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Extended reading
News that Matters: pollution in Norgate
Unit 1 Nature in the balance
Video time: What can you observe in the video?
Do you know any other kinds of environmental issues?
air pollution
habitat loss
soil pollution
light pollution
global warming
noise pollution
overfishing
deforestation
What’s the style of this TV show transcript?
style :in the form of conversation
function:helps present each person’s viewpoint directly and clearly.
In an interview essay, the interviewer will usually introduce the subject of the interview, the name and occupation of the interviewee in the first paragraph. Therefore, read the first paragraph of the interview article carefully and guess the interviewee's opinion based on the topic.
Name Roles
1. Scan the transcript and tell who are engaged in the show?
2. What role does each person play?
Fast reading
A local resident
Senior manager of a local factory
Chief of the Norgate Environment Protection Committee
James Smith
Vincent Brown
Julie Archer
Host
Host
Name Roles
James Smith A local resident
Vincent Brown Senior manager of a local factory
Julie Archer Chief of the Norgate Environment Protection Committee
According to the guests' roles, what attitudes may they take towards environmental protection?
Read and check your prediction.
Fast reading
Reading
Listen to the transcript. Find out the attitude of each guest.
For health and safety reasons alone, heavy industry has to go.
Smith
Why?
The river is dirty and smelly.
The smog in the air has coloured the sky a smoky grey.
It's also given him a cough that he can't get rid of.
protest against/ object to/oppose heavy industry
Listen to the transcript. Find the attitude of each guest.
Businessmen also try to control the amount of pollution they produce.
Factories have brought economic benefits to Norgate.
Brown
Reading
Why?
speak for all factory managers
Various measures have been taken, including the use of new technologies, to reduce pollution in the pro