(共23张PPT)
Unit 1 Nature in the balance
Welcome to the unit
+ The other side
The bright side
Listening and speaking
Listen to the song The Earth is our
only home and discuss the following
questions in pairs.
1.What is the message of the song
Harm done to the Earth; take action to change this
situation.
2. How do you understand “harm” and “alarm”
“Harm”: something bad humans have done to the earth
“Alarm”: the signal of the dangers of environmental
damage
rhymes/ rhyming words
A tip of an iceberg
Much left to be
discovered...
Watching and thinking
Watch the video and find more facts about the world
we’re living in.
More facts about our planet.
1. The climate emergency, deadly pollution and damage to the
ecological environment are not only
our homes, but
destroying
also
us.
millions of species that share this planet with
endangering
2. 35% of wetlands disappeared in the past 50 years.
3. 270 billion tonnes of ice each year.
melt
4. 800 million tonnes of plastic trash flow into the ocean.
5. By 2030, we must nearly halve
to
greenhouse gas emissions
prevent devastating climate change.
What can we help
to protect our
Sweet Home
International effort
Collective wisdom
National level to tackle the environmental problems
Discussion
As students, what can we do to help
take care of our Sweet Home in our
daily life
3R
Reduce the waste
Reuse the resources
Recycle the waste
Fredrich Engels
Critical thinking
think too highly of ourselves
Let us not, however, flatter ourselves
overmuch on account of our human
victories over nature. For each such
victory nature takes its revenge on
us.
punish someone who has made it suffer
但是我们不要过分陶醉于我们人类
对自然界的胜利。对于每一次这样
的胜利,自然界都对我们进行报复。
——弗里德里希·恩格斯
How do you understand the quote
Engels highlights the significance of human
being’s living in harmony with nature.
Promote sustainable development, a win-win
policy for our future generation.
Homework
1. Draw a mind map on the environmental problems and
the ways to protect our planet. (Required)
2. Search online for more information about China’s
environmental protection and share it with your
classmates. (Optional)
Thank you
for your listening
!