Warming-up and listening
Step1 Warming-up 1.Brain storming
What problems can you find out about our earth? Problems: sandstorm air pollution desert
water pollution hunger
large population rubbish wars
Can you think about some solutions?
What do you think is the biggest problem ? What do you think causes the problem? What should we do to solve the problem? 2.Warming-up Trash/Garbage Causes:
buy product using too much wrapping and then throw away too much garbage in the street or in nature. Solution:
reduce garbage by buying products that use less packaging and never throw them or recycle them
deforestation Causes:
need for wood and fuel Solution:
plant new trees, try to use less wood Air Pollution Causes:
factory & car Solution:
using new technology, use less energy, try to use and recycle much water water pollution Causes:
factory & car Solution:
use new technology, use less energy, try to use and recycle much water Starvation Causes:
uneven distribution of wealth, sometimes natural disasters Solution:
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providing education and technology, giving monetary aid to disaster-stricken areas Desertification Causes:
need for wood and fuel Solution:
repair desert area& protect the areas that are in danger of becoming desert A PROPOSAL
1. Don’t use one-off chopsticks , lunch-boxes and cups
2. Don’t use paper tissue when you sneeze, use handkerchief instead. 3. Don’t send post-cards.Send electronic cards by e-mail. 4. Don’t throw rubbish at will. 5. Don’t make a lot of noise. 6. Don’t waste water 7. Don’t waste electricity.
8. Don’t destroy trees and grass. Step 2 Listening Before listening: The Earth Day April 22nd
The Environmental Day June 5th
While listening:
1) Why is the speaker giving this speech? D A. To celebrate Earth Day
B. To talk about serious problems
C. To ask people to take action to protect it D. All of the above
2) What does she think the most serious problem is? A A . Water pollution B . air pollution
C. soil pollution D. the less of food
3) The speaker presented her idea from two points.what are they?
Point 1 We should ____________________ of our water. (take better care) Point 2 We must____________________our water.(stop polluting) Point 3 We must learn to _______________ in our daily life.(save water) part one
Today we are celebrating Earth Day.Earth Day is a day for reflection and______.Today, people in countries all over the world get together to _______the earth and our future, and to take action to _______ the current situation. Earth Day is a chance for us to learn _____the world and change our behavior.It helps me understand that we must act. If I __________more about the earth in the past ,I would have made different choices about what to do and what to buy.It is _________ too late to change. Part2:
Prediction : What will the speaker say about the problem next?
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1.Out line the speaker’s arguments.
Argument 1: We should____________________________. We must____________________________________. We must______________________________________
______________________________________ _____________________________________ __________________________. If we_____________________________________, we will be__________________________________. Argument 2:
We must ________________our water.
Problem:
We are _______________________ pace. Cars, factories, and air conditions pollute the air and the water. Solutions:
We must__________________we think and live.
? Let’s not _______if we can walk or_________.
? Let’s try not to use ______________ more than what is absolutely necessary. ? Let’s not buy products that _______________.
? Let’s make new_____________and use new technology to ______________that
factories are green and clean.
2. The speaker will say that her final point is ____________________________________Below is a sample outline of this part of the speech: *We are using too much water in our daily life;
*Example/Fact to show how much water is being wasted at home; *Suggested solutions: 1). Fix leaking taps;
2). Try to use less water;
3). Recycle water when possible. * Examples of how much water can be saved if we take these steps. Post Listening
How to save water in our daily life? Step 3 Survey
Make a survey----the biggest problem in our school and near your house. The problem: The causes: The solutions:
Step 4 Homework
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