Part One Teaching Design

第一部分 教學設計

Reading The economy or the environment-

must we choose?

Step1: Leading-in

Have you ever seen a debate or even taken part in a debate? Do you know something about debates?

A debate is serious discussion of a subject in which many people take part.

Speakers in a debate will represent opposite views on the subject being discussed.

In a debate, one side gets the opportunity to present their points first. The other side follows and presents theirs.

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Now, let’s have a debate, shall we?

Some people say that money can solve all problems, but some say knowledge. Which one do you prefer? Money or knowledge?

For reference:

Could natural disasters devastate Britain?

Yes No

If the volcano on La Palma in the Canaries explodes, a 500m high mega-tsunami could engulf low-lying parts of the UK Though some scientists believe it will happen, it's unlikely for the next few thousand years

One of Britain's most severe tornadoes destroyed a church and 600 homes in central London in 1091 Most British houses are now built from brick and are much more sturdy

In 1995, a hurricane doubled back from the Caribbean and hit Britain This UK storm was only the remnants of a hurricane. In order to retain its strength, a hurricane must remain over warm water of 26.5C or above

North-west Wales is one of the most seismically active places in the whole UK. In 1984, a quake registered 5.4 on the Richter scale. Another could hit any day now An earthquake of this magnitude rarely causes severe damage. Quakes above 5 are exceptional in the UK, and there is no proof that another is due soon

Step 2: Fast reading for general ideas

Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in part A on Page 22. Just focus on and identify the information needed to answer these questions.

Answers

1. Mr. Lin Shuiqing represents the environment and Mr. Qian Liwei represents the economy.

2. Six times.

3. They should have to pay higher taxes.

Step 3: Detailed reading for important information

1. Let’s read the speech a second time and complete Parts C1 and C2 on page 24

Answers

C1 1). Lin Shuiqing belongs to the Society for environmental preservation.

2). He starts his speech by talking about the way large areas of the world are damaged by industrial waste.

3). They are being caught by fishing boats before they can lay eggs.

4). He thinks we should teach people about environmentally friendly ways of living,

5). Because jobs will be lost. People are more important than fish and trees.

6). We should produce more things from recycled products.

7). We need more effective laws to preserve the environment, which still allow the economy to grow.

8). Many people are willing to pay slightly higher prices for things that are environmentally friendly.

C2 Li Shuiqing 6 1 5 3 2 4

Qian Liwei 5 3 1 2 4

2. Listen to the tape and choose the best answers to the following questions:

(1) Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Lin Shuiqing’s speech?

A. Industrial waste destroyed many places and killed many places and animals.

B. Factories producing poisonous chemicals should close down.

C. Fishes died for more than one reasons.

D. Polluted atmosphere can make human beings sick.

(2) What can be inferred from the speech?

A. Though we caught large numbers of fish, they develop so quickly that we’ll still have enough to eat.

B. It’s likely that we’ll not have enough to eat if we keep producing people rapidly.

C. Lin Shuiqing is for the idea of recycling, while Qian Liwei is against it.

D. An economist is often seen as being against the environment.

(3) What does the sentence “People often think that economic development is bad for the environment, but this does not have to be right.” mean?

A. Economic development is good for the environment.

B. Economic development is bad for the environment.

C. Economic development is not always bad for the environment.

D. People are wrong to think economic development is bad for the environment.

Key: BBC

3. Now, read the debate a third time and fill in the table with the correct answers.

Speakers Points they present Reasons they provide to convince you

Lin Shuiqing

(an environmentalist) Industrial waste Many places have been destroyed. Many plants and animals have died. Factories produce large amounts of poisonous chemicals, the waste of which goes into the air and makes us sick.

water pollution Rivers are full of chemicals which flow into the sea and kill sea creatures.

fishing Fishing boats catch large numbers of fish without giving them time to lay eggs.

population The world’s population has grown to more than six times what it was in 1800. The figure is now approaching 6.5 billion people.

production People should try to cut back on production and reduce the amount of things they make and buy.

recycling It would be beneficial to expand our recycling industry, and teach people about environmentally friendly ways of living. We may even create more jobs and help the economy at the same time.

Qian Liwei

(an economist) factories There are many factories and industries which control the amount of pollution they produce, and are very careful to spend money repairing any damage they cause. The people running these factories are very concerned about the environment.

production If we cut back on the amount of things we produce in order to save the environment, then jobs will be lost. People are more important than fish and trees.

recycling We should produce more things from recycled materials, and less from materials taken directly from the environment.

laws We need more effective laws to preserve the environment, which still allows the economy to grow. This includes more inspections to control how many trees are cut down and how many fish boats can catch fish.

taxes Factories which pollute the environment should have to pay higher taxes.

Step 4: Practice:

1. Let’s complete Parts D (Refer to the text while completing part D)

Answers

D 1. b 2. f 3. c 4. d 5. h 6. e 7. g 8. a

2. Now , let’s read a speech by a student who is interested in environmental protection and fill in the blanks with the given words. After that, you will be more familiar with the debate. Finish the exercise by yourselves and we’ll check the answers later together.

E 1) environment 2) pollution 3) economy 4) reduce

5) waste 6) recycled 7) industry 8) responsibility

9) population 10) Earth

Step 5: Post-reading activities

1. Now let’s role-play the debate. You will be divided into six groups. Three groups should represent Lin Shuiqing and the other three groups should represent Qian Liwei. Each of you reads one or two points in the debate. If possible, you can make some changes to the debate or add your opinions to the debate. Three minutes later, I’ll ask several groups to present your role-plays to the class. Let’s see which group wins the debate!

2. Let’s come to Part F. Work in pairs and then role-play the discussion.

3. Let’s enjoy a flash A day of a photographer and have a discussion:

Do you think it is possible to achieve a balance between the economy and the environment?

How can this be achieved?

For reference;

1. We could educate people to respect and protect the environment.

2. We could urge factories that produce large amounts of waste to build a system to purify the waste and minimize the damage to the environment.

3. We could urge the government to pass stricter laws to protect the environment.

4. We could produce strict laws to preserve the environment.

5. We could create a system to deal with the waste and rubbish scientifically.

Step 5: Language points:

Vocabulary words debate, awful, poisonous, atmosphere, flow, pollution, lay, figure, approach, production, beneficial, expand, gentleman, obvious, situation, pipe, stable, enemy, effective, willing, responsibility, slightly, tax

useful expressions in addition (to), wipe out, have effect on, cut back on, large amounts of/a large amount of/ the amount of, be concerned about, the key to, run out (of), pick up

sentence patterns 1.…the way large areas of the world are damaged by industrial waste.

2.…has grown to more than six times what it was….

3.My suggestion is that we should try …

4.What if…?

Step6: Homework

Parts A1 and A2 on page 98 in Workbook.