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0LessismoreMainContentPassageAAchievingsustainableenvironmentalismPassageBWhatnatureistellingyou?TeachingObjectivesKnowledgeObjectivesToenlargeyourvocabularybylearningthekeywords,esp.activewords;Tomasterkeyphrasesandexpressions;TotalkaboutenvironmentalissuesAbilityObjectivesTomastertheargumentativeessaywritingskill.EmotionObjectivesTheunitcanhelpstudentstobecomeawareoftheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection,developtheirenvironmentalawarenessandmakecontributiontothesustainabledevelopment.KeyPointsHelpingstudentstoseehowanargumentationisorganizedinthetext.DifficultPointsTopicunderstandingandcontentunderstandingofthetexts;Tomasterthereadingtechnique:readingbetweenthelines.TeachingMethodsTask-basedteachinginwhile-teachingprocedure;Groupdiscussioninwhile-teachingprocedure;TimeAllotment1st-2ndperiodsWarming-up,globalreading&vocabulary3rd-4thperiodsTextanalysis(keylanguagepoints&structure)&exercises5th-6thperiodsExercisesinPassageA,oralpractice&PassageBTeachingProcedureStep1:Pre-readingactivitiesStep2:While-readingactivitiesStep3:Post-readingactivitiesStep4:Assignment1Unit4SectionAAchievingsustainableenvironmentalismStep1Pre-readingactivities1.Warming-upactivities(1)Askstudentstoworkinpairs,anddiscussthefollowingquestions,andthensharetheiranswerswiththewholeclass.①Whatdothefollowingpicturesremindyouofintermsoftheenvironmentalissues?②Whatdoyouthinkoftherelationshipbetweenmanandnature?(2)Sinceitisaconsensusaroundtheworldthatitishightimetotakeimmediateactionstoprotecttheenvironmentnow,inyouropinion,whatpolicyshouldhumanbeingsshouldtaketoreverttheworseningenvironmentalsituationassoonaspossible?Shareyouropinions.2.Backgroundinformation(1)EnvironmentalismEnvironmentalismreferstotheconcernabouttheenvironment,ortheconsciousnessabouttheintricatehuman-naturerelation,whichmainlyadvocatesthepreservation,restorationand/orimprovementofthenaturalenvironmentbysocialandpoliticalmovements.(2)ProtagorasProtagorasisapre-SocraticGreekphilosopherandoneoftheseveralfifthcenturyB.C.GreekthinkerscollectivelyknownastheOlderSophists(诡辩家).Protagorasisknownprimarilyforthreeclaims:1)Manisthemeasureofallthings;2)Hecouldmaketheworse(orweaker)argumentappearthebetter(orstronger);3)Onecouldnottellifthegodsexistedornot.(3)ArcticNationalWildlifeRefugeItisanationalwildliferefugeinnortheasternAlaska,UnitedStates,andthelargestprotectedwildernessregioninthecountry.Therefugesupportsawidevarietyofplantandanimallifeincludingcaribou,polarbears,grizzlybears,wolves,migratorybirds,fish,denseshrubs,andraregrovesofpoplartrees.2Step2While-readingactivities1.StructureanalysisPartI:Introduction(Paras.1-3):PartII:Body.Theauthorestablishesandvalidateshiscriterionformakingenvironmentalchoicesbyprovidingexplanationsandpresentingarebuttaltoacounter-argument.(Paras.5-9)Dr.Ariely’ssuggestions(Paras.10-12)PartIII:Conclusion:Thewriterrestateshiscentralargument:Humaninterestsshouldbegivenpriorityoverthoseofnature.2.Detailedstudyofthetext（1）Achievingsustainableenvironmentalism(Title)environmentalism:n.[U]aninterestinorthestudyoftheenvironment,inordertoprotectitfromdamagebyhumanactivities环境保护主义Section1:Theauthortriestoestablisharuleforpeopletofollowwhentheymakeenvironmentalchoices.Theauthordefinesenvironmentalluxuriesandenvironmentalnecessities(Para.2)Theauthorgivesexamplescombatingozonedepletionandthegreenhouseeffecttoexplainwhatheseesasanenvironmentalnecessity.(Paras,3-4)Aruleformakingenvironmentalchoicesispresented.Theauthorcallsitasaneenvironmentalism,whichadvocatesthepriorityofhumaninterestsoverthoseofnature.Thisisalsotheauthorscentralargumentinthearticle.(Para.5)Natureshouldaccommodatehumanbeings.(Para.11).Humanbeingsshouldadapttonatureonlywhentheirsurvivalisendangeredbycertainenvironmentalchanges.Humanbeingsprotecttheenvironmentfortheirownsakeratherthanforthatofnature.(Paras.12-13)Twoquestionsareraisedtoshowthatpeoplehaveconflictingideasaboutenvironmentalprotection.Theintroductionpavesthewayfortheauthor'scentralargument.(Para.1)Section2:Theauthorrebutsadifferentrule,onewhichhecallsasentimentalenvironmentalism,whichhesaysischaracterizedbyexcessiveearthworship.Theauthorreviewsadifferentrule,onewhichhecallsasentimentalenvironmentalism.(Para.6).TheauthorcitesthedebateaboutwhethertodrillforoilinANWRtorebutthesentimentalenvironmentalismandjustifyhisownargument.(Paras.7-9).TheauthorcitesthedebateaboutpreservingthespottedowlinOregonvs.protectingthelivelihoodoftheloggingfamiliestorebutthesentimentalenvironmentalismandjustifyhisownargument.(Paras.10)3Greenrepresentslife,vitality,nature,andofcourse,environmentalism.绿色代表着生命、活力、自然，当然还有环境保护主义（2）Environmentalsensitivityisnowasrequiredanattitudeinpolitesocietyasis,say,beliefindemocracyordisapprovalofplasticsurgery.(Para.1)Meaning:Sharpconcernforenvironmentalprotection,similartothebeliefindemocracyortheoppositiontoplasticsurgery,isanecessaryattitudetopeopleintheupperclassworld.Note：Politesocietyisaeuphemism(委婉语)fortheupperclass.democracy:n.[U]asystemofgovernmentinwhichpeoplevoteinelectionstochoosethepeoplewhowillgovernthem民主，民主体制、tthiswasa