The year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Information about WED The theme Connect with the World Wide Web of Life Give Earth a Chance
taken to combat the environment pollution?
Part 2: Viewing and listening： Copenhagen Climate Summit
Video 1: Copenhagen Climate Summit World Leaders, Journalists, and Protestors Meet in Copenhagen to Tackle Climate Change. ABC's Clayton Sandell reports from Copenhagen .
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How do the media speak of Copenhagen climate summit? Why? _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Have the world leaders and delegates coming together in Copenhagen come to an agreement when it comes to how to tackle global warming? Why or why not? _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ When will the US president Obama come to Copenhagen? And what is he going to propose? _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ What is the main challenge for Obama to put his proposal into practice? _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________
What should be the themes for the following years?
Pair work: match the environmental problems with their causes. Besides the issues below, what other environmental problems and their causes do you know? List them in the table.
ABC: American television network
Getting to know the main points: now view the video and complete the following summary with the information you get from the video.
Unit 9
Environment protection
Part 1: Topic preview
Knowledge about World Environment Day: World Environment Day (WED) was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972. WED is hosted every year by a different city and commemorated with an international exposition through the week of June 5. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), also created in 1972, uses WED to stimulate awareness of the environment and enhance political attention and public action. Work in groups to find out the themes of WED over the last decade. The first two have been given as examples. See next page.
Environmental Problem
1. Air pollution 2. Water pollution 3. White pollution 4. Desertification Sandstrorms 5. Global warming
Cause
Nitrogen and phosphorus disposal Carbon dioxide emissions and Over-farming and overgrazing Plastic packaging and plastic sheeting Heat-trapping gases and particles from the burning of fossil fuels
Group discussion: work in groups and discuss the following question.
Which cities in China are the most
polluted ones? Why?
What steps has Chinese government