内容正文:
News that Matters:
Pollution in Norgate
B3U1
Extended reading
Watch a video and pay attention to the topic.
Lead-in
Before…
But now…
beautiful environment
serious pollution
the development of economy
Economy
Environment
How can we balance the development of environment and economy?
News that Matters:
pollution in Norgate
关于调查实验的报纸
Where is the passage probably taken from?
A. A TV interview programme on pollution.
B. A magazine about environmental pollution.
C. A newspaper about investigation experiment.
D. A travel journal about Norgate.
Scan the passage and choose the best answer.
A
日记,期刊,日志
关于调查实验的报纸
关于污染的电视采访节目
关于环境污染的杂志
Reading Strategy
在采访类的文章中,采访者通常会在首段介绍采访的主题、受访者的姓名以及职业等。因此,要仔细阅读采访类文章的首段内容,并根据采访的主题猜测受访者的观点。
采访采取一问一答的形式展开。要先认真阅读采访者提出的问题,再阅读受访者的回答。在阅读采访类文章的时候,透彻理解采访者的问题有助于更好地理解采访话题。
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/prəˈtekʃn/
/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl/
(1)How many people are there in the TV show?
(2)Who are they?
(3)What are they?
1. Answer the following questions.
Careful-reading for details
Lines 1-5
There are______ people in the TV show
Host
Julie Archer
James Smith
Vincent Brown
A local resident
Senior manager of a local factory
Chief of the Norgate Environmental Protection Committee
four
A local resident
2. Why are these four people here?
A.To discuss pollution in Norgate.
B.To praise Norgate’s rapid development.
C.To protest against heavy industry.
D.To make huge profits in the city.
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/dɪˈskraɪb/
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/'ɔːfʊl/
/freʃ/
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/ɪn'taɪəlɪ/
/'dɜːtɪ/
/'sməʊkɪ/
/greɪ/
/kɔf/
/'ræpɪd/
/smɒɡ/
Norgate’s rapid development has had significant environmental costs. Mr Smith, you’ve lived in this city for over 20 years. How would you describe the effects of pollution over that time?
SMITH: It’s been awful, really. When I first moved here, the air was fresh, the grass green and the water clear. Then heavy industry factories moved in, and things became entirely different. I don’t enjoy outdoor activities any more.
The river is dirty and smelly. The smog in the air has coloured the sky a smoky grey; it’s also given me a cough that I can’t get rid of. For health and safety reasons alone, heavy industry has to go.
Careful reading
Read L.6-14 and find out the opinion of James Smith.
Feeling:
Changes
Reason:
Suggestion:
Smith
awful
20 years ago
Now
fresh air; green grass; clear water
dirty and smelly river smoky and grey sky
The heavy industry factories moved in.
Heavy industry has to go.
Protests against/ disagrees with heavy industry.
a local resident
Comparison
(对比)
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/ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsəbl/
/ˈprɒfɪt/
/dɪˈfens/
/ˈmeʒə(r)/
/tekˈnɒlədʒi/
/ˈveəriəs/
/kənˈtrəʊl/
/əˈmaʊnt/
/ˈmænɪdʒə(r)/
/kənˈsɜːnd/
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/ˈprəʊses/
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/ˈbenɪfɪt/
/ɪˈkɒnəmi/
/prəˈdʌkʃn/
/drɔː/
/ə'tenʃ(ə)n/
/kriˈeɪt/
HOST: Mr Smith protested against heavy industry. Mr Brown, would you like to respond?
Well, I’m sorry you feel that way, Mr Smith. People tend to connect factories with pictures of clouds of dirty smoke and irresponsible businessmen eager to make huge profits.
In defence of the factories, however, I’d like to point out that we also try to control the amount of pollution we produce. I think I speak for all factory managers when I say we’re deeply concerned about the environment.
We’ve been taking various measures, including the use of new technologies, to reduce pollution in the production process, even though these measures raise our production costs.
I’d also like to draw your attention to the economic benefits factories have brought to Norgate. We’ve created many jobs for local residents and helped the city’s economy grow.
Read L.17-27 and find out the opinion of Vincent Brown.
Brown
Careful reading
Attitude :
Measures:
Economic benefits:
a senior manager of a local factory
They are about the environment.
