Ive been searching online for some information about holidays, as you asked. Dad: OK Rachel. So, whats caught your eye?Rachel: I thought we might go on an ecotourism holiday.
5、 The idea is that you go to a natural place and help conserve it. To me, thats much better than just sitting on a beach. Dad: Hmm. Im not sure about that.Rachel: Oh, come on, Dad. The fact is that travel does a lot of harm to the environment. Wouldnt you agree that we should do something positive? D
6、ad: If you ask me, lying on a beach is doing something positive! OK, where do you want to go?Rachel: Well, theres is a holiday to Nepal. It looks fantastic. You get to hike in the mountains and plant trees. And you get to count rhinos to help protect them. Dad: Wait, what? There are rhinos in Nepal?
7、 Rachel: Yes, Dad! You also eat simple local food, like rice and vegetables. Thats real ecotourism. Dad: Rice and vegetables? I can eat that at home! And I dont think hiking up mountains and planting trees are very relaxing. I would say they sound like hard work!Rachel: Yes, thats true. OK. Lets fin
8、d a compromise so we can both be happy. How about Thailand? We can look after elephants and sleep in a treehouse. Dad: Look after elephants? What would we have to do?Rachel: Well, we would have to feed them three times a day. In the afternoon, you wash the elephants. Oh, and you also have to play wi
9、th them- you can swim in a river with them or play with baby elephants. Apparently the older elephants can play a kind of football! Dad: I admit that sounds rather fun. Rachel, is this holiday near the coast?Rachel: Yes, it is. Dad: Then lets meet in the middle. As a compromise, how about we stay ne
10、arby in a nice hotel? You can do some ecotourism activities while I lie on the beach and read a book. Then were both happy.Rachel: So I can look after elephants? OK then, I agree, but we both have to go on a one-day bike tour of the jungle. Dad: Fine, its a deal.P67 Activity8 Complete the passage wi
11、th the expressions in the box As tourism develops, people are becoming _(increase) concerned about the environment. Here is our city, there is _(热门讨论) about whether a hotel should _(build) at White Beach. The owner of the company thinks the hotel would _(吸引更多的游客), _(这会给新商业创造更多的机会) and _(帮助当地的经济). Ho
12、wever. the local people worry that building the hotel is _(不环保的) and will disturb the wildlife, in particular the turtles _ lay their leggs on White Beach. But they also admit that building the hotel will provide more jobs for people _(live) in the area. Even though the owner of the company guarante
13、es (意思: _) that the design will _(与.和谐相处) its beautiful surroundings, the local people are still concerned that hotel may _(用尽自然资源). Increased tourist numbers will also mean more cars and aeroplanes, which in turn means _(高碳排放).TB P65 Activity 1have been doing动作一直持续have done动作已完成其它的句子：Thanks to our
14、efforts, passengers from all over the country have been enjoying these magical landscapes. The train has been racing along steadily since it left Xining. All this time, the song “Sky Railway” has been playing inside my head. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has been attracting peoples admiration for centur
15、ies. 现在完成进行时1 构成 have/ has been doing2 现在完成进行时的概念 现在完成进行时表示动作从过去某一时间开始一直持续到现在，这个动作可能刚终止，也可能还在进行。Eg. He has been playing computer games all day.Eg. I have been working for this company for three years.3 现在完成时和现在完成进行时的区别（见导纲）现在完成进行时4时间标志现在完成进行时常与all the time, all the morning, these few days, all night
16、等表示一段时间的状语连用。另外，如果表示某一动作的起点，可用since引导的短语或从句，如果表示某一动作的全部时间，可用for引导的短语。He has been hoping for a raise in salary all the time.他一直盼着加薪。They have been quarreling since two days ago.Activity2 Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets1. have been hearing2. has been making3. is mov
17、ing4. have been flying5. have been given6. have been usingActivity3 Look at the charts and make sentences using the present perfect continuous tenseThe number of trees _in the last 20 years.has been increasingActivity3 look at the charts and make sentences using the present perfect continuous tenseD
18、esert areas _in the last 20 years.have been reducingActivity3 look at the charts and make sentences using the present perfect continuous tenseButterfly population _in the last 20 years.has been increasing Notes:1. roar 吼叫；咆哮；轰鸣2. brush off 擦掉，刷掉3. bat away 击打，甩掉4. put off (the headset) 摘掉/脱掉（头盔） 推迟，
19、延期 习题训练：1.Dashan, who _（learn） crosstalk, the Chinese comedic tradition, for decades, wants to mix it up with the Western stand-up tradition.2.I _（read） half of the English novel, and Ill try to finish it at the weekend.3.Where is Peter? I cant find him anywhere.He went to the library after breakfas
20、t and _ (write)his essay there ever since.4.Marty _ (work) really hard on his book and he thinks hell have finished it by Friday.5.Since the time humankind started gardening, we _（try）to make our environment more beautiful.6.Tony, why are your eyes red?I _（cut）up peppers for the last five minutes.7.
21、Despite the previous rounds of talks, no agreement _ (reach)so far by the two sides.8.In order to find the missing child, villagers _ (do) all they can over the past five hours.9.Tom _ (work) in the library every night over the last three months.10.Look! Somebody _ (clean) the sofa.Well, it wasnt me. I didnt do it.has been learning have readhas been writinghas been workinghave been tryinghave been cuttinghas been reachedhave been doinghas been workinghas cleaned
