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Discussing climate
选修一 Unit1 Integrated skills
Can you guess what place it is?
Maldives
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It’s known for its clean beaches, coral reefs and underwater world.
It is a beautiful
island nation
situated in the
Indian Ocean
It’s an ideal wedding
spot.
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Writing purpose:
To inform others of climate change, convince and inspire them to take action to solve the problem.
Write a presentation transcript (演讲稿) on climate and man for the World Meteorological Day(世界气象日),which falls on 23 March every year.
Task:Writing
Ideas
1. climate’s effect on human
2. human activity’s effect on climate
3. solutions
Language
Structure
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Suzhou enjoys a humid subtropical climate with plenty of rainfall. The climate varies with four distinctive seasons.
What is the climate
like in Suzhou?
What is climate?
Climate is the typical long-term pattern of weather in a particular area.
Reading for ideas :
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Listen to a talk on how climate affects people and complete the table below.
Desert regions
warm and damp
climate
carry goods
root crops
less rainfall
Sweden
Listening for ideas:
Climate impacts greatly on people’s lives, such as __________,_____________,
________________ ,___________ and ___________.
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How does climate affect people?
Region Climate Impact on people
(1) _________
____________
of North Africa
Extremely hot in summer
Wearing long loose-fitting clothes to allow the free flow of air and protect them from the burning sun and the blowing sand
Desert
regions
the clothes
we wear
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Region Climate Impact on people
China’s
Xishuangbanna
(2) __________ Building two-storey bamboo houses that rise high above the wet ground and enable air to flow more easily
Northern Canada Extremely cold in winter Using sleds pulled by dogs to (3) ___________ across snow-covered ground
warm and damp
carry goods
the houses
we live in
the modes of
transport
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Region Climate Impact on people
Regions of the tropics Hot and wet
Growing tree crops