新视野大学英语（第三版）读写教程Book4-Unit7 Section A-The coming energy crisis.pptx

Unit 7 Energy and food crisesFOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESSHEBEI UNIVERSITY4 Objectivesuse the key language to talk about energy crisis12apply the reading skill – identifying the author’s purpose3write an essay following the structure of cause-and-effect4practice the translation skill – passive voice5develop a critical view on energy crisis Section A The coming energy crisisProject of the unitInspiring your thoughtsEnhancing your skillsPresenting your projectInspiring your thoughtsProject forecastingEnhancing your skillsLead-inPresenting your project Project of the unitLead-inTask Talking about energy crisisWatch the video clip and try to describe the energy crisis in the United States. Step 1 Project of the unitLead-inReference answers： The problem in the United States is that people do not know where the energy comes from.Other problems: environment, security issues.We use energy but we do not know the consequences.We seldom really think about our energy supply unless we have an energy emergency.The only way is to move ourselves from oil.The world is getting warmer and warmer.Some generation may pay for that if not our generation. Project of the unitLead-inStep 2Look at the following pictures and discuss the following questions in pairs.1. What kinds of energy are they? Are they traditional or new?Wind energy newBiomass energy new Project of the unitLead-inNuclear energy newCoal traditional Project of the unitLead-inGeothermal energy new地热能Tidal energy new Project of the unitLead-inOsmotic energy new盐差能Solar energy new Project of the unitLead-inWave energy newGas traditional Project of the unitLead-in2. After knowing about various kinds of energy, do you think new energy will replace traditional energy? Although renewable energies are not yet economically competitive with fossil fuels, their price becomes more attractive when compared with the health and environmental costs associated with burning coal and oil. Per