1、Unit 2 The Environment Projectzxxk精品课件Project Protecting the Yangtze RiverProject Protecting the Yangtze Riverzxxk精品课件As the third longest river in the world,how long is the Yangtze River?What are the three longest rivers in the world?How many provinces does it run across?It runs across nine provinc
2、es.It is 6,300 kilometers long.The Nile in Africa,the Amazon in South America and the Yangtze River in China.zxxk精品课件the rare animals and fishesWhite-flag dolphinYangtze alligatorZhonghua sturgeonzxxk精品课件1.What has caused the pollution of the Yangtze River?2.What bad effects has it had on the ecolog
3、y3.of the area besides health problems?3.What have been done to deal with 4.the problem?4.What do the two special government projects focus on?5.Have people solved all the problems 6.concerning the Yangtze River?zxxk精品课件1.What has caused the pollution of the Yangtze River?Rapid agricultural and indu
4、strial development plus huge population growth has resulted in the rising amount of water taken from the river,and the waste being put back into the river.Answer the following questions.zxxk精品课件2.What bad effects has it had on the ecology of the area besides health problems?It has killed many plants
5、 and animals.zxxk精品课件3.What have been done to deal with the problem?Environmental organizations and projects have been set up to deal with the problem.zxxk精品课件4.What do the two special government projects focus on?They focus on the problems along the Yangtze River.The water and soil preservation pro
6、ject is to replace the crops on the farmland with trees or grassland,and the second includes a nature reverse for white-flag dolphins.zxxk精品课件5.Have people solved all the problems concerning the Yangtze River?No,we still have a long way to go.zxxk精品课件Protecting the Yangtze RiverProblemsCausesSolutio
7、nsUnsafe drinking water Killing many plants and animals.Endangering the wild animal population.Rapid agricultural and industrial development;Huge population growth;Untreated human and industrial sewageSet up environmental organizations and projects;Educates and advises people;Realize the responsibil
8、ity to protect the Yangtze Riverzxxk精品课件Notes:The problems and causes As a student,what you should do to protect the environment What can you do to make others aware of the importance of protecting the Yangtze River Write a report about what students should do to protect the environment.Below are so
9、me hints for you to follow.zxxk精品课件1.the environmental problems of the Yangtze River have raised concern both nationally and internationally.raise本意为“举起；使升起；使站立；扶起”。如：He raised his left hand.他把右手举起来。She raised the fallen child.她把跌倒的孩子扶起来。Language pointszxxk精品课件raise在此处意为“引起;造成”。如：His absence raised
10、fears about his safety.他的缺席引起人们对他安全的担心。The use of animals in scientific tests raisessome difficult ethical problems.用动物做科学试验引起了一些棘手的道德问题。A funny remark raises a laugh.滑稽的话惹人发笑。zxxk精品课件2.Thankfully,many people have recognized the importance of protecting recognize 认出,认清,认识到如：I recognized Peter althou
11、gh I hadnt seen him for 10 years.虽然我有10年没看到彼得了,但我还是认出了他。zxxk精品课件I dont recognize this word what does it mean?我不认识这个单词,它是什么意思啊？Many fail to recognize that all these things are in danger of being denied.许多人没有看到这一切正处于失去的危险之中。zxxk精品课件3.Two special government projects are also under way to protect the ri
12、ver.under way 已经开始并进行着。如：The project is now well under way.这一项目现正顺利进行。zxxk精品课件4.The projects focus on problems along the Yangtze River focus on 使集中于焦点;集中to focus ones mind on work 集中精力于工作You must try to focus your mind on work and study.(喻)你应该努力把思想集中在工作和学习上。All eyes were focused on the speaker.(喻)大家
13、的目光都集中在发言人身上。zxxk精品课件5.The Yangtze River is home to a diverse range of fish and animals range 范围，变化，区域；（变化，差异的）幅度，差距。如：He has a wide range of interests.他兴趣广泛。the whole range of history 整个历史outside the range of human knowledge 在人类知识范围之外zxxk精品课件the range of the nightingale 夜莺的生长区the annual range of te
14、mperature每年的温度变化范围a wide range of knowledge 广博的知识the range of ones voice 音域zxxk精品课件相关短语：beyond the range of 超过的范围within the range of 在范围之内It is beyond the range of my ability.这件事超出了我的能力范围。The work is within the range of our responsibilities.这工作不在我们的责任范围之内。zxxk精品课件6.Boats are prohibited from entering
15、 the Yangtze River.prohibit(以法律、规则等公开)禁止。如：Fishing in this pond is prohibited.禁止在此池溏钓鱼。Smoking prohibited告示禁止吸烟zxxk精品课件prohibit from doing 或prohibits doing（事情）禁止（人），阻止，妨碍。如：His poor health prohibited him fromcontinuing the work.=His poor health prohibited his continuing the work.体弱多病使他无法继续工作。zxxk精品课
16、件PlanningWork in small groups.Discuss what you read on the previous page,briefly discuss the questions below and then decide on a topic for your report.Have it approved by your teacher.B.Write a report about other things China is doing to protect the environment.Below are some steps for you to follo
17、w.zxxk精品课件What do you think are the biggest environmental problem in China?What is the Chinese government doing to protect the environment?The topic for our report will be _.zxxk精品课件Discuss the tasks listed below and decide which group members will be responsible for each task.Write the names beside
18、 the work each member is going to do.(Remember,two or three people can work on the same task!Research _Write the outline _Write the report _zxxk精品课件PreparingMembers responsible for doing research need to find information from various sources on the topic you have chosen.The group should discuss the
19、information found,and decide what to include in the report and what to leave out.Those responsible for writing the outline should organize the information zxxk精品课件the group has decided to use and write an outline for the report using that information.The outline should be approved by the whole group
20、.zxxk精品课件ProducingAll group members should edit the report before it is passed on to another group for editing.Your group will be editing another groups report at the same time.zxxk精品课件While editing,you should read the report closely and look for the following:sentence structure organization punctua
21、tion vocabulary grammar spellingDuring the editing stage,correct any mistakes you find and offer suggestions to the group on how they can improve their report.Ask for comments on your report as well.zxxk精品课件Presenting The report should be rewritten and checked once more for mistakes.Present your report to the class.Put your report up on the display wall of your classroom for everyone to see.zxxk精品课件
