1、Unit 2 Saving the EarthTopic2 All these problems are very serious.Section CSection C教学资源共享教学资源共享In our daily life,we should face more environmental problems.Can you say something about them?cities,pollute,health problemsIn our daily life,we should face more environmental problems.Can you say somethi
2、ng about them?factories,the land and the air,deadIn our daily life,we should face more environmental problems.Can you say something about them?cut down,millions of,take away the earth,become desertIn our daily life,we should face more environmental problems.Can you say something about them?oxygen a
3、special kind of oxygen called“ozone”(O3)a very big hole in the ozone layer,too much harmful radiation from the sun臭氧层视频臭氧层视频In our daily life,we should face more environmental problems.Can you say something about them?CO2 carbon dioxide increase a lot,form a“blanket”,the heat from the sun cant escap
4、e cause the level of the sea to rise called“the greenhouse effect”or“globe warming”温室效应:温室效应:视频视频1,视频视频2What other kinds of environmental problems can you think of?Talk about them with your classmates.fewer treesfactory pollutiontraffic pollutionthe ozone layermore carbon dioxideCan you match them?F
5、ewer treesFactory pollutionTraffic pollutionThe ozone layerMore carbon dioxideAll these problems are very serious.What can we do to solve them?Read and understand(影片)(影片)Can you choose a suitable title for each paragraph from the phrases below?The earth is 4 600 million years old.We humans have live
6、d on earth for only 35 000 years,but during this period we have changed our planet a lot in many ways.Some things weve done are very good for the earth while some are bad._ All over the world,people have cut down millions of trees.When it rains or when the wind blows,the earth is taken away.Forests
7、have become deserts,so more and more sorts of animals and plants are disappearing.Fewer Trees _ In big cities,cars and buses have polluted the air.Many people in cities now have health problems._Factories have also polluted the land and the water.As a result,many rivers and lakes are now dead._ Arou
8、nd the earth,theres a special kind of oxygen called“ozone”(O3).It is important to the earth.But now air pollution is destroying it and that has made a very big hole in the ozone layer.Too much harmful radiation from the sun passes through the hole and reaches the earth directly.This is very dangerou
9、s because this kind of radiation can cause cancer.Traffic PollutionFactory Pollution The Ozone Layer _ Carbon dioxide(CO2)in the air has increased a lot.It mainly comes from burning oil,coal and wood.This has formed a“blanket”around the earth.The heat from the sun cant escape so the temperature is r
10、ising.This is called“the greenhouse effect”.It causes the level of the oceans to rise and the climate of the earth to change.All these problems are very serious,so we must do something now.More Carbon DioxideRead 1a again and choose the best answers.1、What does our planet mean here?A.The sun.B.Mars.
11、C.The moon.D.The earth.Read 1a again and choose the best answers.2、Which is NOT true?A.Cars can pollute the air.B.Factories can pollute the water.C.The fewer trees,the better.D.Not all the things we have done are good for the earth.3、The word it in the passage refers to _.A.CO2 B.O3 C.O2 D.H2ORead 1
12、a again and choose the best answers.4、In the passage,“blanket”refers to _.A.carbon dioxide around the earth B.the ozone layer in the sky C.the forests around the world D.pollution all over the world5、The level of the oceans is rising because of _.A.pollution B.few trees C.the greenhouse effect D.cha
13、nges in the climateRead 1a again and choose the best answers.6、What is the best title for this passage?A.Environmental Problems B.Pollution on the Earth C.Hope for the Future D.The Greenhouse Effect Ozone is very important to the earth.O3:Written workDiscuss the meanings of the following expressions
14、 and then write down how they affect the environment.A special kind of oxygen called“ozone”The ozone layer can prevent the suns harmful radiation from reaching the earth.But now air pollution is destroying the ozone layer.This is very dangerous because this kind of radiation can cause cancer.CO2:the
15、 greenhouse effect:More and more carbon dioxide forms a“blanket”around the earth.Written workDiscuss the meanings of the following expressions and then write down how they affect the environment.Carbon dioxide.It mainly comes from burning oil,coal and wood.Carbon dioxide around the earth makes the t
16、emperature rise.The heat from the sun cant escape so the temperature is rising.It causes the level of the oceans to rise and the climate of the earth to change.Group workAre you a green person?Do you want to know how many people are turning green in your class?Work with your partners and design a questionnaire(问卷问卷调查调查)like this.How many kinds of pollution do you know?Useful expressionsUseful expressions people have cut down millions of trees.the earth is taken away.The heat from the sun cant escape so the temperature is rising.It causes the level of the oceans to rise Bye-bye!