Unit 4 Global Warming

1. Unit 4 Global Warming The earth is becoming warmer-but does it matter?

2. questions • √ 1. Does the text tell us the answer of the title’s question? 2. How many parts can the text be divided? 3. Where can you most probably find this article? A. story book B. fashion magazine C. scientific fiction D. scientific magazine

3. Para.1 1. What happened in para.1? 2. What’s the main idea of this para.? 3. What is the purpose of writing this para.?

4. Language points Eg: She means everything to me! Eg: You mean the whole world to me! Eg: No matter what come about, I will always love you. seem much to sb. = mean a lot to sb. come bout = happen It is a rapid increase when compared to other natural changes.

5. translation 1. 学习对我来说很重要 2. 无论发生什么，我都会罩着你。 3. 当我吃午饭的时候，我看到了那个杀手。

6. Para.2 What does this para. talking about?

7. Language points Eg: There is no doubt that the sun is a flashing ball. Eg: There is no doubt that you need to be trained. Eg: Tom saw Marry walking in the rain. (陈述句) Eg: It is Tom that/who saw Marry walking in the rain.(强调句) • Eg: It is Marry that/ whom Tom saw walking in the rain .(强调句) • Eg: It is in the rain that Tom saw Marry walking .(强调句) 强调句结构：强调陈述句的主语，宾语，状语 It is/was+被强调部分+that/who+其余部分 1. There is no doubt that… 2. It is…that/who…

8. 变成强调句 I want to win the first prize in the football match. (陈述句)

9. Eg: You rather than I should say sorry.eg: I should fight rather than surrender.Eg: It is a sheep rather than a monster. 用法总结： rather than:前后可接动词，名词，形容词，还有从句 rather than

10. Translation 1.人们相信，成功来源于努力。 2.没有人怀疑，团结就是力量。 3. 是Tom 发现的这个秘密。 4. 是在那个下午，战争爆发了。 5. 是Henry而不是Peter偷吃了我的午饭。 6. 我要教训他而不是放过他。

11. Para.3 1. What’s the “greenhouse effect”? 2. Could we live without the green gas? 3. What happened to greenhouse gases to make the temperature go up immediately? 4. What’s the main idea of the para.?

12. Language points Eg: I heartily subscribe to that sentiment. Eg: Quantities of food were spread out on the table. Eg: People tend to make mistake when ill . Eg: The level of my warrior has gone up to level 65. 1. subscribe to sth. = agree on sth. 2. due to 3. quantities of 4. tend to: School classes tend to poverty. 5. go up (price, level, amount)

13. Translation 1. 我绝不会同意你的观点。 2. 由于燃气价格上涨，我们开始使用太阳能。 3.大量的证据显示，Lee偷了我的方便面。 4.人在忧虑的时候，容易交朋友。

14. Para.4 What’s the main idea of this para.?

15. Para.5 1. What leads to the increase in carbon dioxide? 2. Translate the last sentence of the para.

16. Language points Eg: The failure results in his hard working. 1. datum: data (pl.) 2. result in: lead to

17. Para.6 1. What are the two ideas? 2. Who are the tow leaders of the different ideas? 3. Which idea do you believe? Why?

18. Language points Eg: The headmaster is opposed to the plan. Eg: I will make Lee close the door. Eg: Crosstalk is a kind of art to make you happy. 1. attitude to/ towards sth./sb. 2. on the one hand; on the other hand 3. agree on 4. be opposed to sth. 5. make sb. do sth. 6. make sb./sth. adj.

19. Translation 1. 学生反对教授的建议。 2. 我让Lee去给我买方便面。 3. 我让Wang给我准备开水。 4. 我让Zhang给我拿来叉子。 5. 我让Liu 给我泡面。 6. 大家的配合让我很高兴。

20. Para.7 1. Can we reduce the temperature, if we stop increasing CO2? 2. In your opinion, we should wait or do something?

21. Language points Eg: Even if you say “Mr Ma is my big brother”, I will still punish you if you break the class rule. Eg: If someday we depart, remember to keep on moving forward. 1. even if 2.keep on doing

22. Translation 1. 即使你爸爸是李刚，也没有什么值得骄傲的。 2. 即使你爸爸不是李刚，你也有可能成为一个巨头。 3. 只要你能不断的努力。

23. Brainstorm The ways to reduce the temperature?

24. Writing 假设你是红星中学的李华，你给市长写封一封信，字数120以上。 内容要求： 1. 提出人类当前面临的气温持续升高问题 2.写出这个问题给大家带来的危害 3.你的解决办法。（可以是多条办法）