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Unit3 Environmental Protection
Reading and Thinking
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Learning Objectives
By reading, explain causes and negative effects of global warming;
Be aware of the importance of cutting greenhouse gases and take effective action to do it;
By teamwork, present how to solve the problem of global warming in groups.
1. What are the extreme weather and disasters mentioned in the video?
Watch and Talk
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Watch and Talk
Choose the extreme weather and disasters mentioned in the video
A. sea level rise B. fire
C. tsunami D. flood
E. heatwave F. volcanic eruption
G. drought H. storm
sea level rise
flood
heat wave
storm
CLIMATE CHANGE REQUIRES
THE WORLD’S ATTENTION
Pre-Reading: look and predict
What can you get from the title and picture?
title
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1. What is the type of this passage?
A. Argumentative writing
B. Narrative writing
C. Expository writing
2. In which part of a newspaper or magazine may we find this passage?
A. Entertainment
B. Economy
C. Education
D. Environment
Prediction
An exposition is a type of writing to explain or present information obejectively, thus increasing the reader’s understanding or knowledge about a certain topic.
An argumentation is a type of writing to convince or persuade the audience to accept a particular viewpoint.
The purpose of this passage is __________.
A.to tell us the damage of extreme weather and natural disaster.
B.to appeal to the governments to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
C.to explain to us what is greenhouse effect.
D.to call on people all over the world to pay more attention to global warming.
The passage is most likely to be taken from__________.
A.a science magazine B.a news report
C.an official report D.a popular magazine
Fast-reading
Fast-Reading: the main idea of each paragraph
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( )1.Para. 1 A.The causes of global warming.
( )2.Para. 2