人教版英语选修六Unit 4 Global Warming（Reading）配套课件.ppt

Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks. Scientists Opinion Janice Foster We need ______ like carbon dioxide, methane and water vapour, but if we add huge ___________ extra carbon dioxide to the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels, it will cause the __________________ to go up. gases quantities of global temperature Scientists Opinion Janice Foster Over the next 100 years the amount of warming could be as low as 1 to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but it could be as high as 5 degrees Celsius. An increase of five degrees would be a ___________. catastrophe Scientists Opinions George Hambley Believes that we shouldn’t worry about __________ of carbon dioxide in the air. Predicts that any warming will be mild with few bad environmental ____________. ______ that more carbon dioxide is actually a ________ thing, which will make life for human beings better. high levels 　 consequences States positive 1. The temperature in the last century did not seem to increase much. 2. Everyone believes that global warming is caused by the activities of humans. 3. Janice Foster believes that she can measure the future global rise in temperature. 4. The rise in carbon dioxide is causing a steady increase in global warming. 5. George Hambley believes that global warming will do good rather than harm to the earth. 6. It is clear what the effects of global warming will be. Decide which are opinions (O) and which are facts (F). ( ) 1. Coal, natural gas and oil are fossil fuels. ( ) 2. The “greenhouse effect” is a natural phenomenon. ( ) 3. The “greenhouse effect” makes our life worse. ( ) 4. The amount of carbon dioxide increased from about 315 parts to about 370 parts per million from 1957 to 1997. F F O F ( ) 5. Global warming will have a serious effect on human beings. ( ) 6. It is not necessary to worry too much about the high level of carbon dioxide. ( ) 7. More carbon dioxide will help produce more crops. ( ) 8. The eart