上海牛津高二英语第二学期unit-5-Skills

SkillsLivinginharmonyUsinganoutlinetotakenotesDoyouknowanyendangeredanimals?AmurtigersAsianelephantsPandas“deadasadodo”Thedodohasbecomeasymbolofextinction.Itwasextinctby1681.PassengerpigeonMARTHALastofherspecies,diedat1p.m.,1September1914,aged29,intheCincinnatiZoologicalGarden.Anoutlineisadescriptionofthemainfactsinvolvedinsomething.Thesefactscanoftenbeunderstoodasanswerstowh-questions.BeforeListeningWhatisanoutline?Whiletakingnotes,youshouldpayattentiontowh-questions,andtrytouseasfewwordsaspossible.1.Thepassengerpigeonistheonlyanimalthathasbecomeextinct.()2.Scientiststellusthatanimalsarebecomingextinctatafasterrate,soitisurgentthatweprotectendangeredspecies.()3.Somespeciesofshrimp,clams,fishandfrogsareindangerofextinction.()4.Moreprotectionandawarenessmayhelpsaveextinctspecies.()1stlisteningListentothetape,decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.FTTFoneofmanyanimalsthat…_____________endangered2ndlisteningListenagain,andchoosethebestanswers.1.Thepassengerpigeonhadbeenhuntedtoextinctionby____.A.1914B.1940C.19442.Animalsarebecomingextinctata____ratetodaythaneverbefore.A.slowerB.fasterC.equal3.EndangeredspeciesinChinadon’tinclude____.A.pandasB.AmurtigersC.pigeonsABC4.Thebestwaytoprotectendangeredspeciesisto_____.A.protecttheirlivingenvironmentB.cutdownpollutionC.banillegalhunting5.100yearsago,about_____ofpassengerpigeonslivedinNorthAmerica.A.3billionB.3millionC.manythousandAA1.Passengerpigeon(howmany?)_____________.(where?)__________________________________.(whenandwhat?)_________________________.2.Manyanimalsareextinct(why?)____________(suchas?)_______________________________.It'sourresponsibility(why?)_______________________________________________________.3.Endangeredspecies(where?)_________(includewhat?)________________________________“Endangered”:(meanswhat?)__________________________________3billionbirdsInNorthAmericaBy1914,huntedtoextinctionHumanactivityHunting,pollutionanddevelopmentBecausehumansarethecauseoftheproblemsYesInChinaPandas,Amurtigers,AsianelephantsSomethingindangerofextinctionListentotakenotes.4.Thebestwaytoprotectendangeredspecies(how?)_____________________________Wecanhelpby(doingwhatthreethings?)•Creating_____________________________.•Cutting______________________________.•Making______________________________.5.Thelackofpublicawarenessis(what?)____________________________________________________.6.Themessage:(what?)________________________________________.Toprotecttheenvironmentnationalparksandwildlifereservesdownonpollutionthehuntingofendangeredspeciesillegal.ThebiggestbarriertoprotectingendangeredspeciesEnvironmentalprotectioniseveryone’sbusiness.DescribingacharacterCanyoudescribethepeopleabove?Whatdotheyeachlooklike?thefaceWhatisitsshape?Isitround,squareoroval?Whataretheeyes,noseandmouthlike?Eyes:blue/brown/dark/big/narrowNose:thinandpointed/wideandflatOther:scar/spot/moleonone'scheek/forehead/amoustache/beardWhatisyourgeneralimpressionofhis/herface?(beautiful/plain/friendly/sad)thehairIsitlongorshort,straightorcurly?Whatcolourisit?(black/blonde/brown/red)thebodyHowoldishe/she?Isthepersontall,shortorofaverageheight?Isthepersonthin,heavyorofaverageweight?theoverallappearanceWhatishe/shewearing?Doeshe/shelooksmartoruntidy?Fashionableorconventional?Whenwewanttodescribefictionalcharacters,weneedtodescribemorethanjusttheirlooks.Weneedtodescribetheirbackgroundsandpersonalitiesaswell.Thinkofasmanywordsaspossibledescribingacharacter’spersonalityandbackground.well-educateddepressedoptimisticpessimisticopensociablequietFindthewordsdescribingthebackgroundandpersonalityofSaleeminthestory“GreenOrchids”.withtoomuchmoneyandpowerbillionairebusinessmangrowledobsessedwithmakingmoneycommandeddemandedimpatientlyWorkinpairsS1useshis/herimaginationtodescribethepersonalityandbackgroundofoneofthepeople,andS2mustguesswhichpersonitis.①②③④Describeandguess!AproposalWhatisaproposal?Aproposalfillstheroletomakeaplanandconvincesotherstofollowyourplan.Aproposalusuallycontainsthreeparts:anintroduction,abodyandaconclusion.Eachpartshouldbeclearandconcise.DearJohn,Youaskedforadviceconcerningwhetheryoushouldstudyhistoryorcomputerscienceatuniversity.Iwilltrymakingsomesuggestions.Universityispreparationforyourcareer.Youshouldconsiderstudyingasubjectwhichwillbestequipyoutoearnaliving.Computerscienceoffersmorejobopportunitiesthanhistory.Wearenowinahigh-techage.Fortheforeseeablefuture,itwouldbenecessaryforeveryonetobeequippedwithcomputerskillsmerelytoearnaliving!ASampleOfcourse,youdon’thavetodevoteallyourtimeatuniversitytostudyingcomputersandnothingelse.Iwouldrecommendthatyoucontinuereadingofhistoryinyoursparetime.Thatway,youwillfindthatyourleisurehoursareenrichedwhileyouprepareyourselfforaworthwhilecareerincomputerscience.Whateveryoudecidetodo,goodluckwithyoustudies!Yourssincerely,LiMingWhatcanwedotoprotecttheenvironment?Chooseoneseriousenvironmentalproblemthataffectsorworriesyoupersonally,anddiscusspossiblesolutionstoit.•litter•recycling•deforestation•waterconservation•waterpollution•airpollution•noisepollution•en