现代农林英语（史宝辉）Unit 10.pptVIP

Grammar Figurative language ( 形象语言) is a conspicuous ( 明显的) departure from what users of a language apprehend as the standard meaning of words, or else the standard order of words, in order to achieve some special meaning or effect. Figurative language has often been divided into two classes: Grammar Figures of thought/tropes ( 意图修辞) The most familiar tropes for early English learners may be Simile and Metaphor. Figures of Speech/ Rhetorical Figures ( 措辞修辞) The most familiar rhetorical figures for early English learners may be a rhetorical question. L/O/G/O Ecological Literature Warming-up Reading comprehension Grammatical exercise Post-Reading Teaching Procedure Warming-up Ecological literature:  Definition: The literature reflecting the relations between ecological environment and the development of human societies, i.e., relations between human and nature. Theory in the literature: Regard the holistic benefit of ecological system rather than humans as the most important Ethical principle in the text: Human responsibility to nature Theme: Return to nature Warming-up Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist and conservationist (自然资源保护论者) whose writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement. In the late 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation and the environmental problems caused by synthetic pesticides. The result was Silent Spring (1962), which brought environmental concerns to an unprecedented portion of the American public. Pioneered the struggle for environmental protection Warming-up Reading Comprehension According to the article, before the dramatic change the author highlights, several different natural creatures ---both animals and plants---are described in the text. Please find out these descriptions of natural beings and fill the table below matching items with corresponding descriptions. Scanning Items of animals Description fox deer bird life