新视界大学英语综合教程1_第8单元

WarmingupSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingTalkingpointRingingthechangesWarmingup1.Lookatthewordsintheboxanddecidewhatthemainideasintheunitare.WarmingupWecandividetheproblemsintoonesaboutland,seaandair.Orbytheareastheproblemsmayaffect,forinstance,health,food,power,availabilityofresourcesandsoon.Wecanusegenerallabels:globalwarming,damagetoland,usingresourcestooquickly,pollutionforproductionandwaste,endangeringanimalandplantspeciesandsoon.2.Workinpairsanddiscusswhatarethemostimportantideaswhentalkingabouttheenvironment.Warmingup3.Tellotherpeopleintheclasswhatyouhavedonethisweektohelptheenvironment.•NotmuchIamafraidtosay,butIdotakecaretousepaperonbothsidesandcarrymyownbagwhenIgoshopping.•IdoswitchofflightsandotherapplianceswhenIseethemlefton.Ihavestoppedleavingthingsonstandby.Itisverywasteful.•IamashamedtosayIcannotthinkofanythingIdid.Iwilltryhardernextweek.WarmingupLookatthefirstsentenceofthepassageandchoosethebestanswertothequestions.Helloboysandgirlsaroundtheworld,andaHappyNewYeartoyouall!1Whodoyouthinkthewriteris?(a)Ateacherwritinginaschoolmagazine.(b)Ajournalistwritinginanewspaper.Answer:bWarmingup2Whatdoyouthinkthemessagewillbe?(a)Let’stryandmakethenewyearahappyoneforeveryone.(b)Let’sthinkabouthowwecanenjoyourselves.Answer:aWarmingup3Whatdoyouthinkthestylewillbelike?(a)Simpleandfun.(b)Difficultandserious.Answer:aWarmingupWatchthevideoandanswersomequestions.MoreMoreWarmingupWatchthevideoaboutglobalwarming.Howdoyouunderstand“ifyougiveup,theygiveup”inthisvideo?Whatcanyoudotoreducetheamountofcarbonyouuse?Skimming◇Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit.◇AnswerthequestionsofActivity2and3onpage159.TaskCheck(✓)theclaimmadebyOldFatherTime.MoreMore☐1Oldtraditionsarebeinglost.☐2Wildanimalsarelosingtheirhomes.☐3TherearenomorebirdsintheArctic.Skimming☐4Theearth’satmosphereisbecomingwarmer.☐5Theweatherischangingeverywhere.☐6Energyfromwindandthesunisveryexpensive.☐7Weshouldallavoidtravellingbyair.☐8Wecanalldosomethingtoreduceglobalwarming.☐9Wehaven’tgotmuchtimelefttosavetheearth.TheclaimmadebyOldFatherTimeare:2,4,5,8and9SkimmingAnswerthequestions.1Whatisthemainaimofthepassage?Topersuadepeopletocaremoreabouttheenvironment.MoreMore2WhydoesOldFatherTimerefertothereindeerandpolarbears?BecausetheyareanimalswholiveintheArctic,wheretheiceismelting.Skimming5WhatadvicedoesOldFatherTimegivetoairtravellers?Givemoneytoaschemewhichhelpscanceloutthecarbondioxidegeneratedbyyourplanejourney.MoreMore6Whatwillhappenby2020ifwedon’tactnow?TheicecapattheNorthPolewillmelt;thesealevelswillriseandcoastalregionsandislandswillbeflooded;hotcountrieswillbecomedeserts;coldcountrieswillbecomeuncomfortablywarm.Skimming7WhatdoesOldFatherTimesuggestchildrendoathome?Remindpeopletoswitchofflightsandelectricalequipmentwhichareswitchedonbutnotinuse.Startapublicitycampaignandleteveryoneknowwhattheyaredoing.Ringingthechanges1Helloboysandgirlsaroundtheworld,andaHappyNewYeartoyouall!译文MP3Digging句子分析句子分析2It’sthattimeagainwhenweringouttheoldyear,andringinthenew!(Iexpectthatsomeofyoudon’tevenknowwherethatexpressioncomesfrom.AtmidnightonNewYear’sEve,weusedtoringthechurchbellstosayfarewelltothepastandwelcometothefuture.)Butthisyear,IwanttosharewithyousomeoftheworriesIhaveabouttheenvironment.MP3Digging译文译文3Yousee,I’vejustbeentalkingtomydearoldfriendFatherChristmas,whohasjustgotbackhometotheNorthPoleafterdeliveringallyourpresents.HetoldmethatoneofhisreindeerhurtalegthisyearandalmostmissedtheChristmasdeliveries.Ithappenedinthespringwhentheice,whichisalwaysverythick,turnedouttobemuchthinnerthanweexpected,andshealmostfellthroughintotheArcticOcean.译文MP3Digging4FatherChristmasalsotoldmethathisfriendsthepolarbearshavetowalkmuchfurthertofindsolidiceandsnow,andtheArcticbirdshavebeenleavingandcomingbackatunusualtimesoftheyear.Itseemsthattheproblemisclimatechange.译文MP3Digging5Ithasbecomeapparenttoscientistsfromaroundtheworldthatthegas,oilandcoal,whichweallusetostaywarm,staycool,andtravelaround,releaselotsofcarbondioxidetotheatmosphereoftheearth.Thiscausesthesun’sheattobuildupintheearth’satmosphere,andiscalledthegreenhouseeffect.It’sleadingtoallkindsofchange...andasweknow,somechangeisfortheworst.译文MP3Digging句子分析句子分析6Sotheweatherischanging,andinsteadofgentlerain,wenowhaveviolentstorms,whichfloodcoastsandvalleys.Evensomebigcities,suchasNewYorkandLondon,andsomecountries,liketheMaldiveIslands,areunderthreat.Inotherplaces,there’sashortageofrainforcrops,sosomepeoplearegoingtostarve.Andsomeofourfavouriteanimals,suchaselephants,tigersandlions,arelosingtheirhomes.译文MP3Digging句子分析句子分析7Butwecanallmakesomechangeforthebetter.Yousee,thesescientiststhenwentontotellmethatwecouldcombatclimatechangebygeneratingmostofourenergyneedswithresourceswhichwecanrenew.Forexample,wecanusewindturbinestolightandheatourhomesandtoprovideelectricpowerforcars.译文MP3Digging译文MP3Digging8Notsurprisingly,FatherChristmaswasmostconcernedabouthisairmiles,whatwithallthosepresentstodelivertoallyouboysandgirls.Butwefoundoutaboutaschemetocanceloutthecarbondioxidehegenerate