The economy

or the environment

must we choose?

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

It is important for both sides to present their points clearly.

In a debate:

Speakers in a debate often have to present opposite views

When listening to a debate, we should not make a final decision until we have read or listened to both sides completely and fully understand the arguments that they make.

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

Fast-rading :Questions in part A on page 22.

2. Six times

3. They should have to pay higher taxes.

Detailed reading :

2. What does Lin start his speech by talking about?

3. What suggestions does he give us?

Part one ( Lin Shuiqing )

1. What society does Lin belong to?

Lin Shuiqing belongs to the Society for environmental preservation.

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

Fill in the table Speakers Points they present Reasons they provide

to convince you

Lin Shuiqing

industrial wastewater pollution

fishing

population

production

recycling

Part two ( Qian Liwei )

1.Why does Qian think production should not be cut back?

2. What suggestions does he give to solve the problem?

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

Fill in the table Speakers Points they

presentReasons they provide to convince you

Qian Liwei

factories

production

recycling

laws

taxes

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

How can this be achieved?

We could educate people to respect and protect the environment.

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.We could urge the government to pass stricter laws to protect the environment.We could produce strict laws to preserve the environment.

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

•Extensive reading

Read the passage on page 103 of your workbook .

What do you think about Switzerland and what can you do to make the environment around us clean.

TV Presenter: Mr.Lin, as an environmentalist, what,do you think, is the main reason for the earth’s being damaged?

Mr.Lin: You see,we are living in a world,w______ many places and living things have been destroyed and have died.The waste from factories goes into the a_______, making people sick and f______into rivers, k______many sea creatures.That’s the main reason,I think.

TV Presenter: Is there any other way that sea creatures are badly affected by?

Mr Lin: In a_______,fishing boats catch a lot of fish every day and many of the sea creatures are being w______ out.

here

tmosphere lows

illing

ddition

iped

TV Presenter: As we can see, the world’s population is a____________ 6.5 billion, more than six times what it used to be in 1800. Without doubt, clothing, food, shelter and transportation are becoming very important to people. So, what’s your advice on whether to choose the e_______ or the environment?

Mr.Lin:It is suggested that we cut down on production and reduce the amount of commercial goods. Besides, we have to take r_______ rubbish into consideration, which helps to expand our recycling industry, teach people about e________ friendly ways of living, even create more jobs and help the economy at the same time.

pproaching

conomy

ecycling

nvironmentally

•Language Points

　 n. [C / U]something that you say or write that expresses your opinion:评论，观点。我不希望听到关于我新剪的发型的任何评论 ,谢谢！I don't want any comments on/about my new haircut, thank you!

She was asked about the pay increase but made no comment (= did not give an opinion).

她被问及工资上涨的问题 ,但未发表任何观点 .

comment:

V. [I or T] to make a comment: 评论。

comment:

妈妈总是对我的穿着品头论足 .

My mum always comments on what I'm wearing.

他评价说那两篇文章非常相似 .

He commented that the two essays were rather similar.

V. [T] to say what you think about a particular subject, especially to express a doubt, complaint, etc. that you have about it: 评论。我已在多种场合表示了对这个经营计划的反对 .

I have on several occasions voiced my objections to the plan to management.

Allow children the space to voice their opinions, even if they are different from your own.(05 湖南 )

voice

n. [C]the sounds that are made when people speak or sing: 嗓音。

She has a loud/quiet/soft voice.She lowered her voice to a whisper.You'll have to raise your voice (= speak louder) if you want to be heard at the meeting.I've got a cold and I think I'm losing my voice (= becoming unable to speak).

voice:

[C often singular; U] (the right to) an expression of opinion: 观点，想法。

Unfortunately a strike was the only way to make our voices heard.

The committee represents the voice of the students.

Developing countries are demanding a stronger voice (= right to express opinions) in the debate.

voice

wasten. something that cannot be used any more and is thrown away: 垃圾，废物Industrial waste must be prevent from polluting our rivers.Where do you put your kitchen waste?[S or U] an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc: 浪费

That meeting achieved absolutely nothing – it was a complete waste of time.

My mother couldn't bear waste - she always made us eat everything on our plates.

wasteV. [T] to use too much of something or use something badly when there is a limited amount of it: 浪费You waste a lot of water by having a bath instead of a shower.

Come on, let's get started - we've wasted enough time already.

Don't waste your money on me, love, keep it for yourself.

=besides It is used when you want to mention another person or thing after something else .Usually the phrase is followed by the preposition to.除此之外，而且in addition to: prep =besides 除此之外，而且Do you play any other sports in addition to football and basketball?

In addition to his flat in London, he has a villa in Italy and a castle in Scotland. jokes.

in addition: adv.

to destroy something completely: 清除

Whole villages were wiped out in the fighting.One bad harvest could wipe out all of a grower's profits for the previous two years.

