Unit 2 Remember three words: reduce, reuse and recycle.

Period 1

the harmony（和谐） of th

e nature

People throw away a lot of waste( 废品 ) into the environment( 环境 ).

serious environmental ( 环境的 ) problems

glass

paper

metal 金属

How to be green?

• Are you “green”?• Do you care about ( 关注 ) p

rotecting the environment and saving energy?

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Group Work

Group 11. Do you try to walk or ride a bike to school?2. Does your dad always drive a car?3. Do you think it’s bad for the environment or not?

? give some reasons

Group Work

Group 2•1.Do you buy things produced locally ( 当地 ) instead of made abroad( 国外 )?•2.Do you buy new clothes just because they are the latest fashions( 时尚衣服 )?

? give some reasons

Group Work

Group 3•1. Do you always remember to turn off the lights when you leave?•2.Do you open a window instead of turning on air conditioning ( 空调 )?

? give some reasons

Group WorkGroup 4

1.Do you take your own cloth ( 布 ) bag when shopping instead of using plastic ( 塑料的 ) bags?2. Do you like to use a paper cup or a china cup?3.Do you sort (分类) the waste before throwing it away?•? give some reasons

ConclusionWe all need a healthy

environment.We produce waste every day.

The waste does harm to our environment.Though we are young, we still can do something to help.

Even some simple everyday activities can make a real difference.

remember these three words

reduce, reuse and recycle

Careful reading——ReduceWhat does reduce mean?

What can we do to save money and reduce pollution and waste going into the environment ？

It means “use less”.

1 When we buy something new, think whether it is really necessary.

2. When we buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy things from abroad. ---

RetellReduce means”_____ _____” Don’t _____ things. This _____( 节省 ) money and ______( 减少 ) pollution and waste ______ ______( 进入 ) the environment. Before we buy something_____, think ______ it is really necessary-or maybe the old one will be just ____ ____( 好用的 ). When we do buy things, _____ local products____ ______( 如果可能的话 ), and try not to buy many things from_____ ( 国外 ).

use lesswaste saves

reducesgoing into

newwhether

as goodchoose

if possible

abroad

Plastic bags are widely used in our life.

But they also make our environment become

worse and worse. So, after 1st June,2008,

the plastic bags were not used in the

supermarkets for free. And our government

advocate 呼吁 us to use hop-pocket ,so that

we can protect the environment.

Careful reading——ReuseReuse means use again.

When we buy things, we should make sure

that they last a long time.

Because it’s a way to protect our environment.

What can we do to use things for as long as possible?

We should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones.

Try not to use a paper cup or a cup bag. Try to use a china cup and a lunch box .

RetellReuse means”_____ _____”. Use things for __ ___ __ _______ ( 尽可能长 ).When we buy things, _____ _____ ( 确信 )that they____ ( 持续 )a long time. We should look after them____ ____ ( 于是 ) they will last, and we should _____ ( 修理 )them if we can _____ ___ ( 代替 )throwing them away and buying new____ ( 代词 ).Don’t use a paper cup or a paper bag. It’s better to use ___ ___ ___( 瓷杯 )and a lunch box because you can use them again.

use again as long as possible

make surelast

so that

repair instead of

ones

a china cup

Careful reading—— Recycle

What does recycle mean?

What can be recycled?

It means “change things into something else”.

Paper ， cloth, batteries , glass and so on.

RetellRecycle means “_____things ____ ( 变成 )something else”. Although it ____ _____ ( 花费能量 ), it’s better than ______ things away or burning them. ____ ____ ( 找出 ) what can be ______ ( 循环 ) in your neighbourhood and ____ ____ ___ ( 参加 ) recycling programmes. We should also buy products made from ______ _______ ( 循环使用的材料 ), such as recycled paper, to help save trees.

change intotakes

throwingFind out recycled

take

recycled materials

part in

energy

Enjoy reading

Made in China/Produced

locally

Made abroad

save money and reduce waste

Plastic lunch boxes

china cup

Paper cup

It is better to use a lunch box and china cup than a paper box and a paper cup, because they are reusable. Paper cups can be used only once and have to be thrown away.

burn used things

recycle used things

Which things are better for the environment ? Why?

It is much better to recycle used things than burn them. In this way, we can use less energy; and burning also pollutes the air.

Unit 2 Remember three words: reduce, reuse and recycle.

Period 2

收到来自于 ---email

赏心悦目的网路杂志

环境教育

小心、谨慎、仔细对待

扔掉

收集可利用废物

用于循环再利用

节约 / 浪费能源

数千

筹钱

打开 / 关闭

拯救我们的世界

贫困地区

get an email from---an enjoyable online magazineenvironmental educationbe careful of /about

throw awaycollect reusable wastefor recycling

save/waste energythousands of

raise moneyturn on/offsave our world

in a poor area

关心，留意

最新款式

代替

打开 / 关闭空调

本地产品

国外制造的产品

给垃圾分类

对 --- 造成伤害

最简单的日常活动

对 --- 有影响 / 很重要

尽可能久的时间

持续很久

一个陶瓷杯

care aboutthe latest fashions

instead ofturn on/off air conditioning

things produced locally/ local productsthings made abroad

sort the wastedo harm tothe simplest everyday activitiesmake a difference to

as long as possiblelast a long time

a china cup

购买国外产品

确保

最好做某事

把 --- 变成 ---

弄清楚，弄明白

参加

由回收材料做成的产品

再生纸

buy products from abroadmake sure

It’s better to do ---change --- into---

find outtake part in

products made from recycled materialsrecycled paper

Fill in the blank with the correct form:reuse, reusable1.To ______ the cloth bags and china cup is good for the environment. Because they are ________.

