高二2019-2020学年度第15期总第773期

Greenest way to live (P4-5)

 

山东省烟台第二中学  孔洁

 

I. Lead-in

1. Veganism is the practice of abstaining (戒决) from the use of animal products, particularly foods.

 

2. A follower of veganism is known as a vegan.

 

3. Think about the following questions

•Do you think you could be a vegan? Why or why not?

health?  environment?

 

II. Skimming

1. Read the passage quickly and summarize the main idea of the passage

(Answer: It explores the reasons why veganism has become popular.)

 

2. Read the passage quickly and divide it into different parts

(Answer: Part 1: Para. 1-2  Veganism becoming a fast-growing trend

Part 2: Para. 3-5  The reasons behind the increased popularity

Part 3: Para. 6-7 Going animal-free in fashion and manufacturing

Part 4: Para. 8 Conclusion) 

 

III. Scanning

Part 1

Judge whether the following statements are true or false   

1. It is easy to be a vegan.

2. Over 542,000 Americans went vegan during the previous decade.

3. More than 3 million people in the United States have chosen veganism.

(Answers: FFT)

 

Part 2

Read and answer

1.Why is veganism beneficial to the environment?

2.What is the ethical reason for veganism?

(Answers

1. •Because producing meat and dairy products is known to be stressful for the environment.

•According to a 2013 study, global meat manufacturing causes 18 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. The figure is higher than all the world’s cars, trains and planes combined.

2. •Many young people think it’s wrong to kill animals for food. They realize that eating animals is a choice that people make, rather than something that we must do to survive.)

 

Part 3

Read and answer: How is going animal-free applying to fashion and manufacturing?

(Answer: Now, many brands are looking for other materials.

For example, the sports brand Puma has made shoes out of pineapple leaves. Tesla, the US car maker, is said to be removing animal-based leather from its seats. Earlier this year, US singer Lady Gaga created the vegan makeup brand Haus Laboratories.)

 

 

IV. Language focus - sentences

Analyze the following sentences

•1. Sticking to a vegan diet might sound difficult, especially with many popular dishes containing meat or other animal products.

•With 引导的独立主格

•with ＋名词（代词）＋现在分词

 

•He sat there thinking, with his chin on his hand．

•He stared at his friend with his mouth wide open．

•With production up by 60％, the company has had another excellent year.

•She stood there chatting with her friend, with her child playing beside her．

•He shut the door, with the key left inside.

•With 10 minutes to go, you’d better hurry．

 

•2. For many people, veganism simply means eating no meat, cheese or eggs, but going animal-free also applies to fashion and manufacturing.

•Animal-free: not involving animals

•Dairy-free products

•Carefree kids

•“Cruelty-free and vegan, because we love animals and you.”

 

IV. Language focus - expressions

Find the following expressions in the passage and make sentences with them

•stick to sth

•the fastest-growing lifestyle trends

•Be stressful for the environment

•global meat manufacturing

•greenhouse gas emissions

•rather than

•apply to

•make sth out of sth

•give sth a try

 

V. Further exploring

•More benefits of going vegan?

 

 

VI. Discussion

After reading the passage, do you want to be a vegan? Why or why not?

 

 

高二2019-2020学年度第15期总第773期

Programming arguments (p6)

 

山东省烟台第二中学 赵娜娜

Lead-in

Discussion

Have you heard of the Cambridge debating society?

 

Cambridge debating society

From its small beginnings as a debating society, the Cambridge Union now has over 70,000 life members worldwide. Now the world’s oldest debating society, and the largest student society in Cambridge, the Union remains a unique forum for the free exchange of ideas and the art of public debate.

 

Do you know who has debated there?

In the past the Society has hosted Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt and the current Dalai Lama. It continues to provide Cambridge students with the opportunity to meet and question the people that shape our world, and has grown into the central forum for student discussion in Cambridge.

 

 

first-ever non-human guest

Designed by IBM, Project Debater is a machine that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to form a spoken argument.

 

 

 

While-reading

Fast reading

Read the passage and find out the main idea. 

The Cambridge Union hosted its first-ever non-human guest Project Debater, which uses Artificial Intelligence to form a spoken argument. It can even listen and answer to opposing statements, much like a real person.

 

Read the text carefully and answer the following questions.

1. How does Project Debater form an argument?<