课件27张PPT。Welcome to the unitUnit 2The environmentWhat did you see from this flash?The beautiful earth is our home. Do you love to live here?How many kinds of natural disasters do you know?natural disastersfire volcano earthquake drought typhoonflood hurricane tsunami more about the natural disastersHow do they damage the environment? The ashes of the volcano eruption will completely cover the region around.
Vegetations in its path will be totally wiped out.
The tsunami that ravaged South-east Asian countries in December 2004 proved just how destructive nature can be.
Thousands of people died while thousands more were left homeless.
… Compared with the last few years, the environment is getting worse.Click the letters and describe what you see ACBDEFDiscussionAre there any other ways in which people damage the environment?Discussion???Did you do anything bad for the
environment in your daily life?What should we do to protect the environment in our daily life? Using the handkerchief instead of
the paper napkin. 2. Using paper bags instead of plastic
bags.3. Don’t use one-off chopsticks.4. Go to work on foot or by bike not
by car.5. Throw cans, bottles, paper and
plastic into the dustbin.
…The recycling symbol Buying recycled productsRecycled productsRecycling the bottlesPaper recycling your paper could
become part of a
road or race-trackUsing low-flow shower headsBuying energy-
efficient light bulbsreplacewithA nation destroying its environmentdestroys itself.------ F.D. RooseveltHomework Collect more information
about natural disasters
or human activities that
cause damage to our
environment.
2. Preview the Reading.There is smoke coming out of the chimneys. Suppose this factory is in your neighbourhood, how do you think the smoke will affect you? Compared to the economic benefits a factory can bring to a neighbourhood, how important is
environmental protection?
Why?Why do people chop down so many trees every year? What will happen if we continue chopping down so many trees?What can we do to prevent this from happening?It is reported that every year the losses caused by forest fires amount to millions of dollars. In your opinion, what might be the cause of the terrible forest fire in the picture?Who should take the responsibility of taking good care of the forest? Do you think the forest plays
an important part in balancing nature?Have you ever experienced any sandstorms
or have you ever seen some on TV? Whenever we talk about sandstorms, what kinds of images will occur in your mind?What measures has our government taken to better our environment?Sometimes we can read such reports. All the fish in a fish pond are killed by the poisonous waste and polluted water poured from the factory nearby. Do you prefer to live with a factory nearby? Why (not)?If you were in charge of the factory, how would you deal with it and how would you compensate for the damage?How do you feel when you see piles of rubbish like this?
In your daily life, how do people deal with everyday rubbish?
Do you think rubbish is a big problem for the environment?Thank you!