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学术英语综合AcademicEnglish—AnIntegratedCourse第1页第2页Unit4

EnvironmentUnitContentsUnitobjectivesTextATextBTextCAcademiclanguageanddiscourseListeningSpeakingWriting第3页UnitObjectives1.ProfessionalKnowledgeGetacquaintedwithsomeimportantconceptsaboutenvironment(e.g.environmentalism,ecology,biodiversity,blackcarbon,ecosystem,environmentalscience,ecosphere,carbondioxide,etc.)2.ReadingSummarizethemainideasofatextandidentifyessentialsupportingpoints;Understanddifficultsentences(e.g.,sentenceswithabstractmeaningorambiguousreference);Analyzecomplexorcontroversialissuescritically(e.g.,sustainabledevelopmentofenvironment,climatechange,economicsandecology)Unit4

Environment第4页UnitObjectives3.ListeningKnowhowtodealwithunfamiliarwordsinatalk4.SpeakingMakeacounterargumentinacademicspeaking5.WritingKnowhowtowritebodyparagraphsUnit4

Environment第5页UnitObjectives6.ResearchingIndependentlylocateandstudyavarietyofresources(articles,books,videos,etc.)toknowmoreaboutpollutioncasesyouareconcernedwith7.AcademiclanguageanddiscourseGetacquaintedwithsomecollocationsrelatedtoenvironmentLearnhowtomakeyouressaymorecoherentbyuseofeffectivetransitions,repetitionofkeywords,andclearuseofreferencewordsComprehendstylisticdifferencesbetweenformalandinformalEnglishandacquiresomeformalexpressionsUnit4

Environment第6页TextALead-inWorkingroupsof4-5andbrainstormalistofconsequencesofimbalancebetweenpeopleandnature.Unit4

Environment第7页TextAOverviewSummarizethemainideasofTextAonthebasisof

Task1/CriticalReadingandThinking/TextA.wearestillveryfarfromreconcilingthedemandsofpeoplewithwhatourplanetcansustainablyprovideprotectingnatureforpeopleaneconomiconepopularculturesocieties’worldviewsUnit4

Environment第8页TextAIn-depthanalysis1.Contributeasmuchaspossiblewhatyouknowaboutthefollowing:sustainabledevelopmentenvironmentalismbiodiversityecosystemecologyUnit4

Environment第9页TextAIn-depthanalysis2.FocusonsomeofthedifficultsentencesinTextAbydoingTask2/CriticalReadingandThinking/TextA.Unit4

Environment第10页TextASupplementaryinformation1.SustainabledevelopmentItisaneconomicplanningthatattemptstofostereconomicgrowthwhilepreservingthequalityoftheenvironmentforfuturegenerations.Unit4

Environment第11页TextASupplementaryinformation2.Environmentalism(Para.1)Environmentalismreferstopoliticalandethicalmovementthatseekstoimproveandprotectthequalityofthenaturalenvironmentthroughchangestoenvironmentallyharmfulhumanactivities,throughtheadoptionofformsofpolitical,economic,andsocialorganizationsthatarethoughttobenecessaryfor,oratleastconduciveto,thebenigntreatmentoftheenvironmentbyhumans,andthroughareassessmentofhumanity’srelationshipwithnature.Environmentalismisanattempttobalancerelationsbetweenhumansandthevariousnaturalsystems.Unit4

Environment第12页TextASupplementaryinformation3.Biodiversity(Para.4)Theword'biodiversity'isacontractionofbiologicaldiversity.ItreferstothevarietyoflifefoundinaplaceonEarthor,often,thetotalvarietyoflifeonEarth.Theterm“biodiversity”isindeedcommonlyusedtodescribethenumber,varietyandvariabilityoflivingorganisms.Thisverybroadusage,embracingmanydifferentparameters,isessentiallyasynonymof“lifeonEarth”.Unit4

