Book6Unit4globalwarmingreading解读

Unit 4Global warmingReading武汉市新洲区新洲二中 英语组 张元利Global warming/The warming of the earth.Listen to the text and find out the main topic of the article.Then lets watch a video.Read the text and answer the questions:1.Who wrote the magazine article?What is the name of the magazine?2.What are the names of the three scientists mentioned in the article?3.What do they think about global warming?Do they agree with one another?4.What are the two graphs about?5.What is the main topic of the article?Sophie Armstrong wrote the magazine article.The name of the magazine is“Earth care”.2.What are the names of the three scientists mentioned in the article?They are Dr.Janice Foster,Charles Keeling and George Hambley.1.Who wrote the magazine article?What is the name of the magazine?3.What do they think about global warming?Do they agree with one another?There are some very different attitudes among scientists towards this issue.Some think the effects will be terrible,while some others believe that we should not worry about it.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.Choose the best answers.1.Who found out the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from 1957 to 1997?A.Dr.Janice Foster.B.Charles Keeling.C.George Hambley.D.Sophie Armstrong.2.The author probably agrees that _.A.actually global warming is good for manB.we should do nothing about the global warmingC.catastrophes will happen if the globe keeps on warmingD.a lot remains to be found out about the effects of global warming.1.The temperature last century didnt 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 temperature.True or false 4.The rise in carbon dioxide is causing a steady increase in global warming.5.George Hambley believes that global warming will do good rather than harm to the earth.6.It is clear what the effects of global warming will be.How many parts can the text be divided into?Tips:Part 1(para _)Part 2(para _ to _)Part 3(para _ to _)Part 4(para _ to _)Reading III-detailed reading(8m)Construction Introduce a debate over the issue of global warming.Main idea of each partHow global warming comes about.List two different attitudes among scientists towards global warming.Its up to readers to think and decide whether people should do something about global warming or not.The different ideas between Dr.Janice Foster&George Hambley Dr.Janice FosterGeorge HambleyCarbon dioxide has caused the global temperature to _.An increase of five degrees would be a _ and could be _.More carbon dioxide is a _ thing,which makes crops _ and will en-courage _.go upcatastropheVery seriouspositiveproducea greater range of animalsReading V(4m)True or false?(P27 )Reading Comprehension21.The temperature in the last century didnt seem to increase much.2.Everyone believes that global warming is caused by the activities of humans.3.Janice Foster believes she can measure the future global rise in temperature.4.The rise in carbon dioxide is causing a steady increase in global warming.5.George Hambley believes that global warming will do good rather than harm to the earth.6.It is clear what the effects of global warming will be.A:We shall do something about global warming.B:We shall do nothing about global warming.Debate1.cause the sea level to rise2.severe storms3.floods4.droughts5.famines6.the spread of diseases7.disappearance of speciesPositive effects Negative effects 1.cause the sea level to rise2.severe storms3.floods4.droughts5.famines6.the spread of diseases7.disappearance of speciesPositive effects Negative effects 1.make plants grow quicker2.crops will produce more3.a greater range of animals4.make life better We should do something about global warming.Because it could have many negative effects on the earth.With the temperature increasing,the polar ice caps eventually would melt,causing sea levels to rise by several meters.Coastal and low-lying cities would be submerged.Some scientists predict severe storms,droughts,famines,the spread of diseases and the destructions of species.