Developingideas&PresentingideasUnit6NurturingnatureLearningObjectivesPART.01UnderstandthedailystudyandlifeofBritishmiddleschoolstudentsbywatchingvideos.Basedonyourowndailystudyandlife,comparethestudyandlifeinChineseandBritishschools,andfindoutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetwo.Talkaboutyourfirstimpressionofhighschoollife,andhaveapreliminaryperceptionofthestudyandlifeintheseniorhighschoolstage.LearningObjectivesUnderstandthetextcontent,extracttopicsentencesandanalyzetransitionalsentences,improvingreadingcomprehensionandtext-analyzingskills.Masterthebasicelementsofrecruitmentadvertisements,imitatewritingbasedongivencontent,andenhancewrittenexpressionabilities.Understandtheculturalsignificanceofnatureprotection,emphasizingtheglobalvaluesoflovingnature,environmentalconservation,andharmoniouscoexistencewithnature.Deepentheunderstandingoftheculturalimportanceofnaturalheritageprotection.Developtheanalyticalthinkingbyidentifyingtopicsentencesandtransitionalsentences,andunderstandingtheirroleintextcohesionandlogic.Adopteffectivereadingstrategiestoindependentlyunderstandtexts,enhancingautonomouslearningabilities.Applylearnedlanguageknowledgetopracticalwritingtasksandreal-worlddiscussions,promotingknowledgetransferandpracticalapplicationskills.UnderstandthedailystudyandlifeofBritishmiddleschoolstudentsbywatchingvideos.Basedonyourowndailystudyandlife,comparethestudyandlifeinChineseandBritishschools,andfindoutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetwo.Talkaboutyourfirstimpressionofhighschoollife,andhaveapreliminaryperceptionofthestudyandlifeintheseniorhighschoolstage.TeachingFocusesandAnticipatedDifficultiesThroughreading,studentscanextracttopicsentencesandanalyzetransitionalsentencestoimprovereadingskills,andmastertheelementsofrecruitmentadvertisementstoimitatewriting.Understandtheculturalsignificanceofnatureprotection,emphasizingtheglobalvaluesoflovingnature,environmentalconservation,andharmoniouscoexistencewithnature.Applylearnedlanguageknowledgetopracticalwritingtasksandreal-worlddiscussions.Lead-inPART.02Whatjobsdotheydo?singerteachercook/chefpolicemanfiremanreporterWatchthevideoandanswerthequestions.Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.1.Whichnaturalheritagesiteisintroducedinthevideo?Australia’sGreatBarrierReef.2.Whatkindofthreatisitfacing?Thereefisthreatenedbyhumanactivities:industryalongthecoastpollutesitswaters;illegalfishingisreducingthenumberoffish;climatechangecausedbyhumanactivitieshasmanynegativeeffectsonthecoral.ReadingPART.03Lookatthetitleofthepassageandthepictures.Predictwhatthepassageisabout.THEBESTJOBINTHEWORLDSkimthepassageandsummarisethemainidea.ThepassageintroducesthejoboftheGreatBarrierReef’scaretakersandsomefactsabouttheGreatBarrierReefinAustralia,soastoarousepeople’sawarenesstoprotectthereefandmarineecologicalbalance.THEBESTJOBINTHEWORLDChoosetheappropriatesentencesandwritethemonthelinestocompletethepassage.LocatedoffthecoastofNorth-eastAustralia,theGreatBarrierReefisthelargestlivingthingontheplanet.Whetheritwasagenuinejobofferoraneyecatchingmarketingeventisn’treallyimportant.Thiscallforanislandcaretakerattractedinterestfromallovertheworld.Bendidalotduringhistimeasanislandcaretaker.Choosetheappropriatesentencesandwritethemonthelinestocompletethepassage.THEBESTJOBINTHEWORLDHowwouldyouliketospendsixmonthslivingonanislandandlookingaftertheGreatBarrierReef?Theworkinghoursareflexibleandaccommodationisprovided.Keydutiesincludeexploringtheislandsofthereefandfindingoutwhattheareahastooffer.You’llneedtoreportbackviaweeklyblogs,photodiariesandvideoupdates.You’llalsobeaskedtopromotetheislandsthroughnewspapers,magazinesandTVinterviews.___________________________________________________________________________ItwasactuallyaveryclevermeanstohighlighttheimportanceoftheGreatBarrierReefandtheneedtoprotectit.Thiscallforanislandcaretakerattractedinterestfromallovertheworld.Choosetheappropriatesentencesandwritethemonthelinestocompletethepassage.___________________________________________________________________________AboutthesizeofJapan,itevencanbeseenfromouterspace.Morethan25millionyearsold,theGreatBarrierReefismadeupoflivingcoralgrowingondeadcoral.Itishosttomanyspeciesofbirdsandseacreatures.Butthisuniqueanddelicateplaceisnowunderthreatfrompollutionandclimatechange.Togetthisjob,thecandidateshadtomakeashortvideoshowinghowmuchtheyknewaboutthereef.Theyalsoneededtoprovewhytheywerethebestpersontodothejob.Outofthethousandsofapplicants,elevenwereselected,includingayoungwomanfromChina.Eventually,thejobwasofferedtoBenSouthallfromtheUK.LocatedoffthecoastofNorth-eastAustralia,theGreatBarrierReefisthelargestlivingthingontheplanet.Choosetheappropriatesentencesandwritethemonthelinestocompletethepassage.___________________________________________________________________________________Inadditiontoblogging,takingphotosandwritingarticlesaboutthereef,hemadeanumberofappearancesontelevisiontoargueinfavourofitsdefence.HealsoworkedasapresenterfortheNationalGeographicChannel,beforegoingontowriteabookabouthisexperiences.Benlaterjokedthatthejobshouldhavebeenadvertisednotasthe“best”,butthe“busiestjobintheworld”!___________________________________________________________________________________Themostimportantthingwasthatpeopleallovertheworldbecameawareofthebeautyoftheoceaninthearea.What’smore,theycametounderstandthedelicatebalancethattheenvironmentexistsinandwhatcan,andmust,bedonetoprotectthereef.Thatway,itwillremainasafehabitatforwildlife,aswellasadreamdestinationforthemillionsoftouristswhovisititeachyear.Bendidalotduringhistimeasanislandcaretaker.Whetheritwasagenuinejobofferoraneyecatchingmarketingeventisn’treallyimportant.Filltheblankaccordingtothepassage.JobLocationDurationWorkinghoursAccommodation

