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课件网) Unit 1 Nature in the balance advanced technology convenient life better healthcare... However, every coin has two sides…… Lead-in What benefits does economic development bring to us The economy is growing faster and faster nowadays. But something has changed… 绿水青山就是金山银山。 Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets. Environment Economy How can we achieve a balance between environmental protection and the economic development Now let’s read a TV show transcript. Reading How many people are there in the TV show？ What are their names What are they Scan the transcript and answer the following questions. There are four people in the TV show Host Julie Archerr James Smith Vincent Brown A local resident Senior manager of a local factory Chief of the Norgate Environmental Protection Committee fresh totally different water pollution air pollution health problems What other pollution do you know about in our daily life noise pollution light pollution… Smith Reading Para3. Find out the attitude of James Smith Protest against heavy industry. Before heavy industry factories moved in Now (Things became _____.) The air was _____, the grass _____ and the water _____. The river is _____and_____. The smog in the air has colored the sky _____ and given him a _____that he can’t_____. fresh green clear dirty smelly a smoky grey cough get rid of totally different What would happen if the heavy industry went out of Norgate The pollution would be reduced and the environment would be improved. Many people would lose the jobs and the local economy would decline（下降）. Thinking 1. However, I’d like to point out that we also try to _____we produce. 2. We’ve been _____to reduce pollution even though they _____ 3. I’d also like to draw your attention to the _____ factories have brought to Norgate. 4. We _____for local residents and helped the _____. Speak for all factory managers managers Reading Para5. Find out the attitude of Vincent Brown Brown control the amount of pollution taking various measures raise production costs. economic benefits created many jobs city's economy growth What do you think of the businessmen like Brown in the text They are environmentally-responsible. They are socially-responsible. Thinking We’ve made environmental policies for businesses to observe, like strict clean-up requirements. We also work hand in hand with other branches of governments to ensure that development strategies are followed in an environmentally friendly way. Fighting pollution has to be a community-wide effort.,... We have to achieve a balance between environmental protection and economic development. Reading Para7. Find out the attitude of Julie Archer Archer It’s our duty to protect the environment while we aim for economic development. It’s our duty to leave a better, cleaner and healthier planet to our children (sustainable development可持续发展). It’s our duty to build a h ... ...
