B1-U4- Man and Nature

Unit4ManandNatureSpelloftheRisingMoonPeterSteinhart•Chooseadefinitionforthewordspellinthetitle.Comparewithaclassmateandjustifyyourchoice.•a.apieceofmagicthatsomeonedoes•b.aperiodofaparticularkindofactivity,usuallyashortperiod•c.apowerthatattracts,interests,andinfluencesyouverystronglyCCATALOGUEWarm-upActivitiesAbouttheAuthorSecondReadingLanguageAnalysisTranslationFirstReadingDescriptiveWritingWarm-upActivities1.Doyouoftenadmirethefullmoon?Whyorwhynot?Whenyouadmirethefullmoon,whatwillcomeintoyourmind,andwhatkindoffeelingsdoyouhave?圆月、满月——“玉盘”、“银轮”、“玉轮”满月、圆月——“圆形是最美的平面图形”——完整、一致、对称、均衡等花好月圆Whenyouadmirethefullmoon,whatwillcomeintoyourmind,andwhatkindoffeelingsdoyouhave?OralPracticeAndDiscussionWeChineseoftenassociatethefullmoonwithfamilyreunion,ourhometownandourmotherlandifweareabroad.CanyoutellwhatpeopledowhenweChinesecelebratethefestivalsassociatedwiththemoonsuchastheLanternFestivalandtheMid-AutumnFestival?Andwhy?Poems李白诗一首床前明月光，疑是地上霜，举头望明月，低头思故乡。BeforemybedThereisbrightmoonlight,SothatitseemsLikefrostontheground.LiftingmyheadIwatchthebrightmoon,LoweringmyheadIdreamthatI’mhome.Whynot?1.女子名字“小月”、“柳月”、“新月”——《穆斯林的葬礼》；没有叫“满月”的——追求苗条，魔鬼身材，天使脸蛋。2.“月满则亏”——谦虚，“谦受益，满招损”Whynot?FullMoonandLunarEffectsThefullmoonhasbeenlinkedtocrime,suicide,mentalillness,disasters,accidents,birthrates,fertility,andwerewolves,amongotherthings.Somepeopleevenbuyandsellstocksaccordingtophasesofthemoon,amethodprobablyassuccessfulasmanyothers.FullMoonandLunarEffects►thehomiciderate►trafficaccidents►crisiscallstopoliceorfirestations►domesticviolence►birthsofbabies►suicide►majordisasters►casinopayoutrates►assassinations►kidnappings►aggressionbyprofessionalhockeyplayers►violenceinprisonsFullMoonandLunarEffects►psychiatricadmissions[onestudyfoundadmissionswerelowestduringafullmoon]►agitatedbehaviorbynursinghomeresidents►assaults►gunshotwounds►stabbings►emergencyroomadmissions►behavioraloutburstsofpsychologicallychallengedruraladults►lycanthropy►vampirism►alcoholism►sleepwalking►epilepsyNumerousstudieshavetriedtofindlunareffects.Sofar,thestudieshavefailedtoestablishmuchofinterest.Lunareffectsthathavebeenfoundhavelittleornothingtodowithhumanbehavior,e.g.,thediscoveryofaslighteffectofthemoononglobaltemperature,whichinturnmighthaveaneffectonthegrowthofplants.FullMoonandLunarEffectsIfsomanystudieshavefailedtoproveasignificantcorrelationbetweenthefullmoonandanything,whydosomanypeoplebelieveintheselunarmyths?FullMoonandLunarEffectsWhy?Kelly,Rotton,andCulversuspectfourfactors:mediaeffects,folkloreandtradition,misconceptions,andcognitivebiases.Afifthfactorshouldbeconsidered,aswell:communalreinforcement.Lunarmythsarefrequentlypresentedinfilmsandworksoffiction.Manylunarmythsarerootedinfolklore.Misconceptionsaboutsuchthingsasthemoon'seffectontideshavecontributedtolunarmythology.FullMoonandLunarEffectsWarm-upActivities2.Inyoureyes,isthemoondifferentindifferentseasons,anddoesitarousedifferentemotionsinyourheart?Canyoufeeldifferentemotionsfromthesesongsormusicaboutthemoon?1.Beethoven:MoonlightSonata2.TheMoonoveraMountain3.UndertheSilverMoonlight4.Followthemoon5.Ahalf-moonclimbsup.6.MissYouunderMoonlight7.CrescentMoon8.Lookatthemoon’sface9.Maytheylivelong.10.Disasterfromthemoon11.Moonlightinthecity12.WhiteMoonlight13.Abovethemoon14.Themoonlightofthelotuspond15.Themoonabovethesea16.Themoonrepresentsmyheart.TheMoonandLoveDating——怎么约会？“月上柳梢头，人约黄昏后。”——一方迟到，或失约？王洛宾：“半个月亮爬上来，……姑娘呢？”Departure——柳永：“执手相看泪眼，……杨柳岸，晓风残月。”———李清照:“雁字回时，月满西楼”；Missing——徐小凤：“明月千里寄相思”；Changing二人走在一起，令双方都尴尬的话说不出口，只好《你看你看月亮的脸》——“月亮的脸悄悄地在改变”——就这样结束吧，你可以安静地走开了。Warm-upActivities3.Doyouthinkthatthemoonhascertaineffectsonhumanbehavior?Manypeopleseemtothinkthatsincethemoonaffectstheocean'stides,itmustbesopowerfulthatitaffectsthehumanbodyaswell.Thelunarforceisactuallyaveryweaktidalforce.Amotherholdingherchildwillexert12milliontimesasmuchtidalforceonherchildasthemoon.Also,thetidalforceofthemoonontheearthdependsonitsdistancefromearth,notitsphase.•Themoonissuchafamiliarpresenceintheskythatmostofustakeitforgranted.Butwhatifitwasn'twhereitisnow?Howwouldthataffectlifeonearth?•SpacescientistandlunarfanaticDrMaggieAderin-Pocockexploresourintimaterelationshipwiththemoon.Besidesorchestratingthetides,themoondictatesthelengthofaday,therhythmoftheseasonsandtheverystabilityofourplanet.Dowereallyneedthemoon?•Yetthemoonisalwaysonthemove.InthepastitwasclosertotheEarthandinthefutureit'llbefartheraway.Thatitisnowperfectlyplacedtosustainlifeispureluck,acosmiccoincidence.UsingcomputergraphicstosummonupgreattidesandsettheEarthspinningonitsside,Aderin-Pocockimploresustolookatthemoonafresh:toseeitnotasaninertrock,butasakeyplayerinthestoryofourplanet,past,presentandfuture.Dowereallyneedthemoon?ThismanipulatedimagegivesanideaofwhatthemoonwouldlooklikeoverLondonifitwas20timesclosertoEarththanitisnow.•Dowereallyneedthemoon?若没有月亮，洋流就会停止；海洋会变臭，人类一定就灭亡；活下来的，就是微生物了。探月活动——弊大于利，是对月亮的骚扰，是无知野蛮的行动。月亮远离了地球，就是人类自取灭亡。•Dowereallyneedthemoon?•PleasewatchthevideofromBBCtogaintheanswer.•序言：0:00-2:00•地月吸引造成潮汐：5:38-9:54•满月的可怕魔力：22:47-27:48•月亮和太阳：日全食：