希望英语(第二版)综合教程U2讲解

Reading A Task 1
Give brief answers to the following questions. Then ask your partner about his/her answers and take notes.
1. What are the hot environmental topics today? The topics I heard people talking the most include global warming, water pollution and air pollution.
2. From which sources did you learn about the environment pollution? I learn about the environment mostly from newspapers, TV, and Internet.
Reading A Task 1
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Speaking Task 3
Work in pairs. Take turns asking your partner the following questions and make notes.Organize your notes and report to the class using the given paragraph as a model.
Reading A Task 2 Text
The Eden Project
In March 2001, the Eden Project, an environmental center in Cornwall, England, opened to the general public. The finished structure is an unprecedented accomplishment—a giant, multi-domed greenhouse, containing plants from around the globe. The site has already become a popular tourist destination, attracting thousands of visitors every day.
3. What are the possible ways to educate people about our environment?
We can give lectures in class, organize discussions on the media, and open more research centers, such as the Eden Project, to the public to make people understand more about the environment.
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Speaking Task 2
Use the following sentence patterns and the words or phrases from Task 1 to talk about the pictures on page 18.
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Unit 2 Environment
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Speaking Task 1
Look at the pictures on page 18 and list words or phrases about them. Then share your work with others.
How do you feel about the environment where you live?
Have you noticed any changes in the environment over the years? If yes, what are the possible causes?
A. It’s time for…to do… B. be likely to…
Sample Sentences: It’s time for us to do something about the serious pollution problems in our city. The environment is likely to get worse if we don’t take any action.
What are the effects of the changing environment on your personal life?
Speaking Task 3
Model Report
Mark lives with his parents near a small river. As long as he can remember, it has always been a source of mosquitoes and bad smell. But his father told him it was not like that until factories were built up and more and more people came around. For Mark, the clean water in which his father used to swim and fish in summer only exists in his dreams. Maybe it’s time for him to do something about it!