内容正文:
What happened to the earth?
drought
flood
global warming
animals dying
fire
Glaciers melting
By the end of this class, we will be able to
1. know the causes and consequences of climate change.
2. explore practical ways to address climate change.
3. figure out effective information on graphs and diagrams.
Learning objectives
Pre-reading
1.What is the graph about? What information can you get from it?
The graph shows the change in the Global Surface Temperature between 1920 and 2016. It shows the temperature anomaly (反常现象), which shows how much the temperature has risen above what it would usually be at a base level.
Global warming
平均气温距平值
年份
Pre-reading
2.What can you see in the photo?
The polar bear (北极熊) was skin and bones and starved to death.
Do you think it is related to the global temperature rise (Global warming)? Let’s read the passage (P26-27).
Now, let's read the passage to find out whether you are right.
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While-reading
Reading for the text type
1. What is the type of this passage?
A. Argumentation
B. Narration
C. Exposition
D. Advertisiment
Because in the expository text, the authors sometimes use some graphs or diagrams in their essays in order to convince their readers.
Para 1
Para 2
The evidence of dramatic climate change that had an impact on Earth’s ecology
瘦骨嶙峋
Read for the structure and main idea
Para 3
The cause of the increase in the global average surface temperature
Para 4
Para 5
The consequences of the rise in temperature
The solutions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Part 1:
(para.1-2 )
Part 2:
(para. 3)
Part 3:
(para. 4)
Part 4:
(para. 5)
The evidenceof dramatic climate change that had an impact on Earth’s ecology
The causes of the increase in the global average surface temperature
The consequencesof the rise in temperature
The solutions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Match the main idea with each part.
Reading for details
Evidence (para.1-2)
1.What evidence of climate change can you find?
Evidence 1:
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