【双语报】2016-2017学年高中英语 Unit 2 The environment Welcome to the unit课件 牛津版必修5.pptVIP

How do they damage the environment? Compared with the last few years, the environment is getting worse. Buy recycled products Recycle the bottles Recycle paper Sandstorm Greenhouse effect Acid rain Remains of Lou lan What caused the city of Lou lan to disappear? It was gradually covered over by sandstorms from AD 200 to AD 500. Can you think of other ways in which people damage the environment? What caused the sandstorms? problems ? Water pollution Effects Causes Many people don’t have enough clean drinking water. Make people get sick. Factories pour waste into rivers/lakes/seas. People throw rubbish into rivers/lakes. Solutions Use new technology to make sure that factories are green and clean. Clean the water in the rivers/lakes. Save water in our daily life. Air pollution problem ? Air pollution causes more than 2.7 million deaths in the world every day. Effects Causes Make people get sick or even die. Make the environment dirty. Cause acid rain (酸雨). Factories, power stations, cars, air conditioners give off waste gas. Burn coal and oil. Solutions The harmful smoke should be made harmless before it goes into the air. Ride bikes more. Limit the number of cars. Make cars that don’t pollute the air. rubbish problem ? Effects Causes Make the environment ugly, dirty and even dangerous. Cause diseases. Throw rubbish in the streets or in nature. Buy products that use too much packaging. Solutions Throw waste in rubbish bins. Buy products that use less packaging. Recycle as much as possible. 毁林开荒 problem ? Deforestation Desertification Effects Causes Cause bad weather (sandstorm). Lands or mountains turn into desert. Cause starvation. Cut too much wood. Rich surface soil will be blown away by wind or washed by rain down to hills and into rivers. Solutions Use less wood. Plant more new trees. Try to make desert areas become green land. problem ? Almost 800 million people in the world do not have enough to eat. Effects Causes Cause societ