新职业英语《旅游英语1》Unit 3.pptVIP

;;Task 1; A. 假日酒店 B. 香格里拉大酒店 C. 希尔顿酒店 D. 梅里亚酒店 E. 沙威饭店 F. 里兹卡尔顿酒店;Reading A;Background Information Sustainable travel is now in the first stages of yet another revolution—moving from eco-friendly greenhotels to completely carbon-neutral hotels. Hotels have long been cashing in eco-friendliness, touring things from energy-efficient light bulbs to dual-flush toilets. Some of them really do care, and go out of their way to get LEED certification. But that still leaves at least some impact on the environment every time you stay at a hotel. The time has now come for every hotel to start offering a completely carbon neutral experience.;Reading A;Suggested Answers;URBN Hotel Shanghai is China’s first carbonneutral hotel. It opened in spring 2008. It is located in the city center, close to shops, restaurants, colonial lane houses and Shanghai’s famous French concession area. The hotel is developed from the shell of an old post office. The owners aim to operate it as an innovative, stylish hotel, combining locally sourced and recycled materials with modern design. The materials used are part of the local environment—hardwoods and bricks from old Shanghai houses.;By doing so, the energy and materials used in the reconstruction have been minimized. URBN is in partnership with Climate Bridge, an international company offering eco-friendly solutions and “green” energy development projects for companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. URBN has committed itself to reducing all carbon emissions related to its operation by investing in emission reduction projects to achieve the goal of “zero emissions”.;When the hotel first opened, the owners signed an agreement with Carbon Green, a carbon trading company, to work together in making URBN China’s first carbon-neutral hotel. Carbon Green helps the hotel calculate its yearly carbon footprint and f ind suitable environmental protection projects. Besides, the hotel has also installed things like a water-based ai