Module5Unit2Reading.pptVIP

Some kinds of pollution Air pollution Deforestation Sandstorm Water pollution caused by chemicals The impact on human beings Humans should develop the economy to meet the need of their own but on the other hand, with the development of economy, it causes serious environmental problems. The economy Reading strategy: reading a debate What is the order of a debate? Reading strategy: reading a debate 1. By how many times has the world’s population increased since 1800? 2. According to Mr Qian Liwei, What should be done to factories that pollute the environment? 1. By how many times has the world’s population increased since 1800? Six times. 2. According to Mr Qian Liwei, What should be done to factories that pollute the environment? They should have to pay higher taxes. Read the debate and fill in the table. Reading strategy: reading a debate What are the basic elements in a debate? Reading strategy: reading a debate What else should we pay attention to when we read or listen to a debate? Homework 1. Read the text. 2. Preview the language points in the debate. 3. Prepare a debate. What can we do in our daily life in order to protect the environment? Using handkerchief instead of the paper napkin. Using paper bag instead of plastic bag. Do not use one-off chopsticks. Throw cans, bottles, paper and plastic into the dustbin. … * The economy or the environment — must we choose? In China millions of tons of household wastes are produced everyday. The automobiles are piping out all kinds of waste gas into the atmosphere. We always can see heavy smoke is piped from the tall and ugly chimneys. A photo from the Amazon drainage area. Many tropical rain forests were cut down in order to be developed into farmlands. Everything was covered with sands. It looks like something like a bomb exploding not far away. Huai River in china Michigan Lake in USA Many children suffer hunger. Because of pollution many children were born abnormal. Do you think that we