1. Project Writing a report

2. How much do you know about the Yangtze River ?

3. It flows 6,300 kilometers from western China into the East China Sea. It runs across nine provinces. It is China’s most important freshwater river. It is the third longest river in the world. …

4. What has happened to the Yangtze River?

5. Protecting the Yangtze River

6. main idea of each paragraph Paragraph 1 The environmental problems of the Yangtze River have raised concern. Paragraph 2 Many people have recognized the importance of protecting the Yangtze river and many environmental organizations and projects have been set up. Paragraph 3 Two special government projects are under way to protect the river. One is the water and soil preservation project. Paragraph 4 The second project is a nature reserve for white-flag dolphins. Paragraph 5 The environmental situation of the Yangtze River is improving.

7. PartsMain ideas structure of the article Paragraph 1 Paragraphs 2--4 Paragraph 5 The environmental problems of the Yangtze River have raised concern. A lot of work has been done to protect the river. The environmental situation of he Yangtze River is improving.

8. Analyze the structure.

9. Protecting the Yangtze River P1: Raising the issue P2(2-4): How to solve the issue P 3(5):Conclusion The environmental problems of the Yangtze River have raised concern. A lot of work has Been done to protect the river The environmental situation of the Yangtze River is improving Environmental organizations Water and soil preservation project A nature reserve for white-dolphins

10. Group work: Each group can read the assigned paragraph and report the main idea of the class. P1:The environmental problems of the Yangtze River have raised concern. P2:Many people have recognized the importance of protecting the Yangtze River and many environmental organizations and projects have been set up.

11. P3:Two special government projects are under way to protect the river. One is the water and soil preservation project. P4:The second project is a nature reserve for white-flag dolphins. P5:The environmental situation of the Yangtze River is improving.

12. Answer questions: 1.Why have the environmental problems of the Yangtze River raised concern both nationally and internationally? Rapid agricultural and industrial development plus huge population growth of water taken from the river rising, but the waste being put back into the river has also been increasing. It also watches the river and stops the illegal hunting of animals.

13. 2.What does the Green River organization do? It educates and advises people on the importance of protecting the Yangtze River.

14. 3.What problems do the two government projects focus on? They focus on problems along the Yangtze River such as water conservation and protecting white-flag dolphins.

15. 4.What did farmers have to do under the water and soil preservation project? They had to replace crops on their farmland with trees or grassland.

16. 5.What does the second project concern? The second project is a nature reserve for white-flag dolphins.

17. Close reading 1.According to the text, with the growth of population, ________________. A.More and more people have had to drink unsafe drinking water. B. More and more sewage has been taken from the Yangtze River. C. The Yangtze river has been polluted more and more seriously. D. The Yangtze River has been more popular nationally and internationally.

18. 2. The pollution of the Yangtze River has led to the following things EXCEPT____. A.Problems of unsafe drinking water taken from the river. B. Health problems for the people living along the river. C. The regulation of the number of white-flag dolphins in the river. D. The factories which pollute the river having to pay higher taxes.

19. 3. We can infer from the fourth paragraph that _________. A.many sea creatures are being wiped out by fishing boats. B. the white-flag dolphins can also survive when they leave the river. C. the number of the rare Chinese mammal white-flag dolphins will grow in the future. D. no boats can be seen in the Yangtze River in order to protect the white-flag dolphins.

20. Do you think the environmental situation of the Yangtze River is getting better? Why? What else can we do to protect the Yangtze River?

21. Writing a report

22. Planning :_____ Preparing :_____ Producing :_____ Presenting :_____

23. Planning ● Work in small groups. Discuss what you read on the previous page, briefly discuss the questions below and then decide on a topic for your report. Have it approved by your teacher. What do you think are the biggest environmental problems in China? What is the Chinese government doing to protect the environment? The topic for your report will be ___________________________.

24. ● Discuss the tasks listed below and decide which group members will be responsible for each task. Write the names beside the work each member is going to do. (Remember, two or three people can work on the same task!) Research ________________________________ Write the outline ________________________________ Write the report ________________________________

25. Preparing ●Members responsible for doing research need to find information from various sources on the topic you have chosen. The group should discuss the information found, and decide what to increase include in the report and what to leave out.

26. ●Those responsible for writing the outline should organize the information the group has decided to use and write an outline for the report using that information. The outline should be approved by the whole group.

27. Producing Group members who are writing the report will have to write it based on the outline. All group members should edit the report before it is passed on to another group for editing. Your group will be editing another group’s report at the same time.

28. While editing, you should read the report closely and look for the following: sentence structure organization punctuation vocabulary grammar spelling During the editing stage, correct any mistakes you find and offer suggestions to the group on how they can improve their report. Ask for comments on your report as well.

29. Presenting The report should be written and checked once more for mistakes. Present your report to the class. Put your report up on the display wall of your classroom for everyone to see.

31. 1. …the environmental problems of the Yangtze River have raised concern both nationally and internationally. raise 本意为 “ 举起；使 …… 升起；使 …… 站立； 扶起 ” 。如： 他把右手举起来。 He raised his right hand. She raised the fallen child. 她把跌倒的孩子扶起来。

32. His absence raised fears about his safety. 他的缺席引起人们对他安全的担心。 raise 在此处意为 “ 引起 ; 造成 ” 。如： 用动物做科学试验引起了一些棘手的道德 (ethical) 问题。 The use of animals in scientific tests raises some difficult ethical problems. A funny remark raises a laugh. 滑稽的话惹人发笑。

33. 2. Nor is it good news for the fish and wildlife that live in or along the river. nor 常与 neither, not, no, never 等表示否定意 义的词连用，意为 “ 也不 ” 。如： 这里日的冬天不冷不热。 It is neither hot nor cold in winter here. 他没有做, 也没尝试一下。 He did not do it, nor did he try.

