1、Unit 2 Module 5The environmentThe environmentReadingThe economy or the environment-must we choose?Environment Economy5Which is the more important?Step1.Step2.Step3.One side:present their points firstThe other side:follow and present their pointsHave a discussionReading strategy:reading a debate What
2、 is the order of a debate?Speakers in a debate will represent opposite views.Briefly7The order of todays debate:One presents her points.(Para 2-5)The other presents his points.(Para 6-10)Open the floor for discussion.8Go through the speech quickly and finish exercise one on your sheet.The topic:_TV
3、host:_Side A:_She thinks economic development is b_ for the environmentSide B:_He thinks economic development does not have to be bad for the e_.The economy or the environment?Ms.Lin ShuiqingMr.Qian LiweiJames LongadnvironmentPair WorkDiscuss with your partner and answer the questions as quickly and
4、 correctly as possible.You can underline the answers on you book.Read what Ms.Lin Shuiqing said and then answer the following questions on your sheet.1.What has happened because of chemical waste?2.Whats the effect of water pollution?3.By how many times has the worlds population increased since 1800
5、?Whats the population now?4.What is becoming a big problem?111.What has happened because of chemical waste?Many places have been destroyed and many plants and animals have died.(L11)Some waste flows into the water,killing river and sea life.(L14)2.Whats the effect of water pollution?3.By how many ti
6、mes has the worlds population increased since 1800?Whats the population now?Six times(L19)7 billion(L20)4.What is becoming a big problem?The amount of rubbish we produce is turning into a big problem.(L22)Cut back on productionReduce the number of things we make and buyRecycle our wasteTeach people
7、ways of living that do not harm the environmentWhat are her suggestions?Read what Mr.Qian Liwei said and then answer the following questions on your sheet.1.When people think of factories,what do they think of first?And what else do they think of?2.In Qian Liweis opinion,what belief do people often
8、have?3.Why does Qian Liwei think production should not be cut back on?171.When people think of factories,what do they think of first?They think of clouds of dirty smoke or of pipes pouring chemcial waste into rivers.(L30)When people think of factories,what else do they think of?They think of greedy
9、businessmen hiding from their responsibilities and only worrying about money.(L31)2.In Qian Liweis opinion,what belief do people often have?People often have the belief that development is bad for the environment.(L33)3.Why does Qian Liwei think production should not be cut back on?Because jobs will
10、 be lost and people are more important than fish and trees.(L41)Produce more things from recycled materialsNeed better lawsPay a higher price for some thingsPay higher taxesWhat are Qian Liweis suggestions?Group WorkWork in groups of 4-6 to fill in the blanks as quickly and correctly as possible.Spe
11、akersPoints presentedReasons providedLin Shui qingindustrial waste2._ pollutionRivers are full of chemicals 3._ into the sea and kill sea creatures.populationThe worlds population has grown to over six times as 4._ as it was in 1800.productionPeople should cut back on production.recyclingIt would be
12、 beneficial to 5._ the amount of waste we recycle.Many creatures have died.Factories 1._ lots of poisonous chemicals.waterflowinglarge increaseproduce23SpeakersPoints presentedReasons providedQian LiweifactoriesrecyclingWe should produce 9._ things from recycled materials,and less from materials tak
13、en directly from the environment.lawsFactories and industries 6._ pollution.The people running the factories are concerned.If we cut back on the things 7._ to save the environment,jobs will be lost.People are more important.producedproductionmoreWe need more effective laws to preserve the environmen
14、t and still 10._ the economy to grow.allow8._control24 1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Lin Shuiqings speech?A.Industrial waste destroyed many places and killed many plants and animals.B.Factories producing poisonous chemicals should close down.C.Fishes died because of more than one reas
15、ons.D.Polluted atmosphere can make human beings sick.2.What can be inferred from the speech?A.Though we caught large numbers of fish,they develop 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
16、idea of recycling,while Qian Liwei is against it.D.An economist is often seen as being against the environment.3.What does the sentence“People often think that economic development is bad for the environment,but this does not have to be true.”mean?A.Economic development is good for the environment.B
17、.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.4.After the speech,what may be accepted by people?A.The development of the economy and the environment should go a
18、t the same time.B.The environment comes before the economy.C.The economy should be paid more attention than to the environment.D.There is no co-operation between the governments,either in the economy or the environment.DiscussionDiscussion1.6-8 students form one group.2.You should write down your di
19、fferent arguments and supporting details briefly on the paper.3.The group members should help each other better those sentences.4.One student is to act as the debater later and collect the sentences and use them while debating.29ExamplesEnvironment is more important because.Without economy,people wi
20、ll.In our country,.Compared to.,developing economy is more necessary.30Open the floor for discussion.31Finish the exercises in Part D and Part E on pages 24-25.Write a short passage about which is the more important between economy and environment and why.3233Speakers Lin Shuiqing Qian LiweiArgument
21、sChemical _:it has destroyed many places and caused many plants and animals to die._:Too many fish are caughtPopulation:The worlds population has _ fast Factories:Many factories are _ about the environment.Production:Cutting back on the production may make people lose_.Recycling:Try to make more thi
22、ngs from _ materials.Laws:_laws should be passed.Taxes:Those who pollute the environment should pay _ taxes._Production:people should try to cut back on_.Recycling:It will be good for the environment wasteFishingconcernedjobsrecycledBetterSugge-stionshigher grownproduction12345678910ConsolidationFin
23、ish the speech with the words in the box on page 25industry population waste economy responsibility reduce recycled Earthpollution environment 35My aim in life is to save the for future generations.I want to become an environmentalist after I finish school.Too many people think that cannot be stoppe
24、d if we want the to continuedeveloping.But that is ridiculous.We can dangerous and dirty from factories if we aresmart about what we buy.I want to teach people to buy products.The production of recycled things is muchbetter for the environment,because it means we do notneed to cut down more trees an
25、d cause the destructionof more forests.The will still grow,but Earth willnot have to suffer.industry population waste economy responsibility reduce recycled Earthpollution environment environmentpollutioneconomyreducewasterecycledindustry36 We should also pay attention to what we eat.People should t
26、ake for not buying certain kinds of fish,because there are not many left in the ocean.we also have a problem with .The number of people in the world keeps growing,and we are producingmore rubbish.What if we run out of space?If we all worktogether,we can solve these problems and keep clean and healthy.industry population waste economy responsibility reduce recycled Earthpollution environment responsibility Earthpopulation37The waste goes into the atmosphere and makes us sick.(L13)1.What else happens because of chemical waste?
