TEACHING PLAN Unit 3 Paradise Lost ? Teaching Objectives: Master the key words and structures , and learn something about the rainforest . The students are required to understand the importance of environmental protection . Key Points Vocabulary: absorb, atmosphere , contain , economic , establish , greenhouse , impression , Process ,purchase , rainforest , resource , solution , vary ,speed up , no more than Carbon dioxide Structure : It is the modern world that has speeded up . It is people themselves who are the biggest cause . Language Points : description : an account of what someone or something is like e.g. This book gives a good description of life in ancient Greece . e.g. The witness was asked to give a detailed description of the robber . It remains hard to beat . Beat : defeat or do better than E.g. Simon always beats me at tennis . Rainforests are extraordinarily beautiful , but the beauty is fragile. Extraordinarily : beyond what is ordinary E.g. He spoke in a low voice and was extraordinarily polite . Fragile : easily destroyed , not likely to last E.g. The vase is fragile , so handle it carefully . E.g. Their happiness was very fragile . contain : hold e.g. This book contains all the information you need . e.g. The car can comfortably contain six passengers . vary : change e.g. The weather in this city varies from day to day . varied : of different kinds e.g. Varied opinions were expressed about the new regulation . speed up : make go faster e.g. The car speeded up when it reached the country . e.g. We’d better speed up or we will be late for class . worse still : much worse than e.g. He may be late or , worse still , he may not come at all . e.g. We lost our way in the forest , wore still , night began to fall . absorb : take in , suck up e.g. Aspirin is quickly absorbed by the body . purchase : buy e.g. I don’t think the house you purchased last month is worth the price . solution : an answer to a problem or question e.g. We will not give up until we find a better solution to it . e.g. It was John who came up with this solution . Summary Of the Text Once the most beautiful and oldest communities of living things on the earth , rainforests are now being destroyed . The first cause of the destruction has been men’s craziness for land ,while the modern technology available to people has sped up the horrible process of such destruction . Worse still ,the shrinkage of rainforests has disaster to the shortage of water sources and the warming-up of global temperature . Nevertheless , there is still hope for a solution to this problem if human beings will take some preventive measures .