高级英语Ships in the Desert.pptx

Lesson 3 Ships in the Desert
Al Gore
Background information
Al Gore
Profession:
Author,
Politician,
Environmental Activist
Background information
Gore and Clinton
Gore’s running for Presidency
1. Introduction about the author
Al Gore（1948-）：
Served in the United States Army (1969–1971);
Profession: Author, Politician, Environmental Activist
Political party: Democratic
Member of the . House of Representatives from Tennessee (1977 – 1985);
United States Senator from Tennessee (1985 – 1993);
45th Vice President of the United States (January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001) under President Bill Clinton;
Democratic Party's nominee for President and lost the 2000 . presidential election (against George W. Bush Jr. )despite winning the popular vote.
Al Gore’s two main books on the threat and solution to global warming:
Earth in the Balance (in 1992)
An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
《难以忽视的真相》
The text is taken from Al Gore’s book Earth in the Balance.
Gore demonstrates that the quality of our air and water is urgently at risk. He clearly illustrates how problems that once were regional have now become global. Gore argues for a worldwide mobilization to save us from disaster.
Gore is currently an author and environmental activist. and has received a Nobel Peace Prize for his work in climate change activism.
global warming
Global warming refers to the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation.
main reason :
greenhouse gases like CO2(carbon dioxide makes up about 70% of the greenhouse gases) ,methane甲烷 , water vapor水蒸汽 , nitrous oxide一氧化二氮 , and ozone臭氧 .
Main causes:
excessive carbon dioxide emissions;
Plant damage
Global warming:
Where is my home?
Side effects: