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Unit8TheEnvironment
Unit8TheEnvironment
PartA
Pre-listeningTask
QuestionsforDiscussion
1.Doyouthinkourenvironmentispolluted?
2.Whatkindsofpollutiondoyouthinkwehaveatpresent?
3.Whatarethemaincausesofpollution?
Whataretheeffectsofpollutionontheenvironmentoronhumanhealth?
4.Whatdoyouthinkweshoulddotoprotectourenvironment?
5.Doyouknowofanycampaignstoreducepollutionandsavetheenvironment?
Demo:
3.Whatarethemaincausesofpollution?
Whataretheeffectsofpollutionontheenvironmentoronhumanhealth?
Inmyopinion,people’sbadbehaviorandbadhabitsarethemaincausesofpollution.Theyareveryharmfultotheenvironmentandtoourhealthaswell.Manyriversandlakesarepollutedbyuncontrolleddischargeofindustrialanddomesticwasteintothem.Theairispollutedbyindustriesandmotorvehicles.Manyforestsaredamagedordestroyedbypeoplewhocuttrees.Thenaturalenvironmentisabusedbyhumanbeingswhentheytrytoreshapeitsuchasremovingpartofamountainoremptyingapondoralake.Itisalsoafoolishacttoputupanuglyhouseinaplaceofnaturalbeauty.Sopeopleinthosepollutedareaswillsurelybeaffectedbythesmogandpoisonouspollutedwater.What’smore,oncetheenvironmenthasbeenruined,itwillbeextremelydifficultforittorecover.
AdditionalQuestionforDiscussion
Whatprogresshavewemadetosavetheenvironment?
Giveoneortwoexamples.
Demo:
Inthepasttwodecades,Chinahasestablishedaseriesofrulesandlawsandbuiltfacilitiestocontrolenvironmentalpollution.Wehavesetupvariouspreservationsorspecialzonestoprotectthenatureandwildlife.Wehavecarriedouteducationprogramstoraisepeople’sawarenessoftheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.Wehavelearnedtorecycle(循环利用)naturalresourceswheneverpossible.Manyofushavetriedveryhardtomakeourlifestylesmoreenvironmentally-friendly(有益于环境).Alltheseeffortswehavemadeareaimedatsavingtheenvironment.Wewillcontinueoureffortsandmakeourworldabetterplacetolive.
LanguageFocus
Herearesomesentencesandstructuresthatyoumayfindusefulindiscussingtheabovequestions.
●Ourenvironmentisbeingseriouslypolluted.
●Thereareairpollution,waterpollution,andlandpollution.
●Humansaretoblame/responsiblefortheworseningoftheEarth’senvironment.
●Itishumanbeingswhohavepollutedtheenvironment.
●Itishumanbeings’badbehaviorandbadhabitsthathavecausedseriouspollution/damagetotheenvironment.
●Thedevelopmentoftechnologyhasbroughtpollutionwhileimprovingpeople’slife.
●Theinventionoftheautomobileisamixedblessing.Itprovidesconveniencebutatthesametimepollutestheair.
●Mostairpollutioncomesfromthehumanactivityofburningnaturalgas,coalandoilforindustriesandmotorvehicles.
●Airpollutionmakespeoplesick/causesbreathingproblems/promotescancer.
●Someindustriesandpeoplearespoilingthewaters.Theypourdirtywater/wastes/harmfulsubstancesintolakes,riversandseas.
●Asaresultofwaterpollution,lotsoffishdieandthewaterbecomesunhealthyforpeopletodrink.
●Landpollutioniscausedbylittering,improperdisposalofdomesticandindustrialwaste,anduseoffertilizersandpesticidesinfarming.
●Alargeamountofwastecollectedfromhomes,officesandindustriesendsupinlandfills.
●Landfillsareamajorsourceofpollution.Theycontainharmfulchemicalsthatcanseepinto/enterthesoilandmakeitpolluted.
●Thetoxicchemicalsthatpollutethesoilcangetintoourbodywhenweeatfruitsandvegetablesthathavebeengrowninpollutedsoil.
●Governments/Businesses/Individualsmustdotheirbest/alltheycantocleanup/savetheenvironment.
●Pollutionknowsnoboundariesbetweennations.Soaglobaleffortisneededtofightagainstit.
●Asindividuals,wecanhelpreducepollutionbycuttingbackontheamountofenergyweuse/walkingmoreanddrivingless/cuttingdownonthewasteweproduce/separatinghouseholdwasteathomeforrecycling/buyingproductsthathavelittlepackaging.
●Inourcountry,anationwidecampaignagainstplasticbagshasbeenlaunchedtofightenvironmentalpollution.Thecampaignprohibitsshopsfromgivingoutfreeplasticshoppingbagsandencouragesconsumerstousebasketsorreusableclothbagsinstead.
●Plasticbagsarelight,handyandcheapbutdumpingplasticbagseverywhereisabadhabit/causespollutiontotheenvironment.
●Burningplasticbagsproducespoisonousgasesharmfultotheenvironment.
