only doing what humans have always done, using nature to _________ our own needs.

Many developed nations care to ________ nature now, while many ______ nations are still

using up natural resources at a fast rate. The developing and developed countries need to ______

__________ to ensure that people enjoy healthy and productive lives without the environment

around them ________ .

Humans have to find solutions that everyone and everything can ________ .

(damage, resources, pollution, good, meet, save, poorer, work together, suffering, accept)

Discussion

There are four paragraphs in this reading. Let's divide our class into four groups. Each group read and discuss one group. After discussion, please report the main idea of each paragraph.

Para. 1：Natural resources have been seriously affected by carelessness.

Para. 2：Different attitudes towards the problem.

Para. 3：Humans are moving towards an important point in the relationship with nature.

Para. 4：Humans can only really win by protecting nature.

Language focus

1、over-：过度的、超越的

over-crowded、overdo(overdid、overdone)、overdress、overflow、overheat、overcharge

overtime、overweight、overwork....

但：overall：全面的， overcoat：大衣， overcome：克服， overhead：在头顶、在上空 overseas：海外的

2、construct：1) build：建造、构建，construct sth.

e.g. They are planning to construct a bridge over the river.

When was the building constructed?

It took more than three years to construct the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.

2) 编写（文章）、造（句）、建立（理论）

e.g. construct a theory, a well-constructed novel

construction：建筑、建设： sth. be under construction：......在建设中

3、in favor of：1) 赞同......、支持......

e.g. The headmaster spoke in favor of the proposal..

They were in favor of free trade.

I'm not in favor of buying so expensive an article.

2) 对......有利 = in one's favor

e.g. His decision is in favor of the old.

The judge passed judgment in favor of the poor.

The new evidence is in my favor.

* do sb. a favor / do sb. the favor to do sth.

* ask sb a favour = ask a favour of sb.