More Information on Video Project

Please note that you are picking one specific environmental issue and put that as your title. EX. 雾霾

Besides the language requirement，this project also requires thorough scicentific research. To give people a comprehensive introduction to the issue. You have to identify all those Main causes and effects. You can go to Wikipedia and look for those.

Ex: Smog

 For call for action: please avoid speaking in general terms, but propose concrete actions to solve the problem. yoU 

Video Project -Script Due 05/31

There will be a mini video project for last video presentation. You will introduce an environmental issue in which you identify the causes and effects and offer solutions. The script for video is due on Wednesday, May 31st same day for the test. The video will be 2-3 minutes long（if your video is shorter than 1: 30 and longer than 3:30, points will be deducted).

You should structure your speaking this way:

1st paragraph: General introduction of the environmental issue (保护珍稀动物，雾霾， 汽车尾气排放， 垃圾回收， 用电量，保护生态系统， 工业废气排放， 水污染， 冰川融化， etc）  

2nd paragraph： Causes for this environmental issue
3rd paragraph： Effects for this environmental issue
4th paragraph： Your solution for solving this environmental issue. You call for action. What should government do? What should citizens do?

The video recording is due on Tuesday, June 6th.
*Extra credit if you have visual aids (such as big charts and graphs for your video to help explain what you are trying to convey) or have done some video editing (such as adding sound effects, visual effects or subtitles to make it more comprehensible). 

Instruction for submitting video: 

1.Uploaded the video to Youtube using the "Unlisted" option so that it is not visible to the public)

2. Email the video link to shilaoshizhongwen@gmail.com
Please put in the title: Class name-Your full name -Video project

Grading rubric for this project: click here

Quiz Tomorrow

No HW today， but there will be quiz tomorrow on ALL of Topic 2 vocabulary （notice that those in red are the ones I made correction for）：

第一课 Lesson 1《森林与水资源》视频

Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_1vb0so

生词	词类	定义
资源 zī yuán	名	resource(s)
循环 xún huán	动、名	circulate
源头 yuán tóu	名	origin
建造 jiàn zào	动	build, construct
构造 gòu zào	名	structure
吸收 xī shōu	动	absorb
稀疏 xī shū	形容	sparse, thin
茂密 mào mì	形容	lush, dense, thick
差别 chā bié	名	difference(s)

名词：noun    动词： verb      形容xíngróng词 ：adjective 

副fù词： adverb       连lián词： connector    量liàng词： counting/measure (例子：个）

第二课 Lesson 2《水对人类社会的影响》

Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_1wzfwv   

生词	词类	定义
农业 nóng yè	名	Agriculture
灌溉 guàn gài	名、动	To irrigate, irrigation
发源地  fā yuán dì	名	Place of origin
发展 fā zhǎn	名、动	To develop
洪水 hóng shuǐ	名	Flood
灾害 zāi hài	名	Disaster
水灾 shuǐ zāi	名	Flood
财产 cái chǎn	名	Property
损失 sǔn shī	名、动	Loss, to lose
控制 kòng zhì	名、动	Control, to control
管理 guǎn lǐ	名、动	Management, to manage

名词：noun    动词： verb      形容xíngróng词 ：adjective 

副fù词： adverb       连lián词： connector    量liàng词： counting/measure (例子：个）

 第三课 Lesson 3 - 《水对人类社会的影响》

Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_1wzhrc  

生词	词类	定义
提供 tí gōng	动	to provide, to supply
工程 gōng chéng	名	Engineering project
水坝 shuǐ bà	名	dam
发电厂 fā diàn chǎng	名	Power plant
二次能源  èr cì néng yuán	名	Secondary energy source
总共 zǒng gòng	副	Total, altogether
建筑 jiàn zhú	名	Building;
明显 míng xiǎn	形容、副	Obvious, apparent
短期 duǎn qí	形容	Short term
长期 cháng qí	形容	Long term
负面 fù miàn	形容	Negative (side)
根据 gēn jù	连	According to

名词：noun    动词： verb      形容xíngróng词 ：adjective 

副fù词： adverb       连lián词： connector    量liàng词： counting/measure (例子：个）

 第四课 Lesson 4 中美资源用量比较

Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_25lsid

生词	词类	定义
用量 yòng liàng	名	amount of use
总量 zǒng liàng	名	total amount
单位 dān wèi	名	unit
平均 píng jūn	名，动	average, to average
数据 shù jù	名	data
可再生 kě zài shēng	形容	renewable
百分比 bǎi fēn bǐ	名	percentage
能源 néng yuán	名	energy resource
结构 jíe gòu	名	structure
服务fú wù	名，动	service, to serve
尤其 yóu qí	副	especially
节约 jié yuē	动	saving

名词：noun    动词： verb      形容xíngróng词 ：adjective 

副fù词： adverb       连lián词： connector    量liàng词： counting/measure (例子：个）

Discovery长江三峡大坝纪录片

长江三峡大坝 Chángjiāng Sānxiá Dàbà： Three Gorges Dam
纪录片 Jìlùpiàn： Documentary

HW 0525

1. Answer the following questions
1. Describe 3 important observations from these data tables and graphs and why you think they are important (2 reasons)？ 你认为这些图表的三个重点是什么？为什么？
2. Answer one of the following:
1. How are these tables and graphs related to the article about water read in Lesson 2 & 3 ? Why do you think so? 这些图表和《水对人类社会的影响》有什么关系？你为什么这么想？
2. How are these tables and graphs related to the video on water and forest viewed in Lesson 1? Why do you think so? 这些图表和 Forest and Water Resources 视频有什么关系？你为什么这么想？
3. Language requirements:
1. 2+ paragraphs
2. Each paragraph should have 2 connectors
3. Use words in the vocabulary list provided for this lessons

中美两国资源用量比较

图一   中美两国用电总量比较 （单位: 十亿yì 千qīan瓦wǎ时 - billion kilowatthour)

图二   中美两国每人平均用电量比较 （单位: 千瓦时/人- kilowatthour/person)

年	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
美国	12,211.38	12,407.44	12,877.70	11,982.40	12,292.36	12,375.98	12,250.20	12,343.10
中国	803.59	851.46	939.03	1,019.44	1,010.13	1,247.79	1,651.48	1,886.75
年	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
美国	12，810	12，669		12，365	11，920	12，281	12，186
中国	2,150	2，444	2，585	2，572	3，494	3，477	3，926

表一  中美两国每人平均用电量比较 （单位: 千瓦时/人- kilowatthour/person)

	2008	2009	2010	2011
中国	19.55%	19.54%	20.39%	18.79%
美国	10.17%	11.55%	11.32%	13.57%

表二 中美两国可再生电力使用百分比

	中国	美国
工业 Industries (Manufacturing, etc.)	70.00%	28.00%
商业 + 服务业 Commerse and Service	2.00%	14.00%
个人日常生活 Domestic Use	11.00%	17.00%
农业 Agriculture	2.00%	1.00%
交通 Transportation	10.00%	39.00%
其他	5.00%	1.00%

表三 中美两国2008～2009年能源用量结构