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课件网) Listening and Speaking Unit 3 Environmental Protection Talk about air pollution A: What is the weather like today B: It’s a real pea soup. When I was driving I couldn’t even see the car in front of me. Lead-in pea soup: 1. a thick soup made from green peas 2. a thick, yellow fog What does “pea soup” mean burning coal harmful gas pea soup weather new energy-efficient car environmentally-friendly What information can you get from these pictures Pre-listening A B C D cause consequence measure What environmental problem will be talked in the listening part air pollution A B C D Listen and number the questions in the order you hear them. _____What can be done about it _____Why was it so bad then _____Where does the word “smog” come from _____What problems did it cause While-listening 1 2 3 4 Analyze the structure of the interview. Where does the word “smog” come from Why was it so bad then What problems did it cause What can be done about it problem cause consequence measure Listen for the environmental problem. What: _____ --a combination of the words “_____” and “_____”. Where: in _____ When: in the _____ _____ century smog smoke fog Britain early 20th Listen for the causes and consequences. 1.At that time, Britain was experiencing a boom in_____. 2. Factories and homes used lots of _____, which produced _____ _____ and created smog. It caused many _____ _____ and killed many people. e.g. The worst case happened in London in 1952. The bad smog caused _____ _____. Causes Consequeces industy coal harmful emissions health issues 4000 deaths Government: Individuals: 1. Later the UK government ordered people _____ _____ _____ _____in homes. The UK government forced factories to _____ _____ _____ _____ _____. 1. As smog is harmful to everyone, the expert advised us to replace _____with _____ _____ ___ _____. 2. The expert advised us to use____ _____ _____. 3. The expert advised us to further develop _____. Listen for the measures. not to burn coal move away from city centers coal cleaner forms of energy new energy-efficient vehicles technology Pair work: Retell the environmental problem environmental problem; smog; Britain; 20th century causes: an industrial country used a lot of coal produced harmful emissions; created consequences: caused health issues & killed measures: UK government: ordered; forced; move away individuals: replace (cleaner energy); use (new energy-efficient vehicles); develope Post-listening Suppose you were invited to give a speech on 2025 Shaanxi Youth Environmental Forum, what environmental problem would you draw people’s attention to Problem: In February 2024, Shaanxi underwent a severe sandstorm. Cause: Consequences: Measures: Group work: Prepare a speech to call on people to pay more attention to sandstorm. Homework Problem: In February 2024, Shaanxi underwent a severe sandstorm. Cause: Consequences: Measures: Thanks!
