Module 10 Unit 1 Project

Reporting on sustainable development

A gift for the future

Step1 Title

•What is the gift for the future?

•Renewable resources for sustainable development

Step2 Structure

• Part 1 (paragraphs 1-3)

• Importance of sustainable development

• Part 2 (paragraphs 4-10)

• Sources of energy including fossil fuels and renewable energy

Part 1 (paragraphs 1-3)• 1. What do you think of the development in

the past?• It polluted the environment and wasted

natural resources.• 2. Compared to the development in the past,

what are the advantages of sustainable development?

• Sustainable development is long-term planning which focuses on the environment and preserving natural resources. It is all about creating better health care, education, housing and improved standards of living for everyone.

• 3. Why should we put sustainable development into practice?

• Because without sustainable development, our future and the lives of our children and our grandchildren will be in danger.

• 4. What do we depend on to provide energy in our modern lives?

• We mostly depend on fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil to produce energy.

Part 2 (paragraphs 4-10)Forms of energy

What do we do with the energy Advantages

Solar energy

Wind energy

Hydro - electricity

use the sun’s natural energy to provide heat, light, hot water and electricity.use windmills to pump water and grind wheat; use wind turbines to generate electricity.use the force of the water stored in a reservoir to generate electricity.

renewable; never run out; help the environment.

1.In the next few decades, the world’s population will increase by about nine billion people2.It is true that the past development has polluted the environment and wasted the natural resources.3.One possible solution under discussion to the future development is sustainable development.4.It’s easy to draw everybody’s attention to environment and preserve natural resources.5.Our future is closely related to sustainable development, without which the lives of our children and our grandchildren will be at risk.6.Today, wind turbines which are placed at least twenty metres above the ground are used to produce electricity

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Step3 Phrases• 1. 在未来数十年中• 2. 敲响警钟• 3. 污染环境• 4. 浪费自然资源• 5. 一个可能解决方案• 6. 可持续发展• 7. 关注• 8. 生活水平• 9. 把…付诸实施• 10. 矿物燃料• 11. 枯竭 / 耗尽• 12. 在可预见未来

• 1. in the next several decades• 2. set alarm bells ringing• 3. pollute the environment• 4. waste natural resources• 5. one possible solution to• 6. sustainable development• 7. focus on • 8. standards of living• 9. put sth into practice• 10. fossil fuels• 11. run out • 12. in the foreseeable future

Phrases

• 13. 促成 / 引发• 14. 努力争取• 15. 替代能源• 16. 太阳能• 17. 抽水• 18. 风涡轮• 19. 可再生能源• 20. 水电站• 21. 在水源之上• 22. 初步措施• 23. 蓄意破坏

• 13. contribute to • 14. push for • 15. alternative energy sources• 16. solar energy• 17. pump water• 18. wind turbines• 19. renewable energy sources• 20. hydroelectric power plants• 21. over a water source• 22. tentative steps• 23. systematic destruction

Step4 Language Points

• 1. The world’s population will increase to about nine billion people. (L2-3)

• 世界人口将增长到大约九十亿• The price has increased by 50%. • 物价已增长了 50%• 2. This should set alarm bells ringing. (L4)

这应该给人们敲响警钟。• set sb/sth doing

What he said set us thinking

他的话使我们深思。

4.This is a simple idea, but one which is hard to put into practice (L20)这是一个简单的想法，不过也是一个难于付诸实践的理念Put sth into practice 把 … 付诸实践We tried hard to put our plan into practice我们努力实践我们的计划。5.Some people believe that oilfields and coalseams will run out in the foreseeable future.(45)一些人相信在可预见的未来内油田和煤层将会枯竭run out 用光，用尽Our food and water has run out.We have run out of water and food.

• 6. Carbon dioxide contributes to air ,water and soil pollution. （ L49 ）

• 二氧化碳是造成空气、水和土壤污染的原因之一。• contribute to 促成，引发• Various factors contributed to his failure.• 几个因素造成了他的失败。• make contributions to 对…作出贡献• 7.This is why many people are pushing for

the use of alternative energy sources. (L53)• push for 努力争取• They are pushing for a quick solution to the

problem.• 他们在催促快速解决这个问题的方案。

• 8. be / become conscious of (L59)

• 对…有认识• 9. Tentative steps are being taken to introduce

these forms of renewable energy.(L92)• 人们在采取初步措施，来引入此类可再生能源。• take steps to do sth. 采取措施做…• Steps must be taken to prevent air and

water pollution.

• 必须采取措施来预防空气和水污染。

Goodbye!