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Talk about Air pollution
Unit 3 Listening and Speaking
新建三中:Cathy
Pre-listening
Look at the following pictures and find out what they are.
Air pollution by burning fossil fuels
Air pollution by burning coal
the smog in London
Pre-listening
What did you know about “smog”?
Is “smog” a main source of pollution?
1. The expression “smog” originated in Britain and means a combination of “smoke” and “fog”.
2. Smog became a severe problem in Britain because people at that time burnt lots of fossil fuels.
Where:
What:
Why:
New energy vehicle
Charging station
environmental-friendly,
green energy-saving
What is it? And what do you think about it?
Electric automobiles(new energy vehicles) are the breakthrough point for China to develop new energy automobiles.
LISTENING TASK1
Listen to an interview with an air pollution expert and decide whether the statement are true (T) or false (F).
1. The expression"smog" originated in Britain and means a combination of smoke"and fog".
2. smog became a severe problem in Britain because people at that time burnt lots of fossil fuels.
3.The worst smog in British history happened in London in 1942.
4.The Great Smog of London claimed 5,000 lives.
5. Later the UK government ordered people not to burn wood in their homes.
T
F
T
F
F
1952
4000
coal
How to summarize information of the interview?
In active listening, summarizing helps you review the key points of a speaker’s message. In order to write a good summary, you must the most important points as you listen. When summarizing, you need to be as as possible and use your own words.
Take notes
Be concise
Use your own words
Listen for the “cue”
take notes
concise
LISTENING TASK2
Listen again and take notes on what the expert said. Then summarize the information you got from the interview.
Ben Drake, an export on air pollution, is being interviewed on the radio. He said that smog was a severe problem ______________century in Britain. At that time, Br