The environment课件5.pptVIP

1) What are the three longest freshwater rivers in the world? 1. The River Nile in Africa 2. The Amazon River in South America 3. The Yangtze River in China Read the passage quickly and find out the topic sentence for each paragraph. P1: The environmental problems of the Yangtze River have raised concern. P2: Many people have recognized the importance of protecting the Yangtze River and organizations and projects have been set up. P3:Two special government projects are under way to protect the river. One is the water and soil preservation project. P4: The second project is a nature reserve for white-flag dolphins. P5:The environmental situation of the Yangtze River is improving. Useful expressions 1. 面临严重的环境问题 2. 尽自己的职责 3. 引起关注 4. 把某人置于危险中 5. 在实施中 6. 任重而道远 7. 关于 8. 释放 9. 特别，尤其 10. 最后但同样重要的是 本意为“举起；使……升起；养育，饲养，提出”。 及物动词，raise- raised-raised She raised her finger to her lips as a sign for silence. I was raised by my aunt on a farm. None of them raised any objection（异议）. 与raise常搭配的固定说法有： 2. Rapid development and an increase in population have meant that the …. and that the waste……(L2-4) 该句子的主语是___________________________， 谓语动词为__________, 两个that 引导的是_________从句。 第一个从句中的 taken from the river 是过去分词做____________, 表示________. 第二个从句中的being put back into the river 在句中充当___________, 3. This is not good news for the people who rely on the Yangtze River for water. Nor is it good news for the wide range of fish and wildlife…（L4-6） rely on…for…意为 “依赖……提供……” 孩子们依赖父母供给衣食。 Children rely on their parents for food and clothing. rely on/ depend on …to do sth… 4. The special government projects are also under way. (L12) under way 已经开始并进行着。如： The project is now well under way. 这一项目现正顺利进行。 8. Although we produce carbon when we breathe, the carbon we produce is much less than that produced by a car（L10-11）. 句中that指代__________，后接过去分词短语produced by a car作__________。 英语中常用that来指代一个不可数名词。如： The weather here is much more pleasant