Savingtheearthissavingourselves!ByHanshuCaiPart1Part2Part3PlasticbagsandcigarettebuttsaredangeroustotheenvironmentAllsortsofitemsbecomelitterbuttwoofthemostcommonandmostdangerousarecigarettebuttsandplasticbagsCleaningupyourcigarettebuttsandplasticbagswouldimprovetheenvironmentFirstreadingFindoutthemainideaofeverypartlitter.trytoarriveorgetintosomeplacefindone’swaytoxic.breakdownbuttthepartofacigarettethatisleftafterithasbeensmokedchangeintoadifferentforminachemicalprocesscontainingpoison;poisonousleavethingsinaplace,makingitlookuntidy.Learnnewwordsuptoasamaximum(biggest)numberoramountSecondreading1.Howmanycigarettesaresmokedinchinaeachyear?2.Howlongdotheylastbeforetheybreakdown?3.Whatareplasticbagsmadefrom?4.Whyareplasticbagssuchaseriousproblemforseaanimals?5.Whydoyouthinkcigarettebuttsarebadfortheenvironment1.Howmanycigarettesaresmokedinchinaeachyear?Over1,600billioncigarettesaresmokedeachyearinchina.2.Howlongdotheylastbeforetheybreakdown?Theycantakeup5yearstobreakdown.3.Whatareplasticbagsmadefrom?Theyaremadefromoilandgas,whicharenon-renewableresources.4.Whyareplasticbagssuchaseriousproblemforseaanimals?Becauseplasticbagskilluptoonemillionseabirds,100,000seamammalsandcountlessfisheachyearworldwide.Whentheanimaldiesandbreaksdown,itcanbecomefreeagaintokillanotheranimal.5.Whydoyouthinkcigarettebuttsarebadfortheenvironment?Becausetherearelotsofcigarettebuttsarelitteredeveryyearintheworld,whichspoilthebeautyoftheenvironment.Besidesthat,theycontainsomeverytoxicchemicalswhichfindtheirwayintothewatersupplywheretheydecreasethequalityofthewaterandendangerplantsandanimalsthatlivethere.GiveeachofTom’ssolutions.1._____________________________.2._____________________________.3._____________________________.4._____________________________.5._____________________________.6._____________________________.ThirdreadingToputthemintherubbishbinNottoletplasticbagsbecomelitterHadbetterusefewerTorecyclethemNottosmokeNottouseplasticbagsatall1.Findasentencefromthepassagetoreplacethefollowingsentence:Iftherearenotanylitterorthelitterwhichcontainscigarettebuttsandplasticbagscanbetakenawayimmediately,thequalityofourenvironmentwillbegreatlyimproved.Notlitteringatallorcleaninguplitter,suchascigarettebuttsandplasticbags,greatlyimprovesthequalityofourenvironment.Improveyourself2.TranslatethefollowingsentenceintoChinese:Thesetoxicchemicalfindtheirwayintothewatersupplywheretheydecreasethequalityofthewaterandendangerplantsandanimalsthatlivethere.这些有毒的化学药品进入供水系统,降低水的质量,并且危及到水中的动植物.Ourenvironmentisingreatdanger.Canyouthinkofotherproblemssheisfacing?warviolenceManyforestshavebeenDestroyed.LotsofsoilhasgoneawayAirpollutionpoverty&hungercontaminateddrinkingwaterpoorsanitationairpollutionCanyouimaginethemusingsuchdirtywaterforcooking?WaterpollutionWhitepollutionButtspollutionproblemstheenvironmentisfacingairpollutionwaterpollutionnoisepollutionsoilerosionwhitepollutionoverpopulationpovertywar&violence(rubbish)Talkaboutthewaysyoucanthinkoftosaveourenvironment.Iwillpickuprubbishfromtheground.Iwillnotuseplasticbags.Iwillrecyclebatteries(电池).….Inmyopinion…Wemustmakesurethat...It’sclearthat…Itwouldbebetterifwe….Sure/certainly/Absolutely…Isthereabetterto…Ican’timaginethat…Ibelievewemust…Ifnothingisdone…,thenWhatcanwedo?rubbishbox××basketcleanWhatcanwedo?↖↘↙↗solarenergy1.Tostatehispositionagain.2.Topresentasecondargumentandprovideevidencetosupportit.3.Topresentanargumentandprovideevidencetosupportit4.TostatehispointofviewHomeworkInwhatorderhastheauthororganizedthepassage?A.1-2-3-4B.1-3-4-2C.2-3-4-1D.4-3-2-1Chooseatopicontheenvironmentthatyoufeelstronglyabout.Organizeyouressaysimilartothoseinthepassage.Homework
