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Unit 3 Ships in the Desert by Al Gore Teaching Objectives To understand the writer’s viewpoints To learn the words and phrases about environment To be able to talk about environmental issue I have a dream one day we stop worrying what our future will be like. 1) The author ?? Al Gore was born in 1948 in Washington D.C., U.S. He has been a Senator (1984-1992) representing the State of Tennessee, and U.S. Vice-President (1992-2000) under President Bill Clinton. He ran for the Presidency against George W. Bush jr. but the latter won the closely tied election and has become the 43rd American President. The text is taken from Al Gore’s book Earth in the Balance Al Gore’s viewpoints Al Gores profound analysis of where humanity has gone wrong ranges across history, politics, science, economics, psychology, philosophy, and religion. Gore demonstrates that the quality of our air and water is urgently at risk. He clearly illustrates how problems that once were regional have now become global. Gore argues for a worldwide mobilization to save us from disaster. Structure Analysis Para. 1: Effects of environmental crises (The Aral) Paras. 2-20: Causes of environmental crises A. The destruction around the world -Antarctic, the Arctic, the equator, around us B. Classification of the images of destruction -Local - Regional- Strategic /global context C. The dominant cause of the change -Human civilization Paras. 21-26: Solution A. Recognizing the starling images of destruction B. Understanding the two aspects C. Changing the view of the relationship-Educate people 2. Detailed study of the text Questions What’s the meaning of the title? What does the author try to tell us through his article? Why did the writer go to the Aral Sea? What did he see there? Para.1 typical example of environmental destruction The Aral sea America’s Great Lakes * the group of five freshwater lakes, central North America, between the Un