Unit 2 Saving the Earth
Topic 1 Pollution has caused too many problems .
Section B
Two years ago
Now
Reviewing
What was the West Hill like two years ago? How about now?
Kangkang was going to leave the West Hill.
He meets Mrs. Zhou.
Mrs.Zhou looks very weak,because it 's difficult for her to breathe, she has got a pain in her throat.The chemical factiory produces terrible gas,the bad air makes her chest hurt.She is always in a bad mood because she can't bear the awful environment.
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1b A. Listen to 1a and check the questions you hear.
1. What’s wrong with you?
2. How long have you been like this?
3. Where have you been?
4. Have you seen a doctor?
5. Have you noticed the dead fish in the river?
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B. Listen again and match each question above with an answer below.
1. What’s wrong with you?
2. How long have you been like this?
3. Have you seen a doctor?
4. Have you noticed the dead fish in the river?
Answers:
a. Not yet.
b. I’ve been like this since last week.
C. It’s difficult for me to breathe.
d. Oh, yes.
1c Read 1a and choose your lucky number.
1 2 3
4 5 6
Game time
The factory causes too many problems.
too many + 可数名词复数
too much + 不可数名词
much too + adj./ adv.
I can't bear the environment here.
can't stand + n/v-ing
can't bear +n/v-ing
单项选择
( ) 1. There are ________ books in the shop. I don’t know
which one to choose.
A. too many B. too much
C. much too D. too
( ) 2. — Don’t smoke. It’s ________ to our health.
— Sorry, I won’t do it again.
A. harm B. harmful
C. harms D. harmed
( ) 3. He has a headache. He feels difficult ________.
A. breathe B. breath
C. to breathe D. to breath
A
B
C
单项选择
( ) 4. She is so noisy that I can’t ________ her.
A. see B. know
C. bear D. understand
( ) 5. —How long have you ________ this?
— For a week.
A. liked B. been
C. been like D. like
( ) 6. If you are always ________, it will be bad for your health.
A. in a good mood B. in a bad mood
C. in good health D. in need
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B
Which one do you like better?
It's everyone's duty to love and protect the environment.
爱护和保护环境是每个人的责任和义务。
1. Use the correct stress, pronunciation, liaison and
pause while reading aloud.
2. Know the differences between Simple Past
and Present perfect.
I’ve got a pain in my throat.
Pollution has caused too many problems.
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 have you been like this?
(2) What’s worse, the factory makes too much noise.
Thank you.
Light pollution is harmful to birds.
harm v. & n. 危害,伤害,损害
harmful adj. 有害的
e.g. It is harmful to animals.
= It does great harm to animals.
be harmful to = do harm to 对……有害
What caused Mrs. Zhou’s problems?
The bad air and too much noise.
What will Kangkang do?
He will write to the newspaper about these problems.
Try to read the word “breathe”correctly(正确地).
You are lucky!
Do you have any other ways to solve Mrs.Zhou's problems?