Unit 3 We should obey the rules Fun reading A Litter Island導(dǎo)學(xué)案-2022-2023學(xué)年英語五年級下冊

Unit3WeshouldobeytherulesFunreadingALitterIsland

1.BackgroundInformation

Inthisunit,we’llbefocusingontheimportanceoffollowingrulesandlaws.Aswe’reallaware,rulesareessentialformaintainingdisciplineandorderinanysociety.Theyallowpeopletolivetogetherinapeacefulandorganizedmanner.

Inthistext,we’llbetakingalookataspecifickindofrulethataffectsourenvironment:littering.We’llexploretheeffectsoflitteringonourenvironmentandlearnwhatwecandotokeepoursurroundingsclean.

2.Pre-ReadingActivities

A.Vocabulary

Beforewediveintothetext,let’stakealookatsomeusefulvocabulary:

Litter:wastematerial,suchaspaper,cans,andbottles,thatisleftlyinginanopenorpublicplace

Environment:thesurroundingsorconditionsinwhichaperson,animal,orplantlives

Habitat:thenaturalhomeorenvironmentofananimal,plant,orotherorganism

Biodegradable:capableofbeingdecomposedbybacteriaorotherlivingorganisms

Pollution:thepresenceinorintroductionintotheenvironmentofasubstanceorthingthathasharmfulorpoisonouseffects.

Ecosystem:abiologicalcommunityofinteractingorganismsandtheirphysicalenvironment

B.DiscussionQuestions

Whatislittering?Whydopeoplelitter?

Whataretheeffectsoflitteringontheenvironment?

Howcanwepreventlittering?

3.Reading

ALitterIsland

Onceuponatime,inafarawayland,therewasabeautifulislandwhereanimalsofallkindslived.Theislandwasfilledwithlushgreentreesandtallmountainsthatenvelopedtheisland’sperimeter.Theislandwasahavenofsorts,whereanimalscouldroamfreeandlivewithoutfear.

Oneday,agroupofhumansarrivedontheisland.Theywerecuriousandfascinatedbythebeautifulsurroundings.Butsomethingwasodd.Thehumansbegantolitterontheisland,leavingbehindscrapsoffood,wrappers,andbottles.

Overtime,thiscontinued,andtheislandbegantoloseitscharm.Theanimalslivingontheislandwereaffectedbythelittering,asitbegantoharmthemandtheirhabitat.Soon,thepristinesurroundingswerenolongersopristine.Theoncelushgreentreeswerenowladenwithgarbage,andthewaterssurroundingtheislandwerepollutedwithplasticsandothernon-biodegradablewaste.

Astimepassed,theanimalsoftheislandgrewweary.Theyknewsomethinghadtobedoneaboutthelittering.Theyheldmeetings,conferences,anddiscussionstofindasolutiontothisproblem.Theydecidedtomakethehumansawareofthedamagetheywerecausingtotheenvironment.

Whenthehumansweremadeawareofthesituation,theyfeltregretandremorsefortheiractions.Theydecidedtotakeactionagainstlitteringandcleanupthemesstheyhadcreated.Theypickeduptrash,separatedit,andrecycledwhatevertheycould.Theyimprovedtheisland’sconditionandworkedhardtomaintainit.

Now,theanimalsandhumanslivepeacefullytogetherontheisland.Theyworktogethertokeeptheirislandcleanandpreservethebeautyoftheirsurroundings.

Discussion

Whatwasthestoryabout?

Howdidthehumansaffecttheisland?

Howdidtheanimalsoftheislandsolvetheproblemoflittering?

4.Post-ReadingActivities

A.Writing

Writeanessayontheeffectsoflitteringontheenvironmentandwhatcanbedonetopreventit.

B.Role-play

Role-playasituationinwhichyouwitnesssomeonelitteringinapublicarea.Discusswithyourpartnerhowyouwouldhandlethesituationandwhatactionsyouwouldtaketopreventlittering.

5.Conclusion

Inconclusion,wecanlearnalotfromALitterIsland.Wemustbeawareofouractionsandtheimpacttheyhaveonourenvironment.