M5U2 Reading.ppt

1、The economy,or the environment ,must we choose?,Unit 2 Reading,debate awful poisonous atmosphere flow pollution addition,n. 氣氛,氛圍 vi. 放置,擺放 n. 數(shù)字 vt. 關(guān)鍵 adj. 關(guān)鍵的 adj. 有效的 adj. 樂意的,自愿的 adv. 些微地,稍微地 n. 稅,稅收;稅款 vt. 向征稅;課稅,Words preview,in addition wipe out cut back on open the floor run out (of),另外 掃除,

2、消滅 削減,縮減,減少 自由發(fā)言 用完,耗盡,Expressions preview,What is a debate?,a contest, or, perhaps, like a game, where two or more speakers present their arguments intent on persuading one another,an argument or discussion expressing different opinions,Have you ever seen a debate or even taken part in a debate? Do

3、 you know something about debates?,Skimming to get general ideas,Skimming,Reading Comprehension I,How many people participate in the debate? A. One. B. Two. C. Four. D. Six.,Whats the debate question of todays television debate? The economy or the environment must we choose? B. The way large areas o

4、f world are damaged by industrial waste. C. A healthy environment and a stable economy should be possible at the same time. D. The importance of recycling.,Skimming,Reading Comprehension I,Careful reading to solve difficult points,large amounts of poisonous chemicals the amount of things we make and

5、 buy the amount of rubbish the amount of pollution amount n. C especially of sth. which cannot be counted: 總數(shù)，數(shù)量 (常與不可數(shù)名詞連用。),the amount of: the total sum of a . amount of: a quantity of 1) They didnt deliver the right amount of sand.2) Small amounts of land were used for keeping animals.3) He paid

6、regular amounts of money to a charity.,4) I didnt expect the bill to come to this amount (= of money).5) The new tax caused a huge amount of public anger.6) I had a certain amount of (= some) difficulty finding the house.7) You wouldnt believe the amount of trouble (= what a lot of trouble) Ive had

7、with this car.,關(guān)于“許多”的用法見下表：,The worlds population has grown to more than six times what it was in 1800. (P22) 目前的世界人口與1800年相比已經(jīng)增長到那時的六倍多。,Pay attention to the following patterns: times + as + adj./adv. + as + times + the comparative degree of adj./adv. + than + times + the + n. (width, size, length

8、, breadth, level, value, velocity) of +,亞洲是歐洲的四倍大。, Asia is four times as large as Europe. Asia is four times larger than Europe. Asia is four times the size of Europe.,這座新樓是那座舊樓的四倍高。, The new building is four times as high as the old one. The new building is four times higher than the old one. The

9、new building is four times the height of the old one.,Note: 倍數(shù)的基本表達(dá)都是以倍數(shù)打頭，但 要注意不同倍數(shù)的不同表達(dá)方法; 2. 兩倍要用twice或double，不用two times。三倍常用three times，也可用 thrice; 3. 除整數(shù)倍以外，還有分?jǐn)?shù)倍，百分?jǐn)?shù) 倍，幾倍多或不到幾倍等。如：六倍 多(more than/over six times)，一半 (half)，三分之一 (one third)，百分之 六十(60%)等;,4. 在 the + n. + of 結(jié)構(gòu)中： 要注意選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)拿~，常用的名詞

10、有size/height/length/weight等。 the + n. + of 可轉(zhuǎn)換成 ones + n. 或名 詞性從句。如：the height of Mary = Marys height。,cut back / down on: vt. to do less of sth. or use sth. in smaller amounts: 減少,縮減，削減,The government has announced plans to cut back on defence spending by 10% next year. 2) Im trying to cut down on

11、caffeine.,I was just talking to Jan, when Dave cut in (on us/our conversation). 2) If this bill is not paid within five days, your gas supply will be cut off. 3) She cut out his picture from the magazine. 4) Many villages have been cut off by the heavy snow.,Scanning to get detail information,What s

12、ide do Mr Lin Shuiqing and Mr Qian Liwei each represent?,Scanning,Reading Comprehension II,Mr. Lin Shuiqing represents the environment and Mr Qian Liwei represents the economy.,2. What does Lin Shuiqing start his speech by talking about?,3. What is happening to large amounts of fish?,He starts his s

13、peech by talking about the way large areas of the world are damaged by industrial waste.,They are being caught by fishing boats before they can lay eggs.,4. By how many times has the worlds population increased since 1800?,Six times.,5. What does Lin Shuiqing think we should teach people about?,He t

14、hinks we should teach people about environmentally friendly ways of living.,6. Why does Qian Liwei think production should not be cut back?,7. What does Qian Liwei say we should produce more?,Because jobs will be lost. People are more important than fish and trees.,We should produce more things from

