上课用 ships in the desert.ppt

Advanced EnglishBook One ;Questions for Discussion What’s the meaning of the title? Can you imagine there are some ships in the desert rather than on the sea? What do you expect to have when you read the title? List some environmental problems we are facing now. What can we as individuals do to prevent enviromental pollution?;Shrinking Sea in the Desert: The Aral Sea The Aral sea was the fourth largest lake in the world However, the water of the Aral Sea is currently declining rapidly, and its area is shrinking year-by-year. Around 1989, it was divided into the small Aral Sea on the north side and the large Aral Sea on the south side. Moreover, the large Aral Sea is soon going to be divided into eastern and western parts. ;Image 1 depicts the Aral Sea on November 16, 1996 and Image 2 depicts that of October 14, 2003. We can readily see that the outline of the lake has drastically changed during the last seven years Image 1 image2 ;Acid Rain;Air Pollution;Hazardous Waste;Ozone Depletion;Water Pollution;Global Warming;Deforestation;Desertification;Introduction about the author;;;General Introduction About the Text;General Introduction about the Text;He wanted to call people’s attention to these social problems , and he appealed that everyone should become aware of the serious situations they are in and we should highly realize the great significance of taking an action to solve these acute problems. ;General Introduction about the Text;Aral Sea ;Why did the writer go to the Aral Sea? What did he see there?;Aral Sea from space, August 1964;; 1.Para. 1: Effects of environmental crises (The Aral) 2. Paras. 2-22: 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 3. Paras. 23: Solution