34. She can’t get there at four, nor can I. 她不能在四点钟到那里, 我也不能。 Not a man nor a child was to be seen in the village. 在村子里, 无论大人小孩一个也看不见。 I never saw him again, nor did I hear from him. 我再也没有见到他, 也没有收到过他的信。

35. 3. Rapid agricultural and industrial development plus huge population growth has meant … plus 加, 加上, 和 如： Three plus two equals five. This work requires intelligence plus experience. 三加二等于五。 这项工作需要才智和经验 。 I found myself plus nearly 100 yuan. 我多得了近一百元。 All the children here are 12 plus. 这里所有的孩子都大于十二岁。

36. 4. Thankfully, many people have recognized the importance of protecting… recognize 认出, 认清, 认识到 如： I recognized Peter although I hadn’t seen him for 10 years. 虽然我有 10 年没看到彼得了, 但我还是认出了他。 I don’t recognize this word — what does it mean? 我不认识这个单词, 它是什么意思啊？ 许多人没有意识到局势正处于失去控制的危险之中。 Many fail to recognize the situation is in danger of being out of control.

37. 5. …which has endangered the wild animal population. endanger 使 …… 陷于危险，使 …… 危险，危及, 危 害 如： The polluted air in the city is badly endangering the health of the residents. 城里被污染的空气正严重地危及居民的健康。 Smoking endangers your health. The panda is an endangered species. 吸烟危害健康。 大熊猫是面临绝种危险的动物。

38. 6. Two special government projects are also under way to protect the river. under way 已经开始并进行着。如： 这一项目现正顺利进行。 The project is now well under way.

39. 7. The projects focus on problems along the Yangtze River… focus on 使集中于焦点 ; 集中 to focus one’s mind on work 集中精力于工作 You must try to focus your mind on work and study. 你应该努力把思想集中在工作和学习上。 All eyes were focused on the speaker. 大家的目光都集中在发言人身上。

40. 8. The Yangtze River is home to a diverse range of fish and animals… range 范围，变化，区域；（变化，差异的）幅度，差距。如 He has a wide range of interests. the whole range of history outside the range of human knowledge 他兴趣广泛。 整个历史 在人类知识范围之外 the range of the nightingale 夜莺的生长区 the annual range of temperature 每年的温度变化范围 a wide range of knowledge 广博的知识 the range of one’s voice 音域

41. 相关短语： beyond the range of … 超过 …… 的范围 within the range of … 在 …… 范围之内 It is beyond (the range of) my ability. 这件事超出了我的能力范围。 The work is within the range of our responsibilities. 这工作不在我们的责任范围之内。

42. 9. Boats are prohibited from entering the Yangtze River. prohibit ( 以法律、规则等公开 ) 禁止。如： Fishing in this pond is prohibited. 禁止在此池溏钓鱼。 Smoking prohibited 禁止吸烟 《告示》 prohibit … from doing 或 prohibit…one’s doing （事情）禁 止（人） …… ，阻止，妨碍。如： 体弱多病使他无法继续工作。 His poor health prohibited him from continuing doing the work. =His poor health prohibited his continuing the work.

43. 10. rely on 1)count or depend on sb./sth. 依赖 Nowadays we rely increasingly on computers for help/to help us. I relied on you(r) coming early. You can rely on it that it will rain this weekend. 2)have trust or confidence in sb./sth 信任 You can rely on me to keep you secret.

44. 11.The pollution of the river has resulted in unsafe drinking water which has led to health problems for people living near the river. lead to sth. : 导致 =result in Reducing speed limits should lead to fewer deaths on the roads. the opposite: lie in sth. 存在，在于 His skill lies in his ability to communicate quite complex ideas very simply. The play's interest lies in the questions it raises about sexuality.

45. way 常用词组： all the way :1 ） 一直，从头到尾 2 ）老远 3 ）完全，全部 all the way from … to … 各种各样的 by the way :1 ）顺便一说 2 ）在途中 by way of: 1 ）经过，经由 2 ）为了 find one ’ s way 找到路， 设法到达 gather way 加速 get/fall into the way of 养成做 … … 的习惯 get one ’ s way 随心所欲 give way (to) 1) 屈服 2 ）被 …… 所取代 in any way 不管怎样，好歹 in a big/small way 大 / 小规模地

46. way 常用词组： in a way 1 ）在某种程度上 2 ）有点，有几分 in no way 决不 in one ’ s (own) way 以自己的方式 in the (one ’ s) way 妨碍某人 in the way of 1) 妨碍了 2 ） 就 …… 来说 lead the way 领路，带路 lose one ’ s way 迷路 make one ’ s way （辛苦地）前进 make way for 让路，让位 no way 没门 on one ’ s (the ) way 1 ）在途中 2 ）渐趋于 out of the way 1 ）不会妨碍之处 2 ）过时 the other way about/around/round 相反地，颠倒地

47. 12. Less than 100 white-flag dolphins remains in the Yangtze River.(P38) remain V. 1) to stay in the same place or in the same condition: 停留，保持 The doctor ordered him to remain in bed for a few days. A great many things remain to be done (= have not yet been done). He remained silent. It remains a secret.

48. 1. The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ____________ as the plane was making a landing. A. seat B. seating C. seated D. to be seating 2. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains __________ whether they will enjoy it. A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. seen 高考链接

49. 13.effort N. 1) [C or U] physical or mental activity needed to achieve something: 努力 2 [C] the result of an attempt to produce something, especially when its quality is low or uncertain: 努力 的结果，杰作 If we could all make an effort to keep this office tidier it would help. You can't expect to have any friends if you don't make any effort with people. Do you want to have a look at his exam paper? It's a fairly poor effort.