UNIT3SEAEXPLORATIONExpressyouropinionsonseaexploration

Toanalyzetheargumentsandevidenceinthetexts.Toexpressyouropinionsonseaexploration.Tolearntowriteanargumentativeessay.Shouldtheseabeexplored?predictpotentialdisastersdiscovernewspecies-AbreedinggroundforlifedetectenergyresourcesplasticwasteoverfishingoilleakingPros&ConsofseaexplorationLead-inSkimSkimforthetexttype&structure.1.Whatisthetexttypeofthetwopassages?Narrative.Descriptive.ExpositoryArgumentative2.Whatarethethreepartsinargumentativeessay?argument論點;evidence論據(jù);restatement重申/recommendation推薦/acalltoaction號召Pre-readingopposedsupportiveWhatarethetwoauthors’opinionsabouttheseaexploration?ReadingSkimText1anddivideitintothreeparts.Argument(part1)Evidence(part2)Restatement(part3)Para1Para2~3Para4SeaexplorationcausedproblemsPollutionMiningOverfishingLessexploration&moreprotectioncheckthemainarguments主論點,sub-points分論點andevidence論據(jù)init.121.

Explorationcausespollution.

?DeepwaterHorizonoilspill?Plasticpollution2.Miningforresourcesisdamaging.

?IthurtstheArctic.?Burningfossilfuelsaddstoclimatechange.3.Overfishingisanissue.

?Whalesanddolphinsarehunted.

?Banned,butsomecountriesstilldoingit.3mainargument主論點sub-points分論點evidence論據(jù)restatement/重申acalltoaction號召argument

evidenceExplorationcausespollution.DeepwaterHorizonoilspill深海地平線號漏油事件Plasticpollutionargument

evidenceMiningforresourcesisdamaging.1.Burningfossilfuelsaddstoclimatechange.2.IthurtstheArctic.argument

evidenceOverfishingisanissue.1.Whalesanddolphinsarehunted.2.Banned,butsomecountriesstilldoingit，suchasJapan.CarefulreadingFindtheargumentsandevidence

intext2.1.Seaexplorationisimportantforourfuture.

?Scientificresearchshipscanhelpaddressimportantissueslikeclimatechange.2.Understandingmoreabouttheseawillalsohelpusmanageitsresourcesbetter.

?Newmedicines,foodresourcesandenergy.?Predicteventssuchasearthquakes.3.Weneednewresourcesforfuturedevelopment.

?Vastamountsofresourcesmaybeundertheseaandice.ReadforthestructureArgumentativeEssay(Text2)

MainPoint(Para.1)(mainargument)Body(Para.2~3)(sub-points&supportingideas)Conclusion(Para.4)(restatementandacalltoaction)1979198419891994199920042009Text2Text1GlobaltrendsinthestateofworldmarinefishstocksChartsforthetextsLookatthechartsbelowanddecidewhichonesupportswhichtext.Ingroups,discussthefollowingquestionsandtakenotes.1.Whatisyouropinionaboutseaexploration?Doyouagreewithoneargumentmorethantheother?Ithinkseaexplorationisawonderfulidea,becauseeveniftherearenoimmediaterewardsforit,toexploreandfindoutmoreaboutourworldisalwaysagoodthing.Discussion2.Hasyouropinionchangedafterreadingthetwotexts?

Whyorwhynot?Yes,myopinionhaschanged.BeforereadingText1,Ididnotknowthatseaexplorationcouldaddtoseapollution,viadeepseadrillingforexample.3.Arethereanyotheraspectsofseaexplorationnotmentionedthatyouthinkareimportant?Wedonotknowwhatwedon’tknow;Weneedtoexploretheoceansothatwecanbetterunderstandissuessuchasacidificationwhichleadstoseawatertobecomemoreacidic,andhowtofighttheseproblems;Studyingtheoceancausesthecreationofnewtechnologiesthatcanhelpusinotherareas.1causemanyproblems2spill…oilintothesea3mineforresources4withoutmercy5addressimportantissues6accessingthedeepocean

