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1、MeltingraisesfearsaboutAntarctic;laciercollapse冰川融化加剧对南极冰川崩塌的担忧莫艳ScientistshavewarnedthatoneofthemostsignificantglaciersinAntarcticaisatseriousriskofcollapse(崩 塌)becauseofbeingloosenedbywarmertemperaturesinthesurroundingseas, withthepotentialforgloballysignificantconsequences.ThwaitesGlacier, alsokn
2、ownastheDoomsdayGlacier( 日 冰川)duetotheimpactitsmeltingwouldhave,flowsintotheAmundsenSeaoffwesternAntarcticaandisaroundthesamesizeasGreatBritainorFlorida.Thereisgoingtobedramaticchangeinfrontoftheglacier ,probablyinlessthanadecade. Bothpublishedandunpublishedstudiespointinthatdirection, “ glaciologis
3、tTedScambosfromInternationalThwaitesGlacierCollaborationtoldBBC. Thiswi1lacce1eratethepaceandwidenthedangerouspartoftheglacier.Werewatchingaworldthatsdoingthingswehaventreallyseenbefore,andtheemissionofcarbondioxideissignificantlytoblame , “ Scambosexplained.AccordingtoScambos,ThwaitesGlacierisoneof
4、thewidestglaciersintheworldandoverthelast30years,ithasdoubledtheoutflowspeedofthewaterithasreleased. Itholdsenoughwatertoraiseglobalsealevelbymorethan60centimeters,andwereittobesignificantlydamaged,itcouldalsoimpactonothersurroundingglaciers, compounding (使恶化)theproblem.Itwasreportedthatthewaterinth
5、eareaknownasthegroundingzone , wheretheglacierliftsofftheseabed , wasextremelywarm ,andalsosalty,whichislikelytoincreasethechancesofsignificantmeltingfrombelowthesurface.Anotherglaciologist, ErinPettitfromOregonStateUniversity,toldCNBCthatrisingsealevelwasanearinevitability (必 然性)andthefocusshouldno
6、wturntohowtomanageitsenvironmentalimpact.Wearealreadyontrackforsealevelriseinthenextseveraldecadesthatwi11 impactcoastalcommunitiesworldwide, “ Pettitsaid Wecantreversethissealevelrise,butweneedtoconsiderhowtorelieveitandprotectourcoastalcommunitiesnow. ”ActivityAReadingforunderstandingI Text?center
7、edchunksbeatriskof有的风险beknownas 被称为dueto由于;因为theemissionofcarbondioxide 二氧化碳的排放belikelyto很有可能beontrackfor走上的轨道II.Text?centeredsentences一、定语从句的省略Werewatchingaworldthatsdoingthingswehaventreallyseenbefore.我们正看着一个正在改变的世界,那些改变是我们从来没真正冕过的。【点石成金】things是先行词,wehaventreallyseenbefore是定语从句,此处省略了关系代词thato关系代词在
8、定语从句中充当宾语时通常可以省略。【运用迁移】你正在看的那幅画作是我的一位朋友画的。二、虚拟语气的倒装Wereittobesignificantlydamageditcouldalsoimpactonothersurroundingglaciers,compoundingtheprob 1 em.假如它受到严重破坏,它也将影响周围其他的冰川,从而加剧这一问题。【点石成金】此句省略了连词if。当虚拟语气中的if省略时,句中的谓语动词和主语要倒装。【运用迁移】要是我处在你的境地,我畲采取行动劝说你爸戒烟。三、非限制性定语从句Itwasreportedthatthewaterintheareakno
9、wnasthegroundingzone , wheretheglacierliftsofftheseabed , wasextremelywarm ,andalsosalty ,whichislikelytoincreasethechancesofsignificantmeltingfrombelowthesurface.据报道,在被称为“接地带”的区域,也就是冰川从海床上升起的地方,水非常温暖,而且含盐,这可能会增加地表以下的冰川大量融化的可能性。【点石成金】whichislikelytoincreasethechancesofsignificantmeltingfrombelowthes
10、urface是非限制性定语从句,起到补充说明的作用。此处which 指代 thewater. . wasextremelywarm, andalsosalty 整个句子,作从句的主语。【运用迁移】他在那么多人面前显得有点紧张,这是可以理解的。ActivityBReadingforwriting假定你是李莘,应校英文报之邀,请你就南极冰川融化的问题写一则报道。内容要点:L南极冰川融化的现状、原因和影响;2.中学生可以做些什么来应对这一问题。注意:1 .词数80左右;2 .可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3 .至少需要使用一次虚拟语气或一个定语从句;4 注意段落内的逻辑关系。Themeltingo
11、fglaciersinAntarctica写作导引本次的写作任务是写一则报道,要求学生介绍南极冰川融化的现状、原因和影响等,并提出应对这一问题的对策,并且至少需要使用一个虚拟语气或定语从句。这些写作要求和所给语篇的主题语境是紧密相关的。我们可以通过整合同主题阅读材料的内容和语言,梳理写作思路和积累素材。一、语篇解码(一)内容分析Whatisthetextmainlyabout?(二)宏观结构Fillintheblanksaccordingtothetext.TextstructureMainideaLanguageexpressionPartl:Para. 1(1)introductionOn
12、eofthemostsignificantglaciersinAntarcticais(2) .Part2:Para. 2 (3) BackgroundinformationThwaitesGlacierflowsinto (4)andisaroundthesamesizeasGreatBritainorFlorida.Thereisgoingtobedramaticchangeinfrontoftheglacier. Part3 :Para. (5) ReasonsforthemeltingTheemissionof (6) issignificantlytoblame.Thewaterwa
13、sextremelywarmandsalty, whichislikelyto(7) frombelowthesurface. Part4:Para. (8) Appealto(9)Weneedtoconsiderhowtorelieveitandprotectourcoastalcommunitiesnow.二、素材积累(-)现状阐述的核心表达1. Inthepastfewdecades, therehasbeenadramaticchangein.作思路和积累素材。一、语篇解码(一)内容分析Whatisthetextmainlyabout?(二)宏观结构Fillintheblanksacc
14、ordingtothetext.TextstructureMainideaLanguageexpressionPartl:Para. 1(1)introductionOneofthemostsignificantglaciersinAntarcticais(2) .Part2:Para. 2 (3) BackgroundinformationThwaitesGlacierflowsinto (4)andisaroundthesamesizeasGreatBritainorFlorida.Thereisgoingtobedramaticchangeinfrontoftheglacier. Par
15、t3 :Para. (5) ReasonsforthemeltingTheemissionof (6) issignificantlytoblame.Thewaterwasextremelywarmandsalty, whichislikelyto(7) frombelowthesurface. Part4:Para. (8) Appealto(9)Weneedtoconsiderhowtorelieveitandprotectourcoastalcommunitiesnow.二、素材积累(-)现状阐述的核心表达1. Inthepastfewdecades, therehasbeenadramaticchangein.作思路和积累素材。一、语篇解码(一)内容分析Whatisthetextmainlyabout?(二)宏观结构Fillintheblanksaccordingtothetext.TextstructureMainideaLanguageexpressionPartl