新编英语教程4unit6.ppt

Unit 6; Text I Text II Oral Work Guided Writing Listening; Pre-reading Activity Structure Vocabulary Acquisition Intensive Reading Answer the Questions Orally ;Look up the following words in the dictionary. What subjects do you think this text is about? What type of writing is it? What do you anticipate?;1. Predator: a wild animal that lives on other animals by killing and eating them Parasite: a plant or animal that lives on or in another and gets food from it Ecosystem: a system which relates all the plants, animals and people in an area to their surroundings 2. The title of the text strongly suggests that it is an expository piece of writing on ecology.; This is Earth and Sky. When you look at a farm or a ranch, you might think to yourself, that’s where _____ or _____ products come from. You might see ______ that goes into clothing, or wood for paper, construction or fuel. But Scott Swinton, agricultural economist from Michigan State University sees more. He knows that agricultural lands______ air and water, ______ greenhouse gases, and provide _______ for wild plants and animals. These extra _______ are ones that some ecologists have called ecosystem services. And ecosystem services are really just things that ecosystems provide that humans care about and that we like. Ecosystem services may not be bought and sold in a marketplace. But they have ______. Swinton is planning a survey of Michigan citizens to ask what theyd pay for ecosystem services such as reduced erosion or runoff or more greenhouse gas storage. It’s part of an effort to understand the value on ecosystem services. Swinton also wants to understand how ______ farming practices affect the ecosystem services that a piece of land provides. And then finally with those kinds of things understood, we can think about designing policy ________ for farmers to produce more of these ecosystem services.; Now, please underline the key words or phrases