Unit 1 Paradise Lost?序号1课程名称：新世纪高职高专英语授课教师：Unit 1 Paradise Lost?授课内容：1. Understand the Text：Paradise Lost?2. Explain the key words and structures in the text.目的要求：1. Understand why Paradise Lost2. Master the key words and structures in the text 有关记录：板书设计：Paradise Lost?→Paradise Lost:It was published in 1667 and tells the story of Satan’s (撒旦) rebellion against God and his expulsion from heaven and the subsequent temptation and expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.→Rainforest :Woodland is characterized by lush vegetation and heavy rainfall.→Christopher Columbus (1451-1506):He made a total of four trips to the Caribbean and South America during the years 1492-1504.→Amazon (River)The Amazon River is the largest river in the world. With its more than 1,000 tributaries, the Amazon River network encompasses almost half of South America.I.Lead in( 15 minutes)Ask the students to discuss in pairs the importance of forest and why Paradise Lost, and then ask some pairs to tell their opinions to the whole class.Q1: How did Columbus think of the rainforest?A: He thought it was most beautiful and quite different from that in Europe, with flowers and fruits, and little birds singing sweetly.Q2. What is special about Columbus’ description of the rainforest?A: His description was the first known written one about the rainforest.Q3. What are the oldest communities of living things on the Earth?A: In the author’s view, the rainforests are the oldest.II. Teaching ( 65 minutes)1. Background Information ( 5 minutes)1) The masterpiece of the English poet John Milton (1608 - 1674) and one of the greatest poems in world literature. It was published in 1667 and tells the story of Satan’s (撒旦) rebellion against God and his expulsion from heaven and the subsequent temptation and expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.2) Woodland is characterized by lush vegetation and heavy rainfall. Rainforests are the world’s most biologically diverse ecosys tems. Although they cover less than 10 percent of the Earth’s surface, tropical rainforests provide habitat for 50 to 90 percent of the world’s plant and animal species. Tropical rain- forests are called the “jewel of the Earth,” the “Earth’s lungs,” and the “world’s largest pharmacy” because of the large amount of natural medicines discovered there.The largest tropical rainforests exist in South America’s Amazon basin (the Amazon Rainforest), in the equatorial portions of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and in much of Indonesia.Temperate rainforests, dominated by only a few species of trees, are found along the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska through Washington state, in the former Yugoslavia, and in parts of Japan. 3) Italian Spanish navigator who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, in an attempt to find a shorter route to India. He made a total of four trips to the Caribbean and South America during the years 1492-1504. He achieved fame by making landfall in the Americas, which h e later called the “New World.” The arrival of his ships in the Western Hemisphere was one of the pivotal events in world history. It opened up a new world for Europeans and initiated the spread of Western civilization to a new hemisphere.2. Developing vocabulary (30 minutes)1）description n.a statement or a piece of writing that tells what sth. or sb. is likee.g.I gave the police a description of the stolen jewellery.e.g.The beauty of the Rockies is beyond description.Extended words: describe v. descriptive adj.2) beat v.defeat (a competitor), or do or be better than (sb. or sth.)e.g. We played the top class at football but we couldn’t beat them.e.g. The room wasn’t much, but it beat driving to a hotel 20 miles away.3)fragile a.easily damaged, broken, or harmede.g. Be careful with that vase —it’s very fragile.e.g. I felt rather fragile (= weak) for a few days after the operation.Extended words: dominant adj.domination n.4) remaining a.still left or still existinge.g. The United States has withdrawn the remaining staff fromits embassy.e.g. The three parties will meet next month to work out remaining differences.Extended words: remain v.5) clear v.remove or get rid of whatever is blocking or fillingsth., or move people away from (a place)e.g. I’ll make the coffee if you’ll clear the table.e.g. Paul helped his elderly neighbor by clearing her path of snow/clearing snow from her path.e.g.After the bomb threat, police cleared the area until it was searched.6) establish v.grow, or cause a plant to grow, successfully a new placee.g. The new owners established an avenue of poplars.e.g. Keep the area weeded to allow the seedlings to establish.Extended words: establishment v.7) varied a.having or showing many different types, or changing oftene.g. It is essential that your diet is varied and balanced.e.g.Before his election to the presidency, Mitterrand had enjoyed a long and varied career.Extended words: vary v.variation n. variety n. various adj.8) process n.a series of actions to achieve an aim; a series of changes that happen naturallye.g. This decision may delay the process of European unification.e.g. She arrived at the correct answer by a process of elimination.e.g. Scientists wanted to find out how the process of aging could be slowed down.9) absorb v.take sth. in, especially graduallye.g. The drug is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream.e.g. In cold climates, houses need to have walls that will absorb heat.10) economic a.of or relating to economicse.g. Here I provide a qualitative assessment of the current economic reforms.e.g. The pace of economic growth is picking up.Extended word: economy n.11) renewable a.