Unit7EnvironmentandEnergyCrisis

PassageAStarterReadingSkillsPassageBEnvironmentandEnergyCrisisLearningObjectivesSupplementaryReadingCONTENTS

LearningObjectivesAfterstudyingthisunit,you’llbeableto1.increaseyourreadingspeedeffectively;2.appreciatethefeaturesofnewscommentaries;3.getawareoftheenvironmentandenergycrisisthatweface.

1.Howmuchdoyouknowabouttheworldclimatechangeorglobalwarming?2.Whichkindofenergydoyouknowisclearorenvironmentallyfriendly?3.Doyouknowanyenvironmentprotectionmovements?Whatarethey?Tellyourpartnertherelatedinformationyouhave.StarterWehaveonlyoneEarth,onwhichtheresourcesareenormousbutlimited.Duetothe

growingpopulationandglobalindustrialization,theEarthseemsoverloaded.Thiscausesvariousenvironmentproblemsandresourcecrises.

Discussthefollowingquestionsconcerningenvironmentproblemswithyourpartner:

StarterEarthSong-MichaelJacksonWhataboutsunriseWhataboutrainWhataboutallthethingsthatyousaidweweretogain...WhataboutkillingfieldsIsthereatimeWhataboutallthethingsthatyousaidwasyoursandmine...DidyoueverstoptonoticeallthebloodweveshedbeforeDidyoueverstoptonoticethecryingearththeweepingshores?······

WorldCrisisEconomicEnergyWaterPassageADoYouKnow?Food

PassageADoYouKnow?WaterCrisisWatercrisisistheworld’swaterresourcesrelativetohumandemand.ThetermhasbeenappliedtotheworldwidewatersituationbytheUnitedNationsandotherworldorganizations.Themajoraspectsofthewatercrisisareoverallscarcityofusablewaterandwaterpollution.

PassageADoYouKnow?IWMITheInternationalWaterManagementInstituteislocatedinBattaramulla,SriLanka,andisaCentreoftheConsultativeGrouponInternationalAgriculturalResearch.ResearchattheInstituteisfocusedonim