Unit 2《 The Environment 》 Reading The beautiful earth is our home.Do you love to live here?Trees are cut down.Nothing can hold….Soil is blown away.Soil is washed away.The economy or the environment must we choose?•Fast readingListen to the tape and answer the following questions.1 What side does Mr. Lin Shuiqing and Mr. Qian Liwei each represent? Mr. Lin Shuiqing represents the environment and Mr Qian Liwei represents the economy.2.By how many times has the world’s population increased since 1800? Six times.3.According to Mr. Qian Liwei , what should be done to factories that pollute the environment? They should have to pay higher taxes. True or FalseTrue or False1.The waste they create goes into the atmosphere and makes us sick.2. Many sea creatures are being wiped out by poisonous chemicals.3. Qian believes that people are more important than creatures.4. Qian thinks that paying a higher price for some things is good for the economy in some ways. 5. Qian agrees that those factories which pollute the environment shouldn’t have to pay higher taxes.TFTTF•Detailed readingRead the speech a second time and complete Part C1 on page 24 Part 1Part 11 What society does Lin Shuiqing belong to?2 What does Lin Shuiqing start his speech by talking about?3 What is happening to large amounts of fish?4 What does Lin Shuiqing think we should teach people about?Lin Shuiqing belongs to the society for Environmental Preservation. Line5He starts his speech by talking about the way large areas of the world are damaged by industrial waste. Line10They are being caught by fishing boats before they can lay eggs. Line17He thinks we should teach people about environmentally friendly ways of living. Line25 5 Why...
