1、Unit 2The environment Welcome to the unit,Wordlist,Objectives,To get a general idea of what we are going to learn in this unit To learn the types of environmental problems in this unit To find some solutions to the environmental problems in this unit,What did you see from this MV?,Earth song Michael
2、 Jackson,What about sunrise 日出呢 What about rain 雨呢 What about all the things that you said we were to gain. 你说过我们本应拥有的一切呢 What about killing fields 死寂的土地呢 Is there a time 有没有那一段时光 What about all the things that you said was yours and mine. 你说过属于你和我的一切呢,Did you ever stop to notice 你是否曾停下去关注 All the b
3、lood weve shed before 我们曾经流出的鲜血 Did you ever stop to notice 你是否曾停下去关注 This crying Earth its weeping shores 哭泣的地球和她流泪的海岸 Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh Aaaaaaaah Oooooooooh,What have we done to the world 我们都对地球做了些什么 Look what weve done 看看我们都做了些什么 What about all the peace that you pledge your only son 你对你仅有的儿子
4、保证的和平呢 What about flowering fields 鲜花开遍的田野呢 Is there a time 有没有那么一段时光,What about all the dreams that you said was yours and mine 你说过你和我的所有梦想呢 你是否曾停下去关注 All the children dead from war 所有在战争中死去的孩子 Did you ever stop to notice 你是否曾停下去关注 This crying Earth its weeping shores 哭泣的地球和她流泪的海岸 Aaaaaaaaah Oooooo
5、oooh Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh,I used to dream 我过去常常幻想 I used to glance beyond the stars 我过去常常望向群星 Now I dont know where we are 现在我不知道我们身在何方 Although I know weve drifted far 然而我却知道我们已经漂泊得太远 Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh,Hey what about yesterday 我
6、们的往昔呢 (What about us) 我们怎么办 What about the seas 海洋呢 (What about us)! 我们怎么办 Heavens are falling down 天堂正在陨落 (What about us) 我们怎么办 I cant even breathe 我甚至不能呼吸 (What about us) 我们怎么办,What about lost again 再次失去的呢 (What about us) 我们怎么办 I leaded the woe 我造成了这种灾难 (What about us) 我们怎么办 What about natures wor
7、th 大自然的财富呢 (ooo, ooo) Its our planets womb 它是我们星球的生命摇篮 (What about us) 我们怎么办,What about animals 动物们呢 (What about it) 它怎么办 Turned kingdoms to dust 王国被夷为废墟 (What about us) 我们怎么办 What about elephants 大象呢 (What about us) 我们怎么办,(ooo, ooo) Its our planets womb 它是我们星球的生命摇篮 (What about us) 我们怎么办 What about
8、animals 动物们呢 (What about it) 它怎么办 Turned kingdoms to dust 王国被夷为废墟 (What about us) 我们怎么办 What about elephants 大象呢 (What about us) 我们怎么办 Have we lost their trust 我们已经失去它们的信任了吗？,(What about us) 我们怎么办 What about crying whales？ 哭泣着的鲸鱼呢 (What about us) 我们怎么办 Were ravaging the seas 我们正在污染海水 (What about us)
9、 我们怎么办 What about forest trails 森林的小径呢,(ooo, ooo) Burnt despite our pleas 被我们用恶意的借口烧毁了 (What about us)我们怎么办 What about the holy land 我们神圣的土地呢 (What about it) 它怎么样了 Torn apart by creed 被四分五裂了 (What about us) 我们怎么办 What about the common man 平民百姓呢,(What about us) 我们怎么办 Cant we set him free 我们难道不让他们自由吗
10、(What about us) 我们怎么办 What about children dying 奄奄一息的孩子呢！ (What about us) 我们怎么办 Did you hear them cry 你听到他们在哭吗 (What about us) 我们怎么办 Where did we go wrong 我们在哪里走错了,(ooo, ooo) Someone tell me why 有人能告诉我为什么吗 (What about us) 我们怎么办 What about the baby boy 可爱的婴孩呢 (What about it) 它怎么办 What about the days
11、我们这个时代怎么办 (What about us) 我们怎么办 What about all their joy 他们的快乐呢 (What about us) 我们怎么办 What about the man 人类怎么办,(What about us) 我们怎么办 What about the crying man 哭泣的人类怎么办 (What about us) 我们怎么办 What about Abraham亚伯拉罕呢 (What was us) 我们是什么 What about death again 再一次灭亡怎么样 (ooo, ooo) Do we give a damn 我们就不在
12、乎吗 Aaaaaaaaah Ooooooooh,(What about us) 我们怎么办 What about the crying man 哭泣的人类怎么办 (What about us) 我们怎么办 What about Abraham亚伯拉罕呢 (What was us) 我们是什么 What about death again 再一次灭亡怎么样 (ooo, ooo) Do we give a damn 我们就不在乎吗 Aaaaaaaaah Ooooooooh,A healthy environment is important for our survival. However, m
