前景实用英语（二）-unit6教案

前景实⽤英语（⼆）-unit6教案

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Unit 6 Greening the World Begins at Home Teaching aims:

In this unit, students are supposed to

Master the basic language and skills to remember words

Understand the main idea of Text A, and master the useful sentence structures and words and expressions;

Know how to use sentence stress;

To learn Non-finite Verb;To know how to write “Business Letter”.

Teaching procedures:

I Listening and Speaking (2Period)

II Text A & text-related exercises (2Period)

III Grammar Review and Practical Writing (2Period)

IV Workbook

Part A Lead in

Task 1 Study the pictures and discuss the questions below in small groups. Use the words given below if necessary.

1.What can we benefit from the equipment in the first picture?

Cues: solar energy, renewable, green energy, water heater, electricity bill

2.Do you know what the house in the second picture is called? What is special

about it?

Cues: passive house, energy-efficient, solar panel, roof

3.What are the advantages of the U-shaped lamps in the third picture?

Cues: saving, cut on the use of electricity

Task 2 Listen to the following short dialogues and fill in the blanks.

Task 3 Discuss the following questions.

1. What do you think is green living?

Cues: healthy, environment-friendly, lifestyle.

2. What does your family do to cut energy use?

Cues: water, electricity, transport, travel

Part B Language points

1. green v. to make green

e.g. The company is making efforts to green its products.

公司正竭尽全⼒使产品更环保。It took him five years to green the hill.

他花了五年时间才让这座⼩⼭变绿。2. convince v. to make sb. feel certain; to cause sb. to realize

e.g. I was convinced I saw you there, but it must have been someone else.

我以为看见你在那⾥，⼀定是看错⼈了。What she said convinced me that I was wrong.

她的⼀番话使我认识到⾃⼰错了。3. use up to use (material, etc.) until no more is left

e.g. We have used up all the paper.

我们把纸全⽤完了。He used up all his money in one week.

⼀周之内他就⽤光了所有的钱。4. tackle v. to deal with or overcome

e.g. It’s time to ta ckle my homework.

现在该对付我的家庭作业了。Mr. Wells tackled the difficult p roblem, but he couldn’t solve it.

威尔斯先⽣处理过这⼀难题，但未能解决。5. global a. world-wide

e.g. Having a global tour is my dream.

环球旅⾏是我的梦想。The global energy crisis is getting more and more serious.

全球性的能源危机⽇益严峻。6. be on one’s way having started one’s journey; already in the process of

e.g. Work harder, you’ll be well on your way to job promotion.

勤快些吧，你很快就会获得提拔的。Some people say that this country is well on its way to being the other superpower.

有⼈说这个国家就要成为另⼀个超级⼤国了。7. community n. a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common

e.g. The new arts centre to be built next year will serve the whole community.

明年开建的艺术中⼼将服务整个社区。8.invest v. to use (money) to buy shares, property, etc., in order to earn interest or bring profit

e.g. The best time to invest is now.

现在是投资的最佳时机。He invested all his money in real estate.

他把钱全部投资房地产了。9. hybrid a. of mixed character; composed of different elements

e.g. Hybrid diesel-electric cars are gaining greater popularity in China.

动⼒混合车在中国越来越普遍了。10. renewable a. that can be renewed

e.g. Water is a renewable energy resource.

⽔是⼀种可再⽣资源。Is the permit renewable?

这个许可证可以延期吗?11. consumption n. using up of food, energy, resources, etc.

e.g. The meat was declared unfit for human consumption.已宣布这种⾁不适宜⼈们⾷⽤。We have measured the car’s fuel consumption.

我们测量了这辆汽车的汽油消耗量。12. locavore n. those who prefer to eat locally produced food to that which is moved to the market from a distance

Note: It is a movement in the United States and other countries with the idea of sustainable development.

13. community-supported agriculture (CSA)

Note: It is a form of an alternative food network (in Canada Community Shared Agriculture). It consists of a community ofindividuals who promise to support a farming operation by sharing the risks and benefits of food production. CSAs usuallyconsist of a system of weekly delivery or pick-up of vegetables and fruit, in a vegetable box scheme, and sometimes includesdairy products and meat.

14. in turn as a result of sth. in a series of events

e.g. Increased production will, in turn, lead to increased profits.

增加⽣产会继⽽增加利润。15. arise from to follow as a result of sth.

e.g. Problems often arise from the lack of communication.

问题常常是由于缺乏交流⽽产⽣的。The accident arose from carelessness in the experiment.

事故是由于实验过程中的疏忽⽽造成的。16. decline v. to become smaller, weaker, fewer, etc.

e.g. Her influence declined after she lost the election.

落选后她的影响⼒⼤为降低。With the development of the economy, the birthrate is declining.

随着经济的发展，出⽣率在不断下降。17. take on to accept; to decide to do sth.; to undertake sth.

e.g. She took on greater responsibilities when she was promoted.

她得到提升，担负了更⼤的责任。Don’t take on more than you can cope with.

要量⼒⽽⾏。18. lead the way to go first; to show the way

e.g. Our scientists are leading the way in space research.

我们的科学家在宇宙探索领域处于领先地位。The guide was leading the way to the mysterious cave.

向导带路去那个神秘的⼭洞。Part C Phonetics

Sentence Stress

什么是句⼦重⾳？

我们在朗读英语或⽤英语交谈时,并不是句⼦中的每个词都读得⼀样响亮,⼀样清楚,⽽是有些词读得或说得⼜轻⼜快,⽽且较为含