UNIT 4 Environment The past 50 years has witnessed human beings'efforts to protect the environment for sustainable development.However,the result is not as satisfactory as we have expected.How to protect our planet and strike the balance between human beings and nature? Read the texts in this unit,and you will gain some insights
Unit 4 Environment Unit Contents Unit objectives Text A Text B Text C Academic language and discourse Listening Speaking Writing 0
Unit 4 Environment Unit Contents Unit objectives Text A Text B Text C Academic language and discourse Listening Speaking Writing
Unit 4 Unit Objectives Environment 1.Professional Knowledge Get acquainted with some important concepts about environment e.g.environmentalism,ecology, biodiversity,black carbon,ecosystem,environmental science,ecosphere,carbon dioxide,etc. 2.Reading ● Summarize the main ideas of a text and identify essential supporting points; Understand difficult sentences (e.g.,sentences with abstract meaning or ambiguous reference); Analyze complex or controversial issues critically (e.g., sustainable development of environment,climate change,economics and ecology
Unit Objectives 1. Professional Knowledge • Get acquainted with some important concepts about environment ( e.g. environmentalism, ecology, biodiversity, black carbon, ecosystem, environmental science, ecosphere, carbon dioxide, etc. ) 2. Reading • Summarize the main ideas of a text and identify essential supporting points; • Understand difficult sentences (e.g., sentences with abstract meaning or ambiguous reference); • Analyze complex or controversial issues critically (e.g., sustainable development of environment, climate change, economics and ecology ) Unit 4 Environment
Unit 4 Unit Objectives Environment 3.Listening Know how to deal with unfamiliar words in a talk 4.Speaking Make a counterargument in academic speaking 5.Writing Know how to write body paragraphs 0
Unit Objectives 3. Listening • Know how to deal with unfamiliar words in a talk 4. Speaking • Make a counterargument in academic speaking 5. Writing • Know how to write body paragraphs Unit 4 Environment
Unit 4 Unit Objectives Environment 6.Researching Independently locate and study a variety of resources (articles,books,videos,etc.)to know more about pollution cases you are concerned with 7.Academic language and discourse Get acquainted with some collocations related to environment Learn how to make your essay more coherent by use of effective transitions,repetition of key words,and clear use of reference words Comprehend stylistic differences between formal and informal English and acquire some formal expressions
Unit Objectives 6. Researching • Independently locate and study a variety of resources (articles, books, videos, etc.) to know more about pollution cases you are concerned with 7. Academic language and discourse • Get acquainted with some collocations related to environment • Learn how to make your essay more coherent by use of effective transitions, repetition of key words, and clear use of reference words • Comprehend stylistic differences between formal and informal English and acquire some formal expressions Unit 4 Environment