Unit 1 Nature Period 7 Reading B (Comprehension Plus and Critical Thinking)（ppt课件）-2023新上外版（2020）《高中英语》必修第二册.pptx

1、上外版高中英语必修二Reading B (Comprehension Plus)Unit 1 NATURE Period 7ReviewI Man Asks Too Much From Nature.What causes excessive cutting of trees?Why are we exhausting forests?Because we human beingsuse wood to build houses and bridges;we use wood tomake paper;we use wood to make furniture and guns,and cho

2、psticks.Wood is a necessity in our life.It will be terrible if we use them up one day.review Man as a species thrives in the world,and we need space for further development.In some countries with long coast lines but short of flat ground,the government build long dikes to make land out of sea.We tea

3、r up seas and get more land,but the after-effects are away beyond our control.I Man Asks Too Much From Nature.reviewI What If We Stop Damages to Nature?What if we stop excessive cutting of trees and using up woods?What if we decrease our need for wood furniture?We will preserve the beauty of green m

4、ountains and grassland.Rare animals will be protected with their habitats being conserved so that people of the future generations may see them alive in the wild.Lets do it.II Identify beauty in nature.The sun sets the sky aflame with its last strive at dusk.The water is painted with burning red.Wha

5、t a magnificent good-bye!Lets do it.Snow covers the Mountains far away.Snow presses the branches nearby low.Out there the castlein wonderland seems to grow.II Identify beauty in nature.Lets do it.Rainbow crosses the sky high above,Like a bridge of colors inviting you;What mysteries it carries,who kn

6、ows?II Identify beauty in nature.Lets do it.The footsteps of fallare approaching,Trees welcome it with colorful leaves.Nature is a master ofphantasy,isnt it?II Identify beauty in nature.Lets do it.Daffodils quietly bloom in the grassland,A glow of sunlightsoftly touch its head.Spring slips into the

7、forest with its seasonal hello.II Identify beauty in nature.Comprehensin Plus When its sunny and Bright outside,we are cheerful inside.When its cloudy and raining outside,we often feel gloomy.II Identify beauty in nature.Lets do it.The starry night and the moonlight make us feel romantic.II Identify

8、 beauty in nature.Lets do it.When we see leaves budding trees,II Identify beauty in nature.When a timid flowerpushes through the frozen ground,We smell new hope iscoming with spring.Question Time1.Why does the author say“we are damaging things so fast and they will soon be away beyond repair.”People

9、 are destroying nature and using up natural resources at such a fast speed that in the near future,natural balance would be collapsed and hard to restore.III Answer the following questions.Question Time2.What might be the reasons why future generations“will be paupers when it comes to the offerings

10、of natural world”?If people do not stop destroying the natural beauty,if people keep on using up natural resources,the balance of nature will be seriously damaged that nature will produce no more beauty and no more resources for the future generations.III Answer the following questions.Question Time

11、3.Do you think the author is calling on us to preserve nature or to appreciate nature?Why?I think the author is calling on us to preserve nature.Encouraging us to appreciate nature is to warn people that the beauty of nature is disappearing.And we shall do something to preserve the beauty.I think th

12、is is the message of the text.III Answer the following questions.Question Time4.“Nature is an intrinsic part of our lives.”What does this sentence mean?It means that nature is an inborn part of human life;nature and man are inseparable.If we are destroying nature,we are actually destroying part of o

13、urselves.In turn,if we are preserving nature,we are protecting part of ourselves.III Answer the following questions.Critical ThinkingGrouping InformationI Use the table to group the things we have learned about nature in this unit.Reflect on how things in nature usually make us feel.Then add words w

14、e can use to describe our feelings in the third column.Some examples have been given.Things in natureHow they make us feelPlantsleaves budding on a treehope/hopefulAnimals and other creaturesNatural landscapeNatural phenomenabirds and big animals,trees and grasslandfull of lifein wonderland castle c

15、overed by snowcloudy and rainygloomyCritical ThinkingGrouping InformationII Think of some poems or songs about nature.What feelings do you think they express?Put your ideas in a table,as in the example below.Things in naturePoem/SongFeeling(s)expressedbirds;storm;blossomA Spring MorningI awake light

16、-hearted this morning of spring,Everywhere around me the singing of bird But now I remember the night,the storm,And I wonder how many blossoms were brokenregret for springs departure Critical ThinkingGrouping InformationThings in naturePoem/SongFeeling(s)expressedstars in the skyTwinkle,Twinkle,litt

