鋼鐵產業大挑戰：用英文看新聞學新知

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 Warm-up Questions 
 

1. Do you know what steel is used for?
    
2. Have you ever seen a steel factory or steel products?
    
3. Why do you think countries make so much steel?

​Vocabulary
 

1. Steel (n.) 鋼鐵 [stiːl]
   A strong metal used to make buildings and cars.
   Example: The bridge is made of steel.
   橋是用鋼鐵建造的。
   
    
2. Factory (n.) 工廠 [ˈfæk.tɚ.i]
   A place where things are made.
   Example: My father works in a shoe factory.
   我爸爸在一家鞋廠工作。
   
    
3. Product (n.) 產品 [ˈprɑː.dʌkt]
   Something made to sell or use.
   Example: This store sells many products.
   這家商店賣很多產品。
   
    
4. Price (n.) 價格 [praɪs]
   How much money something costs.
   Example: The price of bread is low today.
   今天麵包的價格很低。
   
    
5. Job (n.) 工作 [dʒɑːb]
   Work that people do to earn money.
   Example: She has a job at the school.
   她在學校有一份工作。
   
    
6. Pollution (n.) 污染 [pəˈluː.ʃən]
   Dirty air, water, or land that harms nature.
   Example: Cars cause pollution in the city.
   汽車造成城市污染。

Conversation 

A: Do you know what steel is?

B: Yes, steel is a metal used in many products.

A: Right. There are many steel factories in the world.

B: But why is the price of steel so low now?

A: Because there is too much steel, and some factories want to keep jobs.

B: I see. But steel factories can cause pollution, right?

A: Yes, they can. We need better ways to make steel.

Short Article 

Steel is a strong metal used to make many products like cars and buildings. There are many steel factories in different countries. Sometimes, factories make more steel than people need. This makes the price of steel go down. Factories want to keep jobs, so they do not stop making steel. But steel factories can cause pollution, which is bad for the environment. Some companies want to use cleaner ways to make steel, but these ways can cost more money. It is a big problem because steel is important, but we need to protect nature too.
 

鋼鐵是一種堅硬的金屬，用來製造很多產品，如汽車和建築。不同國家有很多鋼鐵工廠。有時候，工廠製造的鋼鐵比人們需要的還多，這會讓鋼鐵價格下降。工廠想保住工作，所以不會停止製造鋼鐵。但鋼鐵工廠會造成污染，對環境不好。有些公司想用更乾淨的方法來製造鋼鐵，但這些方法成本較高。這是一個大問題，因為鋼鐵很重要，但我們也需要保護自然。

Discussion
 

1. Why do you think steel is important for countries?
    
2. How can factories make steel without causing too much pollution?
    
3. What can people do if the price of steel is very low?
   
   
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