牛津高中英语模块五Unit 2 Project

1、Unit 2 Project,What are the three longest rivers in the world? the Nile, the Amazon and the Yangtze River 2. How many provinces does the Yangtze River run cross? 11 provinces:青海、西藏、四川、云南、重庆、湖北、湖南、江西、安徽、江苏、上海,重庆,上海,White-flag dolphin 白暨豚,Yangtze alligator 扬子鳄,Zhonghua sturgeon 中华鲟,Protecting the Yang

2、tze River,What has caused the pollution of the Yangtze River? What have been done to deal with the problem? What are the two special government projects? Have people solved all the problems in regard to the Yangtze River?,What has caused the pollution of the Yangtze River? Rapid development and an i

3、ncrease in population have meant that the amount of water taken from the river is rising, and that the waste being put back into the river has been increasing. 2. What have been done to deal with the problem? Organizations and projects have been set up to deal with the problem.,3. What are the two s

4、pecial government projects? The first project is a water and soil conservation project. The second project includes nature reserves for white-flag dolphins. 4. Have people solved all the problems in regard to the Yangtze River? No, we still have a long way to go.,Discuss with your partners and try t

5、o divide the text into 3 parts with the help of main ideas of each part given to you.,Paragraph 1: The Yangtze River has raised concern because of problems of pollution. Paragraph 2: Environmental organizations and projects have been set up to deal with the problem. Paragraph 3: Two special governme

6、nt projects are also under way to protect the river. Paragraph 4: The second environmental project was set up to protect the white-flag dolphins. Paragraph 5: The environmental situation of the Yangtze River is slowly improving.,Climate change and a low-carbon life Read the article and find out what

7、 it is about.,more and more carbon dioxide has been put into the atmosphere, which has brought about climate change.,breathing of animals and humans other human activities cars and vehicles electrical power plants,walk or use a bike when possible use as little energy as possible recycle as much as p

8、ossible plant trees,Revision & Consolidation,Fill in the following form with proper words according to your comprehension of the text.,relying,effects,Causes,population,educates,illegally,resulting,regard,Conclusion,coming,Reporting (group work) Use what we have learned about the environmental problems of Yangtze River to write a report about what we sh