Use new technologies
To reduce pollution in the production process
Create many jobs for local residents.
Help the city’s economy grow.
In defence of heavy industry
deeply concerned
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/əbˈzɜːv/
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/rɪˈkwaɪəmənt/
/ˈlevl/
/θɔːt/
/ə'tʃiːv/
/brɑːntʃ/
/ˈɡʌvənmənt/
/ˈstrætədʒi/
/kəˈmjuːnəti/
/ˈefət/
/ˈɡəʊldən/
/ɪnˈʃʊə(r)/
/ˈfɒləʊ/
/ˌriːˈsaɪkl/
/ˈenədʒi/
HOST: Thank you, Mr Brown. With pollution levels on the rise, the Norgate Environmental Protection Committee is searching for ways to fight the problem. Mrs Archer, what are your thoughts on how to deal with pollution?
ARCHER: Well, our committee has a major role to play in maintaining air and water quality. We have to achieve a balance between environmental protection and economic development.
We’ve made environmental policies for businesses to observe, like strict clean-up requirements. We also work hand in hand with other branches of government to ensure that development strategies are followed in an environmentally friendly way.
However, fighting pollution isn’t just a task for factories and the government. It has to be a community-wide effort, and everyone can help by following the golden rule:reduce, reuse and recycle. For example, you can save energy by taking the bus or the subway, or using the bike-sharing system.
Careful reading
Read L.32-45 and find out the opinion of Julie Archer.
Archer
the chief of NEPC
Aim:
Measures:
Appeal:
Achieve a between and ..。
Make for business.
eg: stick clean-up requirements
Work hand in hand with .
.
Everyone’s joint
(共同的) effort
Follow the golden rule: reduce, reuse and recycle.
It’s the duty of everyone to protect the environment.
balance
environmental
economic development
environmental policies
other branches of
government
protection
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/əˈfɪʃl/
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HOST: Thank you, Mrs Archer, and thanks again to all of our guests. A former UN official once said, “Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth ... these are one and the same fight.” The fortunes of our environment and our economy are inseparable
It’s our duty to protect the environment while we aim for economic development. It’s our duty to leave a better, cleaner and healthier planet to our children. It’s our duty to build a human community with a shared future.
Heavy industry factories’ moving in
• Use of new technologies to reduce pollution
• Make environmental policies for business to observe
• Work hand in hand with other branches of government
• Follow the golden rule of reduce, reuse and recycle
• Dirty and smelly river
• Smog in the air
• Harm to the health of the local people
Control
Causes
Consequences
(后果)
The environmental problems in Norgate
Summary
Suppose we are going to have a “SJX TV show” to talk about “How can we balance the development of environment and economy?”
Group discussion
The host
The resident
(student)
The government
The factory
Useful expressions:
As a/the , I/we can
will + do sth.
should
have to
It’s our duty to build a human community with a shared future.
人类命运共同体
Heavy industry factories’ moving in
• Use of new technologies to reduce pollution
• Make environmental policies for business to observe
• Work hand in hand with other branches of government
• Follow the golden rule of reduce, reuse and recycle
• Dirty and smelly river
• Smog in the air
• Harm to the health of the local people
Control
Causes
Consequences
(后果)
The environmental problems in Norgate
Summary
An interview on pollution in Norgate was put on in News that Matters last night. Mr. Smith, a local resident, said that Norgate ____________(become) seriously polluted over the past 20 years. Factories had caused water and air pollution and endangered public health. Heavy industry should be moved out of Norgate. In (defend) of the factories, however, Mr. Brown, a senior manager of a local factory, pointed out that factory managers cared deeply the environment and the community and they had (take)various measures to reduce pollution, even though these measures raise their (produce) costs. Besides, factories have helped Norgate’s economy and created job opportunities for local residents.
defence
about
taken
production
had become
Consolidation
Step 6
Mrs. Archer, chief of the NEPC, held an opinion that they played
major role in controlling pollution, but also had a duty to promote (economy) growth and different branches of government worked together to ensure that development strategies could be followed an environmentally friendly way. Everyone could help by following the golden rule: reduce, reuse and recycle. In the end, the host made a conclusion that the fortunes of our environment and our economy were ____________(seperate)and we should build a better future and a (clean) world for our children.
economic
in
inseparable
cleaner
a
THE END.
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