What can we do about global warming?

Reading and writing

1.Who are the writers of the letters?

Ouyang Guang and the editor of Earth Care.

Reading

1. What’s the purpose of Ouyang Guang’s letter? To get some suggestions for what he can do about global warming.

Read Ouyang’s letter and answer:

2. Sometimes he has a commitment, what’s it? Individuals can have little effect on global warming.

1. Does Earth Care agree with Ouyang Guang’s opinion that individuals can have little effect?

No, Earth Care doesn’t agree.

Read Earth Care’s reply and answer:

2.What suggestions does Earth Care give him? ( in your own words)

2.What suggestions does Earth Care give him?

①Turn electrical appliances off when not using them.

② Don’t turn up the heat. Put on more clothes.

③ Walk or ride a bike. Don’t drive.

⑥ Buy products that use less energy.

⑦Plant trees.

⑧ Talk with family and friends about global warming.

④ Recycle cans, bottles, plastic bags and newspapers.

⑤ Buy things made from recycled materials.

Assignment

Make a poster for your school that tells students various ways they can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the air.

Fighting global warmingCut down on energy. Cut down on carbon dioxide.

●If not using an electrical item, turn it off.

●If you suddenly feel cold, don’t turn the heat up, put a jacket instead.

●Walk or ride a bike and save fossil fuels.

●Recycle paper, cardboard and newspapers.

●Buy products made from recycled materials.

●Buy energy-saving products like low energy light bulbs.

●Plant trees to absorb CO2.

●Tell your friends about global warming.

Every effort counts!

We have onlyone earth!

Let us save energy Let us save energy

and protect and protect

environment togetherenvironment together..

Let us save energy Let us save energy

and protect and protect

environment togetherenvironment together..

1. on behalf of

He accepted the cup on behalf of the team.

2. advocate v.

提倡 , 主张 , 拥护 , 鼓吹 / n. 提倡者 He advocates building more schools.

The public advocated passing the law.

Language points

3. commitment n. 承诺 , 信奉 , 忠诚 , 预先安排的事

His political commitment is only skin-deep. 他政治上的承诺只是表面文章。commit v. 犯罪 , 犯错误 , 使承担义务 , 为某

人作出保证 commit a crime 4. pollution n. / pollute v. Many young people could not resist the

spiritual pollution. 很多年轻人不能抵制精神污染。Many lakes have been polluted by industrial

waste.

5. We do not have to put up with pollution.

put up with: suffer or bear patiently; tolerate 忍受；容忍 I cannot put up with the toothache. We can't change the bad weather, so we must put up with it. I won’t put up with her rudeness any longer!

6. electrical 关于电方面的 , 被修饰的名词本身不带电

electric 导电的 , 电动的 , 发电的 , 被修饰的名词本身带电 借喻”像电一样的 令人骤然激动的”

He is an electrical engineer.I bought an electric rice cooker last

month.The atmosphere in the theatre was

electric.

7. so long as / as long asas long as 只要，如果As long as there is life, there is hope. 留得生命在 , 不怕没希望 . You can go out, as / so long as you promise to be back before 11 o'clock. 你可以出去 , 只要你答应在 11 点以前回来 . I'll accept any job as / so long as I don't have to get up early. 只要不必早起 , 任何工作我都可以接受 . I will stay as long as I can.

8. make a difference

1) 有很大差别 , 有很大不同

2) 有很大的关系 / 影响 常跟 to…

锻炼对你的健康产生很大的影响。

Exercise can make a great difference to your health.

那对我没有影响。 That makes no difference to me.

make no difference to 对…没有关系

9. casual adj. 随便的 , 漫不经心的 , 偶然的，休闲的 , 便装的

His casual manner annoyed me .他无所谓的态度令我恼火Don’t be casual about this.不要对此漠不关心10. contribution n. / contribute v. All contributions, however small, will be

greatly appreciated.He has an important contribution to the

company’s success.

contribute to

1) 为 ... 作贡献 we should contribute more to our beautiful country.

我们应该为我们美丽的祖国做出更多的贡献。 2) 捐助 ; 帮助

How much did you contribute to the relief fund? 你为那笔救济金捐了多少 ?

3) 促成 , 导致 Does smoking contribute to lung cancer?

吸烟会导致肺癌吗 ?

4) 为 ... 写稿She has been contributing to the paper for 5 years. 五年以来 , 她一直在为那家报纸撰搞。

Suggested answers to Exercise 1 on page 63:

1. I think our conference was very successful on the whole. Pro Brown’s presentation was warmly received.

2.There is a wide range of energy sources, coal, oil, natural gases, water power, nuclear power and so on.

3. Now that (Since) your bike was broken, you can use mine so long as you take care of it.

4. Sue often buys food at the near store and hits it in the microwave for lunch. Then she drinks a can of cola to refresh herself and goes back to the office.

5. I’d like to thank Mr. Smith on behalf of the school for his work as a scholar, an engineer and an educator.

6. She is opposed to war, cruelty to animals, racism and so on with a commitment to help all living things.

7. His programme has been passed smoothly because most of the representatives in the conference subscribed to it.

8. In recent years, the winter temperature in this region tends to go up, and one of the main reasons which have resulted in this consequence is the air pollution.

9. His main contribution to our country is that he suggested on controlling the population growth.

10. The chairman of the conference stated that although the people at present are in disagreement on some issues, they are in agreement with each other on environmental protection.

11. The existence of life in outer space is still a mystery.

12. Experts said that the global temperature would show a tendency to increase.

Answer key for exercise 1 on page 56:

mild, circumstance, flood, catastrophe, steadily, casual, average, widespread, electrical, motor, advocated, put up with, kept on