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课件网) Period 3 Using language 1 Talk about air pollution Unit 3 Environmental Protection To learn to talk about air pollution To learn some important words and sentence patterns Learning Aims What information can you get from this picture Air pollution Lead in How much do you know about air pollution What is it And what do you think about it Electric automobiles(new energy vehicles) are the breakthrough point for China to develop new energy automobiles. NEVs (new energy vehicles) In interview, there’re many statements towards environment protection. Before you listen, look at the questions below and guess what they will be talking about. They will probably be talking about air pollution. For example, the definition of “smog”, the serious situation of “smog”, and government’s measures to deal with “smog”. Look and guess what they will be talking about. What did you know about “smog” Is “smog” a main source of pollution What have you circled or underlines of these questions 1. The expression “smog” originated in Britain and means a combination of “smoke” and “fog”. 2. Smog became a severe problem in Britain because people at that time burnt lots of fossil fuels. 3. The worst smog in British history happened in London in 1942. 4. The Great Smog of London claimed 5,000 lives. 5. Later, the UK government ordered people not to burn wood in their homes. Listen carefully again and answer the questions. 1. Is it the “smog” a compound word And why Yes. And it is the combination of “smoke” and “fog”. 2. What did the government do towards “smog” Summarise information In active listening, summarising helps you review the key points of a speaker’s message. In order to write a good summary, you must take notes of the most important points as you listen. When summarising, you need to be as concise as possible and use your own words. Listen to an interview with an air pollution expert and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. The expression “smog” originated in Britain and means a combination of “smoke” and “fog”. ( ) 2. Smog became a severe problem in Britain because people at that time burnt lots of fossil fuels. ( ) 3. The worst smog in British history happened in London in 1942. ( ) 4. The Great Smog of London claimed 5 000 lives. ( ) 5. Later, the UK government ordered people not to burn wood in their homes. ( ) T T F F F Listen again and take notes on what the expert said. Then summarise the information you got from the interview. Ben Drake, an expert on air pollution, is being interviewed on the radio. He said that smog was a severe problem _____century in Britain. At that time, Britain was experiencing a boom in _____. Factories and homes_____, which created smog. He also mentioned the heavy smog in London _____ in 1952.Later the UK government restricted _____in homes and forced factories to _____. As smog is harmful to everyone, the expert ad ... ...
