1、Unit 2 The environment,Reading,When we talk about “the environment”, what words will come to your mind?,harmony / harmoniouspeace / peacefuldestruction / destructivepollution disasterprotection environmentalists,Do you prefer to live with a factory nearby? Why or why not?,Look at the picture. There
2、is smoke coming out of the chimney. Suppose this factory is in your neighborhood, how do you think the smoke will affect you?,Which is more important in your neighbourhood, the economic benefits a factory can bring or the healthy environment? Why?,Have you ever watched a debate or even taken part in
3、 a debate?Do you know something about debates?,Reading strategy: reading a debate,What is the order of a debate? P23,1. One side: present their points first 2. The other side: follow and present theirpoints 3. Have a discussion,Speakers in a debate will represent opposite views.,Reading strategy: re
4、ading a debate,What are the basic elements in a debate?,Debate,Clear views,Persuasive language,Convincing evidence,Support your own idea only,follow a certain order for the speakers,The order of the debate: reading P22-23,Lin Shuiqing presents his points.,Qian Liwei presents his points.,Open discuss
5、ion.,Fast reading,Read the passage quickly and answer the three questions.,1. What sides do Ms Lin Shuiqing and Mr Qian Liwei represent?,Ms Lin Shuiqing represents the environment and Mr Qian Liwei represents the economy.,2. By how many times has the worlds population increased since 1800?3. Accordi
6、ng to Mr Qian Liwei, what should be done to factories that pollute the environment?,Six times.,They should have to pay higher taxes.,Careful reading,Read the passage again and answer these questions.,1. What society does Lin Shuiqing belong to?2. What does Lin Shuiqing talk about to start her speech
7、?,The Green Society.,She starts her speech by talking about the way vast areas of the world are damaged by chemical waste.,3. What is happening to large numbers of fish?4. What does Lin Shuiqing think we should teach people about?,Theyre being caught by fishing boats before they can lay eggs.,Ways o
8、f living that do not harm the environment.,5. In Qian Liweis opinion, what belief so people often have?6. Why does Qian Liwei think production should not be reduced?,That development is bad for the environment.,Because jobs will be lost. People are more important than fish and trees.,7. What does Qi
9、an Liwei say we need?8. What are many people willing to do according to Qian Liwei?,Better laws to preserve the environment and still allow our country to grow.,To pay a little higher prices for environmentally friendly things.,Put the subjects each speaker talks about in the correct order.,Li Shuiq
10、ingrecycling waste _chemical waste _population _fishing _water pollution _production _,1,6,4,3,2,5,Qian Liweitaxes _recycling waste _factories _production _laws _,1,2,3,4,5, cut back on production; recycle waste; teach people ways of living that do not harm to the environment., recycle materials; be
11、tter laws; control how many trees are cut down and how many fish boats can catch; heavy taxes on the factories producing pollution.,Finish Part E on P25,Answers: 1. environment 2. cut back on 3. quantity 4. recycled 5. operate 6. debating 7. raw 8. willing,Free talk,Do you think that we can achieve
12、a balance between the economy and the environment? Some people think that it is impossible to improve our living standards without damaging the environment. Do you agree with them?,How can the balance be achieved?, We could educate people to respect and protect the environment. We could urge factori
13、es that produce large amounts of waste to build a system to purify the waste and minimize the damage to the environment., We could urge the government to pass stricter laws to punish factories which pollute the environment. We could produce strict laws to preserve the environment. We could create a system to deal with the waste and rubbish scientifically.,
