Unit6EarthFirstDevelopingideas課件高中英語

Unit6EarthfirstAreyouanenvironmentalist?Whataresomeofthethingsaroundyouthatarenotgreen?Whatcanwedoaboutgreen?FREETALKLookatthequestionsabout“greenliving”andtickyouranswers.Lookatthequestionsabout“greenliving”andtickyouranswers.Readthefoursubheadingsinthepassageanddecideiftheyaretrueorfalse.Vocabulary1.majoritymajor adj.主要的，大的v.主修minority n.少數(shù);少數(shù)民族a/themajorityof=mostof 大多數(shù)……themajority 大眾,大多數(shù)人beinthemajority 占多數(shù)練習(xí)：Withthepricesgoingup,themajorityofpeople_________(find)ithardtoliveontheamountofmoneytheygetnow.findVocabulary2.breakbreakout (疾病、戰(zhàn)爭、火災(zāi)等)爆發(fā);突然發(fā)生breakup 打碎;分裂,解體;結(jié)束;(關(guān)系等)破裂breakinto 破門而入;強行闖入;突然開始(笑、唱)等breakin 破門而入;打斷;插話breakthrough 突圍;突破breakof 折斷;突然中止;斷開;中斷breakawayfrom 脫離練習(xí)：Ourcarbroke________onthewayandwhatwasworse,itwasgettingdark.downVocabulary3.amountalargeamountof 后接不可數(shù)名詞(多接不可數(shù)名詞)largeamountsof 后接不可數(shù)名詞(多接不可數(shù)名詞)noamountof 即使再大(或再多)的……(不)anyamountof 無數(shù)的,大量的練習(xí)：Alargeamountofwater_________(waste)everyday.iswastedVocabulary4.removeremove...from... 把……從……移開/撤掉；從……移走……removefrom...to... 從……搬到……removeone'sdoubt 消除某人的疑慮removesb.fromone'spost/position 撤某人的職；開除某人removesb.fromschool 把某人從學(xué)校開除；勒令某人退學(xué)練習(xí)：Threeworkers____________(remove)fromthecompanyforbadbehavioryesterday.wereremovedVocabulary5.campaignrun/conduct/carryoutacampaign 開展一場運動launchacampaign 發(fā)起一場運動acampaigntodosth. 為做某事而進行的運動acampaignfor/against 爭取/反對······的運動ananti-smokingcampaign 反對吸煙的運動anadvertisingcampaign 廣告宣傳活動anational/nationwidecampaign 全國性的運動練習(xí)：Todaythepolicelaunched_________campaigntoreduceroadaccidents.Vocabulary6.urgeurgency n.緊急，緊迫urgent adj.緊急的；急切的urge...on 為……加油；激勵……urgesb.todosth. 敦促/力勸某人做某事urgethat...(should)dosth. 極力主張……做某事Itisurgedthat...(should)dosth. 堅決要求……做某事feel/havetheurgetodosth. 感到/有做某事的沖動練習(xí)：Ourteacherurgesus_________(study)hardwiththeCollegeEntranceExaminationdrawingnear.tostudyVocabulary7.concernedconcernv.(使)擔(dān)憂;涉及;與……有關(guān)concerningprep.關(guān)于;涉及be/feelconcernedabout/for對……關(guān)切的;對……擔(dān)憂的beconcernedin...牽扯進/參與……beconcernedwith與……有關(guān);涉及as/sofaras...beconcerned就……而言，對……來說練習(xí)：Nowadaysmoreandmorepeopleareconcerned_________theirhealth.about/forVocabulary8.averageonaverage 平均起來，一般來說above/belowaverage 高于/低于平均水平uptotheaverage 達到平均水平anaverageof 平均有……theaverageof... ……的平均數(shù)練習(xí)：Thecarisrunningat_________averagespeedof50kilometresanhour.anReadthefoursubheadingsinthepassageanddecideiftheyaretrueorfalse.Papershoppingbagsare