15、 recycled products.,8. What does Qian Liwei say we need more of?,9. What does Qian Liwei say many people are willing to do?,We need more effective laws to preserve the environment, which still allow the economy to grow.,Many people are willing to pay slightly higher prices for things that are enviro

16、nmentally friendly.,10. According to Mr Qian Liwei, what should be done to factories that pollute the environment?,They should have to pay higher taxes.,Scanning,Reading Comprehension III,Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Lin Shuiqings speech? A. Industrial waste destroyed many places and k

17、illed many plants and animals. B. Factories producing poisonous chemicals should be closed down. C. Fishes died because of more than one reasons. D. Polluted atmosphere can make human beings sick.,What does the sentence “People often think that economic development is bad for the environment, but th

18、is does not have to be true.” mean? Economic development is good for the environment. B. Economic development is bad for the environment. C. Economic development is not always bad for the environment. D. People are wrong to think economic development is bad for the environment.,industrial waste,Many

19、 places Many plants and animals Factories ,water pollution,Rivers are full of chemicals which flow into the sea and kill sea creatures.,Lin Shuiqing (an environ-mentalist),Scanning,Reading Comprehension IV,population,The worlds population has grown to more than six times what it was in 1800,fishing,

20、Fishing boats catch large numbers of fish without giving them time to lay eggs.,production,People should try to cut back on production and reduce the amount of things they make and buy.,recycling,It would be beneficial to expand our recycling industry, and teach people about environmentally friendly

21、 ways of living. We may even create more jobs and help the economy at the same time.,factories,There are many factories and industries . The people running these factories .,produc-tion,If we cut back on , then jobs will be lost. People are more important than fish and trees.,recycling,We should pro

22、duce more things from recycled materials, and less from materials taken directly from the environment.,laws,We need more effective laws to preserve the environment, . This includes more inspections to control how many trees are cut down and how many fish boats can catch.,taxes,Factories should have

23、to pay higher taxes.,What can be inferred from the speech? Though we caught large numbers of fish, they developed so quickly that well still have enough to eat. B. Its likely that well not have enough to eat if we keep producing people rapidly. C. Lin Shuiqing is for the idea of recycling, while Qia

24、n Liwei is against it. D. An economist is often seen as being against the environment.,Post-reading activities:,Lin Shuiqing 6 1 4 3 2 5 Qian Liwei 5 3 1 2 4,課本練習(xí),Answers to Part C2 (P24),Do you think it is possible to achieve a balance between the economy and the environment? How can this be achiev

25、ed?,We could educate people to respect and protect the environment. 2. We could urge factories that produce large amounts of waste to build a system to purify the waste and minimize the damage to the environment.,3. We could urge the government to pass stricter laws to protect the environment. 4. We

26、 could create a system to deal with the waste and rubbish scientifically.,At a rough estimate, Nigeria is _ Great Britain. (2005上海) A. three times the size as B. the size three times of C. three times as the size of D. three times the size of,Quiz I: Multiple choice,2. What a table! Ive never seen s

27、uch a thing before. It is _ it is long. (2005 湖北) A. half not as wide as B. wide not as half as C. not half as wide as D. as wide as not half,3. It is reported that the United States uses _ energy as the whole of Europe. (2004廣西) A. as twice B. twice much C. twice much as D. twice as much,4. He did

28、it _ it took me. (2003北京) A. one-third a timeB. one-third time C. the one-third time D. one-third the time,5. The house rent is expensive. Ive got about half the space I had at home and Im paying _ here. (2003上海) A. as three times much B. as much three times C. much as three times D. three times as

29、much,6. He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was _ from the outside world. (2004北京春) A. cut out B. cut off C. cut up D. cut through 7. I was just talking to Margaret when Jackson _. (2005 湖南) A. cut in B. cut down C. cut out D. cut up,8. He has made a lot of films, but _ good ones. (2

30、007北京) A. any B. some C. few D. many,9. The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took _ pictures of them. (2003上海) A. many of B. masses of C. the number of D. a large amount of,10. As a result of destroying the forests, a large _ of desert _ covered the land. (2001上海)

31、A. number; has B. quantity; has C. number; have D. quantity; have,Quiz II: Fill in the blanks according to the reading material.,TV Presenter: Mr. Lin, as an environmentalist, what do you think is the main reason for the earths being damaged?,Mr. Lin: You see, we are living in a world, w_ many place

32、s have been destroyed and many living things have died. The waste from factories goes into the a_, making people sick and f _ into rivers, k _ many sea creatures. Thats the main reason, I think.,here,tmosphere,lows,illing,TV Presenter: Is there any other way that sea creatures are badly affected? Mr Lin: In a _, fishing boats catch a lot of fish every day and many of the sea creatures are being w_ out.,ddition,iped,TV Presenter: As we can see, the worlds population is a_ 6.5 billion, more than six times what it us