F2F Class Notes (Vicki)

Do you think people should have a religion? Why or why not?

Many of us were taught in school that there are four oceans – the Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Arctic Oceans. However, an Internet search shows there is also a “Southern Ocean”. This is around the South Pole and Antarctica. The National Geographic Society now officially accepts this is a real ocean. Geography teachers will now have to teach students that the world has five oceans. A National Geographic geographer said: “We think it’s really important from an educational [viewpoint], as well as from a map-labelling standpoint, to bring attention to the Southern Ocean as a fifth ocean.”
National Geographic said studying about the Southern Ocean would change how children see the world and climate change. It said: “Students learn information about the…world through what oceans they’re studying. If you don’t include the Southern Ocean, then they don’t learn…how important it is.” It added: “Antarctica forms a distinct ecological region defined by ocean currents and temperatures.” National Geographic said the Southern Ocean has “unique and fragile marine ecosystems” full of wonderful marine life like whales, penguins and seals.

It is important for students to learn that the world has five oceans. They need to learn everything about Southern Ocean to know the world and climate change.
No matter how many oceans there are in the world, we must protect the Ocean environment. I know there are many rubbish in the Oceans through online information.
These rubbish are all thrown into the sea by human. That maybe cause marine life to eat them and cause death. If marine ecosystems are broken down, us humans are also in danger the dangerous.

Vocabulary

carbon dioxide – CO2

emission (n.) – pai fang
i.e. We need to reduce carbon dioxide emission.

produce – chan sheng

vegetarian (n.) – su shi zhu yi zhe
i.e. We should be vegetarians.

garbage sorting – la ji fen lei

recycle – hui shou

toxic – you du de

turn into – bian cheng

fertilizer – fei liao

punishment – cheng fa

community labor – she qu lao dong

fine – fa kuan

counterproductive – fan zuo yong
i.e. I think it is counterproductive.

manners – su zhi

mindset – idea

incentive – jiang li

sympathy – tong qing xin

package – bao zhuang

method – fang fa

extreme – ji duan