1) What was the conference about?(It was all about the damage that is being caused to the word)

2) What did Jackie do at the meeting?(Jackie listened to some lectures about pollution and agriculture, nuclear waste. radiation and so on at the meeting)

3) What must we do to stop poplution?(We’ve got to think of ways of changing people’s habits)

4) What is the population of China now?(1.3 killion)

What is the population of the world today?(6 billon )

5) Do you think we should control the increase of population”Why? (Yes, If the plpulation keeps growing so quickly, there will only be standing room for us and there will be no place to lie down or to sit down next century)

6) What will happen if we do not pay attention to the pollution?(The world won’t be fit for us to live in)

③ Give some advice about language points.

1)damage(vt) The trees were damaged by the storm.

“毁坏”(vi)Soft wood damages easily.

“损害”(n) He did a lot of damage to the class.

do(cause) damage to——“对……造成破坏”，造成……的损失(损坏)。

destroy (vt) “毁坏”(程度大) You have destroyed all my life and my hopes.

2) am(is、are) being +P.P (现在进行时被动态)——

The class is being take by Mr Cai . The questions are being answered by us students.

Step3 Dialogue ① Listen and follow .② Do some explanation.

1) it was all about…内容全是关于;

2)go on doing sth/keep doing sth 继续干某事;

3)have got to do sth(Bri. Eng. in oral)/=have to—“不得不”

4) There be+ 主+left…(“留下的有……”)

There will only be standing room left for us next century ,and there will not be any place left for us to lie down or to sit down.

There’s some work left for us to do.

③ Practise in pairs; ④ Act the scene by two pairs, using these phrases: 1) What was the conference like?

2) What was the conference about?

3) What did you do at the meeting?