Unit 3 Environmental Protection Reading 选择性必修第三册

Unit3EnvironmentalProtectionReadingandThinkingEarthprovidesenoughtosatisfyeveryman'sneeds,butnoteveryman'sgreed.---MohandasK.Gandhi地球能满足人类的需要，但满足不了人类的贪婪。1.Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?2.Whatisthecauseofthisphenomenon?Lead-inAlargepieceoficeisbreakingoffaglacier.GlobalwarmingWhatisglobalwarming?whatotherconsequencesmayglobalwarmingbringabout?globalwarminganimalsdyingtheriseofthesealevel&coastalcitiessubmergednaturaldisastersextremeweather......Let’sreadthepassagetoseehowglobalwarmingaffectourlives.

Pre-reading

1.Whatisthegraphabout?2.Whatmightbethestorybehindit?thechangeintheGlobalSurfaceTemperaturebetween1920and2016.Theearthisgettingwarmerandwarmer.TemperatureAnomalyThepolarbearstarvedtodeathbecauseitcouldnotfindenoughtoeat.Whatinformationcanyougetfromit?Q1.What'sthetypeofthistext?

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Newsreport.

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Biography.

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Expositoryessay.

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Argumentation.Q2.Inwhichpartofanewspaperormagazinemaywefindthispassage?

A.EntertainmentB.EconomyC.EducationD.EnvironmentReadthetexttypeWhile-readingPart1:(para.1-2)Part2:(para.3)Part3:(para.4)Part4:(para.5)Theevidence(证据)ofdramaticclimatechangethathadanimpactonEarth’secologyThecauses(原因)oftheincreaseintheglobalaveragesurfacetemperatureTheconsequences(结果)oftheriseintemperatureThesolutions(解决方法)toreducinggreenhousegasemissionsMatchthemainideawitheachpart.Para1:Whatistheproblemaboutclimatechange?The________isgettingwarmerandwarmer.Evidence1:_______________________________Evidence2:______________Evidence3:___________________EarthaoceanandatmosphereicesealevelsclimatechangewarmingmeltingrisingReadfordetailsPara2:AnexampleofclimatechangeTimeWhereWhathappenedWhydidithappen2013Apolarbeardiedofstarvation.Norway’sArcticIslandofSvalbard.Thebearcannothuntsealsasbeforebecauselowsea-icelevels.ThenewsphotoofadeadpolarbearwastakeninNorway’sArcticofSvalbardin2013.Thepolarbearwas“littlemorethanskinandbones”.瘦骨嶙峋Para2:Anexampleofclimatechangeclimatechangestarvationlongerfood-seekingtravellackoffoodlow

sea-icelevelThefollowingreasonsaccountforthedeathofthepolarbear,withoneinfluencinganother.Readparagraph2andputtheminacorrectlogicalorder.

Whatistherootcause?ReadPara3andfindinformationabout“greenhouseeffect”.__________greenhouseeffect_________greenhouseeffectcausingEarth’ssurfacetemperature______________iftoomuchheatenergyis_______keepingEarth’sclimate_______and__________naturalman-madewarmhabitabletorisequicklytrappedFindouthowthegreenhouseeffectworks.Readingforthedetails(Para.3:cause)

naturalman-madeDefinitionHeatfromthesunentersthe__________andwarmsEarth’s__________as_________-waveradiation.FunctionKeepingEarth’swarmand_____________DefinitionPeopleproducehugeamountsof_________greenhousegasesbyburning_____________.AbigproblemMore________energyistrappedintheatmosphereandcausesEarth’ssurfacetemperatureto________quickly.habitableextrafossilfuelsatmospheresurfaceshortheatriseGreenhouseEffectReadparagraph3andcreateadiagram（示意图）describinghowthegreenhouseeffectworks.HeatreleasedbackintospaceHeatreflectedbacktoEarth’ssurfaceReflectedsunlightAtmosphereSunlightGreenhouseeffect“Natural”greenhouseeffect“man-made”greenhouseeffectReadingforthedetails(Para.4:consequence)

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Whataretheconsequencesoftheglobaltemperaturerise?2.

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warmingReadingfordetailsWhatis“carbonfootprint”?Whatisaquestionleftattheend?Asastudent,whatcanwedotoreducegreenhousegasemissions?

DiscussioningroupsPostReadingReduce,reuseandrecycleSortthegarbagePlantmoretreesWhatcanwedotolivea

“green”life?Takepublictransport…Earthprovidesenoughtosatisfyeveryman’sneeds,butnoteveryman’sgreed.—MohandasK.GandhiTosatisfytheirgreed,somepeopleoverexploitnaturalresources,huntvarietiesofanimals,occupymorelandtobuildfactoriesandextendcitiesunlimitedly,resultinginenvironmentaldestruction,ecologicalunbalanceandresourceexhaustion.Ultimately,wehumanbeingswillpayaterribleprice.Whatisthedifferencebetween“needs”and“greed”?Howdoyouunderstandthequote?Naturehasevolvedtoprovideenoughtosatisfythebasicneedsofalllivingthings.However,naturecannotprovideenoughtosatisfyev