1、Project Protecting the Yangtze RiverAs the third longest river in the world, how long is the Yangtze River? What are the three longest rivers in the world?How many provinces does it run across? It runs across nine provinces.It is 6,300 kilometers long.The Nile in Africa, the Amazon in South America

2、and the Yangtze River in China. the rare animals and fishesWhite-flag dolphin Yangtze alligator Zhonghua sturgeon Divide the five paragraphs into several parts according to your understanding.1. What has caused the pollution of the Yangtze River? Rapid development and an increase in population have

3、meant that the amount of water taken from the river is rising, and the waste being put back into the river has been increasing.Answer the following questions.2. What do the two special government projects focus on? They focus on the problems along the Yangtze River. The water and soil preservation p

4、roject is to replace the crops on the farmland with trees or grassland, and the second includes a nature reverse for white-flag dolphins. 3. Have people solved all the problems concerning the Yangtze River? No, we still have a long way to go.Protecting the Yangtze RiverProblemsCausesSolutionsUnsafe

5、drinking water Killing many plants and animals.Endangering the wild animal population.Rapid development; increase in population; the waste being put back into the riverSet up environmental organizations and projects; watch the river and stops the illegal hunting of animals; two special government pr

6、ojects Discussion What will you think about when you see the title “Climate change and a low-carbon life”? What do you think causes climate change? Do you think that your way of life can change the climate? Can you give some examples to show what kind of life a low-carbon life is? Climate change and

7、 a low-carbon life Problem: more and more carbon dioxide has been put into the atmosphere, which has brought about climate change. Cause: breathing of animals and humans; other human activities; cars and vehicles; electrical power plants Solutions to the problem: walk or use a bike when possible; us

8、e as little energy as possible; recycle as much as possible; plant trees Notes: The problems and causes As a student, what you should do to protect the environment What can you do to make others aware of the importance of protecting the Yangtze River Write a report about what students should do to p

9、rotect the environment. Below are some hints for you to follow.1. the health of the Yangtze River has raised concern both in China and abroad. raise本意為本意為“舉起；使舉起；使升起；使升起；使站站立；扶起立；扶起”。如：。如： He raised his left hand. 他把右手舉起來。他把右手舉起來。 She raised the fallen child. 她把跌倒的孩子扶起來。她把跌倒的孩子扶起來。Language pointsrai

10、se在此處意為在此處意為“引起引起; 造成造成”。如：。如：His absence raised fears about his safety.他的缺席引起人們對(duì)他安全的擔(dān)心。他的缺席引起人們對(duì)他安全的擔(dān)心。 The use of animals in scientific tests raises some difficult ethical problems. 用動(dòng)物做科學(xué)試驗(yàn)引起了用動(dòng)物做科學(xué)試驗(yàn)引起了一些棘手的道一些棘手的道德問題。德問題。 A funny remark raises a laugh. 滑滑稽的話惹人發(fā)笑?；脑捜侨税l(fā)笑。2. The special governmen

11、t projects are also under way. under way 已經(jīng)開始并進(jìn)行著。如：已經(jīng)開始并進(jìn)行著。如：The project is now well under way. 這一項(xiàng)目現(xiàn)正順利進(jìn)行。這一項(xiàng)目現(xiàn)正順利進(jìn)行。3. This is not good news for the people who rely on the Yangtze River for water. Nor is it good news for the wide range of fish and wildlife(1)rely onfor意為意為“依賴依賴提提供供” 如：如： Childre

12、n rely on their parents for food and clothing. 孩子們依賴父母供給衣食。孩子們依賴父母供給衣食。（2）第二句話以）第二句話以nor開頭，用倒裝語序。開頭，用倒裝語序。句中句中fish and wildlife后接一個(gè)由后接一個(gè)由that引引導(dǎo)的定語從句。導(dǎo)的定語從句。 （3） range 范圍，幅度，差距。這里范圍，幅度，差距。這里用作名詞，意為用作名詞，意為“一系列，各種各一系列，各種各樣樣”。如：。如： the whole range of history 整個(gè)歷史整個(gè)歷史 outside the range of human knowledg

13、e 在人類知識(shí)范圍之外在人類知識(shí)范圍之外相關(guān)短語：相關(guān)短語：beyond the range of 超過超過的范圍的范圍 within the range of 在在范圍之內(nèi)范圍之內(nèi)It is beyond the range of my ability. 這件事超出了我的能力范圍。這件事超出了我的能力范圍。 The work is within the range of our responsibilities. 這工作不在我們的責(zé)任范圍之內(nèi)。這工作不在我們的責(zé)任范圍之內(nèi)。4. Although we produce carbon when we breathe, the carbon we

14、 produce is much less than that produced by a car. 句中句中that指代指代carbon，后接過去分詞短，后接過去分詞短語語produced by a car作定語。英語中常作定語。英語中常用用that來指代一個(gè)不可數(shù)名詞。來指代一個(gè)不可數(shù)名詞。如：如： The weather here is much more pleasant than that in the north. 這里的天氣比北方舒服多了。這里的天氣比北方舒服多了。 5. Planting a small tree is cheap and easy, and two decad

15、es from now, when you look at what will have become a large tree, you will find a sense of satisfaction knowing that you did your part to help solve the problem of climate change. 本句是一個(gè)并列主從復(fù)合句，并列連本句是一個(gè)并列主從復(fù)合句，并列連詞詞and前面是一個(gè)簡單句，后面是一個(gè)前面是一個(gè)簡單句，后面是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句，其中主從復(fù)合句，其中when引導(dǎo)一個(gè)時(shí)間引導(dǎo)一個(gè)時(shí)間狀語從句，狀語從句，look at后接一個(gè)由后接一個(gè)由what引引導(dǎo)的賓語從句，現(xiàn)在分詞短語導(dǎo)的賓語從句，現(xiàn)在分詞短