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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Unit 9,Saving the earth,北京工大附中,The important,news,in China in November 2006:,Beijing,Summit,of Forum(,论坛,)on China-Africa,Cooperation,was held.,How much do you know about,Beijing Summit of Forum(,论坛,)on China-Africa Cooperation,What is the,theme,of Beijing Summit?,Friendship,Peace,Cooperation&Development,How many countries attended Beijing Summit?,Heads from 48 African countries as well as top leaders of China.,It was held from Nov.3 to 5.,When was the Summit held?,Beijing Summit of Forum(,论坛,)on China-Africa,Cooperation,What was the main purpose of Beijing Summit?,Learning from each other and,seeking common development,Do you think the Summit like this is important?,Why?,Because the Summit is a place to,find solutions,to the problems.Make the people in the world,become united,help each other,and,lead to the global development.,Discuss how to cooperate&develop and find the solution,Besides Beijing Summit,what other kind of summit do you know?,The Earth Summit,Reading,WELCOME TO THE EARTH SUMMIT,Pre-reading,What question do you think of when you have the topic of“,Welcome to the earth summit,”?,What do you expect the text about?,1.What was the summit about?,2.When and where was it held?,3.Who attended the summit?,Prediting,Locating,All the questions predicted can be found in paragraph 1.,1.One of the main themes of the summit was“sustainable development”,or the question how we can continue developing the world without damaging the environment.,Answers to the questions,2.In 2002,the Earth Summit was held in Johannesburg in Sour Africa.,3.We dont know the figure from this passage.,Read and fill in the chart:,How many earth summits are mentioned?What are they?,2.When were the meetings held?,3.Where were the meetings held?,4.What was the main theme of each Earth Summit?,5.Why were the Summits held?,Name,The Earth Summit,Time,Place,Theme,Purpose,Name,The Earth Summit,Time,Place,Theme,Purpose,1972,2002,Stockholm,Sweden,Johannesburg,South Africa,Ways to take care,of our earth,Sustainable development,Discuss some of,the most important,problems facing,our earth,Discuss the question how we can continue developing the world without damaging the environment,Between the two Summits,which one is mainly talked about,Stockholm Earth Summit or Johannesburg Earth Summit,?,Lets,take part in,Johannesburg Earth Summit in 2002!,Read&answer:,Para.2-7,1.What,problems,were discussed in Johannesburg?,“Big three”,poverty,wars&violence.,2.What did China then Premier Zhus stress in the Summit?,3.What were the,key solution,to the problems?Why?,4.Why are conferences like the Earth Summit,important,?,The Johannesburg Earth Summit in 2002,Equality,fairness&international cooperation,Education is the key to the future.,What are the“big three”?,air pollution,poor sanitation,contaminated drinking water,Cause?,7 million,deaths per year,=,15%,of all the deaths,Para.2,Rich people get richer while,the poor,get,poorer,.,What was our,then,Premier Zhu,Rongji,opinion on solving this problem?,Whats the present problem with the global development?,Rich countries have a responsibility towards poor countries and must do whatever they can to help others.,Chinas,then,premier Zhu,Rongji,Para.3,Why is,education,the key to the future?,Solution-Para.7,Better education,In harmony with,nature,Put an end to,the death and suffering caused by the big three,Less unfair,The poverty can,be wiped out,Less violence and fewer wars,Why are conferences like the Earth Summit important?,Theres still time to,take action,Help to understand the existing serious problems,Tell us what we can do to help.,Para.4-6,Make us learn more about“earth issues”,According to the passage,the Earth Summit,.,A.was first held by Sweden in 1972,B.is a conference concerning only,environmental issues,C.teaches people about serious problems and helps,to protect ourselves,D.aims to wipe our poverty,war and violence,Read the text carefully,and choose the best answer to each question.,2.What is the passage mainly about?,What the Earth Summit is and the problems facing us.,How to solve the problems facing the earth today.,The Earth Summit in Johannesburg and the importance of such conferences.,Serious problems the Earth Summit discussed in 2002.,3.We can know the following from Paragraph 5,EXCEPT _.,A.the speaker doesnt have an air conditioner,B.we should change our behavior to better the,situation,C.many people dont notice their daily actions,will pollute the environment,D.it is everyone duty to save the earth,4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?,The only function of the Earth Summit is to find out what problems exist on the earth.,It is certain that a better society which is in harmony with nature will put an end to the“big three”.,Air pollution causes about 6.5%of the deaths each year.,Education is the only solution to the problems facing the world.,5.From the text we can infer that _.,about 20%of the earth population die of contaminated drinking water.,about 46,700,000 people on the earth die each year,deforestation and desertification are also problems facing the earth,The gap between the rich and the poor is getting larger,Explanations,1.Most of the speakers talked about the“big three”,the three biggest killers in the would-,contaminated,drinking water,poor,sanitation,and air