Unit 8 Green Living Reading Club 2 课件- 2022-2023学年高中英语北师大版(2019)必修第三册

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 Discuss the environmental problems and make notes on these three points: Cause – Effect - Solution 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 have faced extreme weather conditions. Such as hurricanes, floods and heat waves. 3. What are landfills and why are they becoming a serious problem? Landfills are big spaces of land used for waste disposal. They are becoming a serious problem because landfills are now reaching capacity and therefore the amount of chemicals in the waste entering our water supply increased. 4. What are the possible solutions to these environmental problems? Some possible solutions to these environmental problems are: using public transport instead of driving, recycling your waste and reducing the amount of waste you produce. What are the environmental problems nowadays? What cause these environmental problems? How to save Earth? What can we do now? What do you think of the fourth R- Responsibility? Do you think it’s more important than the other three Rs (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle)? Why? 1. … 2.4 million