Unit2TheEnvironmentReading1.Whocantellusthetitleofthedebate?Theeconomyortheenvironment-mustwechoose?2.Whichonedoyouchoose,economyorenvironment?Why?Lead-inFast-reading2.WhatsidedoesMrLinShuiqingandMrQianLiweieachrepresent?3.Byhowmanytimeshastheworld’spopulationincreasedsince1800?4.AccordingtoMrQianliwei,whatshouldbedonetofactoriesthatpollutetheenvironment?MrLinShuiqingrepresentstheenvironmentandMrQianLiweirepresentstheeconomy.Sixtimes.Theyshouldhavetopayhighertaxes.1.Whoarethethreespeakers?JamesLong,LinShuiqingandQianLiweiSecondreading:(ReadLinShuiqing’sdebateandanswerthequestions)1.whatsocietydoesLinShuiqingbelongto?2.WhatdoesLinShuiqingstarthisspeechbytalkingabout?3.Whatishappeningtolargeamountsoffish?4.WhatdoesLinShuiqingthinkweshouldteachpeopleabout?ThesocietyforEnvironmentalPreservationIndustrialwasteTheyarebeingcaughtbyfishingboatsbeforetheycanlayeggs.Hethinksweshouldteachpeopleaboutenvironmentallyfriendlywaysofliving.ReadQianLiwei’sdebateandanswerthequestions.1.WhydoesQianLiweithinkproductionshouldnotbecutback?2.WhatdoesQianLiweisayweshouldproducemoreof?3.WhatdoesQianLiweisayweneedmoreof?4.WhatdoesQianLiweisaymanypeoplearewillingtodo?Becausejobswillbelost.Peoplearemoreimportantthanfishandtrees.Recycledproducts.Weneedmoreeffectivelawstopreservetheenvironment,whichstillallowtheeconomytogrow.Theyarewillingtopayslightlyhigherpricesforthingsthatareenvironmentallyfriendly.ThirdreadingFillinthetableFillinthetableaccordingtotheaccordingtothedebate.debate.speakerPointshepresentsReasonsheprovidesLinShuiqing(anenvironmentalist)IndustrialwasteWaterpollutionManyplaceshavebeendestroyed.Manyplantsandanimalshavedied.Factoriesproducelargeamountsofpoisonouschemicals,thewasteofwhichgoesintotheairandmakesussick.speakerPointshepresentsReasonsheprovidesLinShuiqing(anenvironmentalistWaterpollutionfishingpopulationRiversarefullofchemicalswhichflowintotheseaandkillseacreatures.Fishingboatscatchlargenumbersoffishwithoutgivingthemtimetolayeggs.Theworld’spopulationhasgrowntomorethansixtimeswhatitwasin1800.Thefigureisnowapproaching6.5billionpeople.speakerPointshepresentsReasonsheprovideLinShuiqing(anenvironmentalistproductionrecyclingPeopleshouldtrytocutbackonproductionandreducetheamountofthingstheymakeandbuy.Itwouldbebeneficialtoexpandourrecyclingindustry,andteachpeopleaboutenvironmentallyfriendlywaysofliving.Wemayevencreatemorejobsandhelptheeconomyatthesametime.speakerPointshepresentsReasonsheprovideQianLiwei(aneconomist)factoriesTherearemanyfactoriesandindustrieswhichcontroltheamountofpollutiontheyproduce,andareverycarefultospendmoneyrepairingandthedamagetheycause.Thepeoplerunningthesefactoriesareveryconcernedabouttheenvironment.speakerPointshepresentsReasonsheprovideQianLiwei(aneconomist)productionrecyclingIfwecutbackontheamountofthingsweproduceinordertosavetheenvironment,thenjobswillbelost.Peoplearemoreimportantthanfishandtrees.Weshouldproducemorethingsfromrecycledmaterials,andlessfrommaterialstakendirectlyfromtheenvironment.speakerPointshepresentsReasonsheprovidesQianLiwei(aneconomist)lawstaxesWeneedmoreeffectivelawstopreservetheenvironment,whichstillallowtheeconomytogrow.Thisincludesmoreinspectionstocontrolhowmanytreesarecutdownandhowmanyfishboatscancatch.Factorieswhichpollutetheenvironmentshouldhavetopayhighertaxes.ReadingStrategy:readingadebateWhatistheorderofadebate?Onesidepresentstheirpointsfirst.Theothersidefollowsandpresentstheirs.Afterthat,thereisoftenadiscussion.Theorderofthedebate:LinShuiqingpresentshispoints.QianLiweipresentshispoints.OpendiscussionWhatisimportantinadebate?Bothsidespresentingoppositeviewspresenttheirpointsclearly.Whatshouldwepayattentiontowhenwereadorlistentoadebate?Weshouldnotmakeafinaldecisionuntilwehavereadorlistenedtobothsidescompletelyandunderstoodalltheargumentsmadebyeachside.RoleplayRoleplayThreegroupsrepresentLinShuiqingandtheotherthreegroupsrepresentQianLiwei.Eachofyouspeaksoneortwopoints.Youcanmakesomechangestothedebateandaddyouropinionstothedebate.Homework:1.Readthetext.2.Previewthelanguagepointsinthedebate.Thanks!Bye-bye!
