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
Lin Shuiqing represents the environment and Mr Qian Liwei represents the economy
By how many times has the world’s population increased since 1800
Six times
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
Many sea creatures are being wiped out by poisonous chemic