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1、,B R _ main,An English Song Earth Song,About the Author Rachel Carson,About the Book Silent Spring,Background Information,Brainstorming,B R _ 2_main1,About the Author Rachel Carson,B R _ 2_main2,About the Author Rachel Carson,A brief introduction to Rachel Carson,Learn and think Her Quotes,B R _ 4_m
2、ain,Background Information,Environmental Protection Organizations,Earth Day,B R _ 1.1,Earth Song Michael Jackson,An English Song Earth Song,What about sunrise What about rain What about all the That you said we were to gain. What about killing Is there a time What about all the things That you said
3、was yours and mine.,things,_,fields,_,Directions: Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with what you hear.,B R _ 1.2,Did you ever stop to notice All the weve shed before Did you ever stop to notice The earth the weeping shores? What have we done to the world Look what weve done What about all t
4、he That you pledge your only son. What about fields,blood,_,crying,_,peace,_,flowering,_,B R _ 1.3,Is there a time What about all the That you said was yours and mine. Did you ever stop to notice All the children from war Did you ever stop to notice The crying earth the weeping shores,dreams,_,dead,
5、_,B R _ 2_1.1,A brief introduction to Rachel Carson,B R _ 2_1.1_pop, Born: May 27, 1907 Birthplace: Springdale, Pennsylvania Occupation: marine biologist, writer Nationality: American Writing Period: 19371964 Genres: nature writing Subjects: marine biology, ecology, pesticides Notable work(s): Silen
6、t Spring Died: April 14, 1964 (aged 56) Silver Spring, Maryland,B R _ 2_1.2,Rachel Louise Carson (19071964) was an American marine biologist and nature writer whose writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement. In the late 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation
7、and the environmental problems caused by synthetic pesticides. The result was Silent Spring (1962), which brought environmental concerns to an unprecedented portion of the American public. Silent Spring spurred a reversal in national pesticide policy ,B R _ 2_1.3,leading to a nationwide ban on DDT a
8、nd other pesticides and the grassroots environmental movement the book inspired led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. Carson was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jimmy Carter.,B R _ pesticides,pesticides,B R _ DDT,DDT,B R _ environmental movement,enviro
9、nmental movement,B R _ Environmental Protection Agency,Environmental Protection Agency,B R _ Presidential Medal of Freedom,Presidential Medal of Freedom,B R _ 2_2.1,Learn and think Her Quotes,“Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the Earth are never alone or weary of life.”,“No witchc
10、raft, no enemy action had silenced the rebirth of new life in this stricken world. The people had done it themselves.”,B R _ 2_2.2,Learn and think Her Quotes,“We stand now where two roads diverge. But unlike the roads in Robert Frosts familiar poem, they are not equally fair. The road we have long b
11、een traveling is deceptively easy, a smooth superhighway on which we progress with great speed, but at its end lies disaster. The other fork of the road the one less traveled by offers our last, our only chance to reach a destination that assures the preservation of the earth.”,B R _ 3,About the Boo
12、k Silent Spring,B R _3_pop1,Silent Spring is a book written by Rachel Carson and published by Houghton Mifflin in September 1962. The book is widely 1) with helping launch the environmental movement. When Silent Spring was published, Rachel Carson was already a well-known writer on 2) , but had not
13、previously been a social critic. The book was widely read, and 3) widespread public concerns with 4) and pollution of the environment. Silent Spring facilitated the 5) of the pesticide DDT in 1972 in the United States.,credited,_,natural history,_,inspired,_,pesticides,_,ban,_,B R _ 3_pop2,The book
14、documented detrimental effects of pesticides on the environment, 6) on birds. Carson said that DDT had been found to cause thinner egg shells and result in 7) problems and death. She also accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation, and public 8) of accepting industry claims uncritical
15、ly.,particularly,_,productive,_,officials,_,B R _4_1.1,Environmental Protection Organizations,The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 2. Green Peace 3. The Environmental Protection Agency,B R _ 1.1_pop1,1. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),coordinates United Nations environment
16、al activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. It was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. UNEP also has six regional offices and various cou
17、ntry offices.,B R _ 1.1_pop2,2. Green Peace: a large international pressure group that aims to protect the environment. Its members are well known for protecting the environment. They often go out in small boats to stop people from killing whales or throwing poisonous material into the sea.,B R _ 1.
18、1_pop3,3. The Environmental Protection Agency: a US government organization that established rules and standards for protecting the environment, e.g. against pollution.,B R _ 4_1.2,Earth Day,Earth Day is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earths environment. It is on 22 Apr
19、il. It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wisconsin) as an environmental teach-in in 1970 and is celebrated in many countries every year. The first Earth Day was in 1970. Earth Day is similar to World Environment Day.,B R _5,Brainstorming,Directions: Work in groups and write down the word
20、s or phrases related to “environmental protection”, then group them by similarity.,G R _ main,Part Division of the Text,Further Understanding,G R _ Further Understanding_ main,For Part 1 Make sentences,For Part 2 Questions and Answers,For Part 3&4 True or False,Further Understanding,G R _ Part Divis
21、ion of the Text 1,Part Division of the Text,Parts,Para(s).,Main Ideas,1,12,2,36,A town in the heart of America, where all life lived in harmony with its surroundings.,The description of the same town which was now stricken with all kinds of maladies.,G R _ Part Division of the Text 2,Parts,Para(s).,
22、Main Ideas,3,78,The cause of the maladies.,4,910,Though imagined, the tragedy may well become a reality and the author tells about her purpose in writing the book.,G R _ 2_1,Make sentences,Read this part and make sentences with the same meaning as the text. Try to use the words or phrases given belo
23、w.,in harmony with prosperous farm clouds of bloom foxes deer delighted the travelers eye in winter flood of migrants,G R _ 2_2.1,Questions and Answers,1. What should spring be like? What does “a silent spring” mean?,Spring should be throbbing with life, full of birdsong. “A silent spring” means a l
24、ifeless spring.,2. What do the roadsides look like now?,The roadsides are now lined with withered vegetation as though swept by fire.,3. The author mentioned a white granular powder that falls like snow. What do you guess it is?,Probably it is the remains of pesticides or other deadly chemicals.,2.
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