课标人教实验版高二 Module 6

Unit 4

Listening ＆

Speaking

Listening and Speaking

I. Listen to the tape and answer and decide which statements Professor Keeling does NOT agree with.

1. We should stop depending on fossil fuels for our energy.

2. 90% of our energy comes from fossil fuels.

3. We can replace fossil fuels with

cleaner sources of energy.

4. Nuclear power is a good source of

energy.

2. Listen to Part 1 again and tick the

energy sources that are mentioned.

Complete the notes on them.

Sources of energy

Notes

Fossil fuels • Produce carbon dioxide• cheap and concentrated

form of energy

Wind power

Energy from the sun

Nuclear power

• clean

• not very practical with present technology

• does not produce carbon dioxide

• dangerous

• clean• not practical: need huge

areas of land to provide enough energy

3. Listen to Part 2 and the list three things we can do to save energy.

First we must try to find ways to use

fossil fuels that does not put carbon

dioxide into the air.

Second we must produce products

that are economical with energy.

Third we must ask people to cut

down on the energy the use.

4. Listen to part 2 again and fill in the

blanks.

LI BIN: …What about _______?

They don’t cut down on

their use of ______.energy

factories

KEELING: No, they don’t. However,

that is a _______ we must

work on as a ______

community. That means

________ and _________

countries will have to work

together.

problem

global

developed developing

LI BIN: But it’s not the _________

countries that put most of the

carbon_______ into the air. The

developed countries are really

the ones to ______.

developing

dioxide

blame

Note: The USA is the largest energy user

in the world and the largest producer of

the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.

China comes second in both of these.

Listening text

China has been going through huge

economic development, and has had as

much growth in one decade as the

industrial world experienced in nearly

a century. However, it has been at a

high cost to the environment.

FOSSIL FUELS AND OTHER

FORMS OF ENERGY

Li Bin, a university student, is

interviewing Professor Keeling on the

local student radio station about the use of

fossil fuels and other sources of energy.

Part 1

L: Professor Keeling, I've read that we

must stop using fossil fuels if we want

to reduce the amount of carbon

dioxide in the air.

K: Yes, that's right, Li Bin. However

it’s difficult.

Our modern industrial societies depend

on the energy we get from fossil fuels.

It's a very cheap and concentrated form

of energy.

L: Is it true that about 90% of

the world's energy comes from fossil

fuels?

K: Yes, that's correct. And there

is enough to last for centuries.

L: Could we replace fossil fuels with

clear sources of energy like sun or

wind power?

K: I'm afraid not. We just can’t produce

enough. You need huge areas of land to

produce enough wind energy. The

technology we have at present cannot

provide enough sun energy.

L: So what about nuclear power?

That doesn’t produce carbon dioxide.

K: True, but it’s very dangerous.

Remember the accident at

Chernobyl. People are still dying of

the radiation that was produced by

THAT disaster!

Part 2

L: So what can we do?

K: Well, there are three things. First we

must find ways of using fossil fuels that

won’t put carbon dioxide into the air.

Second, we must produce products that

are economical with energy. Third, we

must ask people to cut down on the

energy they use.

L: But that’s on a personal level. What

about factories? They don’t cut down cut

down their use of energy.

K: No, they don’t. However, that is a

problem we must work on as a global

community. That means developed and

developing countries will have to work

together.

L: But it’s not the developing countries

that put most of the carbon dioxide into

the air. The developed countries are

really the ones to blame.

K: That’s true. So we must work

together because global warming will

affect everyone. If we want the future

generations to have a good life, we must

ALL look after the planet.

Answer key for Exercise 2(P62):

Questions to Julie

Her answers

What is Millennium Kids

Who started it? When?

An organization by kids of kids; concerned with the environment

Four students in Australia; in 1996

Why was it

organized

What play

did they

perform

last year?

To draw attention to the

environment

The horse that Saved the

World

What was

the purpose

of

performing

the play?

To explain why it’s better

for the environment if we

walk to school, ride bikes

or go by bus

Answer key for Exercise 3:Methods of saving energy:Buy energy-saving goodsTurn off appliances when not using themProjects that Millennium Kids have done:1 planted trees2 developed activities that reduce, reuse and recycle waste3 planned ways to reduce recycle and reuse plastic bags

MILLENNIUM KIDS

Julie, a teenager who belongs to an

organization in Australia called

Millennium Kids is visiting a class.

The teacher and students are asking

her questions about the organization.

