江苏省昆山中学 沈瑾

Zhouzhuang

The Venice of the East

Industrial estate工业园区

environmental problemswater pollution global warming

noise pollution ozone hole( 臭氧空洞 )

white pollution greenhouse effect

soil pollution acid rain

radiation( 辐射 ) pollution flood

population pollution drought

nuclear pollution tsunami

chemical pollution sandstorm

water and soil loss hurricane

desertification( 沙漠化 ) landslide( 山体滑坡 )

Mr Lin Shuiqing Mr Qian Liwei

The economy or the environment, must we choose?

What side does Mr Lin Shuiqing and Mr Qian Liwei each represent?

Find out the subjects and their detailed information each speaker talks about.

Mr Lin Shuiqing

Industrial waste

Mr Qian Liwei

Factories

Mr Lin Shuiqing

Industrial waste

Fishing

Population

Production

Recycling

kill plants and sea creatures and make people sick

be wiped out, catch fish without…

grow to more than six timesthe figure is approaching…

cut back on…, reduce…

think more about …expand…, teach…

Detailed informationWhat are Mr. Lin’s views on these subjects

Industrial waste should be processed (处理 , 加工 )

The season of fishing should

Population should

Production should

Recycling industry should

be restricted

be controlled

be cut back on

be expanded

Find out the subjects each speaker talks about.

Mr Lin Shuiqing

Industrial waste

Mr Qian Liwei

Factories

Fishing

Population

Production

Recycling

Mr Qian Liwei

Factories

Production

Recycling

Laws

Taxes

control…, be careful to…

lose jobs, …are more important

the key to…produce more…, less from…

need more…preserve… and allow…..

pay higher taxes

Detailed informationWhat are Mr. Qian’ s views on these subjects

Factories should be concerned aboutthe environment

Production should

Recycling program should

should be made

should be paid

not be cut down

be carried out

More effective laws

Higher taxes

Find out the two debaters’ arguments

Mr. Lin thinks that human beings should not

at the expense of (以…为代价 )

.

Mr. Qian believes that

and should

be possible at the same time.

develop the economy

the environment

a healthy environment

a stable economy

The economy or the environment, must we choose?

Topic

How to make a balance between the environment and the economy?

Presentation

1. You will represent your school to attend the celebration of Earth Day in 2010. Suppose the theme is ‘making a balance between the economy and the environment’, please write a speech to express your idea on this theme. (about 150 words)

2. Find out sentences that are important in your opinion. You should try to analyze the structures of these sentences and translate them into Chinese.

1. Think about one or two ways to balance the environment and the economy. e.g. ecotourism

( 生态旅游 )

2. Explain your ways. For example, how to promote ecotourism.

3. Write down an outline of your group’s ideas.

4. Choose a speaker to represent your group.

5. Have a presentation at the end of the discussion.