牛津英語模塊五第二單元Reading-Economy-or-the-environment１

1、 Unit 2 Reading The economy or the environment Must we chooseHave you ever seen a debate or even taken part in a debate?Do you know something about debates?Lead-inReading strategyReading a debateWhat is the order of a debate?The order of the debate:One side presents his points.The other side present

2、s his points.Open discussionWhat should we pay attention to when we read or listen to a debate?The two sides present opposite views and theyare meant to convince you. We should not make a final decision until we have read or listened to both sides completely and understood all the arguments made by

3、each side.Fast reading The topic:_TV presenter: _One side speaker: _Hes an _He thinks economic development is_ for the environmentThe other side speaker: _Hes an _He thinks economic development does not have to be bad for the_ . Fill in the table below The environment or the economy?Mr. Lin Shuiqing

4、Mr. Qian LiweiJames LongenvironmentalisteconomistbadenvironmentCareful readingRead what Mr.Lin Shuiqing said and then answer the following questions1.As a result of the waste, what happened?2. Whats the effect of water pollution?3.By how many times has the worlds population increased since 1800?What

5、s the population now?4.According to Mr. Lin, what should be done about the production?5.What has become a big problem? What should we do?1.As a result of the waste, what happened? Many places have been destroyed and many plants and animals have died.The waste goes into the atmosphere and makes us si

6、ck. Some waste flows into the water andlater into the sea, killing sea creatures.2. Whats the effect of water pollution?3.By how many times has the worlds population increased since 1800? Whats the population now?4.According to Mr. Lin, what should be done about the production?Six times. 6.5 billion

7、We should cut back on production and reduce the amount of things we make and buy.5.What has become a big problem? What should we do?The amount of rubbish we produce is turning into a big problem.We should expand our recycling industry and teach people about environmentally friendly ways of living.Re

8、ad what Mr.Qian Liwei said and then answer the following questions.1.When people think of factories,What will they think of? 2.How can a healthy environment and a stable economy be possible at the same time? 3. Why does Qian Liwei think production should not be cut back ? 4. What kind of laws do we

9、need?1.When people think of factories, What will they think of?They think of clouds of dirty smoke or a pipe pouring waste into a river.1.When people think of factories, What will they think of?They think of greedy businessmen hiding from their responsibilities to the environment.2.How can a healthy

10、 environment and a stable economy be possible at the same time?Many factories and industries control the amount of pollution they produce and are very careful to spend money repairing any damage they cause.3. Why does Qian Liwei think production should not be cut back ?4. What kind of laws do we nee

11、d?We need more effective laws to preserve the environment, which still allow the economy to grow.Jobs will be lost. People are more important than fish and trees. Consolidation Fill in the table below Debate topic:The economy or the environment -must we choose?SpeakersLin ShuiqingQian LiweiOpinionsT

12、he environment is being damagedA healthy environment and a stable economy should be possible at the same timeSpeakers Lin Shuiqing Qian LiweiArgumentsIndustrial_ :it has destroyed many places and caused many plants and animals to die._ : Too many fish are caughtPopulation: The worlds population has

13、_ fast Factories: Many factories are _ about the environment.Production: Cutting back on the production may make people lose_.Recycling: Try to make more things from _ materials.Laws: _laws should be passed.Taxes: Those who pollute the environment should pay _ taxes._Production: people should try to

14、 cut back on_.Recycling: It will be good for the environment wasteFishingconcernedjobsrecycledEffectiveSugge-stionshigher grownproduction123456789101.Do you think it is possible to achieve a balance between the economy and the environment?2.How can this be achieved?Discussion1. We could educate people to respect and protect the environment.2. We could urge factories that produce large amounts of waste to build a system to purify the waste and minimize the damage to the environment.3.We could urge the government to pass stricter laws to protect the environment.4.We could produce stri