Unit8 Reading Club 2课件-广东省佛山市顺德区第一中学2020-2021学年高一下学期英语北师大版（2019）必修三

Unit 8 Unit 8 Green Living To read and understand a longer text on environmental treats To read for detail and answer questions To answer a critical thinking question In many ways, life has become far more comfortable and convenient in the past few decades. However, this has come at a huge cost to the environment. Here, we look at three of the most serious environmental problems we are currently facing. Air Pollution Global Warming Overflowing Landfills Read the texts. Answer the questions. 1. What are the causes and effects of air pollution? The causes of air pollution are: the burning of fossil fuels construction, the burning of waste. The effects of air pollution are: serious health problems and deaths. 2. What is global warming and how does it affect our planet? Global warming is the increase in the temperature of the Earth’s near-surface air and oceans. It affects our planet in many ways: sea levels are rising due to the melting of polar ice sheets and countries around the world