(共33张PPT)
The environment
Period1
9B Unit 3
Karida
Learning objectives
1
To read and learn about the main problems we face in protecting the environment.
2
To learn the new words and useful expressions.
目录
壹
Lead-in
贰
Rre-reading
叁
While-reading
肆
Post-reading
Lead-in
Unit 3
Lead-in
Watch a video then answer the following questions.
Lead-in
What is the name of the country shown in the video
Tuvalu.
Why is this country at risk of being submerged(淹没)
Climate warming leads to the rise of sea levels.
What are the main causes of climate warming
Pollution and the greenhouse effect.
Pre-reading
Unit 3
Let’s finish the exercise of A1 on page 34 to figure it out.
Do you know what is “the greenhouse effect”
What do you know about the greenhouse effect Match the first half of the sentences in column A with the second half in column B. Write the correct letters in the blanks.
e
f
b
d
c
a
A1
There is an atmosphere around the Earth, it controls the Earth’s temperature. However, we are polluting the Earth with harmful gases, the gases cause the atmosphere to keep in too much heat from the Sun.The Earth is getting warmer and warmer.We call this the greenhouse effect.
Do you know what is “the greenhouse effect”
What’s the result of the greenhouse effect
What’s the result of the greenhouse effect
The greenhouse effect results in:
polar ice melts and the rise of sea levels
hurricanes (飓风) and other storms are likely to happen more frequently as well as floods and droughts (旱灾)
fresh water will be less available some diseases spread faster.
Let’s learn an article to learn more about the environmental problems.
Pre- reading
The article is probably from
a(n) ______.
A. advertisement (广告)
B. poster about the Earth Hour
C. environmental science book
D. comic(连环画)book
A. A narration (记叙文)
B. A description(描述文)
C. An argumentation(议论文)
D. An exposition(说明文)
Pre- reading
What is the genre (体裁) of
this article
While-reading
Unit 3
The world is
_________
Main problem 1: __________
Main problem 3: ____________
Main problem 2: __________
Solution: We need to ________________
The greenhouse effect
Cutting down forests
Bad habits
in danger
take proper action
Structure of the article.
The world is in danger
Our world is in danger. We must do something to protect the environment. But, what are the main problems we face
The greenhouse effect
The atmosphere around the Earth is necessary for all living things. It is like the glass of a greenhouse, letting sunlight in and keeping heat from getting out. Without it, the Earth would be the same as the Moon—cold and lifeless.
When we burn fuels such as petrol and coal, we produce a gas called carbon dioxide (CO2). Too much of this gas pollutes the atmosphere, and causes it to keep in too much heat. As a result of the greenhouse effect, the Earth’s temperature is increasing. This causes sea level to rise, and in the future may cause cities to disappear.
Read the part one then finish the following tasks.
1. What is the atmosphere around the world like
2. What may the greenhouse effect cause
What is the atmosphere around the world like
Reading for details
The atmosphere around the Earth is necessary for all living things. It is like the glass of a greenhouse, letting sunlight in and keeping heat from getting out. Without it, the Earth would be the same as the Moon—cold and lifeless.
=no life
The greenhouse effect
Task 1
When we burn fuels such as petrol and coal, we produce a gas called carbon dioxide(CO2). Too much of this gas pollutes the atmosphere, and causes it to keep in too much heat. As a result of the greenhouse effect, the Earth’s temperature is increasing. This causes sea level to rise, and in the future may cause cities to disappear.
Complete the following chart
Causes原因
The greenhouse effect
A. 气体 B. 垃圾 C. 木头 D.燃料
burn fuels
produce CO2
temperature: increase
sea level: rise
cities: disappear
Effects结果
What’s petrol and coal
Task 2
1. Because of pollution, ______.
a. not enough sunlight is reaching the Earth
b. not enough heat is leaving the Earth
c. not enough CO is leaving the Earth
Read the article again and circle the correct answers.
b
When we burn fuels such as petrol and coal, we produce a gas called carbon dioxide(CO2). Too much of this gas pollutes the atmosphere, and causes it to keep in too much heat. As a result of the greenhouse effect, the Earth’s temperature is increasing. This causes sea level to rise, and in the future may cause cities to disappear.
Cutting down forests
Every year, we destroy nature by cutting down huge areas of forests. This makes the greenhouse effect worse because trees take in CO2 and produce oxygen. Cutting down trees also destroys the homes of the animals that live in our forests, and causes the surface of the soil to be easily destroyed by rain. This can result in floods and even more damage to the environment.
Read the second part and complete the diagram.
Task 3
Effect 1
Effect 2
Effect 3
Effect 4
We destroy nature by _______
__________________________
___________________ becomes worse.
____________________
__________
____________________
_________
_________
_________ _________
__________
______ take place and __ __________ _______ the environment.
Cause
down huge areas of forests
cutting
The green-
house effect
The homes of the animals that live in our forests are destroyed.
The surface of the soil is easily destroyed by rain.
Floods
even more damage is done to
2. If there are more trees, the amount of CO in the atmosphere will be ______.
a. greater b. less c. the same
Read the article again and circle the correct answers.
b
Cutting down forests
Every year, we destroy nature by cutting down huge areas of forests. This makes the greenhouse effect worse because trees take in CO2 and produce oxygen. Cutting down trees also destroys the homes of the animals that live in our forests, and causes the surface of the soil to be easily destroyed by rain. This can result in floods and even more damage to the environment.
Read the third part and complete the diagram.
Bad habits
Many of our habits cause pollution. People often use things once and then throw them away, or leave them on the ground as litter. This creates mountains of rubbish and pollutes our land and seas.
Bad habits
Create mountains of rubbish
Throw them away
Use things once
Many of our habits cause pollution. People often use things once and then throw them away, or leave them on the ground as litter. This creates mountains of rubbish and pollutes our land and seas.
Pollute our land and seas
Task 4
Read the article again and circle the correct answers.
a
3. We can help protect the environment if we ______.
a. change our bad habits
b. become consumers
c. buy more products
Bad habits
Many of our habits cause pollution. People often use things once and then throw them away, or leave them on the ground as litter. This creates mountains of rubbish and pollutes our land and seas.
Read the last part and complete the table.
In order to protect the environment, we need to take proper action. We should be different from many consumers and become “green consumers”. This means that we should only buy and use products friendly to the environment. We should also recycle as many things as we can. We can reuse things for the same purpose as before, or we can use them for new purposes. If we just learn to live in new and different ways, we can make a difference.
Topic sentence ____________________________________________________________________
The writer’s suggestions to become _______________________
to ______________________________
______________________________
to ______________________________
Conclusion We can __________________________.
In order to protect the environment, we need to take proper action.
“green consumers”
buy and use products friendly to the environment
recycle as many things as we can
make a difference
Task 5
4. The purpose of the article is to make_________.
A. people do more to protect the environment
B. more people become consumers
C. people learn more about the atmosphere
D. people change their bad habits
考查作者意图
Tip:理解主旨大意,切忌以偏概全。
Read the article again and circle the correct answers.
Post-reading
Unit 3
Discussion
Activity
Discuss the questions below in groups and then report your result to the whole class. Let’s see which group is the best!
What other bad habits do people have in their daily lives
What should we do to help protect the environment
Waste food and water.
Spit everywhere.
Always drive cars to other places.
Forget to turn off lights when we leave the room.
bad habits
…
Let’s live a low-carbon life!
Travel by public transportation.
Turn off lights or electric appliances when not using.
Take a shorter shower instead of a bath.
Reduce, reuse and recycle.
Get rid of bad habits.
…
THANK YOU
Karida