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Unit 6
Nurturing Nature
lead-in
Which job do you like best
Activity 1
THE BEST JOB
IN THE WORLD
Activity 2
What is the passage mainly about
A．the importance of protecting the Great Barrier Reef
B．Job requirements.
C．The applicant Ben Southall.
D．A tourism advertisement.
Activity 2
Fast-reading——Read the passage quickly and fill in the following blanks with suitable words.
paras.1-2：What will you do if you get the job
· Report back
· Be asked to 1.___________the islands though newspapers,magazines and TV interviews.
· Using this means to highlight the importance of the Great Barrier Reef
and need to 2._____________it.
para.3：The brief introduction to the Great Barrier Reef
· It is about the 3._____________of Japan
· It is made up of living 4.____________growing on dead coral.
paras.4-5：What does Ben who has got the job do
· Blogging, taking photos, writing articles about the reef.
· Making a number of 5.______________on television.
para.6：The people all over the world became aware of the 6.______________of the ocean in the area.
promote
protect
size
coral
appearance
beauty
Careful-reading——Choose the best answer according to the passage.
1. In the first paragraph, what shouldn't you do if you're offered the job
A.Report back via weekly blogs , photo diaries and video updates. B. Promote the islands through newspapers, magazines and TV interviews. C.Protect the Great Barrier Reef. D.Sit around doing nothing.
2. How large is the Great Barrier Reef？
A. Larger than Japan.
B. Smaller than Japan. C. About the size of Japan. D. About 25 million square meters
Careful-reading——Choose the best answer according to the passage.
3. Who got the job
A. Ben Southall
B. A young woman from China C. A boy form Japan
D. Susan
2. In the last paragraph, What is the most important thing that we can do for the Great Barrier Reef
A. To work and accommodate on the island.
B. To make people know the beauty there and protect it. C. To advertise to employ more and more employees. D. To give Ben more salary to make him adapt there.
1. What are the requirements of the job
Think＆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.
2. Please collect more information about the Great Barrier Reef and share it with your classmates.
Think＆share
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1. How would you like to spend six months living on an island and looking after the Great Barrier Reef The working hours are flexible and accommodation is provided. Key duties include exploring the islands of the reef and finding out what the area has to offer. You'll need to report back via weekly blogs, photo diaries and video updates. You'll also be asked to promote the islands through newspapers, magazines and TV interviews.
你愿意在一座島上生活六個月，并照看大堡礁嗎？這份工作時間靈活，并提供住宿。你的主要職責包括探索大堡礁的各個島嶼，探尋當地的自然資源。你需要通過每周更新博客、創建照片日志和拍攝視頻的方式來匯報工作成果，你還需要通過報紙、雜志和電視采訪等宣傳大堡礁。
2. C.This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the world. It was actually a very clever means to highlight the importance of the Great Barrier Reef and the need to protect it.
這則島嶼管理員的招聘廣告吸引了全世界的興趣。這其實是一種絕妙的方法，既突出了大堡礁的重要性，又強調了大堡礁需要人類保護。
1. It was actually a very clever means to highlight the importance of the Great Barrier Reef and the need to protect it.
Activity 5: Learn key words and expressions.
☆means n. （單復同形）手段，方法，工具；錢，收入
☆highlight v. 使突出；使注意力集中于；（用色筆）標出
highlight the importance of sth. 強調某事的重要性
① means of transportation 交通工具
② Homework should not be used as a means of controlling children. 家庭作業不應該作為約束兒童的手段。
③ Try to live with your means. 過日子盡可能量入為出。
④ The experiment highlights the importance of morality.
這個實驗強調了道德的重要性。
3. A. Located off the coast of North-east Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest living thing on the planet.About the size of Japan, it even can be seen from outer space. More than 25 million years old, the Great Barrier Reef is made up of living coral growing on dead coral. It is host to many species of birds and sea creatures. But this unique and delicate place is now under threat from pollution and climate change.
大堡礁位于澳大利亞東北部近海處，是地球上最大的生物。大堡礁整體面積接近日本的國土面積，甚至從外太空都能看得到它。大堡礁已有2,500萬年的歷史，由生長在死珊瑚上的活珊瑚組成。它是許多鳥類和海洋生物的棲息地。但如今，這一獨特又脆弱的區域正在遭受污染和氣候變化的威脅。
2. It is host to many species of birds and sea creatures. But this unique and delicate place is now under threat from pollution and climate change.
Activity 5: Learn key words and expressions.
