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Unit 3 Environmental protection
Lesson 2 Reading and Thinking
In this unit, you will:
l. read about different environmental issues.环境问题
2. listen to an interview with an expert and talk about air pollution.
3. write a report on an environmental issues and ways to protect ourplanet.
Look and discuss
What environmental issues do you know?
Greenhouse effect
温室效应
Forest fire/Wildfire
森林火灾
Air pollution
空气污染
Drought
干旱
Climate change
气候变化
Global warming
全球变暖
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Look at the graph. What is it about? What information can you get from it?
What can you see in the photo?
What might be the story behind it?
The temperature of the global surface rose about 1.2 ℃ from 1920 to 2016. The earth is becoming warmer and warmer.
What effects may be caused by the global warming?
Before-writing
skin and bones
瘦得皮包骨
The polar bear (北极熊) may died for lacking food.
Now, let's read the passage to find out whether you are right.
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1. What's the type of this text?
A. Essay 论文 B. Biography 传记
C. Exposition. 说明文 D. Argumentation. 议论文
2. What's its purpose?
To inform readers to deal with climate change
To persuade readers to focus on limited resources\
3. In which part of a newspaper or magazine may we find this passage?
A. Entertainment B. Economy
C. Education D. Environment
Skimming
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Reading for the structure
Para 1-2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
The evidence of dramatic climate change that had an impact on Earth's ecology.
The cause of the increase in the global average surface temperature.
The consequences of the rise in temperature.
The solutions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Reading for the structure
Para 1-2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
The evidence of dramatic climate change that had an impact on Earth's ecology.
The cause of the increase in the global average surface temperature.
The consequences of the rise in temperature.
The solutions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
problem
cause
consequences
solutions
How does writer show t