Unit+6+Nature+in Using+Language+Listening 高中英语外研版选择性必修第三册

Unit6

NatureinwordsUsinglanguage(2):ListeningBytheendofthisperiod,studentswillbeableto:1.understandandtalkaboutliteraturerelatedtonature;2.useofwordsandexpressionstodescribenaturethroughdifferentformsofliterature.Openadictionary,andyou’llbesurprisedtofindthattherearemanymorewordsaboutnaturethanyouwouldthink.Therearevariouswaystodescribethethingsweseeinthenaturalworld,nomatterwhetherit’saflower,aweed,ananimalortherain.Forexample,therearemanywaystodescribethedifferentsoundsofbirds,suchaschatter,chirp,cluck,hootandtweet.Thesewordscanhelpustowritevividdescriptionsofnature.Listentotheconversationandanswerthequestions.1.Whatbookwasthemanreading?ThemanwasreadingabookcalledLandmarks.2.Whywasthemanannoyed?Manywordsdescribingnaturewerenowmissingfromthenewversionofthejuniordictionary.3.Whatwasthegirl’sopinion?Maybethedictionaryhasapoint.Mostchildrendon’tgetoutintonaturethatmuchnowadays.Theyspendmuchoftheirtimeoncomputers,forinstance.Shethinksthenewtermstheyaddedarewordswehearinoureverydayuse.RecentlyIwasreadingabookcalledLandmarksbyRobertMacfarlane.Whattheauthorwrotemademefeelconfused.Hesaidthatmanywordsdescribingnaturewerebeingaddedtothenewversionofthejuniordictionary.Thesearewordslike“pasture”and“bluebell”.A“pasture”isadenseforestforcowsandhorsestoeat.“Bluebells”arefruitshapedlikebells.Thereasonwhytheyaredoingthisisthattheythinkthesewordsareirrelevanttochildren,soinsteadthey’vereplacedthemwithtermslike“film”.annoyednowmissingfromfieldofgrassblueflowersblogListentotheconversationagainandcorrectthemistakesintheman’sblog.Perhapsthedictionarydoeshaveapoint,becausemostchildrendon’tgetoutintonaturethatmuchnowadays.TheyspendalltheirtimewatchingTVinstead.Butit’sapity.Inmyopinion,thesewordsformpartofourliterature.Theyaddcolourtoourlives,andshouldn’tbelost.Mygranddaughterhasthesameopinionasme.Shesayswearelosingoldwordsallthetime.Andastimeschange,oldwordsbecomeasnormaltoyoungpeopleasthenewonesaretome.oncomputershistoryadifferentopinionfromnewwordsbecomeasnormaltoyoungpeopleastheoldonesaretomeListeningmaterialsM=malespeaker,Eric,grandfather;F=femalespeaker,Suzie,hisgranddaughterF:Morning,Grandpa!M:[grumpily]Morning,Suzie.F:Grandpa,istheresomethingwrong?Youseemabitupset.M:Yes,well...I’msorry,Suzie.It’sjustthatI’vebeenreadingthisnewbookcalledLandmarksbyRobertMacfarlane,andsomethinghewroteabouthasmademeratherannoyed.F:Whatisit?M:Heexplainedthatmanywordsdescribingnaturewerenowmissingfromthenewversionofthejuniordictionary.F:Idon’tquiteunderstand.Canyougivemesomeexamples?M:Well,wordssuchas“pasture”and“bluebell”.F:Idon’tknowthosewords.Whatdotheymean?M:Theformermeansafieldofgrassforcowsandhorsestoeat.“Bluebells”areblueflowersshapedlikebells.F:I’veneverheardofthem.Whywouldtheytakethemoutofthedictionary?M:Well,accordingtoMacfarlane,themainreasonfordoingthisisthatthesewordsarenolongerrelevanttochildren.Instead,they’vereplacedthemwithnewtermslike“blog”.F:Idon’tknow,maybethedictionaryhasapoint.Mostchildrendon’tgetoutintonaturethatmuchnowadays.Theyspendmuchoftheirtimeoncomputers,forinstance.Ithinkthenewtermstheyaddedarewordswehearinoureverydayuse.M:Ah!Thatmaybetrue,butit’sapity.F:Inwhatway?M:Tworeasons,Ithink.Firstly,childrenarelosingthejoyofbeingyoung,ofbeingoutsideunderthetreeswithgrassundertheirfeet.Secondly,thesewordsformpartofourhistory.Theyaddcolourtoourlives,andshouldn’tbelost.F:I’mnotsosure,Grandpa.Youngpeoplemightnotgetoutintonaturemuch,butwestillexperiencejoy.Andasforlosingwords...well,youdon’trememberallthewordsfromShakespeare’sday,doyou?M:Er...well,no...F:Exactly!Timeschange.Computersplayalargepartinourlivesnow.Considersocialmedia.Itisasnormaltousnowas...whatwasthatfunnyoldwordyousaid?Posture?M:Pasture,Suzie!F:Yes.Socialmediaisasnormaltoyoungpeopleaspastureistoyou.M:[sighs]F:[laughs]Iknowwhatwouldcheeryouup.Let’sgoforawalkoutside.M:Aha!See?Youcan’tbeatnature,Suzie,eh?[bothlaugh]Completetheboxeswiththeexpressionsfromtheconversation.Givingexamples•…suchas…•…,forinstance.Givingexplanations•Themainreason…•Tworeasons,Ithi