A Fable For Tomorrow.ppt

Background knowledge Rachel Carson marine biologist Scientist and writer She began writing stories (often involving animals) at age _____, and had her first story published at age _____ . Silent Spring Silent Spring (1962) In 2012?Silent Spring?was designated a?National Historic Chemical Landmark A Fable for tomorrow Everything began to change ① Flowers : white clouds of bloom drifted above the green fields .（lines 3) ② Other plants attracted the traveller’s eyes (lines 7) ( Blooming ,colorful ,fragrant, prosperous ) ① Flowers : only blossoms but no pollination (lines 30) ② browned and withered vegetation as though swept by fire (lines 32) browned , wither 枯萎的 Animals ① Countless birds /abundance and variety of birds (lines 10~11) ②throbbing with chorus of all kinds of birds (lines 25) abundance , variety ,happiness. All kinds of animals were sickened and died .Everywhere was a shadow of death (lines 16,24,28) disease , lifeless , death Water Others came to fish the streams ,which flowed clear and cold out of the hills and contained shady pools where trout lay . (lines 12) Clear , sweet The streams were now lifeless .Anglers no longer visited them ,for all the fish had died . (lines 33) Dry up ,dirtied Structures part 1(1~2):all life in harmony with its surroundings Part 2(3~7):the coming of a strange blight and everything began to change Part 3(8):the stricken world silence by people themselves Part 4 (9):warning against a grim spectre/stark reality What shall we do to protect the environment? * * Youre the little woman who wrote the book that started this Great War.——Lincon The main idea Rachel Carson describes a small town in America that was once a beautiful town but then became destroyed by pollution. To warn people to against the abuse of harmful pesticides , and protect our environment. If we do not stop it, the surroundings would destr