Unit+6+Nature+in+words+Using+language+Listening+and+Speaking 高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

外研选择性必修第三册Unit6Period3ListeningandSpeaking教学目

Lead-inOpenadictionary,andyou’llbesurprisedtofindthattherearemanymorewordsaboutnaturethanyouwouldthink.Therearevariouswaystodescribethethingsweseeinthenaturalworld,nomatterwhetherit'saflower,ananimalortherain.Forexample,therearemanywaystodescribethedifferentsoundsofbirds,suchaschatter,chirp,cluck,hootandtweet.Thesewordscanhelpustowritevividdescriptionsofnature.DidYouKnow?

12TolearnwordsdescribingnatureandclarifythemcorrectlyTolistenforwhymanywordsdescribingnaturedisappeared,anduseexpressionsofgivingexamplesandgivingexplanationscorrectly目标一:Tolearnwordsdescribingnatureandclarifythemcorrectly

Activity1:Readtheparagraphandanswerthequestions.Payattentiontothewordsinbold.ThereisnomonthinthewholeyearinwhichnaturewearsamorebeautifulappearancethaninthemonthofAugust.Springhasmanybeauties,andMayisafreshandbloomingmonth,butthecharmsofthistimeofyearareenhancedbytheircontrastwiththewinterseason.Augusthasnosuchadvantage.Itcomeswhenweremembernothingbutclearskies,greenfields,andsweet-smellingflowers-whenthememoryofsnow,andice,andbleakwinds,hasfadedfromour

mindsascompletelyastheyhavedisappearedfromtheearth-andyetwhatapleasanttimeitis!

Orchardsandfieldssingwiththesoundofwork;treesbendbeneaththethickclustersofrichfruitwhichbowtheirbranchestotheground;andthewheat,piledingracefulsheaves,orwavingin

everygentlewindthatsweepsaboveit,tingesthelandscapewithagoldencolour.Asoft,pleasantlightappearstohangoverthewholeearth;theinfluenceoftheseasonseemstoextenditselfeventoapassingwagon,whoseslowmotionacrossthewell-reapedfieldisseenbytheeye,butmakesnoloudnoisesupontheear.(AdaptationfromThePickwickPapersbyCharlesDickens)1Whatdoesthisparagraphmainlydescribe?2Whataspectsdoestheauthordescribe?ThisparagraphmainlydescribesthebeautifulappearanceinthemonthofAugust.Theauthordescribestheskies,fields,flowers,orchards,trees,wheatandthequalityofthelight.Activity2:Putthewordsintotheboxes.Findoutwhattheyareusedtodescribe.Thinkofmorewordsineachcategoryandaddthemtotheboxes.fresh,blooming,clear,green,sweet-smelling,bleak,bend,thickclusters,rich,bow,piled,gracefulsheaves,waving,gentle,sweeps,tinges,golden,soft,pleasant,makes,loud

Sound

Colour

loudcleargreenrichgoldenActionbloomingbendbowpiledwavingsweepstingesmakeslowhightweetredwhiteblowfly

Shape

Smell

Sensationthickclustersgracefulsheavesfreshsweet-smellingfreshbleakgentlesoftpleasantflatround

disgustingfaintDescribenatureduringyourfavouriteseasonwiththewordsyouhavelearnt.目标二:Tolistenforwhymanywordsdescribingnaturedisappeared,anduseexpressionsofgivingexamplesandgivingexplanationscorrectlyActivity1:Listentotheconversationandanswerthequestions.1Whatbookwasthemanreading?2Whywasthemanannoyed?3Whatwasthegirl’sopinion?ThemanwasreadingabookcalledLandmarks.Manywordsdescribingnaturewerenowmissingfromthenewversionofjuniordictionary.Computersplayalargepartinourlives.Socialmediaisasnormaltoyoungpeopleaspasturetotheold.Activity2:Listentotheconversationagainandcorrectthemistakesintheman’sblog.RecentlyIwasreadingabookcalledLandmarksbyRobertMacfarlane.Whattheauthorwrotemademefeelconfused.Hesaidthatmanywordsdescribingnaturewerebeingaddedtothenewversionofthejuniordictionary.Thesearewordslike“pasture”

and“bluebell”.A“pasture”

isadenseforestforcowsandhorsestoeat.

“Bluebells”

arefruitshapedlikebells.Thereasonwhytheyaredoingthisisthattheythinkthesewordsareirrelevanttochildren,

annoyednowmissingfromfieldofgrassblueflowerssoinsteadthey’vereplacedthem

withtermslike“film”.Perhapsthedictionarydoeshave

apoint,becausemostchildrendon’tgetoutintonaturethatmuchnowadays.TheyspendalltheirtimewatchingTVinstead.Butit’sapity.Inmyopinion,thesewordsformpartofourliterature.Theyaddcolourtoourlives,andshouldn’tbelost.Mygranddaughterhasthesameopinionasme.Shesayswearelosingoldwordsallthetime.Andastimeschange,oldwordsbecomeasnormaltoyoungpeopleasthenewonesaretome.blogoncomputershistoryadifferentopinionfromnewwordsbecomeasnormaltoyoungpeople

astheoldonesaretomeNowworkinpairsandactouttheconversation.Activity3:Completetheboxeswiththeexpressionsfromtheconversation.

•...suchas...•Themainreason...•...,forinstance.•Tworeasons,Ithink.•Consider...Givingexamples•...suchas...•...,forinstance.Givingexplanations•Themainreason...•Tworeasons,Ithink.•Consider...Activity4:Workinpairs.TalkaboutyouropinionsoftheissuediscussedinActivity2usingthe