(of a form of energy, resource) able to besustained or renewed indefinitely, either because of inexhaustible supplies or because of new growth; (of an official document) capable of being lengthened for an extra period of timee.g. Plans to increase renewable energy sources such as wind and wave power are welcomed by environmental pressure groups.e.g. An annually renewable contract is signed.12)sustainable a.causing little or no damage to theenvironment and therefore able to continue for a long timee.g. A large international meeting was held with the aim of promoting sustainable development in all countries.e.g. Try to buy wood that you know has come from a sustainable source.Extended word: sustain v. sustainability n.13) solution n.the answer to a probleme.g.When you finish doing the crossword, the solution is on the back page.e.g. She just seems so unhappy and I don’t know what the solution is.Extended word:solve v.3.Detail study of the text (30 minutes)Paragraph One1) Comprehension QuestionsQ:How did Columbus think of the rainforest?A:He thought it was most beautiful and quite different fromthat in Europe, with flowers and fruits, and little birdssinging sweetly.2) Main ideaColumbus’ first description of rainforests.Paragraph Two1) Comprehension QuestionsQ: What is special about Columbus’ description of the rainforest?A:His description was the first known written one about the rainforest.2) Main ideaAlthough beautiful, rainforests are fragile.3) Difficult sentences“It remains hard to beat.”The written description of a rainforest in the New World hasalways been one of the best of its kind.Paragraph Three1) Comprehension QuestionsQ: What are the oldest communities of living things on the Earth?A: In the author’s view, the rainforests are the oldest.2) Main ideaThe city of London was once covered by rainforests.Paragraph Four1) Comprehension QuestionsQ:What do you know about the rainforests in the world today?A:The rainforests cover no more than seven percent of the earth’s sur face today.2) Main ideaToday rainforests only exist in a small part of the world.3) Sentence structureno/not more than: used to emphasize how small a number or amount ise.g.There are beautiful mountains not more than ten minutes’ drive away.e.g.Each box requires no more than a few hours of labor to build.Paragraph Five1) Comprehension QuestionsQ: What is “the secondary growth”?A: “The secondary growth” refers to the new growth after theoriginal growth has been destroyed.2) Main ideaThe effect of the clearing of rainforests.Paragraph Six1) Comprehension QuestionsQ: How does the modern world speed up the process of destruction?A: Modern technology doubtlessly increases efficiency when people try to cut down trees.2) Main ideaModern technology speeds up the destruction.3) Sentence structurebe to blame: be responsible for sth. that happense.g.The driver was not to blame for the traffic accident.e.g.The policy is partly to blame for causing the worst unemployment in Europe.Paragraph 7:1) Comprehension QuestionsQ: Who is to blame for the destruction of rainforests?A: It is human beings that are to blame for such destruction.2) Main ideaHuman beings are the biggest cause of destruction.Paragraph 8:Q: How does the land become desert according to the passage?A: When the trees are cut down, the soil washes away easily.2) Main ideaThe negative effect on land, climate, global temperature.3) Difficult sentences“The gas rises and traps the sun’s heat in much th e same way as the glass of a greenhouse, leading to a slow but steady build-up of temperature.”The gas of carbon dioxide in the air absorbs the heat of the sun just as a glass greenhouse does in a sunny day, thus increasing the global temperature over the years.Paragraph 9:Q: What caused the problem mentioned in this passage?A: The problem is mainly caused by the governments that have to pay their debts, the settlers who need money to feed theirfamilies, and the companies that want to make profits.2) Main ideaThe economic origin of the problem and the solution.3) Difficult sentences“On the other hand, by purchasing renewable rainforestproducts, and demanding sustainable harvesting of rainforestresources, we all can be part of the solution and it is humanbeings that will be saved.”On the other hand, if we buy recyclable wood products and insiston a type of inexhaustible rainforest resources for repeated uses, we are then already part of the solution to the problem ofrainforests and we human beings will be saved.III. Exercise ( 10 minutes)Practice Ex. IIV. Assignments1.Review the text and the key words/phrases2.Finish off Ex. II – Ex. VI3.Preview Grammar; Reading skills; Practical reading andwritingV. Expand1. Read the article “Why I Came to College”(Book: Human Nature )2. Online learningUnit 1 Paradise Lost?序号2课程名称：新世纪高职高专英语授课教师：授课内容：1. Grammar: Attributive Clause2. Reading skills: Understanding Paragraphs: How to Identify the Topic3. Practical Reading: Reading the Environmental Diagrams4. Practical Writing: Agenda目的要求：1. Master the use of Attributive Clause2. Master the reading skill:Understanding Paragraphs: How to Identify the Topic3. Learn how to read the Environmental Diagrams4. Learn how to write an Agenda有关记录：板书设计：Unit 1 Paradise Lost? Grammar –Attributive ClauseI.Review the text (15 minutes)1.Check the assignments2.Summarize the textOnce the most beautiful and oldest communities of living things on the earth, the rainforests are now being destroyed. The cause of the destruction lies in man’s craziness for land and money. To make things worse, modern technology available to man has sped up the horrible process of destruction. The shrinkage of rainforests has disastrously led to the shortage of water sources and the warming-up of the globe. Nevertheless, there is still hope for a solution to this problem if human beings take some preventive measures.II. Grammar Tips –Article(15 minutes)1．Note:1）在限制性定语从句中，当关系代词在从句中作宾语时，在绝大多数情况下都可以省略。