2020-2021学年度第16期总第734期
Ridding land of foreign waste (p2)
山西省灵石县第一中学 任立琴
I. Free-talk
waste/trash/garbage problems
 
Look at the word cloud and predict what is talked about in the article.

II. Read for general information
 Main idea of the article: 
key: From Jan 1, 2021, China will make a sweeping ban on all imports of solid waste.
III. Read for details
1. Why does the writer give the example of Chen Feng at the beginning of the text?
A. To tell a story. 
B. To call on readers to learn from him. 
C. To lead up to the topic of the text. 
key: C
2. What is foreign waste?
Solid waste imported from other countries. 
3. What is the major content of the ban?
The importing, dumping (倾倒), stacking (堆积) and disposal of waste products from overseas on Chinese territory will be banned.
4. Why did China import waste before?
Because there was a lack of raw materials (原材料). 
5. What benefits did importing waste bring?
The recycling of imported waste helped to fill the gap. 
Recycling foreign trash, such as plastics, paper and metals, has supported the development of China’s manufacturing (制造业的) sector and further boosted its economy.
6. List the risks of importing waste.
Waste that can’t be used is either burned or buried, while processing recyclables also leads to river, air and land pollution, as well as sickness. 
7. Read again and complete the timeline.
 
 
IV. Discussion
Was it a bad decision to import solid waste several years ago?
 
V. Language focus
Find the following expressions in the article.
1.谋生
2.发达国家
3.原材料
4.填补空缺
5.转换，变成
6.为......付钱
7.导致
8.以及, 和......
 
9.生效，起作用
10. 使逐步淘汰，逐渐停止
11. ......的数量
12. 下降了
13. 实现目标
14. 在望，看得见
15. 做决定
 
即学即练
Complete the summary using what you learned.
      Because of the shortage of ________(原材料)，China began importing _______(洋垃圾) in 1980. This helped
_______(填补空缺)，supported the development of China's manufacturing sector and further __________(繁荣经济).       
       However, _____________(洋垃圾的数量) grew quickly; recycling the waste also _____(导致) pollution _____(以及) sickness. 
      Therefore, China  _________(决定) to ban the import of foreign waste, which will _______(生效) in 2021, hoping to ______(实现目标) of zero imports of solid waste. 
 
key words
辨别红色单词在下列各句中的词性及成分。
1.China began importing solid waste in 1980 when the country didn’t have enough raw materials (原材料). 动词, 非谓语动词做宾语
2.The recycling of imported waste helped to fill that gap. 形容词, “进口的”,做定语
3.According to Xinhua, from the mid-1990s to 2016, China’s annual imports of solid waste grew from about 4 million tons to 46.5 million tons. 名词, 做主语
4.In 2016, China imported more than half of the world’s solid waste. 动词, 做谓语
5.However, importing this waste has brought more risks than benefits. 动词, 非谓语动词做主语
6.Many other Asian countries are also importers of solid waste. 名词, “进口商，输入者”，做表语
From Jan 1, 2021, China will make a sweeping ban on all imports of solid waste. 名词, “禁令”
The dumping (倾倒), stacking (堆积) and disposal of waste products from overseas on Chinese territory will also be banned. 动词, “禁止”
ban-banned-banned-banning
V.  禁止 ban sb. from doing sth.
         ban doing sth.
N.  禁令要 a ban on sth.
VII. Further information
 
依据近十年的统计数据，我国进口的废物主要来自美国、日本、英国、欧盟、中国香港等发达国家和地区。其中，中国香港作为贸易自由港的特殊地位，主要以转口贸易为主。