1、人教课标人教课标高二高二 选修选修 6Unit 4 Read Toms essay about litter and finish the tasks below.1.What is the main point of view?The main point of view to be circled:All sorts of items become litter,but two of the most common and most dangerous are cigarette butts and plastic bags.2.Find out the evidence Tom give
2、s to support his argument that cigarette butts are an environmental problem.The evidence about cigarette butts Tom gives to support his argument to be underlined:Over 1,600 billion cigarettes are smoked each year in China the toxic chemicals add up to a great amount.3.Find out the evidence Tom gives
3、 to support his argument that plastic bags are an environmental problem.The evidence about plastic bags Tom gives to support his argument to be boxed:They are made from to kill another animal.4 Number each of Toms solutions:1)Put cigarette butts in the rubbish bin.2)Not to let plastic bags become li
4、tter.3)Use fewer plastic bags and recycle them4)Not to smoke.5)Not use plastic bags at allRead the essay again and make notes in the table.First Paragraph Point of viewLitter is a serious environmental problem Second Paragraph First point of the argument;EvidenceCigarette butts are small but are sti
5、ll bad for the environment.1.Over 1,600 billion cigarettes are smoked each year in China.Many of the butts become litter.Second Paragraph2.4.5 trillion butts are littered every year in the world.3.Butts spoil the beauty of the environment4.Butts contain toxic chemicals.These get into the water suppl
6、y.These decrease the quality of the water and endanger living things.5.Butts take up to 5 years to break down,so the toxic chemicals add up to a great amount.Third Paragraph Second point of the argumentPlastic bags are a danger to the environment.Third ParagraphEvidence1.Plastic bags are made from n
7、on-renewable resources.If they are not recycled,these resources are lost to us.2.In China,2 billion plastic bags are used every day.Many of these become litter.ThirdParagraph3.Plastic bags last from 20 to 1000 years in the environment.4.They can travel long distances in the air and water.They are in
8、 rivers,parks,beaches and oceans.5.Plastic bags kill up to one million seabirds,100,000 sea mammals and countless fish each year worldwide.ThirdParagraph6.After the animal breaks down,the plastic bag becomes free and can kill another animal.Fourth Paragraph Point of viewThe environment would be less polluted if we cleaned up cigarette butts and plastic bags.The best solution would be not to smoke or use plastic bags at all.
