Debate SAMPLE A: In my opinion, we must give priority to economic growth. At present Chinas economy is not strong enough, and the per-capita GDP is much smaller than those of advanced countries B: I beg to differ. Compared with 30 years ago, the Chinese economy has developed reat deal, and at the same time it has produced a lot of pollution It is high time we gave environmental conservation serous consideration. It seems to me that it's more urgent for us to improve people's life. If we dont boost our economy, we can t raise the living standard people's B: Id like to draw your attention to the fact that environmental problems are alread affecting people's lives. Didn't you hear that the poisonous substances factories dump into rivers are killing fish and causing cancer among people? A: Well, you have a there, but we should be aware that an economically backward nation is also militarily weak, and therefore it tends to be bullied by stronger countries B: If China wants to follow the trend toward economic globalization, it has to meet the international environmental criteria. Even if you can make a lot of products, they can t be exported if they are environmentally unfriendly A: OK, people we d better combine out point of view and strike a balance between economic growth and environmental conservation B: That certainly makes sense. What we need is sustainable development A: To achieve this goal, we have to burn less coal, petroleum and wood because they can't e reproduced easily B: Right on, we can rely more on solar energy. We can also make more use of water power if the dams we build don' t present great environmental hazards A: Also, we should not build so many roads because they occupy so much farmland B: Yeah, we should turn more to water transportation. By transporting more cargo along rivers and the coast, we can ease the burden on highway transportation VI. Further listening and speaking Task1: Thick Cloud of Pollution Covering Southern asia Script A United Nations study says that a thick cloud of pollution covering southern Asia threatens the lives of millions of people. Scientists say the pollution could increase10 Debate SAMPLE A: In my opinion, we must give priority to economic growth. At present China’s economy is not strong enough, and the per-capita GDP is much smaller than those of advanced countries. B: I beg to differ. Compared with 30 years ago, the Chinese economy has developed a great deal, and at the same time it has produced a lot of pollution. It is high time we gave environmental conservation serous consideration. A: It seems to me that it’s more urgent for us to improve people’s life. If we don’t boost our economy, we can’t raise the living standards.. B: I’d like to draw your attention to the fact that environmental problems are already affecting people’s lives. Didn’t you hear that the poisonous substances factories dump into rivers are killing fish and causing cancer among people? A: Well, you have a point there, but we should be aware that an economically backward nation is also militarily weak, and therefore it tends to be bullied by stronger countries. B: If China wants to follow the trend toward economic globalization, it has to meet the international environmental criteria. Even if you can make a lot of products, they can’t be exported if they are environmentally unfriendly. A: OK, people we’d better combine out point of view and strike a balance between economic growth and environmental conservation. B: That certainly makes sense. What we need is sustainable development. A: To achieve this goal, we have to burn less coal, petroleum and wood because they can’t e reproduced easily. B: Right on, we can rely more on solar energy. We can also make more use of water power if the dams we build don’t present great environmental hazards. A: Also, we should not build so many roads because they occupy so much farmland. B: Yeah, we should turn more to water transportation. By transporting more cargo along rivers and the coast, we can ease the burden on highway transportation. VI. Further Listening and Speaking Task1: Thick Cloud of Pollution Covering Southern Asia Script A United Nations study says that a thick cloud of pollution covering southern Asia threatens the lives of millions of people. Scientists say the pollution could increase