Environment第13页TextASupplementaryinformation4.Ecosystem(Para.4)Anecosystemreferstothecomplexoflivingorganisms(plants,animalsandmicrobes),theirphysicalenvironment(thingslikeair,waterandmineralsoil),andalltheirinterrelationshipsinaparticularunitofspace.Therearemanyexamplesofecosystems--apond,aforest,anestuary,agrassland,etc.Thestudyofecosystemsmainlyconsistsofthestudyofcertainprocessesthatlinkthelivingorbioticcomponentstothenon-livingorabioticcomponents.Unit4

Environment第14页TextASupplementaryinformation5.Ecology(Para.8)Itisalsocalledbioecology,bionomics,orenvironmentalbiology.Itstudiestherelationsbetweenorganismsandtheirenvironment.Unit4

Environment第15页TextBOverview1.Whatiscriticalreading?Criticalreadingoracademicreadingisanactiveprocessthatinvolvesyouinevaluatingwhatyouread.Readingcriticallyislargelyaprocessofaskingquestions.Thesortsofquestionsthatyouneedtoaskinclude:Whatpositionisthewriterpresenting?Whatevidenceisthewritergivingtosupporthisorherposition?Istheevidencepresentedaccurately?Hastheevidencebeencollectedusingappropriatemethods?Isthewriterbasinghimselforherselfonaparticulartheoryorapproach?Arethewriter’sclaimsreasonable?Howdoesthewriter’spositioncomparewiththepositionsofotherwritersinthefield?DoIagreewiththepositionthewriterispresenting?Whyorwhynot?Unit4

Environment第16页TextBOverview1.Whatiscriticalreading?Tobeacriticalreader,youneedtostartwithacriticalattitude.Youcannotacceptanythingmerelybecauseitiswritteninabook,ormerelybecauseitiswrittenbysomeonewellknownorknowledgeable.Beforeyoucanacceptanacademicclaim,youneedtoevaluateitthroughcarefulquestioningandcomparison.Unit4

Environment第17页TextBOverview2.SummarizethemainideaofthetextonthebasisofTask/CriticalReadingandThinking/TextB.Unit4

Environment第18页TextBResearchingWorkingroupsof4-5tosharethepollutioncasesyouareconcernedaboutmost.Unit4

Environment第19页Contributeasmuchaspossiblewhatyouknowaboutthefollowingterms.hurricaneKatrinaenvironmentalsciencefaunaandfloraenvironmentalanalysisenvironmentalcomplianceecosphere

TextCTextAnalysisUnit4

Environment第20页2.SummarizethetextonthebasisofTask/TextC.TextCTextAnalysisUnit4

Environment第21页TextCSupplementaryinformation1.HurricaneKatrina(Para.1)HurricaneKatrinawasoneofthestrongeststormsthatimpactthecoastoftheUnitedStatesduringthelast100years.ItstruckthesoutheasternUnitedStatesinlateAugust,,andcausedwidespreaddevastationalongthecentralGulfCoaststatesoftheU.S.HurricaneKatrinacaused$81billioninpropertydamages,butitisestimatedthatthetotaleconomicimpactinLouisianaandMississippimayexceed$150billion,earningthetitleofcostliesthurricaneeverinU.S.history.Unit4

Environment第22页TextCSupplementaryinformation2.Environmentalscience(Para.2)Environmentalscienceisamultidisciplinaryacademicfieldthatintegratesphysicalandbiologicalsciencestothestudyoftheenvironment,andthesolutionofenvironmentalproblems.EnvironmentalscientistsworkonsubjectsliketheunderstandingofEarthprocesses,evaluatingalternativeenergysystems,pollutioncontrolandmitigation,naturalresourcemanagement,andtheeffectsofglobalclimatechange.Environmentalissuesalmostalwaysincludeaninteractionofphysical,chemical,andbiologicalprocesses.Unit4