I was going too fast and I wiped out on the bend.

wipe sth.out

wipe out

to lose control, especially in a vehicle, and have an accident: 失控（驾车）

wipe sth off sth to remove something from something:

wipe sth up to remove a substance, usually liquid, with a cloth or something similar:

All their customer information was wiped off the computer by a virus.8 billion has been wiped off share prices worldwide

I was just wiping up the soup that you spilt in the kitchen.

wipe 相关短语：

The worlds population has grown to more than six times what it was in 1800.(P22) 目前的世界人口与 1800 年相比已经增长到那时的六倍多。

Pay attention to the following patterns:…times + as + adj./adv. + as +……times + the comparative degree of adj./adv. +than +……times + the +n.(width, size, length, breadth, level, value, velocity…)of+…

Eg.

2. 亚洲是欧洲的四倍大。

⑴ Asia is four times as large as Europe. ⑵ Asia is four times larger than Europe. ⑶ Asia is four times the size of Europe.1

Eg.

1. 这座新楼是那座旧楼的四倍大。

⑴ The new building is four times as high as the old one.

⑵ The new building is four times higher than the old one.

⑶ The new building is four times the size (the height) of the old one.

Note:1.倍数的基本表达都是以倍数打头，但要注意不同倍数的不同表达方法：2.两倍要用 twice或 double，不用 two times. 三倍常用 three times,也可用 thrice。3. 除整数倍以外，还有分数倍，百分数倍，几倍多或不到几倍等。如：六倍多（more than/over six times） , 一半（ half） , 三分之一 (one third),百分之六十（ 60%）等。4.在 the +n.+of 结构中：

1.要注意选择恰当的名词，常用的名词有 size/height/length/weight等。2.the +n.+of 可转换成 one’s +n.或名词性从句。如： the height of Mary=Mary’s height.

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2. What a table! I’ve never seen such a thing before. It is ____it is long.A. half not as wide as B. wide not as half asC. not half as wide as D. as wide as not half

3.He did it ______ it took me. A. one-third a time B. one-third time C. the one-third time D. one-third the time

4. The house rent is expensive. I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m playing ________here. A. as three times much B. as much three times C. much as three times D. three times as much

vt.to do less of something or use something in smaller amounts:减少 ,缩减，削减

The government has announced plans to cut back on defence spending by 10% next year.

cut back/down on

I'm trying to cut down on caffeine 。

cut 常用短语：cut at Vt. …向 猛砍cut away Vt. 切下，砍掉cut down Vt. （ 1 ）砍倒，砍伐 （ 2 ）减少… …的量，缩减cut in Vt. 插嘴，插入，插队cut off Vt. （ 1 ）切断，砍掉 （ 2 ） 切断

… （电力，煤气，自来水等），停止 的供给（ 3 ）使（人，城镇）孤立cut out Vt. … …切下 ，剪下cut up Vt. 切碎

I was just talking to Jan, when Dave cut in (on us/our conversation).

If this bill is not paid within five days, your gas supply will be cut off.

She cut out his picture from the magazine.

Many villages have been cut off by the heavy snow.

1.（ 2004 春季北京）He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was ______ from the outside world. A. cut out B. cut off C. cut up D. cut through

2. (2005 湖南 )I was just talking to Margaret when Jackson ____________. A. cut in B. cut down C. cut out D. cut up

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“ ”关于 许多 的用法见下表：

+Cn. +Un. +Cn./Un.

many, many a, a great/good many, a large/great number of/numbers of

much, a great deal of, a large amount of, large amounts of

plenty of, a lot of, lots of, a large quantity of, large quantities of, a mass of, masses of

1. （ 2003 上海）The young dancers looked so charming in the

ir beautiful clothes that we took _____pictures of them.

A. many of B. masses of C. the number of D. a large amount of2. (2001 上海 )As a result of destroying the forests, a large _

_____ of desert _______ covered the land.A.number; has B. quantity; has C. number; have D. quantity; have

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   1) Adj.worried: 担忧的 I'm a bit concerned about/for your health.

Concerned parents have complained about the dangerous playground.

2) [after n.] involved in something or affected by it: 有关的，涉及的（置于名词之后）It was quite a shock for all/everyone concerned.

Her job is something concerned with computers.

I'm not very good where money is concerned (= when dealing with money)

concerned

be responsible for sth/doing sth

1） to be the person who caused something to happen, especially something bad: Who is responsible for this terrible mess? Last month's bad weather was responsible for the crop failure.

responsible

2） to have control and authority over something or someone and the duty of taking care of it or them:Paul is directly responsible for the efficient running of the office.Her department is responsible for overseeing the councils.

responsible

be responsible to sb/sth

to be controlled by someone or something:

In Australia, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet of Ministers are responsible to the House of Representatives

accept/assume/shoulder/take on responsibility for …为 负责

escape/avoid responsibility 回避责任

throw responsibility on 把责任推给

have a responsibility to sb …对 负有责任

act/do sth on your own responsibility 对自己的行为负责

n. the best or only way to achieve something: …的关键the key to sthHard work is the key to success. adj.. very important and having a lot of influence on other people or things:关键的，重要的。 She was a key figure in the international art world.

key

（ 2002北京）---How do you deal with the disagreement between th

e company and the customers?---The key _________ the problem is to meet the dem

and ________ by the customers.A. to solving; making B. to solving; made C. to solve; making D. to solve; made

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