主题语境13：自然与环境

江苏 温从秀

Part 1激活·素养要求

一级目标 二级目标语言能力 1.能描述某一特定环境和生态2.能阐释环境保护的重要性并提出环保措施文化意识 了解世界不同的自然环境和人文景观，认识世界的多样性思维品质 能理解经济发展与保护环境的辩证关系，培养可持续发展的观念学习能力 能设计指示牌、路标、警告牌等的标语

Part 2积累·晨读素材

Ⅰ.热词快记

earth地球

world世界

continent洲；大陆

border边境；国界

circumstance环境；状况

population人口

nature自然

creature生物

animal动物

human人类

scene景色

land陆地

ocean海洋

mountain高山

natural天然的

mountainous多山的

offshore近海的；离岸的

thick厚的；浓密的

ripe成熟的

wild野生的；荒凉的

abundant大量的

dangerous危险的

amazing令人惊奇的

fuel燃料

store贮存

nuclear原子能的；核能的

widespread分布广的；普遍的

existence存在；实有

variety不同种类；多种式样

peace和平

product产品

trade贸易

attend经常去；出席

benefit使受益；得益于

combine（使）联合；（使）结合

promote推动；促进

represent代表；象征

spread传播；扩散

immigrate移民

divide分割；分配

broad宽阔的；广泛的

entire整个的；全部的

federal联邦制的

foreign外国的

international国际的

peaceful和平的

permanent永久的

extreme极端的

grow生长

damage损害

endanger危害；使遭危险

occur发生；出现

discover发现

breathe呼吸

hunt打猎

struggle抗争；奋斗

remove移开；脱掉

erupt(火山)爆发；突然发生

homeless无家可归的

Ⅱ.话题短语

human being人类

in ruins严重受损；破败不堪

in peace和平地；安详地

dig out挖掘出；找出

dig into探寻；探究

be/become aware of明白；意识到

escape from从……逃出

come out出现

go against nature违背自然规律

live in harmony with nature与自然和谐相处

devote oneself to protecting wildlife致力于保护野生动植物

keep/break the balance of nature保持/破坏生态平衡

cut off the power/electricity电力中断

wash away buildings,roads and bridges冲走房屋、道路、桥梁

cause great damage/economic losses造成巨大损失/经济损失

the stricken district/area受灾地区

raise the awareness of environmental protection提高环保意识

environment-friendly products环保产品

plant/cut down trees植树/砍伐树木

protect the endangered animals from being killed保护濒临灭绝的动物不被杀害

(be)in danger of extinction/becoming extinct/dying out处于灭绝的危险之中

punish the hunters severely严惩捕猎者

create a pleasant ecological environment创造良好的生态环境

arouse people's awareness of wildlife protection唤醒人们保护野生动植物的意识

take effective measures to protect rare animals采取有效措施保护珍稀动物

leave the whole city in ruins让整个城市变成废墟

be trapped in the ruins被困在废墟中

be faced with all kinds of difficulties面对各种困难

overcome difficulties克服困难

the earthquake victims地震灾民

rescue victims/sufferers营救受难者

call on people to make donations呼吁人们捐赠

hold out/give a helping hand to sb对某人伸出援助之手

recover from the disaster从灾难中恢复过来

in danger处于危险中

in the long run/term从长远看the greenhouse effect温室效应

advocate a low-carbon lifestyle提倡低碳生活

improve our living conditions改善我们的居住条件

cause the global temperature to increase使得全球温度上升

develop renewable resources开发可再生资源pollute the environment/air污染环境/空气

abnormal climate气候异常

lead/water/noise/air/white pollution铅/水/噪音/空气/白色污染

give off smoke and poisonous gases into the air在空气中排放烟雾和有毒气体

extinction of animals动物灭绝

be harmful to/do harm to...对……有害

flood many low-lying cities淹没低洼城市

sort rubbish垃圾分类

protect the ecology保护生态

save energy/water节约能源/水

sustainable development可持续发展

eco-friendly products对生态友好的产品

deal with rubbish properly正确处理垃圾

recycle textbooks/trash课本/垃圾回收利用

keep the balance of nature保持自然界的平衡

stop/keep/prevent sb from doing sth阻止某人做某事

ban the abuse of plastic bags禁止滥用塑料袋

pour waste water into rivers without being treated往河里排放未经处理的废水

promote the economic development促进经济发展

at the price/cost of resource exhausting以消耗资源为代价

global warming全球变暖

advocate green life倡导绿色生活

improve the quality of life提高生活质量

take action采取行动

improve the environment改善环境

spring up like mushrooms像雨后春笋般涌现

give off a bad smell发出恶臭

fight against pollution与污染做斗争

be aware of the importance of protecting the en

vironment意识到保护环境的重要性

Ⅲ.提分靓句

（一）美句速记

1.it be（high/about）time that...是……的时候了

It is (high)time that we took measures to protect our environment.我们是时候该采取措施保护环境了。

2....be important/of importance...……很重要

Recycling is important to help protect our environment.回收利用对帮助保护我们的环境很重要。

3.The reason why...be that...……的原因是……

The reason why we should protect natural resources is that we will benefit from it.我们保护自然资源的原因是我们能够从中获益。

（二）话题佳句

1.Everyone should take the responsibility to protect the environment./It's everyone's duty to protect the environment.保护环境，人人有责。

2.In spite of all this,the government called on the whole nation to support the places hit by the worst disaster.尽管如此，政府还是号召全国支援这次被大灾难袭击的地区。

3.The city government took effective measures to protect rare animals.政府采取有效措施来保护珍稀动物。

4.Nowadays,natural disasters have been more widespread and more frequent,very rapidly becoming an increasing threat to development.如今，自然灾害更加普遍和频繁，迅速成为对发展越来越大的威胁。

5.The aim is to arouse public awareness of the seriousness of water shortage.目的是唤醒公众对水资源短缺的严重性的认识。

6.In this activity,students have raised their awareness of environmental protection.在这次活动中，学生提高了他们的环保意识。

Ⅳ.语篇速成

应聘信写作

Dear Sir or Madam,

I'm __________.(简单自我介绍)When I was reading the advertisement, __________.(表达看到相关广告后的感受)I think it's a good opportunity for me to _________.(应聘的原因)Therefore I recommend myself without hesitation.

I__________.(陈述本人的性格优势)For one thing,I can __________.(陈述本人特长一)For another thing,I can __________.(陈述本人特长二)

Pleasecontact meat __________.(你的联系方式一：电话号码)Or e-mail me at _________.(你的联系方式二：电子邮箱地址)

I am looking forward to your early reply.

Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

Part 3应用·晚练过关

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1.写信目的；

2.个人优势；

3.希望获准。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir or Madam,

Yours,

Li Hua