Unit3EnvironmentalProtectionReadingandThinking

Earthprovidesenoughtosatisfyeverymansneeds,butnoteverymansgreed.---MohandasK.Gandhi

Whatisitabout?Whatinformationcanyougetfromit?Theearthisbecomingwarmerandwarmer.Why?Becauseoftheglobalwarming.Lead-in

Whatotherconsequencesmayglobalwarmingbringabout?unpredictablefutureofhumaneconomiclossescoastalcitiessubmergednaturaldisastersextremeweatheranimalsdying

ariseinsealevellossofwildlifehabitatwildfiredroughtWhatmighthappeniftheglacierscontinuetomelt?

1.Whatsthetypeofthistext?A.Newsreport.B.Biography.C.Expositoryessay.D.Argumentation.2.Inwhichpartofanewspaperormagazinemaywefindthispassage?A.EntertainmentB.EconomyC.EducationD.EnvironmentActivity1:Readingforthetexttype

01lobalclimateischangingdramatically.Analarmingcaseaboutabearstarvedtodeath.Whatiscausingtheincreaseintheglobalaveragesurfacetemperature.Theeffectoftheriseintemperature.Thesolutionstoreducinggreenhousegasemissions.Activity2:Readingformainidea

ProblemCausesConsequencesSolutionActivity3:Readingforstructure

1.Whichofthefollowingisnotaproofofadramaticchangeintheglobalclimate?A．Awarmingoceanandatmosphere.B．Meltingice.C．Risingsealevels.D．Alargepopulation.2．Whatdoesthecaseofthepolarbearshow?A．Foodshortagebecomesamajorthreattocreatures.B．Humanactivitiesaffectthesurvivalofpolarbears.C．TheincreaseintemperaturehasaneffectonEarth’secology.D．Thehuntingbehaviourofmankindleadstothesharpdecreaseofanimals.3.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheword“alarming”inparagraph2?A．Scary. B．Worrying.C．Awful. D．Troublesome.Activity3:Readingfordetails

climatechangestarvationlongerfood-seekingtravellackoffoodlowsea-icelevelThefollowingreasonsacc