Unit3ScienceversusnaturePartOneTeachingDesignProjectHavingadebateReadingAtthebeginningofthisclass,let’senjoysomebeautifulpictures.Doyouthinktheyarebeautiful?Whatdothefollowingpicturesleadyoutothinkof?(Yes,asaresultofmankindandtechnology,naturalresourceshavebeenseriouslyaffectedandnaturaldisastersattackusfluently.)2.Readthepassage“Manversusnature”.Trytofindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.Paragraph1Naturalresourceshavebeenseriouslyaffectedbycarelessness.Paragraph2DifferentattitudestowardstheproblemParagraph3Humansaremovingtowardsanimportantpointintherelationshipwithnature.Paragraph4Humanscanonlyreallywinbyprotectingnature1.Readthepassageagainanddiscussthefollowingquestionsandfindmoresuggestions:(1)Whathavepeopledonetonature?(2)Ifwecontinueinthisway,whatmighthappen?(3)Whichismoreimportant,economicdevelopmentorprotectingnature?Whydoyouthinkso?(4)Whatistheattitudeofpoorernationstowardstheproblem?Whatabouttheattitudeofdevelopednations?(5)Doyouthinktheproblemofhumanswinningandnaturelosingcanbesettled?Ifso,canyousuggestsomesolutions?Sampleanswers:用心爱心专心116号编辑1.Theyhavedonealottodestroyanddamagenature.2.Theplanetweliveonwillbeeventuallydestroyed.3.….4.Poorernationspaymoreattentiontoeconomicdevelopmentbutlesstotheenvironmentwhiledevelopednationsdothingsinadifferentway.5.…HavingadebatePlanningNowlet’sworkinsmallgroups.Discusswhichtopicyouareinterestedin.GroupmembersaresplitintoForandAgainst.Eachmemberofthegroupisgivenadifferentrole.Andfinallyonegroupmemberwillberesponsibleforfinishingeachtask.PreparingNowsorttheinformationyouhavegotfromvarioussources.Youshouldmeet,discussanddecidewhatinformationtostartyoudebatewith.Thestrongestshouldbeanopeningpoint.Remembertokeepagoodpoint.Makealistofpointsyoucomeupwithandlistallthepossiblepointsthattheoppositemembersmaythinkofanddecidehowtoargueagainstthepoints.ProducingThegroupshouldpractisethedebateamongmanytimesinordernottogooffthepoint.Eachmemberofthegroupshouldhaveafewpointstointroduceintothedebate.Youneedtotimeeachsectionofthedebate.PresentingAtlast,thegroupscometogethertodebatethetopicsinfrontoftheclass.Youmaydisplayyourresearchonthewallsoftheclassroomwhendebating.Beforethedebatebegins,thereststudentswhoactasaudienceshoulddecidewhichsideoftheissueyouagreewith.Attheendofthedebate,decideagain.Thegroupthathaschangedthemindsofthemoststudentswinsthedebate.用心爱心专心116号编辑
