Unit22_Lesson_1_Reading课件_北师大版选修8.pptVIP

Let’s learn how to stop global warming! 1 What is global warming Global warming refers to an average increase in the Earth’s temperature that, in turn, leads to climate change. 2 What human activities are causing global warming Industry, agriculture, the cutting down of forests, the increase in transport and the burning of fuels are causing global warming. 3. Given this data, it seems that the link between human activities and rising global temperatures is not merely a coincidence. 4. if we continue to produce carbon dioxide and other gases in such huge quantities, we are condemning life on Earth 5. Some government, for example, the USA’s federal government, express reservations about whether global warming is really caused by human activities. 6.Experts advocated that each person play their part to save the earth. 1. In the last few decades, scientists have reached consensus and reported that human beings are causing changes in the earth’s climate 2. Without these naturally occurring gases, the sun’s rays would bounce back into space leaving the Earth cold and impossible to live on. Careful reading 1 Gist reading : Skim the text and match the heads with the paragraphs. 1.Draw readers’ attention to the topic by asking questions. 2.What should human beings do. 3.What is global warming. 4.Consequences of global warming. 5. What cause global warming Para 1. Para 2. Para 3. Para 4. Para 5. agreement jump back Action: All governments have a responsibility to ____ and each person should_____. Para.5 Consequences: If we continue to produce greenhouse gases______. There will be more______ such as floodings, heat waves and droughts. Para.4 Causes: Many experts insist that the blame for this global warming can mostly____. Para.3 Definition: Global warming refers to_____ in the Earth’s temperature that, in turn,______ climate change. Para.2 Introduction: Human beings are causing____ and it is believed that ________ could be one of the biggest______ in the 2