M5U2 Reading.ppt

1、The economy,or the environment ,must we choose?,Unit 2 Reading,Some kinds of pollution,In China millions of tons of household wastes are produced everyday.,Air pollution,The automobiles are piping out all kinds of waste gas into the atmosphere.,We always can see heavy smoke is piped from the tall an

2、d ugly chimneys.,Deforestation(森林砍伐),A photo from the Amazon drainage area (亚马逊流域),Many tropical rain forests were cut down in order to be developed into farmlands.,Sandstorm,Everything was covered with sands.,It looks like something like a bomb exploding not far away.,Water pollution caused by chem

3、icals,Huai River in china,Michigan Lake in USA,The impact on human beings,Many children suffer hunger.,Because of pollution many children were born abnormal.,Have you ever seen a debate or even taken part in a debate? Do you know something about debates?,Reading strategy: reading a debate,What is th

4、e order of a debate?,1.One side: present their points first 2.The other side: follow and present their points 3.Have a discussion,Speakers in a debate will represent opposite views.,The order of the debate:,Lin Shuiqing presents her points.,Qian Liwei presents his points.,Open discussion,Reading str

5、ategy: reading a debate,What are the basic elements in a debate?,Debate,Clear views,Persuasive language,Convincing evidence,Support your own idea only,follow a certain order for the speakers,Skimming to get general ideas,Skimming,Reading Comprehension I,How many people participate in the debate? A.

6、One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.,Reading Comprehension II,1.What sides do Ms Lin Shuiqing and Mr Qian Liwei represent? Ms Lin represents the environment and Mr Qian represents the economy. 2.By how many times has the worlds population increased since 1800? six times. 3.According to Mr Qian Liwei, wha

7、t should be done to factories that pollute the environment? They should have to pay higher taxes.,Careful reading to solve difficult points,Lin Shuiqings speech,large areas of the world,Factories produce poisonous chemicals,place,atmosphere,make us sick,water,sea,kill sea creatures,be wiped out by f

8、ishing boats,catch fish without giving them time to lay eggs,a lasting effect upon the number of fish,more people,more land,more food,7 billion,be damaged by_,be destroyed,have died,animals,chemical waste,=,cut back on production,reduce the amount of things,environmentally friendly ways of living,Su

9、ggestions in Lin Shuiqings speech,recycling,Reading strategy: reading a debate,What else should we pay attention to when we read or listen to a debate?,Debate,We should not make a final decision until we have read or listened to both sides completely and understood all the arguments made by each side.,factories,clouds of dirty smoke,pipes pouring chemical waste into a river,as an economist,be seen as being against the environment,businessmen,hide from their res