Unit3UNIT3ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTIONTalkaboutairpollutionTolearntotalkaboutairpollutionTolistentoaninterviewanddeterminewhetherstatementsaretrueorfalseTolistenfordetailedinformationTodiscusstheairpollutionusingtargetexpressionsWhatinformationcanyougetformthispicture?Theyalllookverypolluted.ThebridgeisinLondon.Thechimneysareinapowerstation.theburningcoalWhatisit?Andwhatdoyouthinkaboutit?Newenergyvehiclescanbepoweredbyelectricity.TheyarethebreakthroughpointforChinatodevelopnewenergyautomobiles.NEVs(newenergyvehicles)Howdothesesituationsinfluenceyourlife?Thesesituationsinfluencemylifenotonlybyprovidingelectricityforme,andtransportingme,butalsobypollutingtheairIbreathe.Judgingfrompicturesandquestionsabove,Canyouguesswhattheinterviewwilltalkabout?Thesepicturestellmethattheinterviewisprobablyaboutenergyandpollution.SkimActivity2.Whatdoyouthinktheairpollutionexpertmighttalkabout?Somekeywords:smog,combination,fossilfuels,woodetc.1.Theexpression“smog”originatedinBritainandmeansacombinationof“smoke”and“fog”.2.SmogbecameasevereprobleminBritainbecausepeopleatthattimeburntlotsoffossilfuels.Listentoaninterviewwithanairpollutionexpertanddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).3.TheworstsmoginBritishhistoryhappenedinLondonin1942.4.TheGreatSmogofLondonclaimed5,000lives.5.Later,theUKgovernmentorderedpeoplenottoburnwoodintheirhomes.19524000coalListenagainandtakenotesonwhattheexpertsaid.BenDrake,anexpertonairpollution,isbeinginterviewedontheradio.Hesaidthatsmogwasasevereproblem____________________centuryinBritain.Atthattime,Britainwasexperiencingaboomin___________________.Factoriesandhomes_____________________,whichcreatedsmog.HealsomentionedtheheavysmoginLondon______________________________________________in1952.

intheearly20th

industry

usedlotsofcoal

wasparticularlybadandcausedover4,000deathsLatertheUKgovernmentrestricted_____________________inhomesandforcedfactoriesto_________________________.Assmogisharmfultoeveryone,theexpertadvisedusto_____________________________________,use_____________________________,andfurtherdevelop_______________________.

burningcoal

moveawayfromcitycentres

replacecoalwithcleanerformsofenergy

newenergy-efficientvehicles

greentechnologySummariseinformationInactivelistening,summarisinghelpsyoureviewthekeypointsofaspeaker’smessage.Inordertowriteagoodsummary,youmusttokenotesofthemostimportantpointsasyoulisten.Whensummarising,youneedtobeasconciseaspossibleanduseyourownwords.Thensummarisetheinformationyougotfromtheinterview.Fromtheinterview,we’veknownthatsmogwasonceabigprobleminBritain.Ithadsomethingtodowithitsindustrialdevelopment.Asisknowntoall,Chinaisgrowingfastandsimilarproblemsarehappeningtous.Ingroupsofthree,continuetotalkaboutenvironmentalprotection,thegovernmentactionsandthedevelopmentofnewenergy-efficientvehiclesinChina.Endtheconversationnaturally.Anna:Ithoughtairpollutionwouldbemoreseriousbecauseoftheadvanceofeconomy.Daiyu:Well,contrary

(相反的)towhatmanypeoplebelieve,therearemanymeasurestodealwiththeairpollution,actually.Anna:...Discussthequestions.Theexpressionsintheboxmayhelpyou.ReferringtocommonknowledgeEveryoneknowsthat…Mostpeoplethinkthat...Asisknowntoall,...Thereisnodoubtthat...Weallknowthat…Itisobviousthat…Haveyouexperiencedheavysmogwhereyoulive?Haveyouseenphotosofbigcitiesundercloudsofsmog?Whatisitlike?IhaveoccasionallyexperiencedheavysmogwhereIlive.Ihavealsoseenpicturesofheavysmogovercities.Itisverythickandhardtoseethrough.Thereisnodoubtthatitisnotagoodthing.2.WhatdoyouthinkarethemajorcausesofsmoginChina?IndustryandvehiclesarethemajorcausesofsmoginChina.3.Whatmeasureshavethegovernmentandcitizenstakentohelpaddresstheproblem?Mostpeoplethinkthatpollutionatacertainlevelisanecessaryresultofgrowth,butthegovernmentistakingmeasurestokeepitincheckbydevelopinggreenenergysolutionsandcontrollingfactoryandvehicleemissions.Doyouthinksmogisextremeweatheroradisaster?Howdidtheextremeweatheranddisasterscauseseriousdamageorlosses?Arewefacinganunavoidabledilemma(兩難的困境)?Dowehavetosacrif