课件36张PPT。Unit4 Global Warming Reading Compared to the past few years, what’s the weather like this year ?
Questions 1. Do you think the whole world is
becoming warmer and warmer?
2. But does it matter? Unit4 Reading
The Earth Is Becoming Warmer
– But Does It Matter?Fast Reading1.Who wrote the magazine article?
What is the name of the magazine?
2.What are the names of the three scientists mentioned in the article?
3.What do they think about global warming? Do they agree with one another?
4.What are the two graphs about?
5.What is the main topic of the article?
Sophie Armstrong wrote the magazine article. The name of the magazine is “Earth care”.2.What are the names of the three scientists mentioned in the article?They are Dr.Janice Foster,Charles Keeling and George Hambley.1.Who wrote the magazine article? What is the name of the magazine?3.What do they think about global warming? Do they agree with one another?They don’t agree with each other.
Some think the effects will be terrible, while some others believe that we should not worry about it. Dr. Janice Foster thinks the effects of global warming could be very serious.
George Hambley thinks global warming will be mild with few bad environmental consequences.4.What are the two graphs about?Graph 1 shows the temperature increase of one degree Fahrenheit from 1860 to 2000.5.What is the main topic of the article?Global warming / The warming of the earth.Graph 2 is about the carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere from 1957 to 1997.
1.The temperature last century didn’t increase much. ( )
2.Everyone believes that global warming is caused by the activities of humans. ( )
3.Janice Foster believes that global warming is caused by burning fossil fuels. ( )
4.Natural gas is a greenhouse gas. ( )
5.Carbon dioxide is a byproduct of burning fossil fuels. ( )FTFTTTrue or false
6.People accept Charles Keeling’ s data because he took accurate measurements. ( )
7.Flooding could be one of the effects of future global warming. ( )
8.George Hambley believes scientists are just guessing about the effects of global warming. ( )
9.George Hambley is worried about the effects of carbon dioxide on plant growth. ( )
10.It is clear what the effects of global warming will be. ( )
TTTFF1.The purpose of the first paragraph is to ___.
introduce the writer B. explain a change
C. introduce the topic D. raise a question
2. The graphs are used to _____.
illustrate points by providing evidence
tell the change of temperature
tell the content of carbon dioxide in the air
interest the readersReading Comprehension IIChoices.Choices.3. Who found out the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from 1957 to 1977?A. Dr. Janice Foster. B. Charles Keeling.C. George Hambley. D. Sophie Armstrong.B〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓 〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓 〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓 〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓
Reading IV (3m)4. "But there are some very different attitudes among scientists towards this issue.“ "Issue" here means the same as the one in________.A. I bought the new stamp the day of its issue. B. They are talking about one of the key issues in the election campaign.C. The government is expected to issue a statement about the election.D. The magazine has 12 issues each year.B〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓 〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓 〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓 〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓
〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓 〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓 〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓 〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓
发行问题发布期号5. The author probably agrees that ________A. actually global warming is good for man.B. we should do nothing about the global warming.C. catastrophes will happen if the globe keeps on warming.D. a lot remains to be found out about the effects of global warming.
D〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓 〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓 〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓 〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓
〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓 〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓 〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓 〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓
The different ideas between Dr. Janice Foster & George Hambleygo upcatastropheVery seriouspositiveproducea greater range of animalsReading V (4m)Of the two ideas, which are you in favor of ?Why ?DebateABA : We shall do something about global warming.B: We shall do nothing about global warming.
今年4月22日是第41个世界地球日。今年地球日主题为:“珍惜地球资源 转变发展方式 倡导低碳生活”。请以此为主题,写一篇120左右的文章来倡导人们执行低碳生活。 Assignment:Questions How has the global warming come about?
①Human activity--- burning of fossil fuels.
What are the effects and disasters of global warming?
What’s worse ,the glaciers of the South Pole are beginning to crack The glaciers of the Poles are starting to melt due to the increasing temperatures caused by global warming.tsunamiThe sea level to rise.tornadosSevere stormsdroughtsfaminesthe spread of diseasesdestruction of speciesDicussionWhat should we do about the terrible effects above?..Try to reduce the use of motor vehicleselectric vehiclebikerunningSolar energy carPlanting treesCleaning the rubbish××
×
√Return the green world to usAssignment1. Write an argumentation titled “Environment Protection ”based on the viewpoints in the text and yours.
2. Preview the language points in the text and find out your difficult pointsLet’s make this world a better place !Have a nice day. Good bye!