Why?What?When?ItisonApril22.Itwasfirstcelebratedin1970.Theearthismorepolluted.Thethemeistoprotecttheenvironmentandsavetheearth.Planttrees.Saveenergyandwater.Takepublictransportation.Useplasticorwoodenthingsless.……EarthDayWhat'sthevideoabout?Someenvironmentalproblems.watch,writeandsaySomekindsofpollution.Protecttheenvironmentatonce!waterpollutionnoisepollutionproblemsairpollutionWhatistheproblem?Whatcausedtheproblem?airpollutionSomefactoriesburncoalandtheypollutetheairwithalotofblacksmoke.Therearemoreandmorecarsontheroad.Theyputthewasteintotheair.Whatistheproblem?Whatcausedtheproblem?noisepollutionLoudmusicandbuildinghousescausethenoisepollution.Whatistheproblem?Whatcausedtheproblem?waterpollutionPeoplethrowlitterintotheriverdirectly.Somefactoriesputthewastewaterintotheriver.1aHerearesomewordsrelatedtodifferentkindsofpollution.Writethemintheboxbelow.Thenaddmorewords.loudmusiccarsrubbishplaneslitteringshipsfactoriessmokingbuildinghousesmobilephonesnoisepollutionairpollutionwaterpollutionnoisepollution________________________________________________airpollution____________________________________________waterpollution________________________________________________loudmusicplanesmobilephonesfactoriescarssmokingshipsfactorieslitteringrubbishbuildinghousesbuildinghousesloudmusiccarsrubbishplaneslitteringshipsfactoriessmokingbuildinghousesmobilephones

Writethewordsintheboxbelow.Thenaddmorewords.machines/crowds…burning/chemicalmaterials…industrialwaste…Istheriverclean?Whatcanyouseeintheriver?No,itisverydirty.Icanseemuchrubbishintheriver.2.Doyouthinktherearefishintheriver?No,therearen’t.3.Whatcanwedotohelpsolvetheproblem?Wecanhelpcleanuptheriver.pre-listeningTask1:Listenandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatdoesTonywanttodolaterthisafternoon?GoswimmingwithMarkintheriver.2.Whydoesn’tMarkwanttogowithTony?Becausetheriverwasreallydirty.3.Howwastheriverinthepast?Itusedtobesoclean./Itwasclean.while-listeningTask2:Listenagainandcompletethesentences.Whatwastheproblem?Theriverwas___________.Eventhebottomoftheriverwasfullof_________.Therewerenomore______forfishermentocatch.Whatcaused

theproblem?Peoplearethrowing_______intotheriver.Factoriesareputting_______intothewater.Howshouldtheproblembesolved?Weshouldwritetothe____________andaskthemto___________thefactories.Everyoneshouldhelpto_________theriver.reallydirtyrubbishfishlitterwastegovernmentclosedown

cleanupMark:Theriverwasdirty.Eventhebottomoftheriverwasfullofrubbish.Tony:Butitusedtobesoclean!Mark:Yes,butpeoplearethrowinglitterintotheriver.Tony:Everyoneinthistownshouldplayapartincleaningitup!Role-playtheconversationproblemsolutioncausewaterpollutionnoisepollutionairpollutioncausesloudmusic,buildinghouses…factories,cars,planes…littering,ships,rubbish…solutionswe/people/government/…

should…/shouldn’t…Protectingtheenvironmentmind-mapproblemsA:Theriverwasfullofwaste…B:Butitusedtobe…A:Yes,butpeoplearethrowing…B:Toprotecttheriver,everyoneshould…pair-workproblemcausesolutionGroupworkGroup(1,2,3,4)Group(6,7,8,9)Weshouldputtheenvironmentalprotectionfirstbecause…Weshouldputthedevelopmentfirstbecause…debatingShouldweputtheenvironmentalprotectionfirstorputthedevelopmentfirst?Balancethetwoaspects.Welovetheearth.Itisourplanet.Welovetheearth.Itisourhome.Earthisourmother.Withoutearth,withoutlife.Wecandoitfromlittlethings,forourselves