(共25张PPT)
Extended reading
News that Matters: pollution in Norgate
Unit 1 Nature in the balance
Heavy industries
Lack of awareness on environmental protection
water pollution
What caused the pollution
Do you know any other kinds of environmental issues
Environmental
issues
global warming
water pollution
air pollution
habitat loss
…
soil pollution
light pollution
noise pollution
overfishing
Brainstorming
According to the title and the picture, what kinds of pollution do you think the city have now
Prediction
News that matters:
pollution in Norgate
Name Identity
1. Scan the transcript and find out who are engaged in(参与) the show and what’s their identity
2. What’s the main idea of this TV show transcript
Fast reading
A local resident
Senior manager of a local factory
Chief of the Norgate Environment Protection Committee
James Smith
Vincent Brown
Julie Archer
Host
Host
Fast reading
Main idea:
Environmental protection or economic development Who is responsible for the pollution in Norgate
1. Scan the transcript and tell who are engaged in(参与) the show and what’s their identity
2. What’s the main idea of this TV show transcript
Name Identity
James Smith A local resident
Vincent Brown Senior manager of a local factory
Julie Archer Chief of the Norgate Environment Protection Committee
According to the guests’ identities, what attitudes may they take towards environmental protection and economic development
Fast reading
L.9-14. Find out the attitude of James Smith.
For health and safety reasons alone, heavy industry has to go.
Smith
Before heavy industry factories moved in Now (Things became______________.)
The air was ________, the grass _______ and the water _________. The river is __________and__________.
The smog in the air has _________the sky ______________ and given him a _________that he can’t___________.
fresh
green
clear
dirty
smelly
colored
a smoky grey
cough
get rid of
totally different
Comparison
water pollution
air pollution
health problems
Careful reading
Thinking
What would be the result if the heavy industry moved out of Norgate
The pollution would be reduced and the environment would be improved.
Many people would lose the jobs and the local economy would decline(下降).
L.17-27. Summarize Brown’s attitude.
1. However, I’d like to point out that we also try to
control the amount of pollution we produce.
2. We’ve been taking various measures to reduce pollution
even though they raise production costs.
3. I’d also like to draw your attention to the economic benefits factories have brought to Norgate.
4. We created many jobs for local residents and helped the city's economy grow.
Brown
We boost(促进) the local economy and also attach great important to reducing pollution.
Careful reading
Thinking
What do you think of the businessmen like Brown in the text
They are more environmentally-responsible because they use many ways like new technologies to reduce pollution despite higher costs.
They are more socially-responsible because they make profits and also contribute to the local economy such as more job offers to the local residents.
L.32-45. Find out the attitude of Julie Archer.
We’ve made environmental policies for businesses to observe, like strict clean-up requirements.
We also work hand in hand with other branches of governments to ensure that development strategies are followed in an environmentally friendly way.
Fighting pollution has to be a community-wide effort. For example,...
Archer
We have to achieve a balance between environmental protection and economic development.
Examples
Careful reading
Thinking
How to achieve a balance between environmental protection and economic development according to Archer
Joint efforts
Government
Factories
Individuals
the golden rule: reduce, reuse and recycle.
Reduce: save energy by taking the bus or the subway, or using the bike-sharing system; turn off the lights when you leave the room; turn off the tap(水龙头) when you don’t use it so as to save water;...
Reuse: reuse the bags you get from presents; gather the water from the shower while waiting for it to get warm (water flowers; mop the floor); turn old clothes into dusters(抹布); ...
Recycle: learn to sort the garbage; recycle paper, plastics, glass and metals; ...
As students, what exactly can we do to follow the golden rule: reduce, reuse and recycle
Discussion
It’s our duty to protect the environment while we aim for economic development. It’s our duty to leave a better, cleaner and healthier planet to our children (sustainable development可持续发展). It’s our duty to build a human community with a shared future (人类命运共同体).
Host
The fortunes of our environment and our economy are inseparable.
Parallelism
Careful reading
Read L.46-53. Find out the attitude of the host.
What’s the style of this TV show transcript
Style :in the form of conversation
Function:helps present each person’s viewpoint directly and clearly.
Further thinking
Please read the host’s words and explore their functions.
Further thinking
Our topic today is pollution in Norgate. (L1-2)
Joining us in the studio tonight are James Smith, a local resident; Vincent Brown, senior manager of a local factory; and Julie Archer, chief of the Norgate Environmental Protection Committee. (L2-4)
Mr. Smith, you’ve lived in this city for over 20 years. How would you describe the effects of pollution over that time (L7-8)
Mr. Brown, would you like to respond (L15-16)
Mrs. Archer, what are your thoughts on how to deal with pollution (L30-31)
Mr. Smith protested against heavy industry. (L15-16)
Introduce the topic
Introduce the guests
Invite the guest to talk
Summarize the guest’s opinion
Please read the host’s words and explore their functions
Further thinking
A former UN official once said, “saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth … these are one and the same fight.” The fortunes of our environment and our economy are inseparable. It’s our duty to protect the environment while we aim for economic development. It’s our duty to leave a better, cleaner and healthier planet to our children. It’s our duty to build a human community with a shared future. (Line47-50)
Make a conclusion.
The functions of the host’s words:
Introduce the topic and the guests;
Invite the guest to talk;
Summarize the guest’s opinion;
Make a conclusion.
Further thinking
Introduce the guests;
Why did the host invite the guests to speak
in such a order
Smith/Brown --- state the consequence and causes
Archer---state the control/solutions of pollution
3 “C” structure
Further thinking
For economic growth
Critical thinking
“I’d also like to draw your attention to the economic benefits factories have brought to Norgate. We’ve created many jobs for local residents and helped the city’s economy grow.”
Since human activities do great harm to the environment, why won’t human beings change
How to balance economic growth and
the environmental protection
Economic growth
Environment
Role play
Each group chooses one student as the host, and the others as a local resident, a chief manager of local factory, and the chief of NEPC, please have a role play around this topic in your group . You can refer to the language in the TV show transcript.
Lucid(透明的) waters and lush(茂盛的) mountains are invaluable assets(资产).
—President Xi
Green development
Pollution is a serious problem around the world, and much effort has been put into the fight against it. Do you think things will change significantly in the future Describe what the world will be like 20 years from now.
Homework
I predict that the world will be much cleaner and greener in 20 years.
_______________________________________________________
I predict that the world will be much dirtier in 20 years.
________________________________________________
rapid development
get rid of
protest against
tend to
in defence of
point out
speak for
be concerned about
take measures
draw attention to
on the rise
observe policy
community-wide effort
golden rule
lift people out of poverty
advance economic growth
a human community with a shared future