What can we do about global warming?

What does it want to tell us?

What can we do about global warming?

1.Who are the writers of the letters?Ouyang Guang and the editor of Earth Care.

Reading

1. What’s the purpose of Ouyang Guang’s letter? To get some suggestions for what he can do about global warming.

Read Ouyang’s letter and answer:

2. Sometimes he has a commitment, what’s it? Individuals can have little effect on global warming.

1. Does Earth Care agree with Ouyang Guang’s opinion that individuals can have little effect?

No, Earth Care doesn’t agree.

Read Earth Care’s reply and answer:

2.What suggestions does Earth Care give him? ( in your own words)

2.What suggestions does Earth Care give him?

①Turn electrical appliances off when not using them. Don’t turn up the heat, put on more clothes.

② Walk or ride a bike, don’t drive.

③ Recycle.

④ Buy products that use less energy.

⑤ Plant trees. ⑥ Talk with family and friends about global warming..

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What should you do in your daily life to slow down global warming?

Language points1. make a difference 1) 有很大差别 , 有很大不同 2) 有很大的关系 / 影响 常跟 to…

锻炼对你的健康产生很大的影响。 Exercise can make a great difference to your health.

那对我没有影响。 That makes no difference to me.

make no difference to 对…没有关系

1.advocate

2.growth

3.casual

4.circumstance

put up with: accept sb/sth that is unpleasant; tolerate 忍受 , 容忍 ; suffer or bear patiently 忍受；容忍

put up withstress of

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We do not have to put up with pollution.

I cannot put up with the toothache. We can't change the bad weather, so we must put up with it. I won’t put up with her rudeness any longer!

3. so long as / as long asas long as 只要，如果As long as there is life there is hope. 留得生命在 , 不怕没希望 . You can go out as / so long as you promise to be back before 11 o'clock. 你可以出去 , 只要你答应在 11 点以前回来 . I'll accept any job as / so long as I don't have to get up early. 只要不必早起 , 任何工作我都可以接受 . 在用 as / so long as 连接的从句中 , 当其谓语为 be,而主语和主句的主语相同时 , 则从句的主语和 be 可以省略。如 : I'm sure we are safe as long as (we are) in his care. 我深信只要在他的保护下 , 我们就会平安无事 .

Assignment• Home work: Writing an article How to Fight Global Warming

Demands:

1.Write it according to the four topics in the dialogues.2. Words: About 100