Welcome to the unit M5 Unit 2 The environment

Compared with the last few years, the environment is getting worse. Blue sky Grey sky

Green forest Bare mountain

Clean water Dirty water

Some kinds of pollution In China millions of tons of household wastes are produced everyday.

Air pollution The automobiles are piping out all kinds of waste gas into the atmosphere. We can always see heavy smoke piped from the tall and ugly chimneys.

Drought Flood Sandstorm Rubbish Waste air Waste water

The impact on human beings Many children suffer hunger. Because of pollution many children were born abnormal.

The economy or the environment must we choose? A debate between an environmentalist and an economist

Have you ever watched a debate or even taken part in a debate? Do you know something about debates?

自主学习 Reading strategy: reading a debate What is the order of a debate? 1. One side: present their points first 2. The other side: follow and present their points 3. Have a discussion Speakers in a debate will represent opposite views.

The order of today’s debate: Lin Shuiqing presents his points. Qian Liwei presents his points. Open discussion.

Reading strategy: reading a debate How should we read or listen to a debate? We should not make a final decision until we have read or listened to both sides and understood all the arguments made by each side.

Reading strategy: reading a debate What are the basic elements in a debate? Debate Clear views Persuasive language Convincing evidence

What’s Lin Shuiqing’s views? And what about Qian Liwei’s? Lin Shuiqing about the way vast areas of the world are damaged by chemical waste. (L11) Qian Liwei a healthy environment and development should be possible at the same time. (L35) 讨论交流 1 Clear views

Lin Shuiqing Recycling waste___ chemical waste___ population___ fishing___ water pollution___ production___ Qian Liwei taxes ___ Recycling waste___ factories ___ production ___ laws ___ 讨论交流 2 Convincing evidence 请排序

1 cut back on production 2 reduce the number of things we buy 4 teach people environmentally friendly ways of living 讨论交流 3 Suggestions in Lin Shuiqing’s speech 3 recycle our waste

more things from recycled materials less from raw materials better laws higher taxes produce preserve the environment do harm to the environment have to pay for it Mr Qian Liwei’s suggestions

检测反馈 1 The speech of Lin Shuiqing (1)____ waste It has damaged vast areas of the world, (2)_______ many plants and animals to die （ 3 ） ____ pollution The waste flow into our water,which （ 4 ） _______ river and sea life. fishingThe number of fish left is becoming （ 5 ） _______ populationThe world’s population is (6)_____ times larger than what it was in 1800 productionIt’s our duty to (7)_______ production. (8)______ Waste We should recycle waste and teach people environmentally (9)_______ ways of living. chemical kills smaller six reduce recycling friendly causing water

The speech of Qian Liwei (10) _________ They are controlling the amount of pollution and repairing the damage. productionIf we reduce production, many people will be out of （ 11 ） __________. recycling waste We should produce more from (12)____ materials rather than raw materials. lawsBetter laws are needed to preserve the environment and (13)______ the economy as well taxesAny factory (14)________ the environment should pay higher taxes. factories/ industries job recycled develop polluting

两位辩手的演说词都很精彩，请找出你认为精彩的 句子与大家分享吧！ Lin Shuiqing 1 Other types of waste flow into our water, killing river and sea life. 2 The world’s population has grown by six times what it was in It is our duty to cut back on production and reduce the number of things we make and buy. 4 It would be good to increase the amount of waste we recycle 点评提升 2 Persuasive language

Persuasive language Qian Liwei 1. It is clear that you are very concerned about the present situation of our environment. 2. What I’m here to say is that having worked with many environmental … 3. What we need are better laws to preserve the environment and still allow … 4. Asking around, I find many people willing to pay a little higher price

点评提升 1 :What can we do to protect the environment?

1 Using handkerchief instead of the paper napkin. 2 Using paper bag instead of plastic bag. 3 Do not use one-off chopsticks. 4.Protect forests and wild animals 5 Throw waste in rubbish bins 6 Slow greenhouse warm

检测反馈 2 Important sentences 1. （很显然） ________________you are very concerned about the ________________( 现状） of our environment. 2. First I am talking to you today about the way ___________ ( 定语从句 ) vast areas of the world ____________ ( 被 …… 破坏 )by chemical waste. 3. These boats catch ________________( 大量的 ) fish ________________( 没给 ) them time to ___________( 产卵 ).. It’s clear that present situation in which/that are damaged large numbers of without giving lay eggs

Important sentences 4. The world's population ______________________________________ ( 增长了六倍 )in _______________________( 是我们的职责...) to _________________( 削减 ) production and reduce the number of things we make and buy. 6. When people ___________( 想到 ) factories, they think of clouds of dirty smoke or of pipes _____________________________________ ( 向河流中排出化学废物 ). They think of greedy businessmen __________________( 躲 避他们的责任 ) and only worrying about money. has grown six times what it was It’s our duty cut back on think of pouring chemical waste into rivers hiding from their responsibilities

Important sentences 7. People often _______________( 持有这样的 信念 ) that development ___________( 对... 有害 ) the environment, but this does not have to be true. 8. What I'm here to say is that ________________________ ( 已经和很多环境顾问工作过以后， ), I know that a healthy environment and development should be possible at he same time. 9. The people ______________________( 管理 这些工厂 ) are deeply concerned the environment. have this belief is bad for having worked with many environmental consultants operating these factories

Important sentences 10. _________________________( 我们需要的 是 ) better ways ________________ ( 保护环境 ) and still allow our country to grow. 11. __________________( 向四周询问 ), I find many people __________________________ ( 乐意为... 付更高的钱 ) for the things that _____________________ ( 环保的 ). 12. If you harm the environment, you should have to pay for it______________________ ( 修理 ). What we need are to preserve the environment Asking around willing to pay a little higher price are friendly to the environment to be repaired