7havemoreoptionsfor

造成許多問題石油流入海中開采資源無情地應對重要問題對……有更多的選擇深海探索Languagepoints:Importantphrases(P32)1.Althoughthiswasbannedin1982,somecountriesarestill“murdering”theseintelligentcreatureswithoutmercy.盡管早在1982年就已禁止,但有的國家仍地無情地“謀殺”這些聰明的動物。復合句。somecountriesare...是主句；although=though是從屬連詞：雖然……；盡管……，引導讓步狀語從句。1)用作連詞

雖然，兩者大致同義，可換用，只是although比though更為正式。e.g.Though/Althoughitwasraining,wewentoutside.2)用作副詞although一般不用作副詞，而though可用作副詞，且一般放在句末(不放在句首)：可是；不過。e.g.It’shardwork;Ienjoyitthough.3)用于習語

在asthough(好像，仿佛)、eventhough(即使，縱然)等固定短語中不能用although。e.g.Heisanhonestman,Imustsay,eventhoughIdon’tlikehim.4)用于倒裝though引導的讓步狀語從句可用部分倒裝形式(倒裝后位于句首的名詞之前不用冠詞)，但although一般不這樣用。e.g.Childthoughhewas,hedidquitewell.【語境應用】完成句子。1)Wewilltryourbesttomakeit________thoughitishardwork.2)Henodded________thoughhekneweverything

aboutit.evenase.g.He

showednomercyto

hisenemies.

他對敵人毫不仁慈。mercyn.ifsomeoneshowsmercytheychoosetoforgiveortobekindtosomeonewhotheyhavethepowertohurtorpunish

仁慈；寬?。欢骰輆tthemercyof任……處置;對……無能為力；任由……擺布havemercyon/uponsb.

對某人表示憐憫

showmercytosb.

對某人表示憐憫

begformercy

懇請寬恕withoutmercy

殘忍地，毫不留情地

merciful

adj.仁慈的；寬大的bemercifulto/towardssb對某人仁慈【語境應用】用適當?shù)慕樵~填空。1)Theyshowedmercy________theirenemies.2)Theshipwas________themercyofthestorm.3)Shegotonherkneesandbegged________mercy.4)Wecanonlyhopethecourtis________(mercy).onatformerciful2.Theseaishometolife,nothumanbeings’possessions.海洋是生命的家園，而不是人類的私產(chǎn)。e.g.Hehadsoldallhispossessionsandleftthecountry.Thehousehasbeeninthefamily’spossessionsincethe1500s.possessionn.somethingthatyouownorhavewithyouataparticulartime個人財產(chǎn)ifsomethingisinyourpossession,youownit,oryouhaveobtaineditfromsomewhere擁有；控制beinpossessionof擁有……（主語為人）beinthepossessionof(sb)=beinone’spossession（某物）被（某人）擁有comeintoone’spossession為某人所擁有take/comeintopossessionof占有；擁有possessv.占有，擁有；控制，支配【語境應用】根據(jù)意思補全句子。1)這伙人被逮住了，人贓俱獲。Thegangwascaught_________________________stolen

goods.2)離開賓館時請記得隨身攜帶好你的私人物品。Pleaseremembertotakeallyour___________________

withyouwhenyouleavethehotel.3)Jack是個好孩子，他有很多好品質。Jackisagoodboyand_____________________

________.inpossessionof

personalpossessions

possessesmanygoodqualities

Explorationandmapping繪制地圖ofthedeepseawouldbeforthebenefitofallcitizens—notjustineconomicterms角度butinopportunitiesforunexpecteddiscoveries.Butwhatweshouldtakeintoaccountishowtostrikeabalancebetweentheprotectionandexploitationofit.Shouldoceansbeexplored?Thisvideomayhelpyoubetterunderstandseaexploration.