pollution.,contaminate,verb T,to make something dirty or poisonous,e.g.,contaminated drinking water,sanitation,noun U,a system for protecting peoples health by removing dirt and waste,2.20%of the people on earth dont,have access to,clean drinking water.,access,noun U,1,OPPORTUNITY when you have the right or opportunity to use or see something,e.g.,I dont,have access to,that kind of,information.,e.g.,Do you have Internet access?,2,ENTRANCE the way in which you can enter a place or get to a place,e.g.,The only,access to,the village is by boat.,e.g.,better access for the disabled,3.Many speakers also spoke about,poverty,war and,violence,.,poverty,noun U,when you are very poor,violence,noun U,1,CAUSING HURT when someone tries to hurt or kill someone else,e.g.,an act of,violence,e.g.,A number of people were killed,in the,violence.,e.g.,Violence against,women has increased in,recent years.,2,EXTREME FORCE extreme force and energy,especially of something causing damage,e.g.,Such was the,violence,of the explosion,that three buildings collapsed.,4.Among the speakers was Chinas then Premier Zhu,Rongji,who,stressed,the need for equality and fairness in the would.,stress,noun,1,WORRY C,U feelings of worry caused by difficult situations such as problems at work,e.g.,work-related,stress,e.g.,Regular exercise can help reduce,stress,.,e.g.,Shes been,under,a lot of,stress,recently.,2,IMPORTANCE U special importance that you give to something,e.g.,At school,they,laid,great,stress,on,academic achievement.,3,PHYSICAL FORCE C,U physical force on something,e.g.,Jogging puts a lot of,stress,on,your knee joints.,4,STRONG PART U when you say one part of a word more strongly,e.g.,In the word blanket,the,stress,is,on,the first syllable.,stress,verb,1,EMPHASIZE T to emphasize something in order to show that it is important,e.g.,+(that)I,stressed that,this was our policy.,2,WORRY I US INFORMAL to be worried,e.g.,Stop,stressing,about tonight-itll be fine.,5.Without international cooperation,developing countries cannot prosper,nor,will sustainable development be possible.,nor,adverb,conjunction,1,neither.nor.used after neither to introduce the second thing in a negative sentence,e.g.,Strangely,neither,James,nor,Emma saw what happened.,e.g.,He,neither,spoke,nor,moved.,2,nor can I/nor do you,etc MAINLY UK used after something negative to say that the same thing is true for someone or something else,e.g.,I,dont,like cats.,Nor do I,.,e.g.,I,wont,get to see him,tomorrow.,Nor will Tom,.,e.g.,She,couldnt,speak a word of,Italian and,nor could I.,6.,Only,by changing the way we live,can we save,the earth.,Inversion sentence(,倒装句,),We can save the earth,only by changing the way we live,.,Ordinary sentence(,普通句,),7.,Not until,we know more,will we be,able to improve the situation.,Other forms of inversion,It is,not until,we know more,that,we will be able to improve the situation.,We will,not,be able to improve the situation,until,we know more.,8.The message is spreading across the world and many students are learning more about“earth,issues,”in school.,issue,noun,1,PROBLEM C an important subject or problem that people are discussing,the issues of race and social class,political issues,e.g.,Chris has raised a very important,issue,.,2,NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE C the newspaper,magazine,etc that is produced on a particular day,e.g.,Have you seen the latest,issue,of,Computer World?,3,at issue:most important in what is being discussed,e.g.,The point,at issue,is what is,best for the child.,4,take issue(with,sb/sth,):to disagree with what someone says or writes,e.g.,I would,take issue,with you on,that.,5,have issues with,sth,to often be sad,anxious or angry because of something,e.g.,A very high proportion of,women diet frequently and,have,issues with,their bodies.,9.A better understanding of the environment is necessary,as,is the willingness to act.,e.g.As,is,often the case with,children,Amy was,completely better by,the time the doctor arrived.,in the same way:,10.Many of the speakers at the Johannesburg summit said that education is the,key to,the future.,key,noun C,1,FOR LOCKS a piece of metal cut into a particular shape and used for locking things such as doors,or for starting an engine,e.g.,Ive lost my car keys.,2,METHOD a way of explaining or achieving something,e.g.,Hard work is,the key to,success.,3,KEYBOARD one of the parts you press with your fingers on a keyboard or musical instrument to produce letters,numbers,or to make a sound,4,MUSIC a set of musical notes based on one particular note,e.g.,the key of D major,5,SYMBOLS a list which explains the symbols on a map or picture,6,ANSWERS a list of answers to an exercise or game,11.With better education,people will be about to build a better society,in harmony with,nature and perhaps,put an end to,the death and suffering caused by the big three.,harmony,noun,1,PEACE U when people are peaceful and agree with each other,or when different things seem right or suitable together,e.g.,living together in peace and harmony,2,MUSIC C,U a pleasant sound in music,made by playing or singing a group of different notes together,12.And if poverty is less of a problem and people are better educated,there is a good chance that,we will see less violence and fewer wars.,possibility,Homework,Do Word study 1 and 2 on page 69 and vocabulary 1,2 and 4 on page 139.,
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