Unit 2 The environment
Reading 1

Teaching Aims:
To help Ss get a general idea about the text.To make Ss become familiar with the detailed information about the text.
To help Ss master Reading Strategy.

Procedures

Step 1 Worm up
Have you ever had a debate ?
Do you know the steps of a debate ?
Step 1: The presenter introduce both sides who have opposite opinions and arrange the time.
Step 2: Both sides present their views and try to convince the listeners with points and facts.
Step 3: Free Discussion.

Step 2 Fast reading
What side does Mr lin Shuiging and Mr Qian Liwei each represent?
Mr Lin Shuiging represents the environment and Mr Qian Liwei represents the economy.
What does Lin Shuiqing start his speech by talking about?
He starts his speech by talking about the way large areas of world are damaged by industrialWaste.
According to Mr Qian Liwei, what should be done to factories that pollute the environment?
They should have to pay higher taxes.

Step 3 Reading for Details
What society does Lin Shuiqing belong to?
to the society for Environmental preservation
What is happening to large amounts of fish?
They are being caught by fishing boats before they can lay eggs.
What does Lin Shuiqing think we should teach people about?
He thinks we should teach people about environmentally friendly ways of living
Why does Qian Liwei think production should not be cut back?
Because jobs will be lost. People are more important than fish and trees
What does Qian Liwei say we should produce more of ?
We should produce more things from recycled products
What does Qian Liwei say we need more of?
more effective laws to preserve the environment ,which still allow the economy to grow .
What does Qian Liwei say many people are willing to do ?
to pay slightly higher prices for things that are environmentally friendly .

Step 4 Text Analysis
Read the passage again and find out the subjects each speaker talk about.
Lin Shuiqing: industrial waste Water pollution Fishing Population Production Recycling
Qian Liwei: Factories Production Laws taxes

Complete the tables

Speaker
Points
Reasons to convince readers


Environment is more important
than factories
and products.

industrial waste
Many places have been destroyed and many plants and animals have died. Factories produces large amounts of poisonous chemicals, the waste of which goes into air and make us sick.

Water pollution
Rivers are full of chemicals which flow into the sea and kill sea creatures.

Fishing
Fishing boats catch large numbers of fish without giving them to lay eggs.

Population
The world’s population has grown to more than six times what it was in 1800.The figure is now approaching 6.5 billion people.

Production
People should try to cut back on production and reduce the amount of things they make and buy

Recycling
It would be beneficial to expand our recycling industry, and teach people about environmentally friendly ways of living. We may even create more jobs and help the economy at the same time.

Qian liwei
(economist)

Healthy
environment
and a stable
economy is possible
Points
Reasons to convince their points

Factories
There are many factories and industries which control the amount of pollution they produce and are very careful to spend money repairing any damage they cause. The people running these factories are very concerned about the environment.

Production
If we cut back on the amount of things we produce in order to sa
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