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Unit3
Environmental
Protection
Reading and Thinking
environment [ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt] 环境
environmental [ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl] 环境的
protect
[prəˈtekt] 保护 v.
protection [prəˈtekʃn] 保护 n.
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CLIMATE CHANGE REQUIRES
THE WORLD’S ATTENTION
Reading and Thinking
climate [ˈklaɪmət] 气候
require [rɪˈkwaɪə(r)] 需要
attention [əˈtenʃn] 注意
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Look and discuss
1. What’s happening(发生) in the photo?
2. Why did it happen?
The ice is melting.
Global warming
全球变暖
melt [melt]
融化
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Think and discuss
What consequences后果 may global warming/climate change bring about引起?
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consequence
[ˈkɒnsɪkwəns] 后果
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Think and discuss
What consequences后果 may global warming/climate change bring about引起?
flood[flʌd]水灾
storm [stɔːm] 风暴
sea level rise
海平面上升
heat wave
[hiːt weɪv]热浪
unpredictable/ ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbl /
无法预测的 future of human
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Think and discuss
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What did happen to the penguins?
penguin/ ˈpeŋɡwɪn / 企鹅
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Think and discuss
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polar bear北极熊
What did happen to the polar bear?
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What information信息 can we get from the
graph/ ɡrɑːf / 图表?
Temperature [ˈtemprətʃə(r)]气温Anomaly(n.异常)
The Earth is getting warmer and warmer.
地球变得
越来越暖。
地球表面温度
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Part 1: a phenomenon [fəˈnɒmɪnən] 现象
a case实例
Part 2: causes原因
Part 3: effects影响
Part 4: solutions解决办法
While-reading
Find out the topic sentence of each Para. to get the main idea.
Q1. What's the type of this text?
A. News report新闻报道.
B. Biography传记.
C. Expository essay说明文.
D. Argumentation议论文.
Then answer the question:
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The development of an expository essay说明文.
problem
example
reasons
influences
solutions
phenomenon
cause
effect
solution
[ɪkˈspɒzɪtərɪ]
Expository writing
本文按照“现象—原因—危害—措施”的逻辑顺序展开,环环相扣,步步深入。标题Climate Change Requires the World’s Attention点明了作者的诉求:气候变化对地球生态系统的影响是巨大的,需要全人类共同关注和面对。文本以现在时态和将来时态为主,强调文章的现实意义及对将来不利后果的预测。
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Para 1: What is the problem about climate change?
Read and fill in the blanks.
The ________ is getting warmer and warmer.
Evidence 1: _______________________________
Evidence 2: ___________