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课件网) Environmental Protection Reading and Thinking Unit 3 Pre-reading Important words: atmosphere starve wave radiation release habitable sustain cost appropriate 挨饿，饿死 大气；气氛 波，波状运动 辐射，放射线 释放，排放 可居住的 维持，保持 使丧失，使损失 合适的 Important words: rainstorm heatwave continued radiation policy restrict seize issue diagram n. 热浪；奇热时期 n. 暴风雨，大暴雨 adj. 持续的，频繁的 n. 辐射，放射线 n. 政策，方针 v. 限制，控制 v. 抓住 n. 议题，争论点 n. 图表，图解 Important phrases: along with… appear to do... have an impact on... result in greenhouse effect refer to… take actions to do... the amount of... carbon footprint 似乎 和；连同 对...产生影响 导致 温室效应 指的是 采取措施做…… ……的数量 碳足迹；碳排放量 Learning Objectives: By the end of the class, you will be able to Figure out the text type of the passage. Know about the causes and impacts of climate change. Reflect on how to balance our needs and environmental protection. But this is what polar bears are really like! 1. How do you feel about the polar bears in the video and the following pictures 2. What caused the polar bear’s death Global warming The root cause is... While-reading Activity 2: Skim and answer. A. News report 1. What's the type of this text B. Biography C. Expository essay 2. What's the purpose of this text A. To inform readers of climate change. B. To persuade readers to focus on climate change problem. C. To Introduce the process of climate change. We have known about climate change for decades… In 2013,a lot of people were shocked by a news photo of a dead polar bear that was found on Norway's Arctic island of Svalbard… Then what is causing the increase in the global average surface temperature … There is strong and comprehensive evidence that the rise in temperature has led to an increase in extreme weather… Continued greenhouse gas emissions will result in further warming and long-lasting changes to the global climate… 3. Divide the text into 4 parts and analyze the main idea of each part. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 We have known about climate change for decades… In 2013,a lot of people were shocked by a news photo of a dead polar bear that was found on Norway's Arctic island of Svalbard… Then what is causing the increase in the global average surface temperature … There is strong and comprehensive evidence that the rise in temperature has led to an increase in extreme weather… Continued greenhouse gas emissions will result in further warming and long-lasting changes to the global climate… Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Part 1: problem Part 2: cause Part 3: consequence Part 4: solutions 3. Divide the text into 4 parts and analyze the main idea of each part. Global warming Activity 3: Read for details Please read carefully and try to find more details, and then think about the following questions. Task 1: Read part 1 (para 1-2) and summarize evidences of ... ...
