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Unit 2 The Environment Reading,The beautiful earth is our home.Do you love to live here?,Trees are cut down.,Nothing can hold.,Soil is blown away.,Soil is washed away.,Unit 2 Reading,The economy or the environment must we choose?,Fast reading,Listen to the tape and answer the following questions.,1 What side does Mr. Lin Shuiqing and Mr. Qian Liwei each represent? Mr. Lin Shuiqing represents the environment and Mr Qian Liwei represents the economy. 2.By how many times has the worlds population increased since 1800? Six times. 3.According to Mr. Qian Liwei , what should be done to factories that pollute the environment? They should have to pay higher taxes.,True or False,1.The waste they create goes into the atmosphere and makes us sick. 2. Many sea creatures are being wiped out by poisonous chemicals. 3. Qian believes that people are more important than creatures. 4. Qian thinks that paying a higher price for some things is good for the economy in some ways. 5. Qian agrees that those factories which pollute the environment shouldnt have to pay higher taxes.,T,F,T,T,F,Detailed reading,Read the speech a second time and complete Part C1 on page 24,Part 1 1 What society does Lin Shuiqing belong to? 2 What does Lin Shuiqing start his speech by talking about? 3 What is happening to large amounts of fish? 4 What does Lin Shuiqing think we should teach people about?,Lin Shuiqing belongs to the society for Environmental Preservation. Line5,He starts his speech by talking about the way large areas of the world are damaged by industrial waste. Line10,They are being caught by fishing boats before they can lay eggs. Line17,He thinks we should teach people about environmentally friendly ways of living. Line25,5 Why does Qian Liwei think production should not be cut back? 6 What does Qian Liwei say we should produce more of? 7 What does Qian Liwei say we need more of? 8 What does Qian Liwei say many people are willing to do?,Because jobs will be lost. People are more important than fish and trees. Line43,We should produce more things from recycled materials.L46,We need more effective laws to preserve the environment, which still allow the economy to grow. Line47,Many people are willing to pay slightly higher prices for things that are environmentally friendly.Line51,Part 2,Reading Comprehension,Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Lin Shuiqings speech? A. Industrial waste destroyed many places and killed many places and animals. B. Factories producing poisonous chemicals should close down. C. Fishes died because of more than one reasons. D. Polluted atmosphere can make human beings sick.,What can be inferred from the speech? A. Though we caught large numbers of fish, they develop so quickly that well still have enough to eat. B. Its likely that well not have enough to eat if we keep producing people rapidly. C. Lin Shuiqing is for the idea of recycling, while Qian Liwei is against it. D. An economist is often seen as being against the environment.,What does the sentence “People often think that economic development is bad for the environment, but this does not have to be right.” mean? A. Economic development is good for the environment. B. Economic development is bad for the environment. C. Economic development is not always bad for the environment. D. People are wrong to think economic development is bad for the environment.,Consolidation,Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the reading material.,Fill in the table,industrial waste,Many placesMany plants and animals Factories chemicals Line11,water pollution,Rivers are full of chemicals which flow into the sea and kill sea creatures. Line14,fishing,Fishing boats catch large numbers of fish without giving them time to lay eggs. Line16,population,The worlds population has grown to more than six times what it was in 1800. Line 21,production,People should try to cut back on production and reduce the amount of things we make and buy. Line 22,recycling,It would be beneficial to expand our recycling industry, and teach people about environmentally friendly ways of living. We may even create more jobs and help the economy at the same time. Line 24,Fill in the table,factories,There are many factories and industries control.spend money. The people running.concerned Line 38,production,If we cut back on , then jobs will be lost. People are more important than fish and trees. Line 43,recycling,We should produce more things from recycled materials, and less from materials taken directly from the environment. Line 46,laws,We need more effective laws to preserve the environment, . This includes more inspections to control how many trees are cut down and how many fish boats can catch. Line47,taxes,Factories should have to pay higher taxes. Line 53,DISCUSSION,Do you think it is possible to achieve a balance between the economy and the environment? what can we do to balance the two sides?,1. We could educate people to respect and protect the environment. 2. We could urge factories that produce large amounts of waste to build a system to purify the waste and minimize the damage to the environment. 3.We could urge the government to pass stricter laws to protect the environment. 4. We could create a system to deal with the waste and rubbish scientifically.,Assignment,1. Read the text aloud. 2. Finish Parts D and E on Page24.,Thank you,同学们,来学校和回家的路上要注意安全,同学们,来学校和回家的路上要注意安全,
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