Keyduties

sixmonthsonanislandoftheGreatBarrierReef

caretakeroftheGreatBarrierReef

flexibleprovidedKeydutiesincludeexploringtheislandsofthereefandfindingoutwhattheareahastooffer.You’llneedtoreportbackviaweeklyblogs,photodiariesandvideoupdates.You’llalsobeaskedtopromotetheislandsthroughnewspapers,magazinesandTVinterviews.Readthepassageandmatcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea.Para.1Para.3Para.4Para.2a.AnintroductionoftheGreatBarrierReef.b.Therequirementsanddutiesofthejob.c.Thecallforthejobattractedinterestfromallovertheworld.d.

Therealmeaningoftheeye-catchingjoboffer.e.Howtoapplyforthejob.Para.5f.TheeffortsthatBenmadetoprotecttheGreatBarrierReef.Para.6Readthepassagecarefully.Choosethebestanswerforthefollowingquestions.1.Whichofthefollowingdoesn’tbelongtothekeydutiesofanislandcaretaker?A.Clearingrubbishleftbytourists.B.Exploringtheislandsofthereefandfindingoutwhattheareahastooffer.C.Reportingbackviaweeklyblogs,photodiariesandvideoupdates.D.Promotingtheislandsthroughnewspapers,magazinesandTVinterviews.2.WhatdoweknowabouttheGreatBarrierReef?A.Therearefewseacreatures.B.Itconsistsofdeadcoral.C.ItisalmostasbigasJapan.D.OnlyclimatechangedamagestheGreatBarrierReef.Readthepassagecarefully.Choosethebestanswerforthefollowingquestions.3.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A.Togetthejob,thecandidateshadtohandintheirwrittenresumes.

B.Manypeopleallovertheworldbecameinterestedinitanditwasafiercecompetition.C.ThejobwasofferedtoBenSouthallbecausehewasfromtheUK.D.Thecandidateshadtohaveatalentformakingashortvideo.4.Inthelastparagraph,WhatisthemostimportantthingthatwecandofortheGreatBarrierReef?A.Toworkandaccommodateontheisland.B.Tomakepeopleknowthebeautythereandprotectit.

C.Toadvertisetoemploymoreandmoreemployees.

