选修6 unit4 Global Warming课件 课件.ppt

Unit 4 Global Warming How did e about? the snow catastrophe Some scientists believed that global warming was one of the major reasons why such extreme climate like severe storms and heavy snow frequently came about. 孙广勇 造成极端天气频繁的一个重要原因就是全球变暖。 1. Read the text carefully and sum up the main idea of each part. 2. Read the text fast and answer the questions on page 27 Ex1 Part one: ( para1 ) Introduce a topic / raise a question Part two: ( para2-5) Explain how global warming es about. Part three: ( para6 ) List two different attitudes Part four: ( para7 ) Draw a conclusion . The earth is being warmer. Should we do anything? Fast Reading Read the text fast and answer the questions on page 27 Ex1 Who wrote the magazine article? What is the name of the magazine? Sophie Armstrong wrote the magazine article. The name of the magazine is Earth Care. What are the names of the three scientists mentioned in the article? They are Dr. Janice Foster, Charles Keeling and George Hambley. 3. What do they think about global warming? Do they agree with one another? They dont agree with each other. Dr. Janice Foster thinks the effects of global warming could be very serious. George Hambley thinks global warming will be mild with few bad environmental consequences. 4.What are the two graphs about? Graph 1 shows the temperature increase of one degree Fahrenheit between 1860 to 2000. Graph 2 shows the carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere from 1957 to 1997. Graph 1: Graph 2: What is the main topic of the article? Global warming Page 27 Ex.2 T or F 1.The temperature in the last century didn’t 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 temperatrue 4. The rise in carbon dioxide is causing a steady in crea