[选修六unit4warmingupandreading.pptVIP

Windmills, renewable. What? What kind? Renewable? What? What kind? Renewable? What? What kind? Renewable? What? What kind? Renewable? Geothermal (地热的) Energy Plant Coal Oil Natural gas Uranium Wind (wind power) Sun (solar energy) Water (hydro-electric power) Plant waste (biomass energy) Hot springs or geysers (geothermal energy) The sea (tidal energy) What are fossil fuels? Ancient animal and plant material below the surface of the earth with a high carbon content, such as coal, oil and natural gas, which can be burnt to produce energy. Also known as non-renewable energy because once they are used they have gone forever; they cannot be renewed. How about the plants? If lack of solar energy, the plants… Greenhouse gases! What are greenhouse gases? What’s greenhouse effect? Read the passage again to find out the answers to the questions in Ex.1 1.Who wrote the magazine article? What is the name of the magazine? 2.What are the names of the three scientists mentioned in the article? → There are some very different attitudes among scientists towards this issue. Some think the effects will be terrible, while some others believe that we should not worry about it. → The first graph shows the temperature increase of one degree Fahrenheit between 1860 to 2000. The second graph shows the carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere from 1957 to 1977. → Global warming / the warming of the earth Read the passage carefully and judge whether the statements are true or false? 1. Greenhouse gases refer to ____. A. carbon dioxide B. the burning of fossil fuels C. byproducts of the burning of fossil fuels D. coal, natural gas and oil 2. Greenhouse effect ____. A. is a natural phenomenon B. happens when there’s too much carbon dioxide C. does great harm to human beings D. makes life for human beings better The different ideas between Dr. Janice Foster George Hambley Agreement Disagreement Exactly. All right. That’s r