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Unit 3 Environmental Protection
Reading and thinking
Learning objectives:
By the end of this period, you will be able to
1.get the main idea of this passage.
2.know more about climate change and its consequences.
3.enhance your awareness of environmental protection.
4.voice your personal opinions about how to deal with climate change.
Step 1: Before-reading
Activity 1. Video time
There are many extreme weather and disasters mentioned in the video.What do you think causes such extreme weather and disasters?
CLIMATE CHANGE REQUIRES THE WORLD’S ATTENTION
Activity 2. Prediction
1. What is the type of this passage?
A. Argumentative writing B. Narrative writing
C. Expository writing D. Advertising writing
2. In which part of a newspaper or
magazine may we find this passage?
A. Entertainment B. Economy
C. Education D. Environment
Activity 1:Read the passage and get the main idea of each paragraph.
Step 2: While-reading
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Earth is getting _________________ & ___________
Para.1
Para.2
The ______ of rising temperature
Para.3
The ______ of rising temperature
Para.4
________ to reducing greenhouse gas emission
Para.5
warmer and warmer
The ______ (alarming cases) of climate change
evidence
evidence
causes
effect
Solutions
While-reading
Activity 2: Read for details
Task 1.
Activity 1. What evidence of climate change can you find in the first paragraph?
Evidence one:
________________________________
Evidence two:
_____________________________
Evidence three:
___________________
a warming ocean and atmosphere
melting ice
rising sea levels
Activity 2. Paragraph 2 introduces an example of the increase in temperature that had an impact on Earth’s ecology. Read it and fill in the blanks.
Time
2013
Place
Norway’s Arctic island of Svalbard
What happened
A polar bear died of starvation
How did it happen
The bear can not hunt food for low sea-ice levels.
Task 2.
Activity 1. Read para. 3 & Think about the following questions.
While-reading
1.