Environment第23页TextCSupplementaryinformation3.Faunaandflora(Para.2)“Fauna”isalloftheanimallifeofanyparticularregionortime.“Flora”isthecorrespondingtermforplants.Faunaandflorarefertoplantandwildlife,respectively.Thetermisoftenusedtorefertotheindigenousplantandwildlifeofageographicalregion.Botharecollectiveterms.Theterm“fauna”comesfromtheLatinnameofFauna.The

term“flora”comesfromtheLatinwordofflora.Unit4

Environment第24页TextCSupplementaryinformation4.Ecosphere(Para.5)Inecologytheterm“ecosphere”canrefertotheEarth’sspheres,aplanetaryecosystemconsistingoftheatmosphere,thegeosphere,thehydrosphere,andthebiosphere.Unit4

Environment第25页Academiclanguageanddiscourse1.DoTask1Languagebuilding-up/TextA.Collocation2.TranslatethefollowingenvironmentaltermsthatappearedinTextsBandC,fromEnglishintoChinese.blackcarbon碳黑globalwarming全球变暖carbondioxide二氧化碳environmentalscience环境科学fauna动物群Unit4

Environment第26页AcademiclanguageanddiscourseCollocationflora植物群ecology生态学environmentalanalysis环境分析ecosystem生态系统environmentalcompliance符合环境保护要求ecosphere生物圈Unit4

Environment第27页Academiclanguageanddiscourse1.DoTask2Languagebuilding-up/TextA.2.FindexamplesofcoherenceinTextB.SignpostlanguageSuggestedanswers:Repeatedwords:blackcarbon(Para.4-5)Repeatedwords:carbondioxide(Para.8-9)Repeatedwords:emissions(Para.14-15)Unit4

Environment第28页AcademiclanguageanddiscourseFormalEnglish1.Doashortquizofformal/informalEnglish.YouaremeetingyourhostparentsinAmericaforthefirsttime.

Whatisthebestwaytogreetthem?A)Hey,what'sup?

B)Itisapleasuretomeetyou.

C)Hello,nicetomeetyou.YouaremeetingyourbestfriendfromAustraliafordinner.

Youhaven'tseeneachotherforawhile.

Whatisthebestwaytogreetthem?Longtimenosee.

What'sup?Ihaven'tseenyouforsuchalongtime.

It'sapleasuretoseeyouagain.Hi.Unit4

Environment第29页AcademiclanguageanddiscourseFormalEnglish1.Doashortquizofformal/informalEnglish.Inthefollowingdialogue,whatshouldCarlossaynext?Boss:HeyCarlos,canya(you)helpmeforasec?

Carlos:Yes,whatdoyouneed?

Boss:CanyafaxthistoABCcompanyASAP.Carlos:_______________________A)Yessir.

I'llbehappytodothatrightawayforyou.

B)Sure,noprob.

C)Mypleasure.

I'dlovetofaxthatreport.Unit4

Environment第30页Listening2.DoTasks1and2/Listening.Unit4

Environment第31页ListeningMoreaboutdealingwithunfamiliarwordsSpeakersmayusewordsthatareunfamiliartoyou.Inthesesituations,youcanguessthemeaningofaparticularwordbasedonwhatyou’veunderstoodbyusingthecontextorsituationitself.Herearemorestrategiesforyourreference:•Don’tpanic.Youdon’talwaysunderstandeverywordofwhataspeakersaysinyourfirstlanguageeither.•Usecontextcluestofillintheblanks.Whatdidyouunderstandjustbeforeorjustafterthemissingpart?Whatdidthespeakerprobablysay?•Listenforwordsandphrasesthatsignaladefinitionorexplanation.Unit4

Environment第32页SpeakingMoreexpressionsaboutdisagreementIdisagree.I’mnotsosure(aboutthat)...That’sdebatable.Idon’tthinkso.That’scrazy!Noway!Unit4

Environment第33页Speaking2.Carryoutadebatefollowingt