THEENVIRONMENTWelcometotheunit1.Whatisearthinyourmind?earth-1.Whatisenvironment

inyourmind?Itistheplacewherepeople,animalsandplantslive.Italwayshasagreatorslightinfluenceonyou.2.Whenwetalkabout“theenvironment”,whatwordswillcometoyourmind?harmony/harmoniousdestroy/destruction/destructivepollutionenvironmentalistsdisastersprotection/preservationpeaceful3.Howmanykindsofnaturaldisastersdoyouknow?EarthquakeTornadoEruptionNaturaldisastersFloodWhenhegetsangryfiretyphoonSnowslidemudflowvolcanoSandstormtornadodroughthurricanetsunami4.Comparedwiththelastfewyears,istheenvironmentgettingbetterorworse?5.Arethereanyenvironmentalproblemsinyourlivingsurroundings?Whatarethey?firesrubbishcuttingsmokewaterpollutionsandstormWhichonesarecausedbynatureandwhichonesarecausedbyman?Whichonesarecausedbynatureandwhichonesarecausedbyman?Rubbish,smoke,cutting,waterpollutionarecausedbymanandtheothersbynature.cuttingtreesrubbish/wasteproblemswaterpollution

Anymore?airpollutionrubbishHowdoyoufeelwhenyouseepilesofrubbishlikethis?Inyoureverydaylife,howdopeopledealwitheverydayrubbish?cuttingtrees/defores’tationWhydopeoplechopdownsomanytreeseveryyear?Whatwillhappenifwecontinuechoppingdownsomanytrees?airpollution

Wouldyouliketolivewithafactorynearby?why(not)?waterpollution

Sometimeswecanreadsuchkindofreport.Allthefishinafishpondarekilledbythepoisonouswasteandpollutedwaterpouredfromthefactorynearby.Whatdoyouthinkofthis?Whoshouldbeblamedforthis?Whatisthecauseandeffectofeachenvironmentalproblemabove?

Rubbish:pourwater,un-reusedproducts,etc.dirty,ugly,dangerous,causediseases,etc2.Cuttingtrees:meetpeople’sneeds,makewoodenproducts,etclosewaterandsoil,desertification,badweather,etcCauses:Results:

Causes:

Results:3.Waterpollutionpourwaste,throwrubbish,etcnoenoughdrinkingwater,getpeoplesick,etc4.Airpollutiongiveoffwastegas,burncoalandoil.etccausediseasesanddeaths,dirty,causeacidrain,etcCauses:Results:Causes:Results:Whatcanpeopledotosolvetheenvironmentalproblemsabove?DiscussionDos&Don’ts

Throwwasteintorubbishbins. Reuseandrecycleasmuchas possible.

②Uselesswood.Plantmorenewtrees. Trytomakedesertareasbecome greenland.Treatthewastewaterbeforepouring itintorivers.Cleanthewaterinthe rivers/lakes.④Makesmokeharmlessbeforeitgoesintotheair.Limitthenumberofvehicles.Developcleanenergy.

⑤Stopusingdisposabletableware, suchas,chopsticks,plasticbags, plasticcloth,ect.⑥D(zhuǎn)on’tkeeptapwaterrunning. Savewaterasmuchaspossiblein yourdailylife.Reading

ReadthepassageonP102Workbookandtrytoanswerthequestionsbelow.1.Whathasbeenthebiggestproblemafterthetsunami?

Illnesswhichhavespreadtomanypeople.2.Whatismakingpeoplesick?Alackofcleandrinkingwater.3.Whatthreeindustriesweremostaffectedbythetsunami?Thefarming,fishingandtourismindustries.4.Whathelphavethesecountriesreceived?

Governmenthavegivenaidmoney;UNICEFhassetupplaceswherepeoplecangethelpandithasprovidedcleandrinkingwater;MédecinsSansFrontièreshassentdoctors.5.WhataresomepossiblesolutionsfortheeconomicproblemssuggestedbyIndonesiangovernmentofficials?Villagesshouldbemovedawayfromtheocean;farmersshouldlearntogrowdifferenttypesoffood.Whatcausedthecityofloulantodisappear?ItwasgraduallycoveredoverbysandstormsfromAD200toAD500.Canyouthinkofotherwaysinwhichpeopledamagetheenvironment?RemainsofloulanWhatcausedthesandstorms?ListeningListentotheEarthSongbyMichaelJackson,trytofindoutthemissingwordsandthinkaboutwhatwecanlearnfromthesong?Earthsong—MichaelJacksonwhat

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