1、ListeningPage 62Answer key for exercise 2:an organization by kids for kids;concerned with the environmentfour students in Australia;in 1996to draw attention to the environmentthe Horse that Saved the Worldto explain why its better for the environment if we walk to school,ride bikes or go by busAnswe
2、r key for exercise 3:Methods of saving energy:buy energy-saving goodsturn off appliances when not using themProjects that Millennium Kids have done:1.planted trees2.developed activities that reduce,reuse and recycle waste3.planned ways to reduce recycle and reuse plastic bagsUsing words and expressi
3、onsSuggested answers to exercise 1:Page 631.I think our conference was very successful on the whole.Professor Browns presentation was warmly received.2.There is a wide range of energy sources:coal,oil,natural gas,water power,nuclear power and so on.3.Since your bicycle is broken,you can use mine,so
4、long as you take care of it.4.Sue often buys food at the nearby store and heats it in the microwave for lunch.Then she drinks a can of coke to refresh herself and goes back to the office.5.I would like to thank Mr Smith on behalf of the school for his work as a scholar,an engineer and educator.6.She
5、 is opposed to war,cruelty to animals,racism and so on with a commitment to help all living things.7.His programme has been passed smoothly because most of the representatives in the conference subscribed to it.8.In recent years,the winter temperature in this region tends to go up,and one of the mai
6、n reasons which have resulted in this consequence is the air pollution.9.His main contribution to our country is that he suggested on controlling population growth.10.The chairman of the conference stated that though the people at present are in disagreement on some issues,they are in agreement with
7、 each other on environmental protection.11.The existence of life in outer space is still a mystery.12.Experts said that the global temperature would show a tendency to increase.Suggested answers to exercise 2:mild,circumstance,flood,catastrophe,steadily,casual,average,widespread,electrical,motor,adv
8、ocated,put up with,kept on Using sturctures1.It was in 1996 that the first childrens conference on the environment was organized in Australia.2.It is children that/who run Millennium Kids.3.It is on the Internet that you can find out more about Millennium Kids.4.It is at the yearly conference that t
9、he young people decide which projects they want to concentrate on.5.It is plastic bags that Millennium Kids is asking us to reduce,reuse and recycle.Page 64Answer key for exercise 1:Answer key for exercise 2:1.Indeed,it was four Australian children who started it in 1996 when they organized the firs
10、t childrens environmental conference.2.It is at this conference that we decide which projects we want to work on in the following year.3.It was through one of these projects about five years ago that I first became involved Millennium Kids.Listening taskPage 65Answer key to exercise 1:Part 1:How fan
11、 Kierman began Clean-up Australia DayPart 2:Clean-up the World Day and Ian Kiermans contribution to improving the environmentClean up Your Butts and BagsRead Toms essay about litter.Make a summary for each paragraph.Reading task on 66Clean up Your Butts and BagsAnswer key for Exercise 1:1.The main p
12、oint 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.The evidence about cigarette butts Tom gives to support his argument to be underlined:Over 1600 billion cigarettes are smoked each year in China the toxic
13、chemicals add up to a great amount.3.The evidence about plastic bags Tom gives to support his argument to be boxed:They are made from to kill another animal.4.Toms solutions:1).Put cigarette butts in the rubbish bin.2).Not to let plastic bags become litter.3).Use fewer plastic bags and recycle them.
14、4).Not to smoke.5.Not use plastic bags at all.First para.Point of viewSecond para.First point of the argumentEvidence Third para.Second point of the argument EvidenceFourth para.Point of viewAnswer key for Exercise 2:First para.Point of viewSecond para.First point of the argumentEvidence Litter is a
15、 serious environmental problem.Cigarette butts are small but are still bad for the environment.1.Over 1600 billion cigarettes are smoked each year in China.Many of the butts become litter.2.4.5 trillion butts are littered every year in the world.3.Butts spoil the beauty of the environment.4.Butts co
16、ntain toxic chemicals.These get into the water supply.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.Evidence:Third para.Second point of the argument EvidencePlastic bags are a danger to the
17、environment.1.Plastic bags are made from non-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.3.Plastic bags last from 20 to 1,000 years in the environment.Fourth para.Point of viewThe environ
18、ment 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.DiscussionDiscuss the environmental problems that concern people most in groups of four.List as many environment topics as possible,then write them on a pi
19、ece of paper.environment topicsair pollutionnoisesoil erosionwater pollutionlitter classificationdesertificationmake green by planting treesdeforestationwater pollutionair pollutionsoil erosiondesertificationdeforestationlitter classificationplanting treesChoose a topic from the list that you feel s
20、trongly about.Make notes on your topic using headings similar to the table in the reading task.Use the passage as a model.WritingStep 1:Write out the thesis statement.(point of view)Step 2:Write out the topic sentence of the first body paragraph.Step 3:Give the supporting points and details about th
21、e first subtopic.Step 4:Write out the topic sentence of the second body paragraph.Step 5:Give the supporting points and details about the second subtopic.(more body paragraphs.)Writing tips The Environmental Effects of Fossil Fuels There is no doubt that fossil fuels bring a lot of good to us.But do
22、 you know that many of the environmental problems our country faces today result from our fossil fuel dependence.The environment faces air pollution,global warming,acid rain,and several other very serious problems because of our use of fossil fuels.Over the last 150 years,burning of fossil fuels has
23、 resulted in more than 25 percentA sample versionincrease in carbon dioxide in our atmosphere.Carbon dioxide is one of the main factors in global warming which is negatively affecting everyone.Fossil fuels also affect water pollution,land pollution,and thermal pollution(heat pollution).Coal mining i
24、s one of the causes of pollution in the environment.After the mining is completed,the land will remain barren.Materials other than coal are also brought to the surface in the coal mining process,and these are left as solid wastes.The production,transportation,and use of fossil fuels are to blame for the effects of pollution on the environment.Then what should we do?We should spare no effort to improve our environment.Please save energy and use fewer fossil fuels in our daily lives.HomeworkFinish your composition on environmental problems.See you next time!
