1、Protecting the Yangtze RiverM5U2 ProjectWarm upThe mind map of the Yangtze Riverthe Yangtze RiverWhat do you know about the Yangtze River?It is the third longest river in the world.It is the largest river in China and Asia.It runs across 11 provinces.It has 8 main branches.It flows 6,300 kilometers
2、from western China into the East China Sea.The Yangtze River basin covers about 1.8 million square kilometers.The Yangtze River,with a history of 40 million years,is the largest and longest river in China and the third-longest in the world.It flows 6,300 kilometers and covers an area of about 1.8 mi
3、llion square kilometers.The river runs through 11 provinces,absorbing 8 main branches,and finally reaches the Pacific.What has happened to the Yangtze River?What are the reasons?Fast reading Reasons of the pollutionThe amount of water taken from the river rising;The waste being put back into the riv
4、er has also been increasing.0102Structure of the passageRapid development and increasing population.The health of the Yangtze River.People who rely on the Yangtze River for water.Wide range of fish and wildlife that live in or along the river.Fast reading ParagraphMain ideas structure of the report
5、1The environmental problems of the Yangtze River and the reasons.2-4Organizations and projects that has been set up to protect the Yangtze River5The environmental situation of the Yangtze River is improving.Conclusion Solutions/effortsProblems/issues Detailed reading Part twoWhat does the Green Rive
6、r organization do?It educates people on the importance of protecting the Yangtze River,and stops the illegal hunting of animals.What problems do the two government projects focus on?They focus on problems along the Yangtze River such as water and soil conservation and protecting white-flag dolphins.
7、Detailed reading What has resulted in the water and soil erosion?deforestationfarmlandreclaimingThe area of land that suffers from soil erosion in the Yangtze River valley has been reduced by 146,000 square kilometers,a drop of 27 percent since 2000,according to the Ministry of Water Resources.Prote
8、ctive measures have been applied to 70,000 square km of land along Chinas longest river since 2011,when the Law on Water and Soil Conservation took effect,the ministry said.Local governments have allotted millions of yuan to the cause.Chongqing has planted trees on slopes,constructed terraced fields
9、 to retain water,installed irrigation facilities,and funded fruit and vegetable cultivation to stabilize the soil.The countys moves have reduced the amount of mud and sand slipping into the Yangtze by seven million cubic meters every year.What did the government do to What did the government do to c
10、onserve water and soil?conserve water and soil?Detailed reading white-flag dolphin白鱀豚白鱀豚finless porpoise江豚江豚 Detailed reading Part threeHave the problems of the Yangtze River been solved?We still have a long way to go.What is the progress?Peoples awareness of protecting the river has increased.The s
11、ituation of the Yangtze River is improving.This problem is far from being settled.What else can be done to protect the Yangtze River?Volunteers remove garbage during an operation on the banks of the Yangtze River in Yichang,Hubei province.A report on air pollutionAir pollution has become a serious p
12、roblem in recent years,which (引起国内外的关注).There are a lot of causes.On one hand,(工厂排放的有害气体在增加).(另一方面),large quantities of trees are being cut down,which leads to (森林的急剧减少).This damages the ecosystem that (人类和动物所依赖的).Many people have (意识到的重要性)keeping air clean and many measures have been taken.To begin
13、 with,many organizations (已经成立)to (教育人们保护空气的重要性).Secondly,laws have been passed to prevent factories from releasing harmful gases.(最后但同样重要的是),people have finally realized that (保护环境是他们的职责).(毫无疑问)the situation has been improved a lot because of peoples great effort.However,(我们还有很长的路要走)before we have
14、a clean world.Protecting the Yangtze RiverIssuessituationreasons influenceSolutions Organizations and projectsConclusionRealityProgressWrite a summary of this report summaryDue to the rapid development and increasing population,the problems of the Yangtze River have become more and more serious.Realizing the importance of the Yangtze River,great efforts have been taken by many organizations and projects to protect the water and soil as well as wild animals such as white-flag dolphin.Although the problems havent been solved yet,the condition of the Yangtze River is improving.