13、ore and more disasters happen,How many kinds of natural disasters do you know?,natural disasters,fire,volcano,earthquake,drought,typhoon,flood,hurricane,tsunami,earthquake,fire,Typhoon/hurricane,snow slide,flood and drought,How do they damage the environment?,The ashes of the volcano eruption will c
14、ompletely cover the region around. Vegetations in its path will be totally wiped out.The tsunami that ravaged South-east Asian countries in December 2004 proved just how destructive nature can be. Thousands of people died while thousands more were left homeless.,Compared with the last few years, the
15、 environment is getting worse.,The earth is facing serious problems. Look at the picture above and discuss: which ones are caused by nature and which ones are caused by man?,Discussion,Are there any other environmental problems?,Sandstorm,Greenhouse effect,Acid rain,Remains of Lou lan,What caused th
16、e city of Lou lan to disappear?,It was gradually covered over by sandstorms from AD 200 to AD 500.,Can you think of other ways in which people damage the environment?,What caused the sandstorms?,problems,?,Water pollution,Many people dont have enough clean drinking water. Make people get sick.,Facto
17、ries pour waste into rivers/lakes/seas. People throw rubbish into rivers/lakes.,Use new technology to make sure that factories are green and clean. Clean the water in the rivers/lakes. Save water in our daily life.,Air pollution,problem,?,Air pollution causes more than 2.7 million deaths in the worl
18、d every day.,Make people get sick or even die. Make the environment dirty. Cause acid rain (酸雨).,Factories, power stations, cars, air conditioners give off waste gas. Burn coal and oil.,The harmful smoke should be made harmless before it goes into the air. Ride bikes more. Limit the number of cars.
19、Make cars that dont pollute the air.,rubbish,problem,?,Make the environment ugly, dirty and even dangerous. Cause diseases.,Throw rubbish in the streets or in nature. Buy products that use too much packaging.,Throw waste in rubbish bins. Buy products that use less packaging. Recycle as much as possi
20、ble.,毁林开荒,problem,?,Deforestation,Desertification,Cause bad weather (sandstorm). Lands or mountains turn into desert. Cause starvation.,Cut too much wood. Rich surface soil will be blown away by wind or washed by rain down to hills and into rivers.,Use less wood. Plant more new trees. Try to make de
21、sert areas become green land.,problem,?,Almost 800 million people in the world do not have enough to eat.,Cause society problems: violence, crime Many people die.,Wars Uneven distributions of wealth Lack of education,No wars; Rich countries should help people who cant get enough food or education.,A
22、pril 22nd,What can we do to solve the problem?,Competition:,As a student, what can you do to reduce pollution and protect our environment? Discuss with your partners and write down the things you can do.Divide the class into two groups. The group which has more ideas will be the winner.,GROUP A: GRO
23、UP B:,Discussion,?,Did you do anything bad for the environment in your daily life?,What should we do to protect the environment in our daily life?,The recycling symbol,Buy recycled products,Recycled products,Recycle the bottles,Recycle paper,Your paper could become part of a road or race-track.,Use
24、low-flow shower heads,Buy energy- efficient light bulbs,replace,with,rubbish,plate,basket,clean,solar energy,Pass laws,Plant trees,April 22nd,Earth Day,Control sand,What can we do?,A nation destroying its,environment,destroys itself.,- F.D. Roosevelt,Think about what weve just learnt today.,Time for Reflection,Study without reflection is a waste of time.,Think in English,After the class,Its time to stop the class for you to look back in silence.,Homework,Preview reading,Thank you !,
