研究生英语综合教程(下)unit 8课件.ppt

高等院校研究生英语系列教材;*; Content;Task 1 Watch the following video carefully to learn how global warming is threatening the traditional way of life on the Chesapeake Bays Smith Island as its water level rises and its blue crab stocks dwindle and complete the blank-filling exercise. ;Smith Island; The population has dropped from more than 800 to about 300 over the last 100 years, and Smith Island is ______________. Most of the Island is only 1 foot above sea level. The higher areas where the people live are just 2-4 feet above the water. Coastal ecologists say the Chesapeake Bay has risen by more than a half foot over the past century and ___________________________. ; Crumbling wooden crab shacks and battered bulwarks are testimony to the Island’s ____________ to the sea. To help the Islanders’ beat back the bay, the army call of engineers launched a plan to _______ new bulkheads and stone breakwaters aroundTanleten, part of a multi-million-dollar plan to_______________ __________________________________.; _________________________________________ __________ “If a hurricane category 4 comes up and actually hits this Island, I think it could be flattened. It probably is the case that over the next century if_______________________________________, we probably will have a few higher spots, but not much more.” Most people hope that the new efforts to stem erosion can at least delay the inevitable so that one or two more generations can ____________here at the edge of the sea.;Discuss in groups the following questions: 1. What’s the relationship between man and nature? 2. Many species of wildlife are reported to have become extinct or to be on the verge of extinction. What do you think causes this problem? 3. In your opinion, what measures should be taken to preserve the biodiversity of wildlife? ;Useful words and expressions: interrelated/inseparable/interdependent/interactive protect/benefit/hamony destruct/disaster/take revenge on global warm