中等職業(yè)學(xué)校新教材高二第四冊(cè)u(píng)nit6

1、Unit6Wheres Your Recycling Box?Reading Part B The World Is Thirsty濱濱 海海 中中 專專 Coco XuCoco XuBrain stormingWhen we talk about water, what words and expressions will come to your mind?Wateressential to lifeneed water to surviveWater is a basic need. indispensable for different industries. three states

2、: solid, liquid, and gas being pollutedWere short of it. Will you talk about the contributions that water has made to mankind and other lives?However, there is a severe shortage of water in the world now Water scarcity is a worldwide issue nowadays. 2 billionThe statistics show that there are now pe

3、ople face water shortage.88%of diarrhea links to unsafe water,which brings3-4 million deaths.The World Is ThirstyReading:1. Read the passage and find out what the percentages mean on each pie chart.25%75%Earths Surface3%97%Earths Water75% of Earths Surface is covered by water.97% of Earths Water is

4、sea water.Only 3% of Earths Water is fresh water. 1.6% of Earths fresh water is in the form of icebergs and glaciers. 0.36% of Earths fresh water comes from underground. Only 0.036% of the fresh water comes from lakes and rivers. Some of the water has been seriously polluted.2. Read passage B again

5、and tick() true or false. People can use water from icebergs and glaciers directly. The small amount of fresh water on the earth is not enough for all of us right now. Compared with industry, agriculture is more likely to be affected by a limited water supply. One way to stop wasting water is to reu

6、se it.FFFT2. Read passage B again and summarize the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1:The world is still thirsty for water, though there seems to be a large storage of it on the earth.Paragraph 2:The fresh water is still enough for us, but our need for water is increasing rapidly.Paragraph 3:We all have to learn how to stop wasting our precious water.Post- ReadingDoes the passage mention the details of taking steps to protect our precious water resources? Before thinking about the water shortage phenomenon and the actions we need to ta