Unit 3 Climate 泛读教程2

Unit3ClimateWordPretestWhat’sclimate?Climateisthecombinationoftemperature,moisture,andsunshineataplaceoveraperiodofmanyyears.Temperatureandtheamountofrainfallarethetwomostimportantelementsofclimate.Othersarehumidity,sunshine,wind,andairpressure.TypesofClimateSomeClimateDisasters•Typhoon•Flood•Drought•Snowstorm•Typhoon•FloodDroughtSnowstormClimateChangeMainlyinthreeareas:•GlobalWarming全球变暖•Aciddeposition/Acidrain酸雨•Ozonedepletion臭氧层损耗TextIReadTextISkimmingIn2minutesThemainidea?Moreclimatenegotiationsareneeded.ReadTextIScanningWithin9minutesexerciseonpage39-40ThirdReadingStructure(5minutes)StructurePart1(Para1-2):Thepaceofprogressonclimatechangeisstilltooslow.Part2(Para3-8):Twodisturbingtrendsofclimatenegotiationsareexpressed.Part3(Para9-13):Negotiationsonglobalclimateagreementsarecriticallyimportant.Whatarethetwodisturbingtrends?1.theimpactsofclimatechange2.theworld’songoingdependenceonfossilfuelsTheKyotoProtocol(Line6)京都协定书TheKyotoProtocolwasnegotiatedinDecember1997atthecityofKyoto,JapanandcameintoforceFebruary16th,2005.“TheKyotoProtocolisalegallybindingagreementunderwhichindustrializedcountrieswillreducetheircollectiveemissionsofgreenhousegasesby5.2%comparedtotheyear1990.Thegoalistoloweroverallemissionsfromsixgreenhousegases.”-----UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramGreenhousegas(Line13)温室气体指的是大气中能吸收地面反射的太阳辐射，并重新发射辐射的一些气体，如水蒸气、二氧化碳、大部分制冷剂等。它们的作用是使地球表面变得更暖，类似于温室截留太阳辐射，并加热温室内空气的作用。这种温室气体使地球变得更温暖的影响称为“温室效应”GreenhouseEffect京都议定书中规定控制的6种温室气体为：二氧化碳（CO₂）、甲烷（CH₄）、氧化亚氮（N₂O）、氢氟碳化合物（HFCs）、全氟碳化合物（PFCs）、六氟化硫（SF6）SuperTyphoonBophaClimateChangeConferencesUsefulWordsandexpressionsUnsustainable(Line22)Displaced(Line24)Transparency(Line66)Accountability(Line66)FossilfuelsGreenhousegasemissionsPleasefindthefullnamesofthefollowingorganizationsinTextIandtranslatethem.NOAA美国国家海洋和大气管理局WB世界银行WRI世界资源研究所IEA国际能源署/国际能源机构WordSearch1.trackn.2.successionn.insuccession3.witherv.4.vulnerabilityn.vulnerableadj.5.momentumn.WordSearch6.latitude/ˈlætɪtjuːd;US-tuːd/n.longitude/ˈlɔndʒɪtjuːd;US-tuːd/n.7.altitude/ˈæltɪtjuːd;US-tuːd/n.synonym:elevation8.monsoon/ˏmɔnˈsuːn/n.9.drainv.10.precautionn.SectionBSandstormfacemaskfeatherdusterHazePM2.5•ParticulateMatter2.5•大气中直径小于或等于2.5微米的颗粒物，也称为可入肺颗粒物•ParticlepollutionorparticulatematterisanothermeasureofpollutantsintheairandiscommonlystatedasPM2.5orPM10•TheHeartAssociationestimatesthatintheUnitedStatesalone,PM2.5airpollutioncausessome60,000deathsayear.Indiansummer:aperiodofunusualwarmweatherinautumn,notlongbeforewinter.SectionC1~5:TTFTF6-10:TFTTT◎tropicalclimates热带气候◎subtropicalclimates亚热带气候◎mid-latitudeclimates中纬度气候◎high-latitudeclimates高纬度气候◎high-altitudeclimates高海拔气候TranslationofsomeExpressionsinTextII•降雨量•theamountofrainfall•热带雨林•tropicalrainforest•热带草原气候•tropicalwet-and-dryclimate/tropicalsavannaclimate•热带沙漠气候•tropicaldesertclimate•地中海气候•Mediterraneanclimate•西风•westerlywinds•用材林•timberforest•大陆性湿润气候•humidcontinentalclimate•极地气候•polarclimate•高原气候•highlandclimate•洋流•oceancurrent•拉布拉多洋/寒流•TheLabradorCurrent•湾流/墨西哥湾暖流•TheGulfStream