TheEconomistUnit5ForWantofaDrinkReinforcementTextAnalysisForWantofaDrinkBackgroundWarmingupUnit5Questions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesWBTRWarmingupForWantofaDrinkUnit5WarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesHowdoyouunderstandthefollowingcartoons?WBTR•Matchthewordswiththeircorrectmeaninginthetext.Check-onPreviewWarmingupsquanderoverblowntrudgespendthoughtlessly,throwawayexaggeratedwalkheavilyandfirmly,aswhenweary,orthroughmudObjectives•Knowsomethingaboutwatercrisis•Understandthecausesofwatercrisis•Thinkabouthowtodealwiththecrisis•Considertheinitiativescommonpeoplecantake•EncouragestudentstoactivelythinkaboutinternationalissuesWBTRWarmingupBackgroundWaterCrisisTheEconomistBWTRForWantofaDrinkUnit5•AnEnglish-languageweeklynewsandinternationalaffairspublicationeditedinLondon.•FoundedbyJamesWilsoninSeptember1843.Forhistoricalreasons.•Neo-liberalinclination:asupporteroffreetrade,globalization,freeimmigrationandsocialliberalism,includinglegalizeddrugsandprostitution.•Circulation:1.5million/weekinBackgroundTheEconomist•TheEconomist’sissuesonenvironmentalissuesBackgroundTheEconomistWaterResourcesWorldwideBackgroundWaterCrisis•WorldWaterStress:PopulationgrowthExpansionofbusinessactivitiesRapidurbanizationClimatechangeDepletionofaquifersWaterpollutionWaterandconflictBackgroundWaterCrisisWaterResourcesWorldwideWaterResourcesofChinaBackgroundWaterCrisis•Generaldescription:severewaterquantityshortagesandseverewaterqualitypollution.•China’swaterresources:Totalwaterresources(2.84trillioncubicmeters):No.6Percapitawaterresources(2100cubickilometers):No.88Unevendistribution:80%inthesouthofChina.BackgroundWaterCrisisChinaaverageannualprecipitationDetailedAnalysisStructureThemeTextAnalysisTWBRForWantofaDrinkUnit5TextAnalysisTheme•Understandthesituationoftheglobalwatercrisis•Analyzethedifficultiesinmeetingthewatercrisis•DeveloparightapproachtocommoninternationalchallengesTWBRI.Introduction:awarningaboutawatercrisis(paras.1–2)II.Causalanalysisofwatershortage(paras.3–5)III.Difficultyinsatisfyingthesedemands(paras.6–8)IV.Characteristicsofwaterasnaturalresource(paras.9–15)V.Reiterationofthevalueofwater(paras.16–17)VI.Conclusion:difficultyinusingtheresourcesensibly(paras.18–19)TextAnalysisStructureTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisMainIdeaSentenceParaphraseWords&ExpressionsExerciseIIIIIIIVVVITWBRTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Introduction:(paras.1–2)MainIdeaWhyiswatersaidtobethenewoil?Whatarethesignsofwaterscarcityinthispart?Whydoyouthink“Bringingsupplyanddemandintoequilibriumwillbepainful”?Doyouagreewiththeargumentsinthispart?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphrase•Bringingsupplyanddemandintoequilibriumwillbepainful,andpoliticaldisputesmayincreaseinnumberandintensifyintheircapacitytocausetrouble.Make…match…Itisdifficulttomakepeopleuselesswatersothattheamountofwatertheyusematchestheamountthatisavailable.Moreandmorepoliticaldisputesoverwatermayeruptandmaybecomemorecapableofcausingmoretroubles.becomemorecapableofcausingtroubleTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentencePatternsquanderinsatiableill-conceivedinviteinprintbring…intoequilibriumthreatentodoTodo…isto…TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Exercise•TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingwordsinthebrackets.–他们的拒绝让步将不可避免地招致来自联合国的更多批评。(invite)–TheirrefusaltocompromisewillinevitablyinvitemorecriticismfromtheUN.–价格波动是为了使供给和需求实现均衡。(equilibrium)–Pricesfluctuateinordertobringsupplyanddemandintoequilibrium.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:MainIdeaCausalanalysisofwatershortage(paras.3–5)Whatarethecausesofwatershortage?PopulationgrowthHigherwaterdemandinagricultureGreaterindustrialanddomesticconsumptionofwaterWhatisthegreenrevolution?Aseriesofresearch,development,andtechnologytransferinitiativestoincreaseagricultureproductionaroundtheworld.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentencePatternGrammardouble-triple-quadruple…chronicallyinancombinationof…besetto…attheturnof…Ittakes…todo…Thereisno/anygoodindoing…,astheyhavethroughouthistory,…twiceasmuchwater……evenifthepopulationstoodstillTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:Exercise•FillintheblanksTheworldwaterstress_____________thegrowingpopulation,madepossiblebythegreenrevolution.Secondly,people’s__________better-tastingandmoreinterestingfoodgreatlyincreasesagriculture’sdemandforwater.Thirdly,thedemandofindustrialand___________activitiesforwaterhavealso__________inthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIII:MainIdeaDifficultyinsatisfyingthesedemands(paras.6–8)Whyismeetingtheincreasingdemandofwateradifficulttask?Thesupplyofwaterisfinite;Desalinationofsaltywaterisexpensive;Freshwaterisnotreadilyavailable.Whatisthelawofconservationofmass?GlobalWaterCycleTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIII:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentencePatternGrammarfinitereadilynomoreofitlapatsurviveonHoweveryouuseit…Therestisfalling…,sitting…orflowing...TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPa