Climate change and a low-carbon life

Climate change and a low-carbon life

greenhouse effect 

global warming 

air pollution 

acid rain 

Industrial effluents 

Water pollution  

red tide

deforestation 

nuclear accidents 

radioactive contamination 

commercial noise 

Desertification

illegal hunting

1. 毫无疑问2. 把 ... 归咎于…3. 排放，释放4. 为了5. 如果这样的话6. 关灯7. 尤其，特别8. 扔掉9. 最后但同样重要的10. 满足感11. 尽自己的职责

Step 1. Checking the previewthere is no doubt that…

blame… on…

let offin order to

in this case

turn off the lights

in particular

throw away

last but not least

a sense of satisfaction

do one’s part

1. What is the reason for the climate change in many people’s opinions?

They blamed this on gases such as carbon dioxide.

Step 2. Questioning and discussion

One thing is to walk or use a bicycle when possible.

Secondly, at home ,we should use as little energy as possible.

Last but not least, we can plant a tree.

2. What can we do to live a low-carbon life according to the passage?

Step 3. Presentation

Language points

1. Anytime something is burnt, carbon is put into the atmosphere. (L4-5)

• anytime 用作连词• 引导状语从句该类连词还有：• every time （每次）， each time （每次）， next

time （下次） last time （上次） the first time （第一次），

• 无论何时我需要帮助，他都会帮助我。

• 她每次见到我都笑。

• 以前还学过哪些名词短语充当连词的？副词呢？请你归纳：

Anytime I need help, he will help me.

Every time she meets me, she smiles at me.

The moment / the second/ the minute/ the instant/ immediately/instantly…

2. Therefore, the more petrol and electricity we consume, the more carbon we are letting off. (L 7-8)

• the + 比较级… , the + 比较级 • The more, the better.

• The more dangerous it is, the more I like it.

• 我越了解他，越喜欢他。

[ 佳句欣赏 ]:The higher the mountain is, the more people liketo climb it; the more dangerous the mountain is,the more they wish to conquer it.

The better I know him, the more I like him.

山越高，人越想爬；山越危险，人越想征服它。

particular adj. 特定 ( 别 ) 的；挑剔的；详细的 Her particular way of smiling left a good impression on me. She is particular about what she eats.The witness gave us a particular account of what happened.

3. In particular, metal products and paper products require a lot of energy to produce, so you should find ways to use these again without throwing them away (L18-19).

Conclusion:be particular about / over sth 对…挑剔，讲究的in particular : 尤其，特别（ particularly or especially ）特殊的，专门的（ special ）

4. Last but not least, you can plant a tree, because trees absorb the carbon…(L22)

• absorb vt. 吸收 ; 汲取 , 理解 ( 知识等 ); 使全神贯注

absorbing adj. 引人入胜的 , 非常吸引人的 , 投入的，专注的，全神贯注的

• Cotton gloves absorb sweat. • So many good ideas! It's too much for me to

absorb all at once. • The old man was absorbed in the book.

Conclusion:• be absorbed in … 被…吸引住，全神贯注，专心致志于…

吸收

吸收 ; 汲取 , 理解 ( 知识等 );

专心致志于…

• 归纳类似意思的短语 :be lost in / be buried in/be engaged in / be bent on/ concentrate on / fix …on / focus… on / be devoted to/ pay attention toExercises ：(1)The children were so ____________________

in their game that they did not feel hungry.

(2)I don’t have enough time ________ everything

that the teachers said.

(3) 她好像完全被这本书迷住了。 ___________________________________

___

absorbed/lost/buried/engaged

to absorb

She seemed totally absorbed in this book

5.…, you will find a sense of satisfaction knowing that you did your part to help solve…(L25)

• do one’s part 尽自己的职责，尽自己本分The President____________________________

fighting inflation.

总统要求每位公民尽自己的本份以对付通货膨胀。• 和” part” 有关的短语• take part in ….

• play a part in

asked every citizen to do his part in

参加

在…起…作用

Climate change and a low-carbon lifeIt is clear that the world climate has been _________ over the years. Gases such as carbon dioxide let off by human activities are __________ for this change. In order to deal with the problem, we can walk or ride a bicycle whenever __________________this will help to educe carbon emissions.

responsible

because

changing

possible

Step 4. Comments and promotion

We should use as _____ energy we can at home. For example, ________ the lights when they are not in use and _______ as much as possible. Lastly, you can plant a tree, because trees can ________the carbon in the air to produce oxygen.

little

recycle

turn off

take in

1. 毫无疑问， 最近几年世界气候一直在发生着变化。 There is no doubt that the world climate has been changing in recent years.2. 因此，我们消耗的汽油和电能越多，我们释放出的碳就越多。

Therefore, the more petrol and electricity we consume, the more carbon we are letting off.3. 当然，有时候我们也需要长途旅行。

Of course, there are times when we need to travel long distances.4. 种植一棵小树很便宜也很简单，但二十多年之后， 当你看到它们都长成大树时，会有一种满足感，为你知道自己为帮助解决气候变化问题尽了你一份力。Planting a small tree is cheap and easy, and two decades from now, when you look at what will have become a large tree, you will find a sense of satisfaction knowing that you did your part to help solve the problem of climate change.

Step 5. Quiz and feedback