☆is host to 在這里可以理解為is home to，所以本句句意為“它（大堡礁）是很多鳥類和海洋生物的家園”。
☆under threat意為“受到威脅”。注意學習“under+抽象名詞”搭配的用法和意義。類似的用法還有：under control, under the influence of...
① The ocean could be host to microbial life.
海洋可以為微生物提供宜居的環境。
② Traditional ways of life seem to be under threat. 傳統的生活方式似乎正在受到威脅。③ She has been under a lot of pressure at work. 她最近壓力很大。
4. To get this job, the candidates had to make a short video showing how much they knew about the reef. They also needed to prove why they were the best person to do the job. Out of the thousands of applicants, eleven were selected, including a young woman from China. Eventually, the job was offered to Ben Southall from the UK.
要想得到這份工作，應聘者需要拍攝一個簡短的視頻，展示自己對大堡礁的了解程度。另外，應聘者還需要證明為何自己是這個職位的最佳人選。數千名應聘者中，入選人有十一個，其中還包括一個年輕的中國姑娘。最終，來自英國的本·索撒爾獲得了這份工作。
3. To get this job, the candidates had to make a short video showing how much they knew about the reef ... Out of the thousands of applicants, eleven were selected, including a young woman from China.
☆candidate n. 申請者
☆applicants n. 申請人
apply v. 申請；使用，應用
① It was difficult to decide between the two candidates.
很難在這兩個候選人之間決定取舍。
② The job applicant must have good verbal skills.
應聘這份工作的人必須具有良好的語言表達技能。
③ These ideas are often difficult to apply in practice. 這些想法常常很難實際應用。
If you have just applied for a job, you are an applicant, but if you are asked to an interview, you are a candidate. Otherwise, there isn’t much difference.
What’s the difference between the two words
Activity 5: Learn key words and expressions.
5. D. Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker. 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”!
本在做島嶼管理員期間做了很多事情。除了發布博客、拍照片和寫關于大堡礁的文章外，本還多次在電視上露面號召保護大堡礁，并且擔任過國家地理頻道的主持人。在那之后，本把自己的經歷寫成了一本書。他后來開玩笑說，這個工作的招聘啟事上應該寫“世界上最繁忙的工作”，而不是“最棒的”。
4. 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.
☆in favour of 是一個固定搭配，favour用作名詞，該固定搭配意為“支持”。favour用作名詞，還有一個常用的詞義“恩惠；善意的行為”，常見的搭配有：ask sb a favour（請某人幫忙）；do sb a favour（幫某人個忙）；owe sb a favour（欠某人一個人情）。favour還可意為“優勢”，常見的搭配有：in sb’s favour（對某人有利）。
① It was said that 88% of the students had voted in favour of the new class president. 據說88%的學生投票支持新班長。
② Could you do me a favour and pick up Sam from school today
今天你能幫我個忙去學校接薩姆嗎？
③ The exchange rate is in our favour at the moment.目前匯率對我們有利。
Activity 5: Learn key words and expressions.
5. Ben later joked that the job should have been advertised not as the “best”, but the “busiest job in the world”!
☆advertise v. （為）做廣告（宣傳）
advertisement n. （informal ad）廣告
advertising n. （不可數）廣告（業）
Activity 5: Learn key words and expressions.
不管這是一個真正的工作機會，還是一場吸引眼球的營銷活動，其實都不重要。最重要的是，全世界都認識到了這片大海的美麗。而且，人們還意識到環境存在于微妙的平衡之中，也知道了人類能夠且必須采取什么行動來保護大堡礁。只有如此，大堡礁才能繼續作為野生動物的安全棲息地以及每年數百萬游客夢寐以求的旅游目的地。
prep. 通過...傳送...；借助于...
n.申請者
n.申請人
n.支持，贊同
(phr)支持，贊同
v.（為……）做廣告（宣傳）
adj.真的，真正的
n.薪金，工資
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
via
candidate
applicant
favour
advertise
genuine
salary
Developing ideas
in favour of
Choose the appropriate sentences and write them on the lines to complete.
Activity 3
Located off the coast of North-east Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest living thing on the planet.
Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing event isn’t really important.
This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the world.
Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker.
Paragraph 2:
Paragraph 3:
Paragraph 5:
Paragraph 6:
c
a
d
b
Discuss and present your ideas for the short video required.
Activity 4
Think about what you would present in the video.
Organise your ideas by considering the following points.
Share your ideas within the group.
Choose a group member to present their ideas to the class.
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.

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