(共15张PPT)
Listening and Speaking
Unit 3
Environmental Protection
Talk about air pollution
A: What is the weather like today
B: It’s a real pea soup. When I was driving I couldn’t even see the car in front of me.
Lead-in
pea soup:
1. a thick soup made from green peas
2. a thick, yellow fog
What does “pea soup” mean
burning coal
harmful gas
pea soup weather
new energy-efficient car
environmentally-friendly
What information can you get from these pictures
Pre-listening
A
B
C
D
cause
consequence
measure
What environmental problem will be talked in the listening part
air pollution
A
B
C
D
Listen and number the questions in the order you hear them.
_____What can be done about it
_____Why was it so bad then
_____Where does the word “smog” come from
_____What problems did it cause
While-listening
1
2
3
4
Analyze the structure of the interview.
Where does the word “smog” come from
Why was it so bad then
What problems did it cause
What can be done about it
problem
cause
consequence
measure
Listen for the environmental problem.
What: ________ ---a combination of the words “______” and “______”.
Where: in _______
When: in the ________ _______ century
smog
smoke
fog
Britain
early
20th
Listen for the causes and consequences.
1.At that time, Britain was experiencing a boom in__________.
2. Factories and homes used lots of ______, which produced ________ _________ and created smog.
It caused many _______ _______ and killed many people.
e.g. The worst case happened in London in 1952.
The bad smog caused ________ ______.
Causes
Consequeces
industy
coal
harmful
emissions
health
issues
4000
deaths
Government: Individuals:
1. Later the UK government ordered people _______ _____ ________ _____in homes.
The UK government forced factories to _____ _____ _____ _____ ______.
1. As smog is harmful to everyone, the expert advised us to replace ______with ______ _____ ___ _______.
2. The expert advised us to use____ _____________ _______.
3. The expert advised us to further develop ___________.
Listen for the measures.
not
to
burn
coal
move
away
from
city
centers
coal
cleaner
forms
of
energy
new
energy-efficient
vehicles
technology
Pair work: Retell the environmental problem
environmental problem;
smog; Britain;
20th century
causes:
an industrial country
used a lot of coal
produced harmful emissions; created
consequences:
caused health issues & killed
measures:
UK government: ordered; forced; move away
individuals: replace (cleaner energy); use (new energy-efficient vehicles); develope
Post-listening
Suppose you were invited to give a speech on 2025 Shaanxi Youth Environmental Forum, what environmental problem would you draw people’s attention to
Problem: In February 2024, Shaanxi underwent a severe sandstorm.
Cause:
Consequences:
Measures:
Group work: Prepare a speech to call on people to pay more attention to sandstorm.
Homework
Problem: In February 2024, Shaanxi underwent a severe sandstorm.
Cause:
Consequences:
Measures:
Thanks!