FreeTalkFreeTalkHaveyoueverjoinedHaveyoueverjoinedinadebate?Whatisitinadebate?Whatisitlike?like?Readingstrategy:readingadebate1.Whatisadebate?2.Whodoyouagreewith?3.Howtoreadadebate?Theeconomyortheenvironmentmustwechoose?•Fastreading1WhatsidedoesMr.LinShuiqingandMr.QianLiweieachrepresent?Mr.LinShuiqingrepresentstheenvironmentandMrQianLiweirepresentstheeconomy.2.Byhowmanytimeshastheworld’spopulationincreasedsince1800?Sixtimes.3.AccordingtoMr.QianLiwei,whatshouldbedonetofactoriesthatpollutetheenvironment?Theyshouldhavetopayhighertaxes.TrueorFalseTrueorFalse1.Thewastetheycreategoesintotheatmosphereandmakesussick.2.Manyseacreaturesarebeingwipedoutbypoisonouschemicals.3.Qianbelievesthatpeoplearemoreimportantthancreatures.4.Qianthinksthatpayingahigherpriceforsomethingsisgoodfortheeconomyinsomeways.5.Qianagreesthatthosefactorieswhichpollutetheenvironmentshouldn’thavetopayhighertaxes.TFTTF•DetailedreadingReadthespeechasecondtimeandcompletePartC1onpage241WhatsocietydoesLinShuiqingbelongto?2WhatdoesLinShuiqingstarthisspeechbytalkingabout?3Whatishappeningtolargeamountsoffish?4WhatdoesLinShuiqingthinkweshouldteachpeopleabout?LinShuiqingbelongstothesocietyforEnvironmentalPreservation.Line5Hestartshisspeechbytalkingaboutthewaylargeareasoftheworldaredamagedbyindustrialwaste.Line10Theyarebeingcaughtbyfishingboatsbeforetheycanlayeggs.Line17Hethinksweshouldteachpeopleaboutenvironmentallyfriendlywaysofliving.Line255WhydoesQianLiweithinkproductionshouldnotbecutback?6WhatdoesQianLiweisayweshouldproducemoreof?7WhatdoesQianLiweisayweneedmoreof?8WhatdoesQianLiweisaymanypeoplearewillingtodo?Becausejobswillbelost.Peoplearemoreimportantthanfishandtrees.Line43Weshouldproducemorethingsfromrecycledmaterials.L46Weneedmoreeffectivelawstopreservetheenvironment,whichstillallowtheeconomytogrow.Line47Manypeoplearewillingtopayslightlyhigherpricesforthingsthatareenvironmentallyfriendly.Line51ReadingComprehensionWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinLinShuiqing’sspeech?A.Industrialwastedestroyedmanyplacesandkilledmanyplacesandanimals.B.Factoriesproducingpoisonouschemicalsshouldclosedown.C.Fishesdiedbecauseofmorethanonereasons.D.Pollutedatmospherecanmakehumanbeingssick.Whatcanbeinferredfromthespeech?A.Thoughwecaughtlargenumbersoffish,theydevelopsoquicklythatwe’llstillhaveenoughtoeat.B.It’slikelythatwe’llnothaveenoughtoeatifwekeepproducingpeoplerapidly.C.LinShuiqingisfortheideaofrecycling,whileQianLiweiisagainstit.D.Aneconomistisoftenseenasbeingagainsttheenvironment.Whatdoesthesentence“Peopleoftenthinkthateconomicdevelopmentisbadfortheenvironment,butthisdoesnothavetoberight.”mean?A.Economicdevelopmentisgoodfortheenvironment.B.Economicdevelopmentisbadfortheenvironment.C.Economicdevelopmentisnotalwaysbadfortheenvironment.D.Peoplearewrongtothinkeconomicdevelopmentisbadfortheenvironment.•ConsolidationFillintheblankswithproperwordsaccordingtothereadingmaterial.FillinthetableSpeakersPointstheypresentReasonstheyprovidetoconvinceyouLinShuiqing(anenviron-mentalist)industrialwasteManyplaces…Manyplantsandanimals…Factories…chemicalsLine11waterpollutionRiversarefullofchemicalswhichflowintotheseaandkillseacreatures.Line14fishingFishingboatscatchlargenumbersoffishwithoutgivingthemtimetolayeggs.Line16populationTheworld’spopulationhasgrowntomorethansixtimeswhatitwasin1800.Line21productionPeopleshouldtrytocutbackonproductionandreducetheamountofthingswemakeandbuy.Line22recyclingItwouldbebeneficialtoexpandourrecyclingindustry,andteachpeopleaboutenvironmentallyfriendlywaysofliving.Wemayevencreatemorejobsandhelptheeconomyatthesametime.Line24FillinthetableSpeakersPointstheypresentReasonstheyprovidetoconvinceyouQianLiwei(aneconomist)factoriesTherearemanyfactoriesandindustries…control….spendmoney.Thepeoplerunning….concernedLine38productionIfwecutbackon…,thenjobswillbelost.Peoplearemoreimportantthanfishandtrees.Line43recyclingWeshouldproducemorethingsfromrecycledmaterials,andlessfrommaterialstakendirectlyfromtheenvironment.Line46lawsWeneedmoreeffectivelawstopreservetheenvironment,….Thisincludesmoreinspectionstocontrolhowmanytreesarecutdownandhowmanyfishboatscancatch.Line47taxesFactories…shouldhavetopayhighertaxes.Line53Doyouthinkitispossibletoachieveabalancebetweentheeconomyandtheenvironment?whatcanwedotobalancethetwosides?1.Wecouldeducatepeopletorespectandprotecttheenvironment.2.Wecouldurgefactoriesthatproducelargeamountsofwastetobuildasystemtopurifythewasteandminimizethedamagetotheenvironment.3.Wecouldurgethegovernmenttopassstricterlawstoprotecttheenvironment.4.Wecouldcreateasystemtodealwiththewasteandrubbishscientifically.Assignment•1.Readthetextaloud.•2.FinishPartsDandEonPage24.