Listening text

Part 1

T: Hello Julie. It’s so nice to see you

here. Can you tell us about

Millennium Kids?

J: Sure. It's an organization

run by kids for kids. It’s

concerned with the environment.

S1: Julie, may I ask how it started?

J: It was started by four

Western Australian kids who

organized a children's conference

on the environment in 1996. Now

we hold a conference every year.

Kids come to it from all over Australia

-- and from other countries too. It's

great fun. We discuss what we’ve done

and decide what projects we’ll do in the

following year.

S2: That sounds so interesting! What

sorts of projects do you do?

JULIE: Well, all sorts. Last year we

had a school project to help kids understand

about global warming. Actually, we

performed a play called "The Horse that

Saved the World". It taught kids not to

travel to school so often by car. It explained

why it’s so much better for the environment

if we walk, ride a bike or go by bus.

(murmurs of agreement).

Part 2

S2: Hey, I ride to school already! Is

there anything else I can do?

J: Oh, lots of things. You can encourage

your parents to buy electrical goods that

can save energy; you can wear a warm

sweater instead of turning on the heating

in cold weather; and you can

turn off electrical appliances when you are not using them.S: Thanks for that. What other projects have you done? J: We’ve planted trees and develop activities that reduce, reuse and recycle waste. This year we’re asking kids to think of ways to reduce, reuse and recycle plastic bags– they are such a problem.

S3: That sounds very interesting.T: Well, thank you, Julie. Millennium Kids certainly sounds like a good organization.J: Yes, it’s fun being a Millennium Kids. It’s also important. If we don’t care for the environment, we may not have a future. That’s a pretty good reason to do something, don’t you think?

Answer key for Exercise 1 (P65)

Part 1: How Ian Kierman began

Clean-up Australia Day

Part 2: Clean-up the World Day and

Ian Kierman’s contribution to

improving the environment

Answer key for Exercise 2 (P65)

Year Event Facts about the event

1987Ian Kiernan

competed in a

round-the-world

yacht race

He was shocked

at the pollution

in the ocean.

1989

Clean-up Day

for Sydney

Harbour

40,000 volunteers;

collected old car

bodies, plastics,

glass bottles,

cigarette butts

1990

the first

Clean Up

Australia

Day

300,000 volunteers

2001

Clean

Up

Australia

Day

most common kinds

of rubbish: cigarette

butts, glass bottles

and plastic bags

1993the first

Clean Up

the World

Day

30 million

volunteers in 80

countries

2001Clean Up

the World

Day

40 million

volunteers in 128

countries; cleaned

streets, beaches,

river banks and

parks

CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY

Tom is giving a talk to his class about

Clean Up Australia Day.

Part 1

Today I'm going to tell you about Clean

Up Australia Day.

Listening text

It’s one day of the year when people in

Australia get together to clean up their

local environment. It started in 1987,

when Ian Kierman was competing in a

round-the-world yacht race.

When he was shocked during the

race by the pollution he found on the

oceans. There was rubbish floating

everywhere. So when he got back to

Sydney he decided to organize a clean-

up day. He began with Sydney

Harbour.

In 1989 he got 40,000 volunteers to help

him clean it up. They collected tonnes of

old car bodies, plastics of all kinds, glass

bottles and cigarette butts.

It was so successful that Ian organized

the first Clean Up Australia Day in 1990.

This time more than 300,000 people

offered to help and it was another success.

Since then it has become a yearly event

with more and more people coming to

help. Here’s a table showing the most

common kinds of rubbish found in 2001

on Clean Up Australia Day. You can see

that the top three are cigarette butts,

glass bottles and plastic bags.

We found that some of them could be

recycled. In fact Clean Up Australia

Day works so well that we now have

Business Clean Up Day and School

Clean Up Day as well.

Part 2 After he started Clean Up Australia Day, Ian moved on to Clean Up the World Day. He got the support of the United Nations Environmental Programme, and as a result, Clean Up the World Day began in 1993. in the first year 30 million people in 80 countries were involved.

By 2001, the idea had become so popular that 40 million people from 128 countries took part. They cleaned streets, beaches, river banks and parks. I think Ian Kierman is a wonderful man. He is an inspiration to all those who have a commitment to solve world problems.

He makes them realize that people can take control of a problem themselves. They don’t have to wait for their government to act. They can also feel better knowing that they have contributed to improving the environment all round the world. (sound of students clapping)

Homework

Prepare a talk about

“Clean Up China Day”.