1、 Unit 2 Reading The economy or the environment Must we chooseHave you ever seen a debate or even taken part in a debate?Do you know something about debates?Lead-inReading a debateWhat is the order of a debate?The order of the debate:One side presents his points.The other side presents his points.Ope
2、n discussionWhat should we pay attention to when we read or listen to a debate?The two sides present opposite views and theyare meant to convince you.We should not make a final decision until we have read or listened to both sides completely and understood all the arguments made by each side.Fast re
3、ading The topic:_TV presenter:_One side speaker:_Hes an _He thinks economic development is_ for the environmentThe other side speaker:_Hes an _He thinks economic development does not have to be bad for the_.Fill in the table below The environment or the economy?Mr.Lin ShuiqingMr.Qian LiweiJames Long
4、environmentalisteconomistbadenvironmentCareful readingRead what Mr.Lin Shuiqing said and then answer the following questions1.As a result of the waste,what happened?2.Whats the effect of water pollution?3.By how many times has the worlds population increased since 1800?Whats the population now?4.Acc
5、ording to Mr.Lin,what should be done about the production?5.What has become a big problem?What should we do?1.As a result of the waste,what happened?Many places have been destroyed and many plants and animals have died.The waste goes into the atmosphere and makes us sick.Some waste flows into the wa
6、ter andlater into the sea,killing sea creatures.2.Whats the effect of water pollution?3.By how many times has the worlds population increased since 1800?Whats the population now?4.According to Mr.Lin,what should be done about the production?Six times.6.5 billionWe should cut back on production and r
7、educe the amount of things we make and buy.5.What has become a big problem?What should we do?The amount of rubbish we produce is turning into a big problem.We should expand our recycling industry and teach people about environmentally friendly ways of living.Read what Mr.Qian Liwei said and then ans
8、wer the following questions.1.When people think of factories,What will they think of?2.How can a healthy environment and a stable economy be possible at the same time?3.Why does Qian Liwei think production should not be cut back?4.What kind of laws do we need?1.When people think of factories,What wi
9、ll they think of?They think of clouds of dirty smoke or a pipe pouring waste into a river.1.When people think of factories,What will they think of?They think of greedy businessmen hiding from their responsibilities to the environment.2.How can a healthy environment and a stable economy be possible a
10、t the same time?Many factories and industries control the amount of pollution they produce and are very careful to spend money repairing any damage they cause.3.Why does Qian Liwei think production should not be cut back?4.What kind of laws do we need?We need more effective laws to preserve the envi
11、ronment,which still allow the economy to grow.Jobs will be lost.People are more important than fish and trees.Consolidation Fill in the table below Debate topic:The economy or the environment -must we choose?SpeakersLin ShuiqingQian LiweiOpinionsThe environment is being damagedA healthy environment
12、and a stable economy should be possible at the same timeSpeakers Lin Shuiqing Qian LiweiArgumentsIndustrial_ :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 environ
13、ment.Production:Cutting back on the production may make people lose_.Recycling:Try to make more things 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 w
14、asteFishingconcernedjobsrecycledEffectiveSugge-stionshigher grownproduction12345678910Discussion1.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 environm
15、ent.3.We could urge the government to pass stricter laws to protect the environment.4.We could produce strict laws to preserve the environment.5.We could create a system to deal with the waste and rubbish scientifically.1.Have a debate next class on Examinations do more harm than good.2.Preview the language points in the debate.
