英语听力
Unit 9 Saving the Earth Listening
You are going to hear part of a speech on Earth Day.
Listen to the tape and answer the following questions.
Part One Ladies and Gentlemen today we are celebrating Earth Day.
Earth Day is a day for reflection and action,
today people in countries all over the world
get together to discuss the Earth and our future,
and to take action to improve the current situation.
Earth Day is a chance for us to learn about the world,and change our behaviour.
It helps me understand that we must be act.
If I had known more about the earth in the past,
I would have made different choices about what to do and what to buy.
It is never too late to change.
I'm here today to talk about one of the most important problems we are facing.
In my view,the most important challenge ahead of us
is to find a way to protect the water on our planet.
75% of the earth is covered by rivers,lakes and oceans,
so it is truly a water planet.
Unfortunately,most of the water can not be used for drinking.
The earth is already becoming a thirsty planet.
But there are still time to do something about the problem.
If we want to have enough water in the future,
we must learn to take better care of our water,
we must stop polluting the water
we must learn to save water in our daily life.
Part two We should take better care of our water,
most of the fresh water on the earth is being used for farming.
We use clean water to grow food.
We need food of course,
but we must be more careful when we use our water.
Too much water is being wasted because we are using all the ways of watering our plant.
We must solve this problem if we want to have enough water in the future.
The best way to solve the problem
is to use the knowledge and technology that some country have already developed.
If we work together and share what we know
we will be building a better future for all of us.
We must stop polluting our water,
even if we succeed in making more water available to us
we must still do something about water pollution.
We are polluting water at an alarming pace.
Cars,factories and airconditioners pollute the air and the water,
we must change the way we think and the way we live.
Let's not drive if we can walk or ride a bike.
Let's try not to use airconditioners more than what is absolutely necessary.
Let's not buy products that cause pollution.
Let's make new rules
and use new technology to make sure that factories are green and clean.
Keep in mind that we,you and I are the ones who must change.
This brings me to my final point.
We must stop using too much water in our daily life.
Integrating skills listening and speaking.
Voices of the Earth Summit Speech one.
Hi,we are three children from three different continent.
And we'd like to tell you what we think about the environment.
The children of the world are disappointed,
because too many adults are too interested in money
and wealth to take notice of serious problems that are effect our future.
Young people from all over the world
have many thing to say about the environment,
but we all agree on one serious problem.
Most leaders don't listen,
we are here today because we want you to listen,to listen to everybody.
Here's what the children of the world are saying:
Governments of the world,must.
Make sure that all people from developing countries have free access to clean drinking water.
Limited the number of cars for family
don't cutting down trees without replacing them.
People of the world must,
Make use of our turn of transportation such as walking,biking and car-pooling.
Reduce,reuse and recycle as much as possible.
We are worry that many governments
listen too much to those who care very little for the environment and people.
Remember,we can not buy another planet
and our lives and those of future generation depend on this.
We are not asking too much.
You said this summit is about taking action.
We need more than your applause and comments of well done your good speech.
We need action.
Thanks for having us next year,and for listening to the voices of children.
Speech two Ladies and Gentlemen
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak to you today.
I wish,however,we can do more than just talk.
The Earth Summit is not just about good speeches and big words
it is about doing something about the problems we are facing.
I would tried to do something right now,right here.
That's why I brought this bag.
What do you think is in it?
Well,I'll show you.Yes,that's right. Rubbish.
On my way over here,
I picked up the rubbish I saw on rubbish bins on the street.
So that I can talk to you about what rubbish really is.
Some of you might think that rubbish is what we throw away.
Something useless that only causes problems.
Well,I say that that's rubbish,let me explain what I mean.
What is really in this bag?
Resources,possibilities,money,jobs,and solutions.
What we call rubbish today is actually the resources of tomorrow.
Let me tell you how we can use rubbish,some leftover food,
a milk carton and an empty bottle,
to make the future greener,cleaner and better,and to make money.
听力理解
Work book Unit 9 Listening
Carl has just returned from a trip to Egypt.
As part of a team that helps protect the earth's water sources,
he worked on a project to solve the serious problem.
Listen to the interview on the tape and answer the questions below.
Part One
A:Can you tell me about the project you worked on in Egypt?
B:Egypt has developed a large program to clean up and protect its water.
One of the projects is to help small farmers
build small channels to make sure that the water supplied by the government
can be used in the best way possible.
A:So,what was the problem?
It was often difficult for farmers to keep the channels clean and in good order.
The channels were used as rubbish bins
and too many plants grew where the water should flow.
A:How did you solve the problem?
At first,we thought that the farmers simply didn't understand the situation,
and that we could solve the problem by educating them.
But just make sure we interviewed some farmers and observed what they were doing.
A:What did you do to learn more about the farmers and their work?
B:Well,we visited many farmers and their families,
We also formed small discussion groups
in which we talked about the problem and what could be done about it.
A:What do the farmers think and do?
B:We found that the farmers did know about the problem,
and had paid a company to clean the channels.
But they didn't do it often enough.
Part two
A:Why didn't the farmers clean the channels often enough?
B:They thought that the government was responsible for the channels.
And they only clean them up when there was too much rubbish.
They felt that this was unfair and didn't believe what the government said
A:And how did the government react to this?
B:Well,they were very surprised.
They decided to show the farmers that there were serious about the problem.
Farmers and the government would work together.
The farmers formed a group that would oversee the work.
A special channel cleaning day was chosen and farmers
and the government decided to share the costs.
The farmers would pay for the cleaning equipment
and the government would pay for taking the rubbish away.
A:That sounds like a good solution.
B:It was. Working together also give people a chance to understand the dangerous of throwing rubbish in the channels.
It stops the water from flowing,
and made it dangerous for children to swim in the channel.
and for women to use the water at home.
A:Were the farmers happy about the solution?
B:Yes,they were. The project was a success.
By working together
more things were achieved and everybody learned from the experience.
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