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Unit Two TEXT 1 BEWARE THE DIRTY SEAS Geoffrey Lean Objectives: to scan for the causes and effects of the Mediterranean Sea pollution. to make a brief speech on the causes and effects of water pollution and its control, or, on the causes and effects of pollution in general and environmental protection. Pre-class work Use your own words to rephrase the difficult sentences in LW7, without changing its original meaning. 2. Read Org. Devl. , and find out while previewing the text the thesis (para.1), the causes and consequences of pollution (paras.2-15), the geographic, and demographic factors that contribute to the severity of the case (paras.16-20), and at last, the solution to the pollution problem (paras.21, 22). In-reading interpretation Step one: Use your own words to rephrase the following difficult sentences, without changing its original meaning: (LW7) 1. The result is that the Mediterranean, which nurtured so many civilizations, is gravely ill - the first of the seas to fall victim to the abilities and attitudes that evolved around it. nurture = further the development of, care of ill = here, polluted fall victim to = become victim of abilities = development, civilization attitudes = irresponsible mentality: pour industrial poison, sluice untreated sewage evolve = develop gradually (by a long continuous process) What happens is that the M, the cradle of many ancient cultures, is seriously polluted. It is the first of the seas that has been made to suffer from a situation resulting from development mixed with an irresponsible mentality. --- What relationship does the author establish in para.3 between the many civilizations the M has nurtured and its pollution? (Comp.3-1) The M has made positive contributions to the development and prosperity of the countries along its shores but the effect produced by the industrialization and modernization of these countries on the M has been negative - they have ag