6. 7.21 Beijing

7. or
man-made
natural
disaster

8. Causes 1. Storms usually hit Beijing in summer every year.
2. With the development of industry, too much room is taken up by buildings.
3. The over use of air-conditioners
4. The large population
5. The emission of exhaust gas(尾气） from cars

9. heat island effect (热岛效应） warmer
2. With the development of industry, too much room is taken up by buildings.
3. The wide use of air-conditioners
4. The large population
5. The emission of exhaust gas from cars
heat island effect
(热岛效应）
warmer
more water gather
There will be more chances that storms hit the city.

10. With the development of economy, what we are doing has done damage to our environment.

12. The economy or the environment
Reading
The economy or the environment
------must we choose?
M5U2

13. Para1
What style is it?
A. A novel.
B. An advertisement.
C. A television debate.
D. A talk show.

14. Have you ever watched a debate or even taken part in a debate?

15. Reading strategy: reading a debate
What is the order of a debate?
Step1. One side: present their points first
Step2. The other side: follow and present
their points
Step3. Have a discussion
Speakers in a debate will represent
views.
opposite

16. The order of today’s debate:
Lin Shuiqing presents her points.
Qian Liwei presents his points.
Open the floor for discussion.

17. Which side, the economy or the
environment, does Ms Lin Shuiqing and
Mr. Qian Liwei each represent?

18. Lin Shuiqing
A spokeswoman from the Green Society

19. Qian Liwei
A business development consultant

20. The order of today’s debate:
Lin Shuiqing presents her points.
(environment)

21. Read Lin Shuiqing’s argument, and try to find out which of the following subjects is not mentioned in it?
recycling waste
water pollution
population
cutting down trees
fishing
production
chemical waste
acid rain
using plastic bags

22. chemical waste
water pollution
fishing
population

23. What happened because of chemical waste?
Many places have been destroyed and many plants and animals have died.

24. The waste goes into the atmosphere
and makes us sick.

25. chemical waste water pollution fishing population places: be destroyed
animals: have died
atmosphere: make us sick
water pollution
fishing
population

26. Some waste flows into the water, killing river and sea life.
What’s the effect of water pollution?
Some waste flows into the water, killing river and sea life.

27. chemical waste water pollution fishing population places: be destroyed
animals: have died
atmosphere: make us sick
water pollution
kill river and sea life
fishing
a smaller number of fish left for us to eat
population

28. By how many times has the world’s population increased since 1800?
What’s the population now?
6 times billion

29. present situation chemical waste water pollution fishing population
places: be destroyed
chemical waste
animals: have died
atmosphere: make us sick
water pollution
kill river and sea life
fishing
a lasting effect upon the number of fish
population
6 times billion
present situation

30. Reading strategy: reading a debate
In one’s argument of a debate, after one presents the problems (present situation), what should also be included?
Suggestions.
Debate

31. What are her suggestions?
Cut back on production
production
Reduce the amount of things
Recycle our waste
recycling waste
Teach people ways of living that do not harm the environment

32. Do you agree with Lin Shuiqing’s opinions?
Do you think that we should stop the development of our economy thoroughly to protect the environment?

33. Reading strategy: reading a debate
What else should we pay attention to when we read or listen to a debate?
We should not make a final decision until we have read or listened to both sides completely and understood all the arguments made by each side.
Debate

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

35. Can you guess what will be presented first in Qian Liwei’s argument ?
his suggestions
present situation
Brief conclusion of Lin Shuiqing’s argument

36. Reading strategy: reading a debate
In a debate, after one side presents all of its points, the other side will begin with a brief conclusion.
Debate

37. Can you guess what will be presented first in Qian Liwei’s argument ?
his suggestions
present situation
Brief conclusion of Lin Shuiqing’s argument

38. chemical waste present situation water pollution fishing population
places: be destroyed
chemical waste
animals: have died
atmosphere: make us sick
present
situation
kill river and sea life
water pollution
a lasting effect upon the number of fish
fishing
population
6 times billion
Cut back on production
production
Reduce the amount of things
suggestions
Recycle our waste
recycling waste
Teach people ways of living that do not harm the environment

39. Pair work Read the argument of Qian Liwei by yourself;
Complete the structure map with your partner (cooperation);

40. What’s Qian Liwei’s choice?
Can you find out his choice in his second paragraph?
A healthy environment and development should be possible at the same time.

41. The order of today’s debate:
Lin Shuiqing presents her points.
Qian Liwei presents his points.
Open the floor for discussion.

42. develop economy and protect environment at the same time

43. A nation destroying its environment destroys itself.
F.D.Roosevelt

44. How?

45. Pass laws
Earth Day
What has been done?
solar energy
Control sand

46. What can we do in our daily life in
order to protect the environment?

47. ×
rubbish
basket
What can we do?
plate ×
clean

48. ↖ ↘
What can we do? ↙

49. Use handkerchief instead of the paper napkin.
Use paper bag instead of plastic bag.
Do not use one-off chopsticks.
Throw cans, bottles, paper and plastic into the
dustbin.
… …

50. We have only one earth.
Let’s try to protect the earth
and try to develop the economy and the environment at the same time!

51. If all of us make small changes,

52. If all of us make small changes,
we could make a big difference!

53. Good-bye

54. Economic development is ____for the environment
business development consultants
be seen as being against the environment
clouds of dirty smoke
factories
a pipe pouring chemical waste into a river
hide from responsibilities
businessmen
money
bad
Economic development is ____for the environment

55. Present situation: control the amount of pollution factories &
industries
spend money repairing the damage
very concerned about the environment
cut back on amount of things
lose the jobs

56. suggestions
Produce more things from recycled materials
Need better laws
Pay a higher price for some things
Pay higher taxes