2.Everyone collects ______ waste and sells it for recycling.3.___________ old things can help save energy and save money.

reuse

reusable reusabl

e Reusing/To reuse

Fill in the blank with the correct form:recycle, recycled, recycling1.___________ things takes energy.

2.What kind of things can be _______?

3. Buying products made from _________ materials is a great way to save energy.

4. Everyone thinks about pollution and ________.

Recycling / To recycle

recycled

recycled

recycling

Fill in the blank with the correct form: pollute, polluted,

pollution1. The factory caused __________.

2. All the fish in the river died because of the _______ water.

3. I know a lot of ________, such as air pollution, water pollution and so on.

4. Many years ago, the river was very clean, but now it is __________.

pollution

polluted

pollution polluted

Fill in the blank with the correct form: produce, production, product, reduce1. America ________ more cars this year than last year. 2. _________ of the new planes will start next year. 3. Here is a place where you can recycle waste _______, such as glass and metal and paper, and things like that. 4. Don’t waste things. This saves money and _______ pollution and waste going to the environment.

produced

Production products

reduces

Fill in the blank with the correct form: waste, wasteful1. Hurry up! Don’t _______ time. 2. We shouldn’t ________ energy. It’s __________ to throw away the reusable things. 3. You shouldn’t play computer games. It’s a ______ of time and it’s bad for your eyes. 4. It’s very ________ not to reuse things.

waste waste

wasteful

waste

wasteful

3. Complete the table.Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

---- ----

---- energetically

environment ----

hopelessly

---- national

pollute ----

seriousness ----

unusualness ---- unusually

waste

worry

electricity electricenergy energetic

environmental

hopelesshope hope

pollution polluted

serious seriously

nation nationally

unusual

environmentally

waste

worriedly

wastefullywasteful

worriedworry

4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in Activity 3.

1 They are working very______________

to reduce waste.2 The situation is_________. We can’t do anything to make it better.3 The factory________ the river, and the fish died.4 We don’t often walk in the country. It’s a(n)_________ activity for us.5 Don’t______. Everything will be all right.6 Don’t use so much water. It’s very_______.

energetically

hopeless

polluted

unusualworry

wasteful

6. Read the ideas on protecting the environment.

Put them in the correct column in the table.a Don’t buy anything made from

endangered animals or plants.b Glass bottles and newspapers can be

taken to recycling centers and reused.c Don’t boil more water than necessary.d Don’t take new plastic bags from the shop

reuse your old ones.e Turn off lights when you don’t need them.f Use a bicycle or walk instead of using the

car.

Now listen and check.

Waste Pollution Wildlife

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df

eb

1.Why should you reuse plastic bags?

2. Name two advantages of using a bicycle or walking instead of using a car.

3. Why did some animals die out?

4. How can we stop some people trying to kill or sell endangered animals and plants?

(P48.activity 7)

Because they are hard to recycle.

There is no pollution.It’s a good kind of exercise.

Because people have cut down a lot of trees and polluted the rivers.Never buy anything made from endangered animals.

9. Complete the conversation with the correct form of the phrases in the box.

Mike: I hear you're off to the Caribbean for a holiday! Lucky you! But aren't you(1)_____________the dangers of such long flights on the environment Ken: Why should I be worried?Mike: Planes cause a lot of pollution.

be good for hear of look afterthrow away turn off worry about

worried about

Ken: I know, but what can I do about it? I already try my best to protect the environment. I recycle, I don't just (2)___________things if I don't want them any more. I (3)___________the lights when I leave a room. Don't tell me we shouldn't travel by plane any more. Mike: No, of course not. But we can do something topr0tect the envir0nment. Have you (4)____________ futureforests.com?

throw awayturn off

heard of

It's an environmental group. It helps to (5)___________trees. By planting more trees, we can help keep the air clean, because trees (6)

____________the environment. In this way, we can reduce the dangers of pollution. Ken: Good! So I can enjoy my holiday, and When I come back, I’ll plant some trees!Mike: That's the idea! Maybe we can all join in and start a small forest!

look after

are good for

Module task

Discussing what you can do about pollution

Work in groups. Decide what type of pollution you want to talk about.

Choose something that is very important to you. It could be water pollution, air pollution, waste, cutting down forests, etc. Find out a bit more information about your subject. Look it up on the website or in books.

Discuss your topic.

Take it in turns saying what you think about the problem and What can be done.Listen carefully to what the others say. If you agree with what they’ve said, say “I agree”, “That’s true” or “That’s a good point”; if you don’t agree, say “I’m sorry but I disagree. I think that ...”Make a summary of what you have said and tell the class.