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Unit 2 Saving the Earth
Topic 1 Pollution has caused too many problem. Section B
Learning Objectives
By the end of the class, we will be able to:
1.read,understand and use some words:
breathe,pain,produce,chest,awful,bear,breath,soil,harmful
2.read,understand and use some phrases :
have got a pain in...,be harmful to,too many,too much
3.Let students know the seriousness of environmental pollution.
Mrs.Zhou: Oh,Kangkang.I'm OK.I have coughed less.You know I had a pain in my throat before.It was difficult for me to breathe.
Kangkang: Have you seen a doctor?
Mrs.Zhou: Yes.The doctor says I'm better.
Kangkang: What caused your cough?
Mrs.Zhou: The chemical factory produced terrible gas before,and the bad air made my chest hurt.What was worse,the factory made too much noise and I couldn't sleep well at night.
Kangkang: Good morning,Mrs.Zhou.How have you been?
It’s difficult for me to breathe. 我呼吸很困难。
It’s + adj. + for sb. to do sth.
e.g. It’s important for us to learn English well.
It’s easy for him to solve this problem.
Language Points
breathe v. 呼吸 ~ in 吸入
e.g. He could hardly breathe because of the lung cancer.
breath n. 呼吸 take a deep breath 深呼吸
e.g. She took a long slow breath to calm down.
她做了一个又长又慢的深呼吸使自己平静。
the factory made too much noise and I couldn't sleep well at night.
Language Points
e.g.There are too many people in the supermarket. I don’t want to go there any more.
e.g. It’s much too cold today. Many people stay at home instead of going out.
too many + 可数名词复数
too much + 不可数名词
e.g. I am busy. I have too much work to do.
much too + adj./ adv. 太......
Kangkang: How terrible for you!
Mrs.Zhou: Yes,it was really awful.I was always in a bad mood because I couldn't bear the environment here.Luckily,the government has solved the problem. By the way,have you noticed there are more fish in the river?
Kangkang: Yes,I have. The river is cleaner and clearer. The environment has become good. I think I should write to the newspaper to show my thanks.
2 Choose the correct words to complete the passage.
Dear editor,
I’m writing to show my thanks for the better environment near my house. The factory caused ________ problems before. It produced terrible gas, and it was hard for us to ________. What was worse, the factory made a lot of noise. We couldn’t sleep well at night. It also polluted the river nearby. Now there aren’t any ________ fish in the river. It is cleaner and clearer. I think our government has made great efforts to solve the problems. Thanks again for giving us a better living place.
Yours,
Kangkang
too many
breathe
dead
How do you like these pictures?
The factories have produced terrible gas and caused air pollution.
The cars have made too much noise and caused noise pollution.
The humans have poured too much dirty water into the river and caused water pollution.
People have used chemicals too much in their fields and caused soil pollution.
We have used too many lights at night and caused light pollution.
3a Look at the pictures and read the words and phrases, paying attention to the sounds and stress.
`soil po`llution
`water po`llution
`noise po`llution
`air po`llution
`litter
`light po`llution
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Example:
People use chemicals too much in their fields, /and soil pollution causes unhealthy food.
The chemical factory pours waste water into the river, /so _______ ___________ is almost everywhere in this village.
2. ______________ makes people sick. /It causes breathing problems and even cancer.
3. In some cities, /there’s too much ________________ caused by many cars.
4. ________________ is harmful to birds. /Also, /when we use too many lights at night, we waste energy.
5. _________ makes a mess of our environment, /so people shouldn’t throw it around.
3b Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in 3a. Then read them aloud, paying special attention to the pronunciation, liaison and pause.
Air pollution
noise pollution
Light pollution
Litter
water
pollution
pollution
noise pollution
litter
water pollution
air pollution
light pollution
soil pollution
Discuss different kinds of pollution in groups.
Summary
We learn:
1.Some words:breathe,pain,produce,chest,awful,bear,breath,soil,harmful
2. Some phrases: have got a pain in...,be harmful to,too many,too much
3. Some sentences:
(1)How long haveyou been like this?
I have been like this since last week.
(2)What’s worse,the factory makes too much noise
and I can’t sleep well at night.
We can: Know different kinds of pollutions
Homework
1. Write a passage about how to reduce pollution.
2. Preview Unit 2 Topic 1-Section C.
Thank you!
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