Unit 9 Saving the earth 忻州师院附属中学 卫治锋

Welcome to the Earth Summit

Who can take part in the Earth Summit? The heads of the states.

Find Chinese meanings. A. sustainable development( ) 2 B. have access to ( ) C. premier( ) 2 1.能够得到 2.可持续发展 3.总理 1 3

What do you think each part of the text is about? Introduction Para1 Introduction of the Earth Summit Body Para2-3 Major problems facing the world Conclusion What we can do to solve the problems Para4-7

Read the text and find out which paragraph the main idea below belongs to. a.the big three and the results caused by them b. it is a place to find solutions for the future para7 c.a brief introduction to the Earth Summit. para1 para5 e. Words by a visitor to the Earth Summit f. Something about poverty,war, and violence para3 para6 g.Willingness to take action is necessary. h.conferences help people understand that there exist serious problems and there is still time to take action. para4

Part 1 The Earth Summit Place Theme Time Ways to take better care of the earth Stockholm 1972 sustainable development Johannesburg (可持续发展） 2002

Why are conferences like the Earth Summit important? Conferences like the Earth Summit are important because they teach people about serious problems. They also bring together people who are interested in finding solutions to the problems and do something to protect human beings.

Part 2 Match: sanitation 1 (para2 -3) 公共卫生 contaminated drinking water B. poor sanitation C. air pollution 公共卫生 2 contaminated 3 made dirty; polluted

Match. take part in B. take action C. stress D. prosper become successful ; do well 2. begin to do sth. 3. join in 4. put emphasis(强调) on

Read Para.2-3. A. Poverty B. War C.Violence 1 2 3

3) responsible adj. ( 负责任的 ) equality n. ( ) Guess. 1) equal adj. ( 平等的，相等的 ) 2) fair adj. ( 公平的 ) 3) responsible adj. ( 负责任的 ) equality n. ( ) 平等;相等 fairness n. ( ) 公平 responsibility n.( ) 责任

(Three biggest killers) What are the “big three”? contaminated drinking water （饮水污染） The big three (Three biggest killers) poor sanitation （卫生状况恶劣） air pollution Other problems include deforestation, desertification, AIDS, war, etc.

stressed the need for equality and fairness in the world Which Chinese officer attended the meeting? What did he say? Premier Zhu Rongji stressed the need for equality and fairness in the world

Part 3 Only by changing the way we live can we save earth. (para4-7) 1 What’s the use of conferences like the Earth Summit? 2 How can we save the earth according to Para4? Only by changing the way we live can we save earth. We can save the earth only by changing the way we live. You can solve the problems only in this way. Only in this way can you solve the problem.

Which of the issues discussed at the Earth Summit do you think is the most important ? Why? Sustainable development is the most important. Because it concerns about how we can continue developing the world without damaging the environment.

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What should we do to protect the environment in our daily life? Did you do anything bad for the environment in your daily life? ??? Discussion

1.Using the handkerchief instead of the paper napkin.(纸巾） 2.Using paper bag instead of plastic bag. 3. Don’t using one-off chopsticks. 4. Go to work on foot or by bike not by car. 5. Throw cans, bottles, paper and plastic into the dustbin. ……..

Let’s take part in the activities to save the earth!

In order to take part in the Olympic Games… practise weight-lifting do exercise

We should live in harmony with nature.

in harmony with The two trees have fallen in love and are __ ________ ______ each other. in harmony with

What should we do? take action put an end to wipe out cutting down trees! take action Poor sanitation! put an end to What should we do? water pollution /contamination! Air pollution! wipe out

What should we do with these bad behaviors? It’s time to take action. We should put an end to the bad behaviors. We should wipe out the bad habit of spitting everywhere. spitting every where

Let’s share your point of view As we know the Earth Summit is a place to find solutions for the future. Some people say that money can solve all problems, but some say knowledge.Which one do you agree? Money or knowledge? Let’s share your point of view Thinking I think money …… No, knowledge….