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* 大连开发区一中 李 霞 Water turned off ??? Curriculum focus Cultural awareness: Increasing students’ environmental awareness Language skills: Skimming and scanning; building up vocabulary Work in groups, guess which place it is from the following description. Pre-reading It is a beautiful scenic spot in the south of China. It’s situated in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. It is a lake, but it is not the West Lake. It is the third largest freshwater lake in China. The most famous spot in it are the Turtle Head Islet and the Li Garden, which has something to do with Fanli and Xishi (one of the four famous beauties in ancient China) It’s Taihu Lake! Work in pairs: do you think people living near Taihu Lake have enough fresh water to drink? Give your reasons. No Yes Reasons Opinion 1.What is happening toTaihu Lake? 2. When did it happen? 3. How long did it last? 4. What should be most blamed for it? 5. Where else has the similar problem? Blue-green algae outbreak Last month One week Pollution from human activities Tuojiang River in Sichuan Province and Songhua River in Harvin, Heilongjiang Province Fast-reading: Work in pairs: fill in the chart according to the passage Result Cause of problem Problem Taihu, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province Place high temperature and a lack of rain in the past few months/ pollution from human activities the lake was blanketed with algae, giving off a strong smell of rotting meat/ the city’s taps became dark and smelly/ there was no water for drinking Detailed reading blue-green algae outbreak result Lesson learnt Cause of problem Problem Songhua River, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province Tuojiang, Sichuan Province Item water pollution heavy pollution several cities along the river were left with no water to drink water pollution toxic spill from an oil factory millions of residents in Harbin had their taps turned off for weeks A safe environment comes first. Economic growth will be n