17、le star,How I wonder what you are;Up above the world so high,Like a diamond in the sky love of the stars and the starry night,happy;Critical ThinkingGrouping InformationThings in naturePoem/SongFeeling(s)expressedEdelweiss(雪绒花雪绒花)Edelweiss,Edelweiss,every morning you greet me;Small and white,clean a

18、nd bright,You look happy to meet me;love of edelweiss,love of homelandEdelweiss,a small white flower growing above the treeline in AustriaCritical ThinkingGrouping InformationThings in naturePoem/SongFeeling(s)expressedmoonlight,nightMoonlight before my bed,Could it be frost instead?Head up,I watche

19、d the moon,Head down,I think of home.nostalgiaIn the Still of the Night By Li Bai Critical ThinkingGrouping InformationTwo roads diverged,The Road Not TakenTwo roads diverged in a yellow woodAnd sorry I could not traveled bothAnd be one traveler,long I stoodAnd I looked down one as far as I couldTo

20、where it bent in the undergrownhesitation in making a choiceBy Robert FrostQuiz TimeWritten in March By WordsworthThe cock is crowing,The stream is flowing，The small birds twitter，The lake doth glitter，The green fields sleep in the sun;The oldest and youngestAre at work with the strongest;The cattle

21、 are grazing，Their heads never raising;There are forty feeding like one!Like an army defeatedThe snow hath retreated，And now doth fare illOn the top of the bare hill;The ploughboy is whooping-anon-anonTheres joy in the mountains;Theres life in the fountains，Small clouds are sailing，Blue sky prevaili

22、ng，The rain is over and gone.Quiz TimeRead the poem and fill in the table below.The cock is crowing,The stream is flowing，The small birds twitter，The lake doth glitter，The green fields sleep in the sun;The oldest and youngestAre at work with the strongest;The cattle are grazing，Their heads never rai

23、sing;There are forty feeding like one!Things in natureFeeling(s)expressedcockstreamlakegreen fieldscattleworking,happybirdsworking,happyworking,happyworking,happyworking,happycalmQuiz TimeRead the poem and fill in the table below.Things in natureFeeling(s)expressedLike an army defeatedThe snow hath

24、retreated，And now doth fare illOn the top of the bare hill;The ploughboy is whooping-anon-anonTheres joy in the mountains;Theres life in the fountains，Small clouds are sailing，Blue sky prevailing，The rain is over and gone.snow meltedmountainscloudsblue skyrain,gone delightedfountainsjoyjoyrelaxedlig

25、ht-heartedbrightQuiz TimeInterpreting“Written in March”The poem is written in a very delighted tone.The creatures in march awakes to welcome spring.Animals like cock,birds and cattle are busy working and eating;stream and lake wake up while green fields still are waiting.Snow has melted away;mountai

26、ns and fountains are all in joy;the sky is blue and bright;the rain is gone and over.Nature brings us a beautiful and happy March.SummaryWhat have we learnt today?Learning to describe the beauty of nature.Learning to appreciate the beauty of nature.Learning to identify the beauty of nature.Learning

27、to think critically.Learning to group information in a table.HomeworkRecite the words and phrases of Reading B 1.make a mess of things 事情弄得一团糟事情弄得一团糟 2.tear up 撕毁，撕碎撕毁，撕碎 3.in the name of 以以的名义的名义 4.damage v.&n.破坏，毁坏破坏，毁坏 5.be away beyond repair 很难再修复很难再修复 6.generation n.一代人，一代人，同辈人同辈人 7.when it com

28、es to 当说起当说起时时 8.offering n.提供的物品提供的物品9.preserve v.保护，维护；保护，维护；保留，保养保留，保养 10.appreciate v.欣赏，赏识欣赏，赏识11.miracle n.奇迹奇迹 12.transform v.使改变形态使改变形态 13.landscape n.风景风景 14.affect v.欣赏，赏识欣赏，赏识 15.mood n.欣赏，赏识欣赏，赏识 16.responsible adj.作为原因作为原因 成为起因；负责任的成为起因；负责任的 17.romantic adj.浪漫的浪漫的 18.frozen adj.冻硬的；冷冻冻硬的；冷冻 的；冷藏的的；冷藏的