D.TogiveBenmoresalarytomakehimadaptthere.Think&share1.Whataretherequirementsofthejob?Togetthejob,thecandidateshavetomakeashortvideoshowinghowmuchtheyknowaboutthereef.Theyalsoneedtoprovewhytheyarethebestpersontodothejob.2.Whyisthepositiondescribedas“thebestjobintheworld”?Doyouagreewiththisdescription?Why?Think&share3.Canyouthinkofsomeothercreativewaysofraisingawarenessofprotectingthereef?4.Howisthethemeofnurturingnaturepresenteddifferentlyinthetworeadingpassagesofthisunit?Inthefirstreadingpassagetheauthoruseshisownexperiencetodescribethechallengesofbuildingtherailwayandthesolutionstotheseproblems.Inthisway,theauthorwantstotellusthatweshouldprotectnaturewhileconstructinganddevelopinghumansociety.Inthesecondreadingpassagetheauthorexplainsthebestjobintheworld,itsrequirementsanditsdutytoraisethepublicawarenessofthebeautyofnature,andtounderstandthedelicatebalanceofnature.Bothofthepassagesstressthathumanbeingsshouldprotectourenvironmentandliveinharmonywithnature.Workingroups.Imagineyouareanapplicantforthejobofislandcaretaker.Discussandpresentyourideasfortheshortvideorequired.1.Thinkaboutwhatyouwouldpresentinthevideo.2.Organiseyourideasbyconsideringthefollowingpoints.Workingroups.Imagineyouareanapplicantforthejobofislandcaretaker.Discussandpresentyourideasfortheshortvideorequired.3.Shareyourideaswithinthegroup.4.Chooseagroupmembertopresenttheirideastotheclass.Nowthinkabouthowyoucouldusethelanguageyouhavelearntfromthepassagesinyourpresentationandwhatyouhavelearntfromothers’presentations.Vocabulary1.applicantapplyv.應(yīng)用；使用；申請(qǐng)

applicationn.應(yīng)用，運(yùn)用；申請(qǐng)；請(qǐng)求；申請(qǐng)表

applyoneselfto 專心致志于……

applyto… 向……提出申請(qǐng)；適用于……applyfor... 申請(qǐng)……apply...to... 把……應(yīng)用于……；將……涂/貼在……上例題：Thecompanyreceivedover200___________(apply)fortheseniormanagerrolewithinthreedays.applicantsVocabulary2.advertiseadvertisementn.廣告；啟事

advertising n.做廣告；廣告業(yè)；廣告活動(dòng)

advertisern.刊登廣告者；廣告商；廣告公司

advertisesth. 為某物登廣告

advertiseforsb./sth. 為招聘或?qū)ふ夷橙?物登廣告

advertisedas... 被宣傳為…… put/placeanadvertisementin... 在……上登廣告例題：Theanimalshelteradvertised____newownersfortheabandonedpuppiesandkittens.forVocabulary3.preferencegivepreferencetosb. 給予某人優(yōu)先權(quán)

show/have/expressapreferencefor 偏愛……preferdoing/todo... 更喜歡做…… prefersb.todosth. 更喜歡某人做某事preferAtoB 喜歡A勝過B preferdoing...todoing...=prefertodo...ratherthando…=wouldratherdo...thando... 寧愿做……而不愿做……例題：Thecharityorganizationgivespreference_____long-termvolunteerswhenassigningimportanttasks.toVocabulary4.qualificationqualifyv.使具有資格，使合格

qualifiedadj.有資格的，合格的，勝任的

withoutqualification 無條件地；毫無保留地qualifysb.todosth. 使某人具有資格做某事

bequalifiedforsth. 勝任某事bequalifiedtodosth. 有資格做某事

例題：Auniversitydegreeisoftenabasic___________(qualify)forenteringthecompetitivefieldoffinance.qualificationWritingPART.04Sunday20OctoberReadthejobadvertisementandanswerthequestions.1.Howlongwillthejoblast?Thejobwilllastforfourmonths.2.Whataretheresponsibilitiesofthejob?Theresponsibilitiesofthejobaretomonitortheareaforalgae,workonshipsremovingalgaefromwater.3.Whatbenefitsdoesitoffer?Itprovidesaccommodationandmealsandtheapplicantcannegotiatethesalarywiththeemployer.Sunday20OctoberReadwhatthethreepeoplesayabouttheirjobs.Chooseoneofthejobsandcompletethenotes.Doresearchifnecessary.Sunday20OctoberReadwhatthethreepeoplesayabouttheirjobs.Chooseoneofthejobsandcompletethenotes.Doresearchifnecessary.Nowwriteajobadvertisement.Dofurtherresearchifnecessary.Sunday20OctoberWorkinpairs.Makeimprovementstoeachother’sjobadvertisementsandsharethemwiththeclass.PANDASNEEDYOU!Pandaskeeper,full-timejobWolongNationalNatureReserve,SichuanProvinceTakingcareofpandas;talkingtovisitors;postingupdatesonsocialmediaThreedays’paidleaveeverymonth;mealsandafreemedicalcheckprovidedAllapplicationswelcome,butpreferencewillbegiventothosewithqualificationsinveterinarymedicineorzoology.Pleasevisitourwebsiteformoreinformation.Sample1Whatformofartdoeseachpictureshow?2Haveyouevercomeacrossthem?Workingroups.Readthetwopointsofviewaboutwhethernaturalheritagesitesshouldbeopentothepublicandtakesides.Thinkofargumentstosupportyourpointofviewandmakenotes.Prepareforadebate.Considerthefollowing:1.