模块五二单元M5U2word power discussing the environment.ppt

living machine sewage [?su:?d?](污水) treatment centre The prefix “eco-” comes from Greek and means “earth”. Ecotourists Ecosystem Ecovillage Can you list some words that include the prefix “eco-”? eco-awareness eco-disaster eco-friendly eco-development ecology 生态意识 生态灾难 生态友好 生态发展 生态学 Unit 2 The environment Word power China’s economic rise, in which GDP grew on average 10 percent each year for more than a decade, has come at the expense of its environment and public health.? At least 80 percent of China’s 367 cities with real-time air quality monitoring failed to meet national small-particle pollution standards during the first three quarters of 2015. 雾霾 smog Water pollution Many people in China can’t have access to clean drinking water. Clean drinking water isn’t __________(access) to many people in China. accessible Solid waste pollution When we talk about things that bad for the environment, many of the words that we use are compound nouns. Label the pictures on Page 26 This is what it looks like when someone gets his/her skin covered by acid rain. Global warming clear-cut logging In next 100 or so years, our world will lost all their beautiful and amazing rain forest. Every minute, we’re losing a huge area of forests that is equal to the twenty football stadiums. slash and burn farming To prepare the land, the vegetation is cut down and burnt, and the ashes are used as fertiliser. It can cause deforestation. Obtaining of Agricultural Lands: The Main Cause of Deforestation It can cause desertification. What can we do to save out planet? Read the leaflet about a new hotel which is friendly to the environment. 1) What type of energy does an environmentally friendly hotel use? 2) How does an environmentally friendly hotel wash the sheets? 1) What type of energy does an environmentally friendly hotel use? Natural, safe energy from the sun, solar energy, instead of digging up Earth to find (fossil) fuels. 2) How does an environmentally friendly hotel wash the she