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Unit2ReadingTheeconomyortheenvironment—MustwechooseHaveyoueverseenadebateoreventakenpartinadebate?Doyouknowsomethingaboutdebates?Lead-inReadingstrategyReadingadebateWhatistheorderofadebate?Theorderofthedebate:Onesidepresentshispoints.Theothersidepresentshispoints.OpendiscussionWhatshouldwepayattentiontowhenwereadorlistentoadebate?Thetwosidespresentoppositeviewsandtheyaremeanttoconvinceyou.Weshouldnotmakeafinaldecisionuntilwehavereadorlistenedtobothsidescompletelyandunderstoodalltheargumentsmadebyeachside.1WhatsidedoesMs.LinShuiqingandMr.QianLiweieachrepresent?2Byhowmanytimeshastheworld’spopulationincreasedsince1800?3AccordingtoMr.QianLiwei,whatshouldbedonetofactoriesthatpollutetheenvironment?Ms.linshuiqingrepresentstheenvironmentandmrqianliweirepresentsthebusinessman.SixtimesTheyshouldhavetopayhighertaxes1WhatsocietydoesLinShuiqingbelongto?2WhatdoesLinShuiqingstarthisspeechbytalkingabout?LinShuiqingbelongstothesocietyforEnvironmentalPreservation.Shestartsherspeechbytalkingaboutthewayvastareasoftheworldaredamagedbychemicalwaste.Carefulreading3Whatishappeningtolargenumbersoffish?4WhatdoesLinShuiqingthinkweshouldteachpeopleabout?Theyarebeingcaughtbyfishingboatsbeforetheycanlayeggs.Shethinksweshouldteachpeopleaboutwaysoflivingthatdonotharmtheenvironment.5InQianLinwei’sopinion,whatbeliefdopeopleoftenhave?6WhydoesQianLinweithinkproductionshouldnotbecutback?Peopleoftenhavethisbeliefthatdevelopmentisbadfortheenviroment.Becausejobswillbelost.Peoplearemoreimportantthanfishandtrees.7.WhatdoesQianLiweisayweneed?8WhataremanypeoplewillingtodoaccordingtoQianLiwei?Whatweneedarebetterlawstopreservetheenvironmentandstillallowourcountrytogrow.Manypeoplearewillingtopayalitterhigherpriceforthingsthatarefriendlytotheenvironmental.PleaseMs.LinShuiqing’swordsbyyourself.1.Asaresultofthewaste,whathappened?Manyplaceshavebeendestroyedandmanyplantsandanimalshavedied.Thewastegoesintotheatmosphereandmakesussick.Somewasteflowsintothewaterkillingriverandlaterintothesea,killingsealife.What’stheeffectofwaterpollution?Theboatscatchlargenumbersoffishwithoutgivingthemtimetolayeggs..Howaboutthefishingindustrial?Whilewedamageourenvironment,wekeepproducingmoreandmorepeoplewhoneedmorelandtoliveonandmorefoodtoeat..Byhowmanytimeshastheworld’spopulationincreasedsince1800?What’sthepopulationnow?Theamountofrubbishweproduceisturningintoabigproblem.Weshouldincreasetheamountofthingswerecycled,andteachpeoplewaysoflivingthatdonotharmtheenvironment.4.what’sthebigproblem??ReadMr.QianLiwei‘swordsbyyourselfWhenpeoplethinkoffactories,theywillthink:Theythinkofcloudsofdirtysmokeorofpipespouringwasteintorivers.Theythinkofgreedybusinessmenhidingfromtheirresponsibilitiesandonlyworryaboutmoney.Manyfactoriesandindustriescontroltheamountofpollutiontheyproduceandareverycarefultospendmoneyrepairinganydamagetheycause.Howcanahealthyenvironmentanddevelopmentshouldbepossibleatthesametime?Cutbackonthequantityofthings,jobswillbelost.Peoplearemoreimportantthanfishandtrees.Whydoesmr.QianLiweidon’tagreewithMsLinShuiqing’sopinion?Weshouldproducemorethingsfrommaterialsthathavebeenrecycled,and;lessfromrawmaterials.Insteadofreducingthequantityofthethings,whatshouldwedo?Weneedbetterlawstopreservetheenvironmentandstillallowtheeconomytogrow.Whatweneednow?Thosefactorieswhichpollutetheenviromentshouldhavetopayhighertaxes..Howtodealwiththepollutedfactories??ConsolidationFillinthetablebelowDebatetopic:SpeakersOpinionsTheeconomyortheenvironment-----mustwechoose?LinShuiqingQianLiweiTheenvironmentisbeingdamagedAhealthyenvironmentanddevelopmentshouldbepossibleatthesametimeSpeakersLinShuiqingQianLiweiArgumentsChemical_____:ithasdestroyedmanyplacesandcausedmanyplantsandanimalstodie.______:ToomanyfisharecaughtPopulation:Theworld’spopulationhas_____fastFactories:Manyfactoriesare______abouttheenvironment.Production:Cuttingbackontheproductionmaymakepeoplelose_____.Recycling:Trytomakemorethingsfrom________materials.Laws:________lawsshouldbepassed.Taxes:Thosewhopollutetheenvironmentshouldpay_____taxes._______Production:peopleshouldtrytocutbackon___________________.Recycling:ItwillbegoodfortheenvironmentwasteFishingconcernedjobsrecycledBetterSugge-stionshighergrownthequantityofthings1.Doyouthinkitispossibletoachieveabalancebetweentheeconomyandtheenvironment?2.Howcanthisbeachieved?Discussion1.Wecouldeducatepeopletorespectandprotecttheenvironment.2.Wecouldurgefactoriesthatproducelargeamountsofwastetobuildasystemtopurifythewasteandminimizethedamagetotheenvironment.3.Wecouldurgethegovernmenttopassstricterlawstoprotecttheenvironment.4.Wecouldproducestrictlawstopreservetheenvironment.5.Wecouldcreateasystemtodealwiththewasteandrubbishscientifically.D&EHomework: