Unit2EnergyInthisunityouwill:1.learnaboutsomeenerty-relatedproblemsandpressureshumanbeingsface;2.familiarizeyourselfwiththewords/expressionsrelatedtothethemeoftheunit;3.learntousethesewordsandexpressions;4.learnmoreabouttheABCsofnewsreporting;5.practicelisteningwithothernon-theme-relatedaudioandvideomaterials;6.learntousetheproperexpressionsandsentencestructurestoaskpermission.LearningobjectivesPartITheme-RelatedActivitiesPartIIListeningStrategiesPartIIIExtensiveListeningPartIVCommunicationSkillsPartVAssessmentLogPartITheme-RelatedActivitiesSectionITalkSectionIIFeatureSectionIIITalk1.Whatmeasuresshouldbetakentoraisepeople’sawarenessofenergyconservation?2.Whathaveyoudonetoadoptorpopularizeamoreenergy-efficientlifestyle?Lead-inquestions:Unit2》PartI》SectionI》Lead-inquestionsWordBankunderpin/ˌʌndəˈpɪn/v.支撑,支持arc/ɑːk/n.弧,弧形物extraction/ɪkˈstrækʃn/n.抽出,取出refinement/rɪˈfaɪnmənt/n.精炼,提炼entropic/ˈentrəpɪk/adj.熵的,熵态的ecologist/ɪˈkɒlədʒɪst/n.生态学家liter/ˈliːtə(r)/n.升,公升(容量单位)metric/ˈmetrɪk/adj.公制的,米制的,十进制的Unit2》PartI》SectionI》WordBankphytoplankton/faɪtəʊ’plæŋktən/n.浮游生物photosynthetic/fəʊtəʊsɪn’θetɪk/adj.光合的comeupon偶遇,突袭,突然产生humanly/hjuːˈmeɪnli/adv.富人情地,仁爱地,人道地mitigate/ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/vt.镇静,缓和,减轻Unit2》PartI》SectionI》WordBankNotesUnit2》PartI》SectionI》Notes1.AndsothenIwentouttodevelopawholeseriesonthelandscapeofoil.ThenIstartedtomakeaseriesonthesituationofoil.2.Andthat’sonechapter.Andthat’sonlyonepartofthewholething.3.Thewholeworldat1.2trillionestimatedreserves,onlygivesusabout45years.Theestimatedreservesofoilis1.2trillionforthewholeworld,whichwouldonlysustainourlifeforabout45years.4.peakoilaperiodwhichseesanextremelylargeconsumptionofoil.Task1Watchthevideoclipandthencompletethefollowingcomprehensionquestions.Unit2》PartI》SectionI》Task11.What,mostlikely,isthespeaker’soccupation?A.Writer.B.Photographer.C.Socialactivist.D.Ecologicalresearcher.2.Whydidthespeakerdecidetophotographthelandscapeofoil?A.Oilreflectsthescaleofchangeandthespeedwetakeresources.B.Oilisthemostbasicsupportofourdailyactivities.C.Wehaverunintothemostseriousoilcrisisindecades.D.SuchalandscapedemonstratesourexploitationoftheEarth.√√Unit2》PartI》SectionI》Task13.Whatdoesthespeakerintendtodocumentwithhisphotos?A.Howpeoplecelebratetheircars.B.Overexploitationoflimitednaturalresources.C.Thedaywheneverythingbuiltonoilcollapses.D.Consumptionofoilinourmotorcultures.4.Accordingtothespeaker,howlongwillthepresentoilreserveslast?A.Approximately30years.B.Approximately40years.C.Approximately45years.D.Approximately50years.√√Unit2》PartI》SectionI》Task15.Whatisthepurposeofthistalkonphotographingthelandscapeofoil?A.Toalerttheaudienceofthedireconsequencesoftheendofoil.B.Tocallonpeopletotakeactionregardingtheenergycrisis.C.Toimparttheknowledgeofoilconservation.D.Toadvocateforamoreeco-friendlylifestyle.√√√√√Task2Watchthevideoclipasecondtimeandthenidentifywhichofthefollowingtopicsthespeakermentionedinthetalk.Tickthoseyouheardinthetalk.Unit2》PartI》SectionI》Task21.Howoilisextractedandrefined.2.Monitoringtheconsumptionofoil.3.Thepossibleendofoil.4.Interactingwithmoreecologists.5.Supportingorganicmaterialandorganiclifestyles.6.Thebiggestoilsuppliersintheworld.7.Theamountofoilconsumedeveryyear.8.Beresponsibletofuturegenerations.________________________________Task3Watchthevideoclipagainandthenhaveagroupdiscussionbasedonthefollowingquestions.Afterthediscussion,eachgroupwillgiveabriefreporttotheclass.Unit2》PartI》SectionI》Task3【Script】1.Itmaynotbeafalsealarmthattheoilreserveswillbeusedupin50yearsorso.Whatdoyouimaginetheworldwouldbelikewhenthereisnomoreoil?2.Supposeyouliveinacommunityofabout200households.Designaplan/proposaltogetherwiththeothermembersinyourgrouptohelptheresidentsbemoreenergyefficientandeco-friendly.3.FasteconomicdevelopmentisoftenachievedatScriptUnit2》PartI》SectionI》ScriptIstartedmyjourney30yearsago.AndIworkedinmines.AndIrealizedthatthiswasaworldunseen.AndIwanted,throughcolorandlargeformatcamerasandverylargeprints,tomakeabodyofworkthatsomehowbecamesymbolsofouruseofthelandscape,howweusetheland.Andtomethiswasakeycomponentthatsomehow,throughthismediumofphotography,whichallowsustocontemplatetheselandscapes,thatIthoughtphotographywasperfectlysuitedtodoingthistypeofwork.Andafter17yearsofphotographinglargeindustrialWordBankplunge/plʌndʒ/v.跳入,栽进span/spæn/跨度,跨距,间距swineflu猪流感simultaneously/saɪməlˈteɪniəsli/adv.同时地grab/ɡræb/n.抓取物,抓catastrophic/ˌkætəˈstrɔfɪk/adj.悲惨的,灾难的analogy/əˈnælədʒi/n.相似,类似,类比fossil/ˈfɒsl/adj.化石的Unit2》PartI》SectionII》WordBanksuicidal/ˌsuːɪˈsaɪdl/adj.自杀的,自杀性的,自我毁减的compact/kəmˈpækt/adj.紧凑的sproutup涌现pullback拉回,撤回enchant/ɪnˈtʃɑːnt/v.施魔法,使迷惑;使喜悦,使陶醉dragonfly/ˈdræɡənflaɪ/n.蜻蜓harness/ˈhɑːnɪs/vt.利用(产生动力)clingto抱住;固守;贴近stripmall零售店ripple/ˈrɪpl/vi.呈波浪状,起伏前进Unit2》PartI》SectionII》WordBankNotesUnit2》PartI》SectionII》Notes1.BarackObamaThe44thandcurrentPresidentoftheUnitedStates.HeisthefirstAfricanAmericantoholdtheoffice.ObamapreviouslyservedasaUnitedStatesSenatorfromIllinoisfromJanuary2005untilheresignedafterhiselectiontothepresidencyinNovember2008.2.VO=voiceover旁白3.Ifwecontinuedownthissu