(共20张PPT)
Don't look forward to tomorrow, don't miss yesterday, to grasp today.
不憧憬明天，不留念昨天，只把握今天。
Unit 2 Saving the Earth
Topic 1 Pollution has caused too many problems .
Section B
Studying aims学习目标
1. Learn some some words:
breathe, pain, produce, chest, awful, bear, breath, soil, harmful ;Some phrases:
get a pain in…, be harmful to
2. Know the differences between Simple Past and Present perfect.
3.Learn about different kinds of pollution.
Kangkang was going to leave the West Hill.
He met Mrs. Zhou.
They had a talk.
Kangkang asked Mrs. Zhou some questions.
…
…
What questions did Kangkang ask
B. Listen again and match each question above with an answer below.
a. Not yet.
b. I’ve been like this since last week.
C. It’s difficult for me to breathe.
d. Oh, yes.
C
b
a
d
1b A. Listen to 1a and check the questions you hear.
Question Answer
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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熟记下列重点句子及短语
1.Itˊs difficult for me to breathe.
2. I’ve got a pain in my throat.
3.How long have you been like this
---Iˊv been like this since last week.
4.The bad air makes my chest hurt.
5.Whatˊs more, the factory makes too much noise and I canˊt sleep well at night.
6.Iˊm always in a bad mood because I canˊt stand the environment here.
7.Anyway, I hope the government will solve this problem soon.
It’s difficult for me to breathe. 我呼吸很困难。
breathe v. 呼吸
e.g. He could hardly breathe because of the
lung cancer.
breath n. 呼吸
e.g. She took a long slow breath to calm down.
It’s + adj. + for sb. to do sth.
e.g. It’s important for us to learn English well.
It’s easy for him to solve this problem.
1c Read 1a and answer the questions.
1. What caused Mrs. Zhou’s problems
2. What will Kangkang do
3. Do you have any other ways to solve
Mrs. Zhou’s problems
The bad air and too much noise.
He will write to the newspaper about
these problems.
2 Choose the correct words to complete the passage.
Dear editor,
I’m writing to say something about the chemical factory near my house. The factory causes _______ (too many/ too much) problems. First, it produces terrible gas, and it is hard for us to ________ (breathe/ breath). What’s worse, the factory makes a lot of noise. We can’t sleep well at night. It also pollutes the river nearby. Now there are many _____ (die/ dead) fish in the river. I think people should care for these problems and I hope the government will solve them soon.
Yours,
Kangkang
too many
breathe
dead
The factory causes too many problems.
too many + 可数名词复数
e.g. There are too many people in the supermarket. I don’t want to go there any more.
too much + 不可数名词
e.g. I am busy. I have too much work to do.
much too + adj./ adv.
e.g. It’s much too cold today. Many people stay at home instead of going out.
3a Look at the pictures and read the words and phrases, paying attention to the sounds and stress.
`soil po`llution
`water po`llution
`noise po`llution
`air po`llution
`litter
`light po`llution
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A B
C D
E F
F
C
D
A
B
E
soil
n. 土壤，土地
Example:
People use chemicals too much in their fields, /and soil pollution causes
unhealthy food.
1. People pour waste water into rivers and lakes, /so _________________
is almost everywhere in China.
2. ______________ makes people sick. /It causes breathing problems and
even cancer.
3. In some cities, /there’s too much ________________ caused by many
cars.
4. ________________ is harmful to birds. /Also, /when we use too many
lights at night, we waste energy.
5. _________ makes a mess of our environment, /so people shouldn’t
throw it around.
3b Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in 3a. Then read them aloud, paying special attention to the pronunciation, liaison and pause.
water pollution
Air pollution
noise pollution
Light pollution
Litter
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
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
C
C
B
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.
Homework
1. Read 1a.
2. Read 3a and 3b, paying attention to
the stress, pronunciation, liaison
and pause.
3. Finish Section B in your workbook.
4. Preview Section C.
Thank you.
