Matchthewordswiththedefinitions.atmospherecarbondioxidechemicaldamage(v.&n.)meltenvironmentgarbagepollutionrecyclethePoles1.theairaroundtheearth2.tohaveabadeffectonsomeoneorsomething3.asubstanceusedinchemistryatmospheredamagechemical4.thenaturalworld----theland,air,water,plantsandanimals5.tochangefromsolidtoliquid,e.g.icebecomeswater6.totreatsomethingsothatwecanuseagain7.oneofthegasesintheairenvironmentmeltrecyclecarbondioxide8.themostnorthernandsouthernpointsonearth9.rubbish10.damagetotheenvironmentbecauseofchemicalsthePolesgarbagepollutionListentoanenvironmentalexpert’sspeech.Putthetopicsbelowintheorderyouhearthem.A.garbageB.treesC.pollutionfromcarsD.meltingiceatthePolesE.theclimate51234Nowlistenagainandanswerthequestions:1.Whatisthemosturgentproblemofall?2.WhatexamplesofcoastalcitiesdoesDavidgive?Theclimate.NewYorkandShanghai.3.Whyistheclimategettingwarmer?4.Whatisdescribedasamajorproblem?Becausepollutionisstoppingthesun’sheatleavingtheatmosphere.Carbondioxidefromcars.5.Whathappenswhenwecutdownalotoftrees?6.Howdoestheinterviewerfeelaboutthesituation?Thereislessoxygenandmorecarbondioxideintheatmosphere.Optimistic.1.Asaresult,theiceat_________isbeginningtomelt.2.Theseamayriseandcitiesonthecoastmay_________.3.Toomuchcarbondioxidepollutesthe___________.Listenagain.Completethesesentences.Listenagain.Completethesesentences.thePolesdisappearatmosphere4.Treestakein_____________andgiveout________.5.We_____garbageandpollutetheatmosphere.6.Instead,weshould_______thegarbage.carbondioxideoxygenburnrecycle1.concernedadj.关心的beconcernedabout/over/for关心,挂念as(so)faras…isconcerned就……来说,就……而言where…isconcerned在牵扯到……的时候(情况下)beconcernedwith/in和……有关show/expressconcernabout对……表示关心/担心haveaconcernin和……有利害关系asconcernsthatmatter关于那件事________,educationisaboutlearningandthemoreyoulearn,themoreequippedforlifeyouare.A.AsfarasIconcernedB.AsfarasIamconcernedC.SofarasIamconcerningD.SofarasIwasconcernedExpressingstrongopinions1.Listenandunderlinethewordsthespeakerstresses.Icouldn’tagreewithyoumore.Ithinkyou’reabsolutelyright.It’sextremelyserious.2.Decidewhichwordsthespeakerwillstress.Ihavenoidea.Itcouldn’tbeworse.It’sabsolutelyhopeless.Nowlistenandcheck.Trytostressthekeywordsandusethecorrectintonation.3.Completethesentencesusingexpressionsfromactivities1and2.1.A:Weneedtoplantmoretrees.B:________________________________________________________2.______________________________________________________________Thetrafficinthiscityjustdoesn’tmove.Icouldn’tagreewithyoumore./Ithinkyou’reabsolutelyright.Itcouldn’tbeworse./It’sabsolutelyhopeless.3.A:Peopledon’tcareenoughabouttheenvironment.B:________________________________________________________2.______________________________________________________________Ican’tseeanything.There’ssandeverywhere.Icouldn’tagreewithyoumore./Ithinkyou’reabsolutelyright.Itcouldn’tbeworse./It’sabsolutelyhopeless.1.Workinpairs.Supposetherehasbeenabadsandstorminyourcity.StudentA:Youareareporter.Youinterviewamanwhohascycledtoworkinthesandstorm.Beforeyoudotheinterview,writedownthequestionsyouwanttoask.StudentB:Youfeltfrightenedbutyouputonamaskandcycledtoworkinthesandstorm.Tellthereporterhowyoufeelaboutthesandstorm.Describehowthingslookedinthesandstorm.ThesewordsandexpressionsaretakenfromListeningandvocabulary.Choosetherightanswers.1.inanutshellmeans______.(a)inmyopinion(b)toexplainsomethingverysimply2.It’sscarymeans______.(a)It’sfrightening(b)It’sinteresting3.I’lldomybestmeans______.(a)Thisisthebest(explanation)(b)I’lltryashardasIcan4.fromwhatIunderstandmeans______.(a)ThisiswhatIunderstand(b)IthinkIunderstand5.You’reabsolutelyrightmeans_______.(a)You’recompletelyright(b)You’realmostrightThinkofhowweneedtodotoimproveourenvironment.
