1、Extended reading Know viewpoints of the guests in the TV show; Describe what the world will be like 20 years from now. Are there industrial parks in your city? Is the air or the water polluted due to those factories here? Have industrial parks created many jobs for local residents and help the citys
2、 economy grow? The environment or the economy must we choose? If you are the mayor, which do you think is more important, development or environment? Why? News that Matters: pollution in Norgate From the title, what can you get? News that Matters: pollution in Norgate Where is the passage probably t
3、aken from? A. A TV interview programme on pollution. B. A magazine about environmental pollution. C. A newspaper about investigation experiment. D. A travel journal about Norgate. Scan the TV passage and choose the best answer. A Read the TV show transcript about a polluted city. News that Matters:
4、pollution in Norgate Choose the best answers. 1. How many characters are there in the studio according to the passage? A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 5. 2. Whats the main idea of the passage? A. The local people are all against environmental pollution. B. The advantages of opening a factory outweigh the disad
5、vantages. C. Environmental protection is a long-term task that requires joint efforts. D. There are different viewpoints on environmental pollution. C C 3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Vincent Browns speech? A. People have a tendency to connect factories with pictures of clouds of dirt
6、y smoke. B. Factories producing poisonous chemicals should be closed down. C. The businessmen try to control the amount of pollution they produce. D. The businessmen have been taking various measures to reduce pollution. B 4. Which of the following is wrong according to the passage? A. James Smith i
7、s for the idea that heavy industry has to go to protest against the pollution in his living place. B. Vincent Brown wants to draw our attention to the environmental benefits factories have brought to Norgate. C. The Norgate Environmental Protection Committee has a major role to play in maintaining a
8、ir and water quality. D. Many people are willing to take various measures for things that are friendly to the environment. D 5. What can be concluded from the passage? A. All the local residents protest against heavy industry. B. Factory managers are irresponsible businessmen. C. Most factories trie
9、s their best to reduce the pollution while they make profits. D. Fighting pollution is just a task for factories and government departments. C Point of view James Smith Vincent Brown He protested against heavy industry.(For health and safety reason, heavy industry has to go.) He speaks for the facto
10、ries. (I speak for all factory managers when I say we are deeply concerned about the environment.) Summarize the main viewpoints of the host and three guests. A Guest Point of view Julie Archer Host He thinks we have to achieve a balance between environmental protection and economic development. (Fi
11、ghting pollution isnt just a task for factories and the government. It has to be a community-wide effort, and everyone can help by following the golden rule: reduce, reuse and recycle. ) He thinks environment and economic development are both important. (Its our duty to protect the environment while
12、 we aim for economic development.) Reading Strategy 在采访类的文章中，采访者通常会在在采访类的文章中，采访者通常会在首段介绍采访的主题、首段介绍采访的主题、 受访者的姓名以及职业等受访者的姓名以及职业等。因此，要仔细阅读采访类文章。因此，要仔细阅读采访类文章 的首段内容，并根据采访的主题的首段内容，并根据采访的主题猜测受访者的观点猜测受访者的观点。 采访采取一问一答的形式展开。要先认真阅读采访者提出采访采取一问一答的形式展开。要先认真阅读采访者提出 的问题，再阅读受访者的回答。在阅读采访类文章的时候，的问题，再阅读受访者的回答。在阅读采访类文
13、章的时候， 透彻理解采访者的问题有助于更好地理解采访话题。透彻理解采访者的问题有助于更好地理解采访话题。 Do you think it is possible to achieve a balance between the economy and the environment? What can we do to balance the two sides? 1) We could educate people to respect and protect the environment. 2) We could urge factories that produce large amo
14、unts of waste to build a system to purify the waste and minimize the damage to the environment. Pollution is a serious problem around the world, and much effort has been put into the fight against it. Do you think things will change significantly in the future? Describe what the world will be like 20 years from now? B Write your viewpoint on your exercise book.
