Leaningobjectives:Talkaboutenvironmentalissues;Talkaboutwhatweshoulddotoprotectourearth;Understandthetextandmasterthelanguageskills.Learnhowtowritealetterofinvitationtoansymposium,forumorconference;Visitculturesalonaboutourenvironment.Unit1CaringforOurEarth

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CleanEnergysolarheatersolarlampsolarcalculatorCleanEnergywindmillwindpowerstationTheviewofeachofthefourexpertsinterviewed:1)Weshouldseetheworldasoneinterconnected,interrelatedwhole.(AmanMotwane)

2) Thetwomostpressingenvironmentalissuesaredeforestingandglobalwarming.(WalterSemkiw)

3) AirandwaterpollutionareourNumberOnepriorities.(LeonNacson)

4) Wearethecauseoftheailingplanetandwearethevictims.(AmritDesai)

2.ContentAwareness服了這些藥，你過幾天就會好了。Takethismedicine,andyou’llbewellinafewdays.做事不事先考慮往往會導(dǎo)致失敗，因此我們應(yīng)該三思而后行。Actingbeforethinkingoftenresultinfailure,soshouldthinkbeforeweleap.三峽大壩工程會怎樣影響當(dāng)?shù)氐木用?？HowwilltheThreeGorgesDamimpactonthelocalresidents?在發(fā)展經(jīng)濟的過程中，我們必須優(yōu)先考慮環(huán)境問題。Intheprocessofeconomicdevelopment,wemustgiveprioritytoenvironmentalissues.3.LanguageFocus一旦形勢到了無法挽回的地步，危機就會爆發(fā)。Oncethesituationreachestothepointofnoreturn,acrisisisinevitable.你應(yīng)該和其他同學(xué)交流觀點，并聽取他們在這個問題上的觀點.Youshouldshareyourviewswith

otherstudentsandlistentotheiropinionsonthisissue.對日益嚴重的環(huán)境問題我們不能袖手旁觀而應(yīng)該采取積極行動。Wecan’tjustsitbackanddonothingabouttheincreasinglyseriousenvironmentalproblems;weshouldtakepositiveaction.LanguageFocusWhatisthemessageoftheinterview?Themessageisthatweshouldtakeourresponsibilitytoprotecttheenvironmentandtakeactiontosaveourmotherearth.Writeasummaryoftheinterview.AfterReadingHow“green”areyou?HowmuchareyouawareofthedamageyouaredoingtoourMotherEarth?AfterReadinggarbagedumplandfillincinerationPassageBFrogStoryPassageBFrogStoryPassageBFrogStoryAmericanrobinPassageBFrogStorysugarmapleWhydoestheauthorbuildalogcabininthewoodsofNorthernWisconsin?Whatisthelogcabinlike?Whereisthetreefrog?Wheredoestheauthorputthetreefrog?Howlonghasthetreefrogbeenwiththeauthor?Whydoesthetreefrogcomebackfromthegreenhouse?PassageBFrogStoryHowdotheauthorandthetreegrogcommunicatewitheachother?Whatwastheauthorworkingonatthattime?Whatdoesthefaxfromhisfriendsay?WhatwillhappentothemapletreesandthebeautifulWisconsin?PassageBFrogStoryWhatdoesthestor