1、Unit 2The environmentReading1.Which alternative will make more profit?2.Which alternative is better?Why?Alternative A(land for factory)Alternative B(plants for medicine)It will provide more jobs for people.Alternative A will destroy the environment.It will provide things that people can buy.It will
2、produce medicine that can save lives.It will make much profit.It is in line with sustainable development and growth.Fast readingRead the passage quickly and answer the three questions.1.What sides do Ms Lin Shuiqingand Mr Qian Liwei represent?Ms Lin Shuiqing represents the environment and Mr Qian Li
3、weirepresents the economy.2.By how many times has the worlds population increased since 1800?3.According to Mr Qian Liwei,what should be done to factories that pollute the environment?Six times.They should have to pay higher taxes.Careful readingRead the passage again and answer these questions.1.Wh
4、at society does Lin Shuiqingbelong to?2.What does Lin Shuiqing talk about to start her speech?Lin Shuiqing belongs to the Green Society.She starts her speech by talking about the way vast areas of the world are damaged by chemical waste.3.What is happening to large numbers of fish?4.What does Lin Sh
5、uiqing think we should teach people about?They are being caught by fishing boats before they can lay eggs.She thinks we should teach people ways of living that do not harm the environment.5.In Qian Liweis opinion,what belief so people often have?6.Why does Qian Liwei think production should not be r
6、educed?People often have the belief that development is bad for the environment.Because jobs will be list.People are more important than fish and trees.7.What does Qian Liwei say we need?8.What are many people willing to do according to Qian Liwei?He says we need better laws to preserve the environm
7、ent and still allow our country to grow.Many people are willing to pay a little higher prices for things that are friendly to the environment.AttitudeLin ShuiqingsQian LiweisIndustryFactories produce harmful chemicals,making us sick and killing river and sea life.A healthy environment and economy sh
8、ould be possible at the same timeAttitudeLin ShuiqingsQian LiweisPopulationMore people need more land to live on and more food to eat.People are more important than fish and trees.AttitudeLin ShuiqingsQian LiweisRecyclingExpand our recycling industryProduce more things from recycled materialsAttitud
9、eLin ShuiqingsQian LiweisSolution cut back on production;recycle waste;teach people ways of living that do not harm to the environment.recycle materials;better laws;control how many trees are cut down and how many fish boats can catch;heavy taxes on the factories producing pollution.Put the subjects
10、 each speaker talks about in the correct order.Li Shuiqingrecycling waste _ chemical waste _ population _ fishing _ water pollution _ production _164325Qian Liweitaxes _ recycling waste _ factories _ production _ laws _12345Free talkDo you think that we can achieve a balance between the economy and
11、the environment?Some people think that it is impossible to improve our living standards without damaging the environment.Do you agree with them?How can the balance be achieved?We could educate people to respect and protect the environment.We could urge factories that produce large amounts of waste t
12、o build a system to purify the waste and minimize the damage to the environment.We could urge the government to pass stricter laws to punish factories which pollute the environment.We could produce strict laws to preserve the environment.We could create a system to deal with the waste and rubbish scientifically.Earth SongBy Michael Jackson
