Unit 3 reading and thinking2022-2023学年高中英语人教版2019选择性必修第三册

Climate Change Requires the World’s Attention X3 U3 Reading and Thinking Lead-in ① ② anomaly: a thing or situation that is different from what is normal or expected The global surface temperature rose about 1 ℃ from 1920 to 2016. The earth is becoming warmer and warmer. Read for structure Para. 1-2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 The evidence of dramatic climate change that had an impart on Earth’s ecology. The consequences of the rise in temperature. The solutions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The cause of the increase in the global average surface temperature. Para. 1-2 Evidence What is evidence of climate change? Evidence 1: a warming ocean and atmosphere Evidence 2: melting ice Evidence 3: rising sea levels Evidence 4: a dead polar bear Read for details starve: to suffer or die because you don’t have enough food to eat. be all skin and bones starve to death chubby climate change low sea-ice level travel greater distances starve to death Read Para. 2 and fill in the flow chart ? couldn’t hunt seals What is the root cause(根本原因)？ greenhouse effect natural greenhouse effect “man-made” greenhouse effect Para. 3 Causes function keep Earth’s climate warm, habitable and sustainable result cause Earth’s surface temperature to rise quickly Para. 3 Causes C B A D reflected sunlight sunlight heat reflected back to Earth’s surface Earth atmosphere heat released back into space Create a graph describing how the greenhouse effect works E greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide 9 Para. 4 Consequences What are the consequences of the global warming? led to example results What examples of extreme weather and natural disasters do you know? ? the rise in temperature extreme weather & natural disasters extreme rainstorms & heatwaves serious damage & costing human lives, deaths and economic losses Para. 4 Consequences What examples of extreme weather and natural disasters do you know? China’s Flood-Stricken Henan Braces for More Rain as Deaths Rise n.+