1、Unit 2The environmentWarm upWhat is the environment?It is the place where people,animals and plants live.It is the natural world.When we talk about“the environment”,what words will come to your mind?harmony/harmonious peace/peaceful destruction/destructive pollution disaster protection environmental
2、istsCompared with the last few years,do you think the environment is getting better or worse?What might be the reasons for the changes?What can you see in this picture?What has happened there?Can you give other examples to show what will happen when an earthquake takes place?Look at the picture.Ther
3、e is smoke coming out of the chimney.Suppose this factory is in your neighborhood,how do you think the smoke will affect you?Which is more important in your neighbourhood,the economic benefits a factory can bring or the healthy environment?Why?What can you see in the picture?Why do people chop down
4、so many trees every year?What can human and the environment benefit from trees?What will happen if we continue chopping down so many trees?What can we do to prevent this from happening?It is reported that every year the losses caused by forest fires amount to millions of dollars.In your opinion,what
5、 might be the reasons for the terrible forest fire in the picture?Who should take the responsibility of taking good care of the forest?Do you think the forest plays an important part in balancing nature?Have you ever experienced any sandstorms or have you ever seen any on TV?Whenever we talk about s
6、andstorms,what kinds of images occur in your mind?What measures has our government taken to better our environment?Do you prefer to live with a factory nearby?Why or why not?Sometimes we can read such kind of reports.All the fish in a fish pond are killed by the poisonous waste and polluted water po
7、ured from the factory nearby.What do you think of the phenomenon?Who should be blamed for this?What can you see in this picture?What can cause a volcano to erupt?Can the erupting of a volcano bring heavy damage to human beings?How do you feel when you see piles of rubbish like this?In your daily lif
8、e,how do people deal with everyday rubbish?Do you think it possible for us to classify rubbish as recyclable or that cannot be recycled?Do you think rubbish is a big problem for the environment?DiscussionLook at the pictures above and discuss which problems are caused by nature and which ones are caused by man.2011 World Environment Day
