Unit 7 Environment Eliasch: We are in a somewhat distressed situation given where we are with the ... with the global warming and the disastrous effects that can have on the environment and the way we live life. And we’ve got to do something about it. And the only way to do something is take action. And action means actually doing something, not just talking Benjamin: about it. Basically as a result of you buying this acreage, some people were without jobs, about a thousand people who were involved in the timber industry and you have been accused of green colonialism. Eliasch: How do you respond to those charges? Well, let me answer that in two parts because that is a core issue in all this. First of all, yes it is true that I laid off one thousand people in a saw mill when I stopped the logging activity, which was obviously essential to my objective. But what I also did and that is the most important thing here was to explore a model whereby I let the local indigenous population go and harvest my lands free of charge and
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Unit 7 Environment
Part 2 Watching & Listening
Section A Directions: In this section, you are going to watch a report “Green Activist” (3’59’’). Read the following words and phrases aloud first and then finish the tasks below.
Task 1 1. According to Johan Eliasch, what effect does rain forest have on climate change? Rain Forest accounts for over 20% of global carbon emissions and it’s probably the easiest thing to have an immediate impact on climate change. 2. How did Johan Eliasch make his mark in the business world? By dealing with companies that needed to be restructured and dealing with distressed debt. 3. Why has Johan Eliasch been accused of green colonialism? Because after he bought the piece of rain forest, about a thousand people who had been involved in the timber industry were out of work.
Unit 7 Environment
Learning Objectives In this unit, students are going to watch and listen to some interviews, news reports and a proposal to plant trees. Through doing a series of tasks, they will

realize what environmental problems mankind is faced with; get details as to how to help protect our environment; learn to express their opinions on saving energy and reducing waste; write a summary about water shortage in the Arab world.
Word Bank
proposition // n. 主张，建议 searing // a. 灼热的 distressed // a. 哀伤的；困难的 ecology // n. 生态学 acreage // n. 面积 colonialism // n.
Unit 7 Environment
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Task 2 Read the following questions and then discuss them with your classmates. 1. What environmental problems were you aware of before seeing the above pictures? Choose one that you are most familiar with and say something about it. 2. Do you think the environment we live in is better or worse than it was 10 or more years ago? Why? 3. What responsibilities do you think we should take for future generations?
log // v. 伐木 paradigm // n.

范例
ethanol // n. 乙醇 ，酒精 soya bean 大豆 indigenous population 原住民
Unit 7 Environment
Part 2 Watching & Listening
Unit 7 Environment HEAD group, started a foundation called Cool Earth. He has bought a piece of the Amazon Rainforest the size of London. I spoke to him at his base in London and asked him what he hoped to accomplish. Eliasch: Rain Forest or rather deforestation accounts for over 20% of global carbon emissions and it’s probably the easiest thing to have an immediate impact on because all other measures that we take against climate change takes years to actually get results. If it is new technologies, if it is reduce consumption, it does not happen overnight. So what I am trying to achieve with this is at least protect a small piece of the rain forest from being deforested and with that hopefully inspire other people to do exactly the same that I have done. Benjamin: Now, of course, you made your mark in the business world by dealing with companies that needed to be restructured and dealing with distressed debt. Your approach to Global Ecology is to treat ecology like a distressed debt.
Unit 7 Environment
Following is the script of the video clip: Kapur=Mallika Kapur; Benjamin=Tod Benjamin; Eliasch=Johan Eliasch Kapur: In the boardroom this week, we’ll meet a multimillionaire who is using his knowledge of economics and applying it to the environment. Johan Eliasch is the Swedish born tycoon who revived HEAD, the sports equipment company. His latest turn-around project is a completely different proposition — the Brazilian rain forest. Tod Benjamin caught up with him in London to find out about his role as a green activist. Benjamin: Searing summer temperatures, melting polarized caps and extreme weather have all been attributed to climate change. Many say this climate crisis is a result of global warming caused by increased carbon emissions. Former Vice President Al Gore has produced a film on climate change. Concerts are raising awareness of it too. But what is the business world doing about it? Johan Eliasch, Chairman of the