PartB
ListeningTasks
Passage1
PlasticBags—ABigProbleminHongKong
WordBank
dumpv.todroporunload倾倒
taxpayern.apersonwhopaystaxes纳税人
releasev.toletgo放出
poisonousa.containingsubstancesthatcancausedeathorseriousillness有毒的
penetrate(into)v.toenter渗透入,进入
retailn.thesaleofgoodsinshopstocustomers零售
launchv.tostart开展,发动
ideallyad.usedtodescribethewayyouwouldlikethingstobe,eventhoughthismaynotbepossible最理想的是
canvasn.strongroughclothusedforbags,tents,etc.帆布
coordinatorn.apersonwhomakespeopleorthingsworktogether协调人
awarenessn.knowledgeorunderstanding认识
breakdowntoundergochemicaldecomposition分解
reduce...by...percent使……减少……个百分点
Script:
EverydaypeopleinHongKonggetridof15millionplasticbags.Theyweighabout600tons.Thisisnotincludingthetensofthousandsofplasticbagspeopledumpatthebeachesandinlocalwaters,whichhavecausedseriouspollution.
Thesebagscosttaxpayersover$70millionayeartodealwith.Someofthebagsaredestroyedbyburning.Theproblemwiththisisthat,whentheybreakdown,theyreleasepoisonouschemicals,whichcancausecancer.Thechemicalpoisonspenetrateintotheearth.
Inordertoattractthepublic’sattentiontotheproblemofplasticbagsandtoreducethenumberofbagsusedatthesametime,theRetailManagementAssociationlaunchedtheUseFewerBagsCampaign.Inthefirststageofthecampaign,1,500retailstoresaimedtoreducethenumberofplasticbagsgivenawaytocustomersby10percent.Thishasbeenachieved.Thesecondstageofthecampaignwillfocusonthenumberofplasticbagsgivenawayinmarkets.
“Ideally,peoplegoingtobuyfoodinthemarketsshouldcarrytheirownreusablebags,suchascanvasbags,thatcanbewashed,”saidacampaigncoordinator.Shestressedthatthecampaignhadtwoobjectives.Besidesreducingthenumberofplasticbagsused,shehopedthatthecampaignwouldincreasethepublic’soverallawarenessofenvironmentalproblems.
LanguageandCultureNotes
1.Backgroundinformation
Manybigcitiesintheworldhaveenvironmentalproblems.HongKongisnoexception.Thedisposalofplasticbagsalonehascausedseriousdamagetotheenvironment.Everyday15millionplasticbagsarethrownout,equivalentto8percentofHongKong’ssolidwaste.ThegovernmentspendsHK$70millionayeartogetridofthebagsbydumpingtheminlandfillsorbyburning.Asaresult,largeareasoflandarewastedand,whatisworse,poisonouschemicals,suchasdioxin,acancer-causingelement,arereleasedwhenthebagsareburned,pollutingtheairandcontaminatinglandandgroundwater.Toraisepublicawarenessoftheproblemscausedbyplasticbags,theUseFewerBagsCampaignwaslaunchedinMay1994bytheRetailManagementAssociationinHongKong.Morethan1,500retailstorestookpartinthecampaign.Popstarsandradiocelebritiesalsojoinedin.Altogether22jingles(广告短诗、短歌)werecreatedforbroadcastinparticipatingshopsandsupermarketstourgecustomerstoprotecttheenvironmentbyusingfewerplasticbags.Thecampaignwasagreatsuccess.Initsfirstyear,participatingretailerssavedmorethan35millionplasticbags.TodayifyouareshoppinginHongKong,youarenotsupposedtobegivenplasticbags.Instead,youwillbeasked,“Doyouneedabag?
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2.whentheybreakdown
whentheplasticbagsdisintegrateintoparticles
3.Thechemicalpoisonspenetrateintotheearth.
Thechemicalpoisonsgodeepintothesoil.
4.theRetailManagementAssociation
TheHongKongRetailManagementAssociation(HKRMA),themajorretailassociationinHongKong,countsalmostallofHongKong’s50,000retailersasmembers,andrepresentsmostmajorsupermarketchainsanddepartmentstores.
5.toreducethenumberofplasticbagsgivenawaytocustomersby10percent
togiveaway10%lessplasticbagstocustomers
6.reusablebags
bagsthatcanbeusedagain
Exercise1
Listentothepassageandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.
1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?
a.HowtheHongKongauthoritiestrytoprotectitsenvironment.
b.Whyplasticbagsshouldbereplacedbyreusablebags.
c.HowpeopleinHongKongtrytoreducethenumberofplasticbagsinuse.
d.HowHongKonghandlesseriousenvironmentalproblemsthere.
2.WhatisthepurposeoflaunchingtheUseFewerBagsCampaign?
a.Tocallthepublic’sattentiontotheseriousproblemcausedbyplasticbags.
b.Toattractthepublic’sattentiontotheproblemofchemicalpoisons.
c.Toinformthepublicthatdestroyingplasticbagsbyburningcausespollution.
d.Tostoppoisonouschemicalsfrompenetratingintotheearth.
3.Accordingtoacampaigncoordinator,whatshouldpeoplecarrywhentheygotobuyfoodinthemarkets?
a.Theirownplasticbags.b.Shoppingbaskets.
c.Canvasbagsonly.d.Reusablebags.
Exercise2
Listenagainandcompletethechartbelowwithinformationfromthepassage.
TheUseFewerBagsCampaign
Background
PeopleinHongKongthrowaway15millionplasticbagseveryday.I
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