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Nurturing nature
Book 4 Unit 6
Developing ideas
Watch the video and answer the questions.
Which natural heritage site is introduced
What kind of threat is it facing
Pre-reading
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. Which natural heritage site is introduced in the video
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
2. What kind of threat is it facing
The reef is threatened by human activities: industry along the coast pollutes its waters; illegal fishing is reducing the number of fish; climate change caused by human activities has many negative effects on the coral.
Activity 1
Activity 2
Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Predict what the passage is about.
a Located off the coast of North-east Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest living thing on the planet.
b Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing event isn’t really important.
c This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the world.
d Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker.
Activity 3
Choose the topic sentences for the paragraphs and write them on the lines to complete the passage. Underline the clues (線索).
Activity 3
Para 2
c. This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the world.
Para.1: “How would you like to spend six months living on an
island and looking after the Great Barrier Reef ”
依據：詞匯復現——與上文存在詞匯近義照應。
Clues
Activity 3
Para 3
a. Located off the coast of North-east Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest living thing on the planet.
Para.3: “About the size of Japan, … More than 25 million years old, … the Great Barrier Reef is made up of…It is host to…”
依據：詞匯共現—— 劃線詞與粗體詞經常在同一語境出現，用于對某物進行簡要描述和介紹。
Clues
Activity 3
Para 5
d Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker.
Para.5: “In addition to blogging, taking photos and writing articles about the reef, he made a number of appearances on television to argue in favour of its defence. He also worked as a presenter for the National Geographic Channel, before going on to write a book about his experiences. Ben later joked that the job should have been advertised not as the “best”, but the “busiest job in the world”!
依據：銜接和照應（整體與細節）
Clues
Activity 3
Para 6
b Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing event isn’t really important.
Para.6: The most important thing was that … What’s more, ...
依據：前后構成轉折和對比的邏輯關系。
Clues
Good transitions(銜接過渡手段) highlight the ideas that connect different paragraphs and bring the text together as a whole. Transitions can help readers understand how paragraphs work together, how they relate to one another, and how they build to a larger point.
Learning to learn
Think and share
Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.
What are the requirements of the job
Why is the position described as “the best job in the world” Do you agree with this description Why
Can you think of some other creative ways of raising awareness of protecting the reef
How is the theme of nurturing nature presented differently in the two reading passages of this unit
Think and share
To get the job, the candidates have to make a short video showing how much they know about the reef. They also need to prove why they are the best person to do the job.
1. What are the requirements of the job
Share your own answers.
2. Why is the position described as “the best job in the world” Do you agree with this description Why
3. Can you think of some other creative ways of raising awareness of protecting the reef
Share your own answers.
Think and share
In the first reading passage the author uses his own experience to describe the challenges of building the railway and the solutions to these problems. In this way, the author wants to tell us that we should protect nature while constructing and developing human society.
4. How is the theme of nurturing nature presented differently in the two reading passages of this unit
Activity 4
Imagine you are an applicant for the job of island caretaker. Discuss and present your ideas for the short video required.
Now think about how you could use the language you have learnt from the passages in your presentation and what you have learnt from others’ presentations.
Think about what you would present in the video.
Organise your ideas by considering the following points.
Share your ideas with your partner.
Language points
How would you like to…
spend time doing
a means to do/of doing
highlight the importance of
a need to do/ for sth
be made up of
be host to= be home to
under threat
in addition to
in favour of
work as
become aware of=become aware that
come to understand
The call for …
你打算怎么做……？你覺得……怎么樣？
花時間做……
做……的方式
突出……的重要
對……的需要
由……所組成
是……的家園
受到威脅
除……之外還有
支持
擔任；以……身份而工作
意識到
逐漸開始理解
對……的呼喚
Useful expressions
1. flexible adj 靈活的；柔韌的；易彎曲的
... brushes with long, flexible bristles.
……毛長而柔韌的刷子。
... flexible working hours.
……彈性工作時間。
flexibility n 靈活性
The flexibility of distance learning would be particularly suited to busy managers. 遠程學習的靈活性尤其會適合忙碌的經理們。
Words
2. applicant n 申請人，申請者；請求者
apply vt 申請；應用
I am continuing to apply for jobs.
我在繼續申請工作。
They may apply to join the organization.
他們可能申請加入該組織。
We have had lots of applicants for these positions.
對這些職位我們已有了很多申請人。
The new technology was applied to farming.
這項新技術已應用于農業。
Words
Students learned the practical application of the theory they had learned in the classroom.
學生們學會了課堂上學到的理論的實際應用。
His application for membership of the organization was rejected.
他對該組織會員資格的申請被拒絕了。
application n 應用；申請
Words
3. advertise v 為……做廣告
The company is spending heavily to advertise its strongest brands.
該公司在花重金為其最強勢的品牌做廣告。
In 1991, the house was advertised for sale at $49,000.
在1991年，這所房子登出以4.9萬美元出售的廣告。
advertiser n 廣告商
advertising n 廣告業
advertisement n 廣告
Words
2. It was actually a very clever means to highlight the importance of the Great Barrier Reef and the need to protect it.
Paraphrase: In fact, it was an effective way to emphasize the importance of the Great Barrier Reef and make people realize that we must take action to protect it.
means n 手段；方法
例如：The move is a means to fight crime.= a means of fighting…
這個行動是打擊犯罪的一種手段。
詞組：by means of 用，依靠 by no means 決不
Sentences
4. But this unique and delicate place is now under threat from pollution and climate change.
under +抽象名詞:
under attack
under consideration
under construction
under repair
under control
受到攻擊
處于控制之下
在考慮之中
在建造中；正在施工之中
在修理中
Sentences
5. …he made a number of appearances on television to argue
in favour of its defence.
in favour of 是一個固定搭配，favour 用作名詞，該固定搭配意為“支持”。
Sentences
favour還可作“善意的行為”，常見搭配有：
ask sb a favour 請某人幫忙
do sb a favour 幫某人一個忙
owe sb a favour 欠某人一個人情
in sb’s favour 對某人有利
6. What’s more, they came to understand the delicate balance that the environment exists in and what can, and must, be done to protect the reef.
understand后有兩個并列的賓語，一個是 the delicate balance，名詞短語作賓語；另一個是what引導的賓語從句 what can, and must, be done to protect the reef。
balance后又接了一個that引導的定語從句，修飾 balance。
賓語從句
定語從句
Sentences

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