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Water pollution

Trash/garbage

Air pollution

Deforestation

Starvation

Desertification

The Earth Summit was held in Johannesburg in South Africa. As Chinese journalists, all of us were invited to report this important summit.

earth summit

Introduction

Body

Conclusion

Task 1:Pre-reading

earth summit

Introduction

Body

Conclusion

Task 2:Fast-reading

Introduce the Earth Summit to the readers.

What we can do

Match the main idea with each paragragh

Para 1

how to save the earth

Para 2

the responsibility of

the richer countries

Para 3

the big three and the results

Para 4

a brief introduction to

1972 and 2002 Earth Summits

Para 5

one solution to the

problems --- education

Para 6

small changes make

a big difference

Para 7

Students’ better understanding

of the environment

and their willingness to

act are important

1. The “big three “refers to water,poverty and air pollution. ( )

2.According to China’s then Premier Zhu Rongji,global development means richer countries get richer while the poorer poorer. ( )

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Task 3:Careful-reading

3.Small changes mean a big difference,and a big difference means that the environmental conditions of the earth will improve.  

4. More and more common people

in society learn learn earth issues.

(T)

(F)

5 As an environmentalist,he or she would rather buy air conditioners rather than electric fans. ( )

6 The willingness to act is as important as the better understanding of the environment.( )

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1.Which of the following can be used as another title for the passage?

A.the Earth Summit

B. 21st Earth Summit

C.the big three

D. poverty,water

(A)

2.‘sustainable development’What does the underlined phrase mean?

A.the main themes of the summit

. B.the question how we can continue developing the world without damaging the environment

C.?Development

D .Developing fast

(B)

3.In2002 , the following are the descriptions of “the big three”,which is not true?

A.?the three biggest killers in the world

B.contaminated drinking water, poor sanitation and air pollution

C.the big three cause more than seven million deaths every year

D.Air pollution alone causes almost three million deaths. Most of these deaths happen in big cities.

(D)

(B)

(B)

A visitor to the Earth Summit said that, “When I listened to the speakers, I realised that many of the things I do every day are bad for the environment…”Did you do anything bad for the environment? What will you do to protect the environment?

What can we do to solve the problem?

We shouldn’t use the things that pollute the environment,such as plastic bags,air conditioners and so on.

We can use some modern technology to solve the problem.

We can help more people to know

the importance of protecting our earth.

We may create some festivals to remind

people to protect the environment.

Thank You!

Sentences

developing countries cannot prosper, nor will sustainable development be possible.

Only by changing the way we live can we save the earth.

Had I known that air conditioners cause…

Not until we know more will we be able to improve the situation.

As is the willing to the act.

Four Ss get a group. Three of the members are experts at the Earth Summit. One is a journalist who is interviewing them about the way to solve the big three. You may start like this:

“Dear experts, I’m a journalist from Chinese. I’d like to know…”

Task 6:Post-reading

Task 3 Debate

As we know the Earth Summit is a place to find solutions for the future. Some people say that money can solve all problems, but some say knowledge. Which one do you agree? Money or Knowledge? Ss will be divided into two groups. See which group can win the debate.

The Earth Summit was first held by the United

Nations to s_______ideas about ways to take better care of the earth in 1972 and was held in 2002 , whose theme was S________development.

The earth is facing many big problems,among which are the big three: c____ drinking water ,poor s_______and air pollution,which causes 7 million d________each year .Another big three are p_____, war and violence .Global development now makes the rich richer and the poor poorer.In general,the rich countries should do whatever they can to help

Task 5 :Retelling the text

the poorer ones p______ .Otherwise ,sustainable development would be impossible. The Earth Summit not only helps people under-stand the existing problems,but there is still time to to take a______. Just as a visitor said, “If all of us make small changes ,we could make a big differ-ence”.The important point is the students’ awareness of the situation and w____ to act .Above all ,the key to the future is education.Only with better education and by being in h_______ with nature will man be able put an e_____to the death and suffering , to w______out the poverty ,to have less v_______and fewer wars.