ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTIONWRITINGReadingforWritingBytheendoftheclass,Iwillbeableto:analyzethestructureandwritingmethodsofanenvironmentalproblemreport;comprehendandsummarizethecausesandsolutionsofwaterpollution;integratetheinformationinthetext(includingthetextstructure,languagefeatures,andwritingmethods)andapplyitintowriting.LearningObjectivesActivity1:

WhatplacedoyouthinkitmightbeIsitbeautifulLeadinPre-writingWhile-writingPost-writingLeadinPre-writingWhile-writingPost-writing1.Whatwastheproblem2.WhatmaycontributetoitActivity2:Leadin20yearsago10yearsagoHumanactivity:Tourism:anincreasingvolumeoftouristsmanytourboatsDailylifewastewaterfromsewage(下水道),shops,factoriesandagriculture

droplittercarelesslySkimming1.What’sthetypeofthistextReport2.What’sthetopicsentenceofthistextReadfortexttypeandmainideaThewaterpollutionandmeasurestakentodealwithitintheLiRiver.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph？A.Sometouristsdidn’tcareabouttheLiRiver. B.WhathascausedwaterpollutionintheLiRiver？C.SometouriststhrewgarbageintotheLiRiver.D.Thelocalpopulationroserapidly.2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage？A.Thechemicalshavecausedadecreaseinthenumberoffishspecies.B.ThereputationoftheLiRiverhashadnegativeeffectsontheriver’swaterquality.C.Themediahasagoodeffectonencouraginggreateruseofcleanenergy.D.ThelocalgovernmentdidnothingtoprotectthewaterqualityintheLiRiver.3.Wecanlearnfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat____________?.

A.peoplecandonothingtoreducewaterpollutionintheLiRiverB.touristsarenotallowedtovisittheLiRiverC.thelocalauthoritiesneverinspecttheLiRiverD.somemeasureshavebeentakentoreducewaterpollutionintheLiRiver4.Whatispeople’sattitudetowardsthefutureofLiRiver？A.Positive. B.Worried. C.Negative. D.Confused.

Scanningthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.Structure&TensePara1Para2Para3Para4IntroducingthetopicPresentsomemeasures

Presentfurthersolutions&prospectPrensenttensesPasttensesPrensentcontinuous&FuturetensesDescribetheproblemPasttensesReadforthestructureandmainideaofeachparagraph.While-writingPart3WritingpracticeTask:Writeareportonairpollution.當今，我們周圍的空氣環(huán)境變得越來越差，為了加強學生們的環(huán)保意識，學校打算開展以“為家鄉(xiāng)空氣污染問題出謀獻策”為主題的征文活動，警示人們要保護環(huán)境。請你寫一篇報告，內容要點如下：1.寫明家鄉(xiāng)空氣污染的原因；2.建設綠色家鄉(xiāng)，建議采取什么措施（至少3點）；3.倡議大家行動起來。其他要求：80詞左右；注意使用本單元所學的語言表達和寫作要點。HowtowriteareportonanenvironmentalissueGroupwork:Drawamindmapofthekeypointsofyourwriting.Structure(problem-solution)Para.1problemandcausesPara.2measuresPara.3conclusion體裁時態(tài)主題人稱報告一般現在時和一般過去時環(huán)境保護第一或第三人稱1.最近，由于化石燃料的不當使用和對私家車不斷增長的需求，我的家鄉(xiāng)已經連續(xù)幾年出現嚴重的空氣污染，這對我們的日常生活造成了負面影響。(witness)2.為了有效地解決這些問題，地方當局、社會和個人應該采取緊急措施來恢復我們家鄉(xiāng)的原貌。(使用被動語態(tài))Recently,myhometownhaswitnessedsevereairpollutionforseveralyearsduetotheinappropriateusageoffossilfuelsandtheincreasingdemandforprivatecars,whichcausednegativeeffecton

ourdailylife.Totackletheproblems

effectively,

urgentstepsshouldbetaken

torestoreourhometown’soriginalbeautybythelocalauthorities,society,aswellasindividuals.

3.除了執(zhí)行嚴格規(guī)定外，政府還可以利用社交媒體傳播公眾的環(huán)保意識。（inspection,socialmedia,awareness）Apartfrom/Besidescarryingoutstrictregulations,

thegovernmentcouldtakeadvantageof

socialmediatospreadenvironmentalawareness.

Moreimportantly,thesocietyshoulderstheresponsibilitytoappealto

peopleto

getinvolvedin

reducingthesourceofairpollution,

suchas

livingalow-carbonlife.4.更重要的是，社會有責任呼吁人們參與到減少空氣污染源的行動中來，比如低碳生活。Asforindividuals,theyshouldraiseenvironmentalawarenessaswellastrymoreenvironmental-friendlytransportationmeanssuchasbusesinsteadofprivatecars.5.就個人而言，他們應該提高環(huán)保意識，并嘗試更環(huán)保的交通工具，如公共汽車而不是私家車。Withsuchcampaignsineffect,itisbelievedthat

theblueskyinourhometownwillbepreservedforgenerationstocome.6.有了這些措施的實施，我相信我們家鄉(xiāng)的藍天將會被保存下來，留給子孫后代。7.讓我們不遺余力地為解決家鄉(xiāng)的空氣污染問題作出貢獻。Let’ssparenoeffort

to

makecontributionsto

solvingtheairpollutionprobleminourhometown!

Recently,myhometownhaswitnessed

severeairpollution

forseveralyearsduetotheinappropriateusageoffossilfuels

andtheincreasingdemandforprivatecars,whichcausednegativeeffectonourdailylife.

Totackletheproblems

effectively,

urgentstepsshouldbetaken

torestoreourhometown’soriginalbeautybythelocalauthorities,society,aswellasindividuals.

Apartfrom/Besides

carryingoutstrictregulations,

thegovernment

couldtakeadvantageof

socialmediatospreadenvironmentalawareness.

Moreimportantly,

thesocietyshoulderstheresponsibilitytoappealto

peopleto

getinvolvedin

reducingthesourceofairpollution,

suchas

livingalow-carbonlife.

Asforindividuals,theyshouldraiseenvironmentalawarenessaswellastrymoreenvironmental-friendlytransportationmeanssuchasbusesinsteadofpriva