河海大学研究生英语第三版教案Unit 9.doc

Unit 9 Pollution is a Dirty Word Questions What is the meaning of pollution? Do you know how many forms of pollution existed at present? What is the best way to eliminate pollution proposed by the author? Whats your viewpoint on this matter? Organization Language points: 1.lousy --- a. very bad or ill If you describe someone as lousy, you mean that they are very bad at something they do. Eg. There can be no argument about how lousy he is at public relations. If you describe something as lousy you mean that it is of very bad quality or that you do not like it. Eg. At Billys Cafe, the menu is limited and the food is lousy. If you describe the number or amount of something as lousy, you mean it is smaller than you think it should be. Eg. The pay is lousy. If you feel lousy, you feel very ill. Eg. I wasnt actually sick but felt lousy. Lousy with sth/sb--- having more than enough of sth/sb Eg. In August the place is lousy with tourist. He is lousy with money. 2. fume --- n. smoke, gas or vapor that smells strongly eg. The air was thick with cigar fumes fume --- v. be very angry eg. By the time we arrived an hour late she was fuming. laden ---adj. loaded or weighted (1) If someone or something is laden with a lot of heavy thins, they are holding or carrying them. eg. The following summer the peach tree was laden with fruit. (2) If you describe a person or thing as laden with something, particularly something bad, you mean that they have a lot of it. Eg. Were so laden with guilt. Many of their heavy industries are laden with debt. consume --- (1) To consume an amount of fuel, energy, or time means to use it up. Eg. Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than traditional models. (2) If you consume something, you eat or drink it. Eg. Martha would consume nearly a pound of cheese per day. (3) If a fire consumes a building, it completely destroys it. Eg. …the fire which consumed the dwelling. (4) If a