高二英语Unit2 The environment牛津英语.ppt

Unit 2 The environmentPeriod 2 readingThe economy or the environment-must we choose?2021/8/11 星期三1Read the following passage and answer the three questions below.Last term we went to a local paper mill to investigate what damage it was doing to the local environment.When I saw the untreated toxic liquid waste being discharged directly into the river nearby,I could not help asking the director of the factory why they had not introduced any purification facilities to treat the waste.I was told that the factory could not afford to invest in any pollution control devices.After all,he said,if people want paper,they have to get used to the waste too.2021/8/11 星期三2Think of these questions:n nWhat do you think about what the director What do you think about what the director of the paper mill said?of the paper mill said?n nDo you think that we can achieve a Do you think that we can achieve a balance between the economy and the balance between the economy and the environment?environment?n nSome people think that it is impossible to Some people think that it is impossible to improve our living standards without improve our living standards without damaging the environment.Do you agree damaging the environment.Do you agree with them?with them?2021/8/11 星期三3Fast readingFast reading1 What side does Mr.Lin Shuiqing and Mr.Qian Liwei each represent?2By how many times has the worlds population increased since 1800?3According to Mr.Qian Liwei,what should be done to factories that pollute the environment?Mr.lin shuiqing represents the environment and mr qian liwei represents the economy.Six timesThey should have to pay higher taxes2021/8/11 星期三4How well did you understand the details of the debate?Read the How well did you understand the details of the debate?Read the debate again and answer the following questions.debate again and answer the following questions.1 What society does Lin Shuiqing belong to?2 What does Lin Shuiqing start his speech by talking about?3 What is happening to large amounts of fish?4 What does Lin Shuiqing think we should teach people about?Lin Shuiqing belongs to the society for Environmental Preservation.He starts his speech by talking about the way large area of the world are damaged by industrial waste.They are being caught by fishing boats before they can lay eggs.He thinks we should teach people about environmentally friendlyways of living2021/8/11 星期三55 Why does Qian Linwei think production should not be cut back?6 What does Qian Liwei say we should produce more of?7 What does Qian Liwei say we need more of?8 What does Qian Liwei say many people are willing to do?Because jobs will be lost.People are more important than fish andtrees.We should produce more things from recycled products.We need more effective laws to preserve the environment,which stillallow the economy to grow.Many people are willing to pay slightly higher prices for things that are environmentally friendly.2021/8/11 星期三6Lin ShuiqingLin Shuiqingrecycling _recycling _industrial waste _industrial waste _population _population _fishing _fishing _water pollution _water pollution _production _production _Qian Liwei Qian Liwei taxes _taxes _recycling _recycling _factories _factories _production _production _laws _laws _Put the subjects each speaker talks about in the correct order.161532453242021/8/11 星期三7Reading strategy:reading a debate1 In a debate,it is important for both sides to present their points clearly.whats more,speakers in a debate often have to present opposite views.2 When reading and listening to a debate,we should not make a final decision about who we agree with,until we have read or listened to both sides completely and fully understand the arguments that they make.2021/8/11 星期三8Role-play2021/8/11 星期三9Look at these words from the debate and match them with Look at these words from the debate and match them with their meanings.their meanings.1 voice(line 9)_ a constant,steady2 awful(line 12)_ b tell,express3 wiped out(line 16)_ c killed off4 approaching(line 21)_ d coming near to,getting close to5 cut back on(line 22)_ e helpful,useful,favourable6 beneficial(line 24)_ f terrible,shocking7 obvious(line 29)_ g easy to see or understand,clear,apparent8 stable(line 37)_ h reduce,make lessbfcdhega2021/8/11 星期三10Read the speech below by a student who is interested in Read the speech below by a student who is interested in environmental protection.Fill in the blanks with words from the box.environmental protection.Fill in the blanks with words from the box.industry population waste economy responsibility reduce recycled Earth Pollution environmentMy aim in life is to save the(1)_ for future generations.I want to become an environmentalist after I finish school.To many people think that(2)_ cannot be stopped if we want the(3)_ to continue developing.But that is ridiculous.We can(4)_ dangerous and dirty(5)_ from factories if we are smart about what we buy.I want to teach people to buy(6)_ products.The production of recycled things is much better for the environment,because it means we do not need to cut down more trees and cause the destruction of more forests.The(7)_ will still grow.But earth will not have to suffer.We should also pay attention to what we eat.People should take(8)_ for not buying certain kinds of fish,because there are not many left in the ocean.We also have a problem with(9)_.The number of people in the world keeps growing,and we are producing more rubbish.What if we run out of space?If we all work together,we can solve these problems and keep(10)_ clean and healthy.environmentpollutioneconomyreducewasterecycledindustryresponsibilitypopulationEarth2021/8/11 星期三11Discuss:n nWhat have you seen pollution?How did it make you feel?n nWhat do you think is the biggest danger to our environment today?n nWhat can you do to help clean up the environment?2021/8/11 星期三12n nDo you think it is possible to achieve a balance between the economy and the environment?n nHow can this be achieved?2021/8/11 星期三13Homework:Go over Parts A1 and A2 on page 98 in Workbook.Read the article in Part B on page 103 in Workbook.2021/8/11 星期三14Summary Summary 2021/8/11 星期三152021/8/11 星期三162021/8/11 星期三17