Book5_U2_Reading1.ppt

1、Reading,Unit,2,The economy or the environmentmust we choose?,In China millions of tons of household wastes are produced everyday.,Air pollution,The automobiles are piping out all kinds of waste gas into the atmosphere.,We can always see heavy smoke piped from the tall and ugly chimneys.,Water pollut

2、ion caused by chemicals,Huai River in china,Michigan Lake in USA,Sandstorm,Everything was covered with sands.,It looks like something like a bomb exploding not far away.,(1) What can you see in the pictures? (2) What are the causes of them? (3) How to solve these problems?,Question,The economy,Unit

3、2 Reading,or the environment,must we choose?,A debate between an environmentalist and an economist,Have you ever watched a debate or even taken part in a debate? Do you know something about debates?,Reading strategy: reading a debate,What is the order of a debate?,1. One side: present their points f

4、irst 2. The other side: follow and present their points 3. Have a discussion,Speakers in a debate will represent opposite views.,The order of the debate:,Lin Shuiqing presents his points.,Qian Liwei presents his points.,Open discussion.,Reading strategy: reading a debate,What are the basic elements

5、in a debate?,Debate,Clear views,Persuasive language,Convincing evidence,Support your own idea only,follow a certain order for the speakers,Reading strategy: reading a debate,What else should we pay attention to when we read or listen to a debate?,Debate,We should not make a final decision until we h

6、ave read or listened to both sides completely and understood all the arguments made by each side.,Lin Shuiqing recycling waste _ chemical waste _ population _ fishing _ water pollution _ production _,Qian Liwei taxes _ recycling waste _ factories _ production _ laws _,Put the subjects each speaker t

7、alks about in the correct order.,6,4,3,2,1,2,3,4,5,1,5,C2,Group work,Lin Shuiqing,chemical waste,Careful reading,Many places have been destroyed. Many plants and animals have died. Factories produce large amounts of harmful chemicals, which go into the atmosphere and makes us sick.,Other typesof was

8、te flow into water and kill river and sea life.,water pollution,fishing,Fishing boats catch large numbers of fish without giving them time to lay eggs.,population,The worlds population has grown by six times what is was in 1800. The figure is now about 7 billion people.,People should try to cut back

9、 on production and reduce the number of things they make and buy.,recycling waste,production,It would be good to increase the amount of waste that can be recycled, and teach people ways of living that do not harm the environment. We may even create more jobs and help our country become more develope

10、d at the same time.,factories,Many factories and industries control the amount of pollution they produce, and are very careful to spend money repairing any damage they cause. The people operating these factories are deeply concerned about the environment.,Qian Liwei,production,If we cut back on the

11、quantity of things we produce in order to save the environment, then jobs will be lost. People are more important than fish and trees.,We should produce more things from recycled materials, and less from raw materials.,recycling waste,laws,we need better laws to preserve the environment and still al

12、low our country to grow. This includes controls on how many trees are cut down and how many fish are caught.,taxes,Factories which pollute the environment should have to pay higher taxes.,Your opinion ?,Discussion,What can we do in our daily life in order to protect the environment?,Using handkerchi

13、ef instead of the paper napkin.,Using paper bag instead of plastic bag.,Do not use one-off chopsticks.,Throw cans, bottles, paper and plastic into the dustbin. ,Role play,Three groups represent Lin Shuiqing and the other three groups represent Qian Liwei.Each of you speaks one or two points.You can

14、make some changes to the debate and add your opinions to the debate.,Lin Shuiqings speech,large areas of the world,Factories produce poisonous chemicals,place,atmosphere,make us sick,water,sea,kill sea creatures,be wiped out by fishing boats,catch fish without giving them time to lay eggs,a lasting

15、effect upon the number of fish,more people,more land,more food,6.5 billion,be damaged by_,be destroyed,have died,animals,industrial waste,=,cut back on production,reduce the amount of things,environmentally friendly ways of living,Suggestions in Lin Shuiqings speech,recycling,factories,clouds of dirty smoke,a pipe pouring chemical waste into a river,as an economist,be seen as being against the environment,businessmen,escape from the responsibilities to the environment,money,economic development is _for the environment,factories & industries,control the amount of pollution