希望英语2(第二版)综合教程U2.ppt

Listening Task 6 Script: Listening Task 7 Work in groups and create the following role-play. You and your friends are enjoying your holidays at a resort. One day, you go climbing and find a lot of rubbish on the mountain. So you talk about pollution and the importance of protecting the environment. Reading B Reading C Reading B Reading C Text New Words and Expressions Task Text New Words and Expressions Task Reading B Text Four Theories about Global Warming Cold Winter-Small Piece of Large Puzzle Climate is effectively the average of all types of weather that has occurred for decades or even centuries, and any individual season is not enough information upon which to reach a conclusion, at least according to some climate scientists. Global warming doesn’t guarantee that no winters would be cold or that the temperature would rise on a consistent basis, just that the overall climate would warm. In other words, this group believes that a cold winter—even an extremely cold winter—over a large area is not enough data to alter an opinion. If you believe that global warming is occurring and caused by man, one cold winter shouldn’t change that opinion. Similarly, if you believe that global warming is not a problem, then one hot summer shouldn’t influence your opinion. Reading B Text Global Warming Actually Causes Extremely Cold Weather There is a theory among some scientists that global warming increases the likelihood of all types of extreme weather, including extreme cold. In other words, the recent extreme cold is proof that global warming is occurring. This theory is often immediately dismissed because of its seemingly contradictory nature; however, if the atmosphere changes its normal flow patterns because of an overall warming, more intense cold, or cold in areas that normally aren’t cold, could indeed follow. Reading B Text Global Warming Has “Paused” Some scientists believe that the current cold spell has “paused” global warming. The