Unit 8 Green Living Reading Club & Check Your Progress 课件-2023-2024学年高一英语北师大版（2019）必修第三册

Unit 8 Reading Clubs & Check Your Progress 新 课 导 入 Sweden does very well in recycling. Here is a video for you to get more information. 课 堂 学 习 ◆ Reading Club 1 Recycling General Understanding 1 What are the differences between the waste management in Sweden and that of some countries in Africa? Critical Thinking 2 What does the writer mean by saying “Where most people see a problem, a few clever individuals have seen opportunities.”? The waste is a problem, but some clever people have managed to come up with solutions that create good results. 3 What do other countries do on waste management? Do you think Sweden’s method can be applied to your city or town? ◆ Reading Club 2 The Environment: A Local and Global Issue 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. Overflowing Landfills Global Warming Air Pollution General Understanding 1 Read the texts. Answer the questions. 1. What are the causes and effects of air pollution? 2. What is global warming and how does it affect our planet? 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. 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? 4. What are the possible solutions to these environmental problems? 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 enteri