Unit 2 The environment

The economy or

the environment ---- must we choose?

Reading (II)

Put the subjects each speaker talks about in the correct order.

Lin Shuiqingrecycling industrial wastepopulationfishingwater pollutionproduction

1

4

532

6

Qian Liweitaxesrecyclingfactoriesproductionlaws

3124

5

Reading strategy: reading a debate

Speakers in a debate will represent opposite views on the subject being discussed.

*We should not make a final decision until you have read or listened to both sides completelyand understood all of the arguments.

Careful readingSpeakers Points they

presentReasons they provide to convince you

Lin Shuiqing

(an environmentalist)

industrialwaste

water pollutionfishing

population

production

recycling

Lin Shuiqing industrial waste Careful reading

Many places have been destroyed. Many plants and animals have died. Factories produce large amounts of poisonous chemicals, the waste of which goes into the air and makes us sick.Rivers are full of chemicals which flow into the Sea and kill sea creatures.

water pollution

fishing Fishing boats catch large numbers of fish without giving them time to lay eggs.

population

The world’s population has grown to more than six times what is was in 1800. the figure is now approaching 6.5 billion people.

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.recyclying

production

People should try to cut back on production and recuce the amount of things they make and buy.

Speakers Points they present

Reasons they provide to convince you

Qian Liwei(an economist)

factories

productionrecycling

laws

taxes

factoriesThere are many factories and industries which control the amount of pollution they produce, and are very careful to spend money repairing any damage they cause. The people running these factories are very concerned about the environment.

Qian Liwei

productionIf we cut back on the amount 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 materials taken directly from the environment.

recycling

lawswe need more effective laws to preserve the environment, which still allow the economy to grow. This includes more inspections to control how many trees are cut down and how many fish boats can catch.

taxes

Factories which pollute the environment should have to pay higher taxes.

ConsolidationFinish the speech with the words in the box on page 25

industry population waste economy responsibility reduce recycled Earthpollution environment

My aim in life is to save the for future generations. I want to become an environmentalist after I finish school. Too many people think that cannot be stopped if we want the to continuedeveloping. But that is ridiculous. We can dangerous and dirty from factories if we aresmart about what we buy. I want to teach people to buy products. The production of recycled things is muchbetter for the environment, because it means we do notneed to cut down more trees and cause the destructionof more forests. The will still grow, but Earth willnot have to suffer.

industry population waste economy responsibility reduce recycled Earthpollution environment

environment

pollutioneconomy

reducewaste

recycled

industry

We should also pay attention to what we eat. People should take for not buying certain kinds of fish,because there are not many left in the ocean.we also have a problem with . The number of people in the world keeps growing, and we are producingmore rubbish. What if we run out of space? If we all worktogether, we can solve these problems and keep clean and healthy.

industry population waste economy responsibility reduce recycled Earthpollution environment

responsibility

Earth

population

Unit2 Module 5

1.自由发言2.许多的，大量的3.充满… , 装满…4. 此外5.消灭，灭绝6.对 ... 有持久的影响7.增加到8.消减，减少9.变成，转变10.把…看作

open the floor for

large amounts of

be full of

in addition

wipe out

have a lasting effect upon

grow to

cut back on

turn into

see…as

1.Then we will open the floor for discussion.

open the floor for 自由发言．　 floor 会场中发言处，发言的机会，发言权e.g. The chairman gave him the floor.

2. The waste they create goes into the atmosphere and make us sick.

3. In addition, many sea creatures are being wiped out by fishing boats.

　 in addition (to) 此外，而且e.g. In addition, there is one more point I would like t

o make.

　

In addition to such subjects, the department also taught arts.

wipe out 　消灭，灭绝e.g. The earthquake wiped out many villages.

4. This will have a lasting effect upon the number of fish left for us to eat.

5. While we damage our environment, we keep producing more and more people who need more land to live on and more food to eat.

6. The world’s population has grown to more than six times what it was in 1800.

7. My suggestion is that we should try to cut back on production and reduce the amount of things we make and buy.

cut back on= cut down on/reduce 消减　减少e.g. To save money, we should cut back on our spending.

8. It would be beneficial to expand our recycling industry, …..

9. It is obvious that you are very concerned about the present situation of our environment.

10. When people think of factories, they think of clouds of dirty smoke or a pipe pouring chemical waste into a river.

11. What I’m here to say is that having worked side by side with many environmentalists, I know that a healthy environment and a stable economy should be possible at the same time.

12. But I do agree that recycling may be the key to helping both sides.

the answer to a question

dance to the music

the entrance to the cinema

the key to the door

13. This might make wood and seafood more expensive, but paying a higher price for some things is not always bad for the economy.

Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the words given.

1.environmenta.The room is not the best ____________ to work because of the disturbing __________influences.b. The _______________says that building a new factory there will be _______________dangerous.

environmentenvironmental

environmentalistenvironmentally

2.economyThe ____________ predicted that national__________development would be good tolocal _________ .

