Unit3EnvironmentalProtectionReadingandThinkingLookanddiscuss1.What’shappeninginthephoto?2.Whatisthecauseofthisphenomenon?Theiceismelting.Becauseofthegreenhouseeffect/globalwarming.Alargepieceoficeisbreakingoffaglacier.Whatotherconsequencesoftheglobalwarming

inthevideo?Whatotherconsequencesoftheglobalwarming

?economiclossestheriseofsealeveldyinganimalsnaturaldisastersextremeweathercoastalcitiessubmergedLead-inlossofwildlifehabitatLookatthegraph.Whatisitabout?Whatinformationcanyougetfromit?Whatcanyouseeinthephoto?Whatmightbethestorybehindit?Thetemperatureoftheglobalsurfaceroseabout1.2℃

from1920to2016.Theearthisbecomingwarmerandwarmer.skinandbones瘦得皮包骨Thepolarbear(北極熊)maydiedforlackingfood.Before-readingListenandsummarizethemainideaofeachpartQ1.What'sthetypeofthistext?

A.

Newsreport.

B.

Biography.

C.

Expositoryessay.

D.

Argumentation.Q2.Inwhichpartofanewspaperormagazinemaywefindthispassage?

A.EntertainmentB.EconomyC.EducationD.EnvironmentReadthetexttypeReadthetextquicklyandmatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.While-reading

0102030405Globalclimateischangingdramatically.

Analarmingcaseaboutabearstarvedtodeath.

Whatiscausingtheincreaseintheglobalaveragesurfacetemperature.Theeffectoftheriseintemperature.

Thesolutionstoreducinggreenhousegasemissions.4.Readforthedevelopmentofthepassageproblemexamplereasonsinfluencessolutionsphenomenoncauseeffectsolution本文按照“現象—原因—危害—措施”的邏輯順序展開，環環相扣，步步深入。標題ClimateChangeRequirestheWorld’sAttention點明了作者的訴求：氣候變化對地球生態系統的影響是巨大的，需要全人類共同關注和面對。文本以現在時態和將來時態為主，強調文章的現實意義及對將來不利后果的預測。phenomenon/EvidenceCauseConsequencesSolutionsWhile-reading:readforthestructurephenomenon/evidencecausesconsequencesolutionsReadingforthedetails

(Para.1)

AproblemWhat?

Evidenceawarmingocean&atmospheremeltingicerisingsealevelClimate’sisgettingwarmerandwarmerWhat’sthefunctionofthefirstparagraphofthetext?

Tointroducethetopic.Readingforthedetails(Para.2)

climatechangestarvationlongerfood-seekingtravellackoffoodlow

sea-icelevelThefollowingreasonsaccountforthedeathofthepolarbear,withoneinfluencinganother.Readparagraph2andputtheminacorrectlogicalorder.

Whatistherootcause?ReadPara3andfindinformationabout“greenhouseeffect”.__________greenhouseeffect_________greenhouseeffectcausingEarth’ssurfacetemperature______________iftoomuchheatenergyis_______keepingEarth’sclimate_______and__________naturalman-madewarmhabitabletorisequicklytrappedHeatreleasedbackintospaceHeatreflectedbacktoEarth’ssurfaceReflectedsunlightAtmosphereSunlightDrawadiagramtoshowhowthe“greenhouseeffect”works.DrawadiagramDiagramsareveryusefultoolsthatcanbeusedtobrainstormideas,mapoutprocesses,showcause

andeffectrelationships,explainanewideaorconcept,andsoon.Whenyoureadanessayaboutscientificissues,youcantrydrawingadiagram,whichwillnotonlyallowyoutovisualisetheproblemsmoreclearlybutalsocanhelpdemonstrateyourcreativethinkingandproblem-solving.Findouthowthegreenhouseeffectworks.Readingforthedetails(Para.3:cause)

naturalman-madeDefinitionHeatfromthesunentersthe__________andwarmsEarth’s__________as_________-waveradiation.FunctionKeepingEarth’swarmand_____________DefinitionPeopleproducehugeamountsof_________greenhousegasesbyburning_____________.AbigproblemMore________energyistrappedintheatmosphereandcausesEarth’ssurfacetemperatureto________quickly.habitableextrafossilfuelsatmospheresurfaceshortheatriseGreenhouseEffectReadingforthedetails(Para.4:consequence)

1.

Whataretheconsequencesoftheglobaltemperaturerise?2.

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warming1.What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthistext?A.Tocallforpeopletodonatemoney.B.Toaskpeoplenottokillpolarbears.C.Toappealto(呼吁)peopletocareEarth'secology(生態).D.Toeducatepeopleaboutglobalwarming.ReadingfordetailsWhatis“carbonfootprint”?Whatisaquestionleftattheend?Asastudent,whatcanwedotoreducegreenhousegasemissions?

DiscussioningroupsPostReadingReduce,reuseandrecycleSortthegarbagePlantmoretreesWhatcanwedotolivea

“green”life?Takepublictransport…Earthprovidesenoughtosatisfyeveryman’sneeds,butnoteveryman’sgreed.—MohandasK.GandhiTosatisfytheirgreed,somepeopleoverexploitnaturalresources,huntvarietiesofanimals,occupymorelandtobuildfactoriesandextendcitiesunlimitedly,resultinginenvironmentaldestruction,ecologicalunbalanceandresourceexhaustion.Ultimately,wehumanbeingswillpayaterribleprice.Whatisthedifferencebetween“needs”and“greed”?Howdoyouunderstandthequote?Naturehasevolvedtoprovideenoughtosatisfythebasicneedsof