unit 6-environment 环境.ppt

Emit Send out discharge ?GAS/LIQUID/SMOKE ETC? discharge something into something Release Discharge: release, to send out gas, liquid, smoke etc, or to allow it to escape discharge something into something Sewage is discharged/dumped directly into the sea. Rainwater collects here and then discharges into the river Kennett. Carbon discharge/emission Emit: to send out gas, heat, light, sound etc The kettle emitted a shrill whistle. People who want to get rid of old cars sometimes dump them in the woods. Toxic waste is being dumped into the ocean. Britain has agreed to cut emissions of nitrogen oxide from power stations. Dispose of Contaminate to make a place or substance dirty or harmful by putting something such as chemicals or poison in it Drinking water supplies are believed to have been contaminated. One third of the length of all Chinas rivers are now highly polluted 75% of its major lakes 25% of all its coastal waters. Nearly 30,000 children die from diarrhoea due to polluted water each year Chemical waste from Jiangsu Taixing Chemical Industrial District (江苏泰兴化工园区) dumped on top of the Yangtze River bank. May 15, 2009 authoritarian Respiratory disease Capital Iron and Steel a huge and serious undertaking Kick out of For every factory they exiled from the city,… Verdant rooftops verdant land is thickly covered with fresh green plants verdant fields Oral practice rules Get the main idea of your passage Be ready to explain some words Ask your partner questions listed below. Algae: Stock: rampant Factors Contributing to Increasing Amounts of MSW Municipal Solid-Waste Disposable materials* Diapers Excessive packaging* ?AMOUNT AVAILABLE? [countable] the total amount of something that is available to be used in a particular area Cod stocks in the North Atlantic have dropped radically. the stock of housing in rural areas Video of unit 6 Maintain the environment balance, contact, control, environment, interest, level,