3. industryWith the development of _________, more and more _______waste will be produced polluting large areas.4.chemical• __________ is her favorite at school.• The ________said that the medicine had some side effects.

economisteconomic

economy

industryindustrial

Chemistrychemist

c. ______ reactions can produce ________.5.Producea.The ________ they ________ is in high Quality. Now they plan to increase their_________. 6.responsibilitya.All of us should take ____________to protect our earth.b. All pilots are ____________for their passengers safety.

Chemical chemicals

products produce

production

responsibilities

responsible

Find a word or phrase in the text to replace the word or phrase underlined

1.The spokesman expresses with words the workers’ dissatisfaction.2.We won’t go to see a film. We have no time.Besides, it is raining hard.3.If we don’t sell more good, we have to reduce production.4.The village was destroyed during the war.

voices

In addition

cut back on

wiped out

Paraphrase.1.Recycling may be the key to helping both . A.the answer B. important C. the access2. The people running these factories are ve

ry concerned about the environment. A. organizing B. in charge of C. walking quickly3.It would be beneficial to expand our indust

ry. A. spread out B. cause sth to become larger

C

B

B

Fill in the blanks with the best word or phrase 1.lie/layThe little boy ______that he_________the eggs _____ on the table.2.wipe out/ wipe offa.Please _____ the writing ______the board.b.The bowl wasn’t _________before it was put away.c. The village ___________during the War II.3.cut off /cut down/ cut back on/cut awaya.They ________all the dead branches from the tree.

lied laidlying

wipe offwiped out

was wiped out

cut away

b. Your article is too long. ____ it _____ to 1000 words.C.Our water supply __________because of the earthquake.d. We should ___________the cost to increase the sale.4.turn to/ turn down/ turn off/ turn out/ turn up/ turn awaya.He tried to join the army but _________because of his poor health.b. You can _______me whenever you have trouble.

cut down

was cut off

cut back on

was turned down

turn to

c. They’ve __________the water while repairing the burst pipe.d. Hundreds of people had to___________because the stadium is full. e. I can’t hear the radio. Can you ____it__a bit.f. If the day ________ wet, we will change our plan.

turned off

be turned away

turn up

turns out

Explanation of some new words1.debate:(1) debate sth with sb. (2) debate + wh-clause (3) viWe must debate the question with the rest of the members.They are debating whether to go to Beijing.We debate on the plan for an hour. n. open the debate under debate我们正讨论到哪儿渡假 .

We are debating where to have a holiday.

2. the floor: (1) 发言席 (2) 发言权 open the floor 　 hold the floor take the floor

展开讨论 演说开始发言现在请你发言．她发言占了一个多小时．

我们现在请总统发言．

The floor is yours.

She held the floor for more than an hour.

We now invite the president to take the floor.

3. flow ( 液体，资金，交通 ) 的流动江河大多流向海洋．保持交通畅通．血液在体内循环．音乐会结束时，很多人从音乐厅涌出．演讲人请大家讨论时，人人畅所欲言．

Most rivers flow into the sea.

Keep the traffic flowing.

Blood flows round the body.

When the concert was over a lot of people flowed from the hall.

Conversations flowed freely when the speaker invited discussion.

4. approach (1) come near vt &vi The time of graduation is approaching. You must approach the bird quietly or it will fly away.

接近那座城镇时，最先看到的是教堂．

我们走近营地．天就要黑了．

As you approach the town, the church comes into your eyes first.

We approached the camp.

The darkness is approaching.

5.see…as…: regard…as…

I was often seen as being against the environment.我们都把他当着未来的总统．

We all see him as the future president.6. They think of greedy businessmen hiding from the responsibilities.他在躲避你因为他发现你正生他的气呢．He was hiding from you because he found that you were angry with him.我们前途未卜．The future is hidden from us.

1.With me are Mr lin Shuiqing, from the society for Environmental Preservation, and Mr Qian Liwei, an economist.

(1) 倒装　　　　　　（２）主谓一致They lived in a beautiful village. Around it is a river and some hills.墙上挂着两张肖像．山顶上有一座寺庙．On the wall hang two portraits.

On the top of the hill stands a temple.

2.The world’s population has grown to more than six times what it was in 1800.The world’s population is over five times larger than that in 1800.我们班的面积比他们年班大三倍．The size of our classroom is three times larger than theirs.Our classroom is four times the size of theirs.比较级＋　 than as…as倍数＋　 the size/ the amount/ the length

/ the age…

工人们正努力使产量增长到五年前的三倍．The workers are trying to make the output rise to 3 times what it was 5 years ago.

The town has grown into a big city, which is _____ what it used to be. A. the size as big as B. twice the size bigger thanC. twice the size ofD. Three times large as

C

I remember Alice, my little niece, often asked questions that children _____ would ask.A.twice as old as b. twice as old as her ageC. twice her age D. older twice than her age

C

HomeworkExx on page 98 & 99