新未来大学英语 视听说教程3B（智慧版）3B-U4 课件（完整）.pptx

DancingwithnatureUnit4Learning

ObjectivesAfterlearningthisunit,youwillbeableto:?usedifferentkindsofevidencetosupportargumentslistenforcauseandeffectraisemeaningfulquestionsandpursueanswersanalyzetherelationshipbetweenhumansandnatureinChineseculturecontributetoaseminaronreducingcarbonfootprintrespondspontaneously新未来大学英语视听说教程3B

人法地，地法天，天法道，道法自然。——《老子》Manpatternshimselfontheoperationoftheearth;theearthpatternsitselfontheoperationofheaven;heavenpatternsitselfontheoperationofDao;Daopatternsitselfonwhatisnatural.–LaoziAtrueconservationistisamanwhoknowsthattheworldisnotgivenbyhisfathers,butborrowedfromhischildren.?–JohnJamesAudubon(U.S.)

ContentsGetonboardExperiencetheworldUnderstandtheworldOvertoyouFurtherlistening12345

GetonboardHumanlifeisdependentonahealthyenvironment.Whatdoyouknowaboutthefollowingglobalenvironmentalissues?Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.1.Whichoftheseissuesareyoumostconcernedabout?Why?2.Whatcanwedotoaddressthem?biodiversitylossnuclearpollutiondeforestationclimatechangeplasticpollutionA:Climatechangeisareallyimportantissue.Ourclimateischangingsoquicklybecauseofhumanactivities.B:Yes,that’sright.I’mconcernedaboutthelong-termeffectsofthisproblem.Therisingtemperaturesarealreadycausingsealevelstorise,whichisthreateningpeopleincoastalregions.A:Ihaveheardthatmanypeoplehavealreadyhadtofleefromtheirhomes...

Referenceanswers?“Whatdoyouknowabouttheissues?”1)Climatechange:Whatweareconfrontingistheriseintemperaturesaroundtheworldcausedbyhuman-inducedemissionsofgreenhousegases.Thisriseintemperatureshascausedlarge-scaleshiftsinweatherpatterns.Thechangeinweatherpatternshasthenledtoproblems,suchaswildfiresandrisingsealevels.2)Biodiversityloss:Itisthereductioninthenumberofgenes,indi