重大議題融入課程

How to Use Water Wisely

教學時間

50分鐘

英文

教學對象

高一學生

本活動的意義，在於以一篇本土文章，讓學生認識臺灣原住民邵族的傳說與生活智慧，進一步思考如何善用地球上有限的自然資源。

教學人數

40

陳香文

How to Use Water Wisely → More Thao Legends

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I.認知

1. 讓學生認識臺灣原住民邵族的傳說與生活智慧。

II. 技能

1. 讓學生運用英文討論如何善用水資源。

2. 藉由三段有關邵族傳說的聽力練習來增進學生聽力能力。

III. 情意

以一篇本土文章，讓學生認識臺灣原住民邵族的傳說與生活智慧，進一步思考如何善用地球上有限的自然資源。

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教具

How to Use Water Wisely

在自然資源中，水資源一直被視為理所當然而不受重視，甚至是被忽視的一環。在歷經了前幾年的缺水危機後，臺灣民眾也逐漸體會到了水的珍貴。因此，如何善用水資源便成了重要的課題。

有鑑於此，本活動設計了一張問卷，列舉了許多日常生活中可以節省水資源的方法。教師在進行活動時，若時間充裕，可以讓學生分組做口語練習，互相詢問並分享彼此對問卷中所列舉的省水方法有何意見。並請大家腦力激盪，提供一個問卷中未列舉的省水妙招；若時間不足，則可以由教師將問卷中的句子直接唸出，請全班學生勾選。做完問卷後，再做一個全班性的調查統計，排列出大家最常使用的省水方法，而對於那些比較鮮為人知的省水妙方，教師也可以藉此機會宣導。

以下為幾個課本未列舉的省水妙招：

1Make sure that your house is leak-free. Many houses have hidden water leaks. Read your water meter before and after a two-hour period when no water is being used. If the meter does not read exactly the same, there is a leak.

2Repair dripping faucets by replacing washers.

3Check for toilet tank leaks by adding food coloring to the tank. If the toilet is leaking, color will appear in the toilet bowl within 30 minutes. (Flush as soon as the test is done, since food coloring may stain the tank.)

4Operate dishwashers and washing machines only when they are fully loaded. Set the water level for the size of the load you have.

5Report all significant water losses (broken pipes, free-flowing wells, etc.) to the property owner, or local authorities.

More Thao Legends

    本活動為了配合課本主題，特別錄製了三段有關邵族的傳說，讓學生藉由此聽力活動，增進對邵族文化的認識。

聽力練習腳本

A

One day, a group of Thao hunters saw a huge white deer. They followed it immediately. Because the deer was very smart and ran very fast, the hunters couldn’t even get close to it. Several hours had passed, and the hunters had climbed one mountain after another and followed the deer along a small river. Finally, as they climbed up a hill, a huge, beautiful lake appeared in front of their eyes. The leader of the hunters decided to tell the people back home about it. Then he moved the whole tribe to live around the lake. This is how the Thao found Sun Moon Lake.

B

Once a Thao girl was going to have a baby, but she was not married yet. She regretted what she had done, but it was too late. Other members of the tribe found out about it and often criticized her. One day, she couldn’t take it any more and left the tribe. She hid herself in the mountains and never went back. Some Thao hunters said that she turned into an owl that came out at night. The bird would cry all night on the roof if a woman in the house was going to have a baby. The Thao believe that the owl cries at night to tell the Thao that a woman in the tribe is going to have a baby and should be treated with respect and care.

C

One day, a Thao mother was working very hard at home, making fishing nets and clothes for the family. She asked her little boy to help her, but he refused. The boy was just too lazy. No matter how many times the mother asked the son to help, he just wouldn’t move a finger. Finally, she got really angry, yelled at the boy, and told him how embarrassing it was for her to have a lazy son like him. The boy was shocked, sad, and angry. He ran off to roof, cut a bamboo scoop into half, and put one piece of it under each arm. Suddenly, he turned into an eagle and soared into the sky. Thao hunters have never killed eagles since then. They believe that eagles were once Thao children and should be kept from harm.

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紙筆練習、口頭作答、分組討論、發表作品

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Māori (紐西蘭原住民毛利人的介紹)

http://english.cca.gov.tw/fp.asp?xItem=13144ctNode=4183 (邵族介紹)

http://www.apc.gov.tw/main/ (行政院原住民委員會網站)

http://wildmic.npust.edu.tw/sasala/index.htm (第四世界組織網站)

http://www.tacp.gov.tw/tacpeng/home02_7.aspx?ID=$1003IDK=2EXEC=L

(長髮精怪傳說的英文電子書)

http://www.tacp.gov.tw/tacpeng/home02_3.aspx?ID=$3091IDK=2EXEC=L

(Taiwan Indigenous Culture Park對邵族的英文介紹)

http://www.dmtip.gov.tw/Eng/Thao.htm (台灣原住民博物館對邵族的介紹)