Integrated Reading and Writing
on Environmental Protection
Find the topic sentence of
this passage.
the topic sentence of the passage
After years of heated debate,
gray wolves were reintroduced to
Yellowstone National Park.
disappeared
saw everywhere
the 1920s
timeline of gray wolves
once
1966
30 years later
deer and elk grew rapidly
considered reintroducing
the wolves
species
balance
1. What is the text mainly about?
A: Wildlife research in the United States.
B: Plant diversity in the Yellowstone area.
C: The conflict between farmers and gray wolves.
D: The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone
Park.
2.What is the author’s attitude towards the
Yellowstone wolf project?
A: Doubtful. B: Positive.
C: Disapproving. D: Uncaring.
1. How is the passage divided
into three parts?
2. Summarize the main idea of
each part.
Parts Main idea Reasons
The first
part
The
second
part
The third
part
(para.1-3)
(para.4-5)
(para.6)
The light pollution affected the
astronomers to watch the
meteor shower.
The light pollution affects
other living things.
People take measures to
solve the problem
Identify
problems
Analyze
problems
Solve
problems
What message does the author most want to
give us?
A: Saving wildlife is saving ourselves.
B: Great efforts should be made to save energy.
C: Human activities should be environmentally
friendly.
D: New equipment should be introduced for
space study.
Find the topic sentence of
the passage and draw a mind
map
Coffee affects the health of the human population in other ways
deforest
the land
chemical fertilizers
and pesticides
decrease the local
wildlife habitat
damage the
ecosystem
kill
insects kill or sicken
other animals
enter the water
shade-grown coffee
1.Which opinion does the author agree with?
A. People should buy full-sun coffee.
B. Shade-grown coffee should be supported.
C. Farmers should change the places to grow
coffee.
D. Pesticides should be forbidden in coffee
planting.
Phrases:
1.环境保护
2.致力于保护湿地
3.享受更加和谐的环境
environmental protection
be devoted to protecting the wetlands
enjoy a more harmonious environment
4.正确处理垃圾 deal with rubbish properly
5.改善我们的居住条件
improve our living conditions
7.不要随地扔垃圾/吐痰
Don’t litter/spit everywhere
8.发展可再生资源
Develop renewable resources
9.提高环保意识
Raise one’s environmental awareness
10. 节约并珍惜我们的家园
Save and treasure our resources
6.面对严重的环境问题
Be faced with serious environmental problems
假定你是李华,你校即将举行主题为“Let’s
go green now”的英语演讲比赛。请你用英语写
一篇演讲稿,要点如下:
1.倡导绿色生活的原因
2.实践途径(至少三点)
注意:1.词数100左右
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