Writing假定你是李華，最近你班就人類是否應該進行海洋探索進行了討論，請根據(jù)討論結果，給某英文報社的編輯寫一封信。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右;2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使文章連貫。贊成的理由反對的理由你的看法1.獲取更多的海底資源；2.提高對地球上生命的理解?！?.造成海洋污染，導致海洋生命死亡；2.破壞生態(tài)系統(tǒng)?！瓕忣}定調1.確定體裁:本次寫作是一篇議論文，內容涉及海洋探索。2.確定人稱:本文要用第三人稱。3.確定時態(tài):時態(tài)以一般現(xiàn)在時為主。謀篇第一段：說明討論的話題——人類是否應該進行海洋探索；第二段：說明正方和反方的觀點及理由；第三段：表明自己的觀點?？蚣芙Y構：三段式Groupwork:brainstormmoreexpressions:Expressionsthatshowagreement:agreethat...approveoftheideathat...Supportersthinkthat......arefortheideathat...supportsth.Expressionsthatshowdisagreement:disagreethat...dispproveoftheideathat...Opponentsthinkthat......areagainsttheideathat...opposesth./beopposedtosth./objecttosth.Usefulexpressions：1.Thereisaheateddebate激烈的討論overtheexplorationofsea,andfrommypointofview...2.Whenitcomestoseaexploration,people’sopinions

differ

不同alot...3.Whatcallsfor

需要yourspecialattentionisthat...4.Thereisnodoubtthat...毫無疑問……。

Thereisnodenyingthat...不可否認……。Itgoeswithoutsayingthat...……是不言而喻的/理所當然的。

5.Necessaryasseaexplorationis,itdoesleadtoahandfulofproblems,including...6.Withallabovementionedtakenintoconsideration考慮到上述因素，itisworthwhileto...7.Inconclusion,thebenefitsofseaexplorationgreatlyoutweigh

超過therisks.翻譯句子1.海洋探索使人們有可能發(fā)現(xiàn)新的藥物。Seaexploration

newmedicines.2.海洋探索也使人們有可能發(fā)現(xiàn)新的食物和能源。

Seaexploration

newsourcesoffoodandenergy.請把第1、2句話按下面括號內的提示詞合成一句話。(1)Seaexplorationhasmadeitpossibleforpeopletodiscover

.(notonly...butalso...)(2)Seaexplorationhasmadeitpossibleforpeopletodiscovernewmedicines

.(aswellas)hasmadeitpossibleforpeopletodiscoverhasalsomadeitpossibleforpeopletodiscover notonlynewsourcesoffoodandenergybutalsonewmedicinesaswellasnewsourcesoffoodandenergy翻譯句子4.海洋探索可能會導致海洋污染。Seaexplorationmight

marinepollution.5.海洋污染最終導致海洋生物死亡。Marinepollutionfinally

.請把第4、5句話按下面括號內的提示合成一句話。Seaexplorationmightbringaboutmarinepollution,______________________________________________.(非限制定語從句)bringaboutleadstheoceancreaturestodeathwhichleadstheoceancreaturestodeath.3.海洋探索可能有助于增進我們對地球上生命的了解。Seaexplorationmighthelp

.improveourunderstandingofthelifeontheearth6.海洋探索還可能造成生態(tài)系統(tǒng)的破壞。Seaexplorationmight

.7.海洋勘探應該與經(jīng)濟需求相平衡。Seaexploration

.8.隨著科技的進步，我們可能有更多的選擇來管理這種平衡。___________________,wemay ___thisbalance.havemoreoptionsformanagingAstechnologyimprovesdodamagetotheecosystemshouldbebalancedwitheconomicneeds

用適當?shù)倪^渡詞語，把以上詞匯和句式，再加上聯(lián)想內容，組成一篇80詞左右的英語短文。參考范文DearEditor，Recentlyourclasshashadadiscussionabout

whetherseaexplorationshouldbecarriedout.

Someofthestudentsareinfavourofseaexploration.Theysayseaexplorationhasmadeitpossibleforpeopletodiscovernewmedicinesaswellasnewsourcesoffoodandenergy.Othersareagainstit.Althoughseaexplorationmighthelpimproveourunderstandingofthelifeontheearth，itmightbringaboutmarinepollution，whichfinallyleadstheoceancreaturestodeath.Italso