2019-2020年牛津译林版高中英语必修五Unit 3《Science and nature》(第

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课题 Unit 3 Science versus nature 课型 复习课

教学目标

把握考点，规范写作

重点

重点词汇，句型 难点 规范写作

教法 讲授法、讨论法、探究法

教 学 内 容 个案调整

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Project 1: Man versus nature

For a long time, our environment has been damaged because humans have been

careless. People have harmed nature through agriculture, fishing, hunting

and tourism. We further damage Earth by building new channels in the sea

and factories on the land, and by creating pollution with chemical waste.

We will some day destroy the planet we live on if we continue in this way.

However, if we focus only on conservation, then people may suffer. Not

everything that is best for nature is good for people. Would anyone say

that development should be stopped in favor of nature? From the point of

view of some people, we are only doing what humans have always done, using

nature to meet our own needs. Other people argue that such thinking may

cause a catastrophe, unless we start to look around and understand how

a clean environment benefits us all.

After decades of destroying nature and using up natural resources, many

developed nations are now concerned about saving nature rather than

developing or destroying it. However, many poorer nations must focus on

meeting the everyday needs of their people. In doing so, they are using

up natural resources at a fast pace. They have not yet seen the effects

of the careless use of the environment like many wealthy nations have.

Often they do not realize that the choices they make are bad for the

environment. Should they be blamed for destroying hundreds of thousands

of acres of rainforest if it means a better income for their people? The

developed and developing countries of the world need to work together to

make sure that people enjoy healthy and happy lives, without the

environment around them suffering.

It should not be a question of humans winning and nature losing. Humans

can only really win by protecting nature. After all, food has to be

produced in a healthy, natural system, and we all need clean air to breathe

and pure water to drink. It is mankind's responsibility to find answers

that are good for everyone, and everything.

Project 2: GM food: hope or danger?

In recent years, there has been great progress in the study of genetics.

With this progress, doors have been opened up to technologies that never

existed before. While many people are excited about these new

technologies, these same technologies frighten others. Nowhere is this

truer than with genetically modified (GM) food.

There are two ways in which a plant or an animal can be genetically

modified. First, new material can be inserted into its DNA to give the

plant or animal qualities which it would never have in nature. Second,

material can be taken from the DNA of a plant or an animal in order to

remove qualities which are not desired.

One aim of GM research is to produce food which will make us healthier.

So far, this technology has been used to produce plants which are better

able to defend themselves against pests and disease. Supporters of GM food

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has been research in GM animals such as pigs, no GM meat is being sold

at present.

Many questions have been raised about GM food. No one really knows whether

it is safe for animals or humans to eat. Scientists admit that more tests

should be done on GM food. Research has been limited to increasing

production profits, rather than making sure that GM foods are safe. GM

food could therefore be dangerous to eat.

There is also a question as to whether GM plants are safe for the

environment. Since GM crops are planted outside, they are part of the food

chain—insects and other animals eat them or use their products, and these

insects and animals will be eaten by yet other animals. No one knows what

effects the GM material might have on the food chain.

Since no one really knows whether GM food is safe, many countries have

hesitated to give permission for the production of GM foods, as they would

rather be cautious with this new technology.

Step 1: Read and learn

◆ Listen to the text and grasp the general spirit of the text

Language focus:

◆ 1. consider vt. 考虑；认为考虑；认为

知识探究：

I’m considering changing my job. 我在考虑还份工作。

We’re considering selling the house. 我们正在考虑卖掉房子。

I consider what he said as reasonable. 我认为他说的有道理。

She considers it impolite to talk while eating. 她认为吃饭的时候说话是不礼貌的。