1、Topic for the 9th Weeks Essay,The Earth ,The Human ,+,= ?,Earth + Human = ?,OR,A Damaged Place,A Better Place to Live,Some people believe that the earth is being harmed (damaged) by human activity. Others feel that human activity makes the Earth a better place to live. What is your opinion? Use spec
2、ific reasons and examples to support your answer.,Sample:,The quality of human life has improved greatly over the past few centuries, but Earth is being harmed more and more by human activity. As we develop our technology, we demand more from our planet. Eventually, this will harm people as well.,Ou
3、r planet gives us everything we need, but natural resources are not endless. Strip mining devastates whole regions, leaving bare and useless ground. Deforestation removes old growth trees that cant be replaced. Too much fishing may harm fish populations to the point where they cant recover. We are t
4、oo careless in taking what we want without giving anything back.,There are more people than ever, living longer than ever. So is it surprise that many areas suffer from too much development? Anyone living in or near a city has experienced “urban sprawl”. There are new shopping areas on every corner.
5、 town houses and apartments spread everywhere. Traffic gets worse and worse because plan cant keep up with growth. Satisfying human demand is hard enough. Environmental concerns come at last.,With growth comes pollution. Companies and communities dump waste into water. Landfills are full of trash. E
6、missions from factories contaminate the air. Barrels of industrial waste and worse, radioactive waste, have no safe place to go. If were not careful, we will harm our planet beyond repair.,People need to respect the Earth and try to preserve it. If we dont, what kind of future will we have?,Sample:,
7、The quality of human life has improved greatly over the past few centuries, but Earth is being harmed more and more by human activity. As we develop our technology, we demand more from our planet. Eventually, this will harm people as well.,主题,Our planet gives us everything we need, but natural resou
8、rces are not endless. Strip mining devastates whole regions, leaving bare and useless ground. Deforestation removes old growth trees that cant be replaced. Too much fishing may harm fish populations to the point where they cant recover. We are too careless in taking what we want without giving anyth
9、ing back.,Strip mining: 露天采矿,Devastate: 毁坏；摧毁,Deforestation: 砍伐树林,To the point: 到的阶段,There are more people than ever, living longer than ever. So is it surprise that many areas suffer from too much development? Anyone living in or near a city has experienced “urban sprawl”. There are new shopping ar
10、eas on every corner. Town houses and apartments spread everywhere. Traffic gets worse and worse because plan cant keep up with growth. Satisfying human demand is hard enough. Environmental concerns come at last.,Urban sprawl: 城区的扩展,keep up with: 赶上,People need to respect the Earth and try to preserv
11、e it. If we dont, what kind of future will we have?,With growth comes pollution. Companies and communities dump waste into water. Landfills are full of trash. Emissions from factories contaminate the air. Barrels of industrial waste and worse, radioactive waste, have no safe place to go. If were not careful, we will harm our planet beyond repair.,Landfill: 垃圾填埋场,Emission: 排放物,Contaminate: 污染,Barrel: 木桶,