betterthanplasticones?Whenyouturnoffadevice,itstopsusingpower?Eatinglocalfoodisgoodfor

theenvironment?It’sbettertotakeashower

thanabath?What’sthepassageabout?Itmainlytalkaboutthe_________________.greentruths1.Papershoppingbagsare

better

thanplasticones?However,makingapaperbagusesfourtimes

asmuchenergyasmakingaplasticbaganduptothreetimestheamountofwater.Theprocessalsoproducesmoregreenhousegases.__________2.Whenyouturnoffadevice,it

stopsusingpower?Whenweturnoffadevice,suchastelevision,itgoesintostand-bymode.Devicesinthismodestillusepower,andolderdevicesinstand-bymodecanuseevenmore.__________3.Eatinglocalfoodisgoodforthe

environment?Insomecases,localproducemighthaveusedmoreenergyandproducedmoregreenhousegasesthanproducegrownalongwayaway–eventakingintoaccountitstransport.__________Italldepends.4.Whenyouturnoffadevice,itstops

usingpower?Itdependsonhowlongyouspendintheshowerandhowlargeyourbathis.Ifyouspendmorethaneightminutesinashower,you’lluseasmuchwaterasinabath–about50litresofwater.__________Italldepends.Readtheeffectsandcompletethecausesoftheseaccordingtothepassage.Devicesturnedoffgointostand-bymodeandstillusepower.Readtheeffectsandcompletethecausesoftheseaccordingtothepassage.Localproducesometimesmightusemoreenergyandproducemoregreenhousegasesthanproducegrownalongwayaway-eventakingintoaccountitstransport.Ifyouspendmorethaneightminutesinashower,you'lluseasmuchwaterasinabath-about50litresofwater.Whichofthe“greentruths”surprisesyoumost?Giveyourreasons.Areyouawareofanyother“greentruths”thatarenottrue?Sharethemwiththeclass.How“green”areyou?Shareyour“greenactions”withtheclass.Whatcanyoudotobecome“greener”?Think&shareHowtobegreenerFindalternativestodriving.Takepublictransportation.Useyourlocalbus,subwayortraininsteadofdrivingwhereyouneedtogo.Saveelectricity.Turnoffandunplugappliancesandelectronicswhenyouaren'tusingthem.HowtobegreenerDon'tusetoxicchemicals.Usenaturalversionsofshampoos,conditionersandotherbodyproducts.Makelesswaste.Buygoodswithoutalotofpackaging.Recycleandreuseasoftenaspossible.

1Usethesequestionstohelpplanyourtalk.Workingroups.Giveatalkaboutoneofthe“greentruths”inthepassage.Which“greentruth”areyougoingtotalkabout?Whydopeoplebelieveitis“green”?Whyisitnotcompletelytrue?Whatcanyoudotobecome“greener”?2Organiseyourtalkfollowingthestepsbelow.Startyourtalkbystatingthetopic.Describeyourchosen“greentruth”inmoredetail.Explainwhyitisnotcompletely“green”.Endyourtalkbyencouragingyouraudiencetobecome“greener”.3Giveyourtalktotheclass.Workingroups.Giveatalkaboutoneofthe“greentruths”inthepassage.Readtheletter

andanswerthequestions.1Whatisthepurposeoftheletter?ThepurposeofthisletteristocalloneveryonetotakepartintheClearYourPlatecampaign.2Whatistheexistingproblem?Over30%oftheworld’sfoodiswasted,whilemanypeopleinpoorareasdonothaveenoughtoeat.3WhataretheproposedactionsfromClass8?Donotordermorethanyouneedintheschoolcanteen;orderlessandtakeleftoverfoodhomewhendininginrestaurants;callonfamilymembersandfriendstotakepartinthecampaign.Format(格式)1.Salutation(稱呼)2.Body(正文)3.Closing(結(jié)束語)4.Signature(落款)Workingroups.Discussanotherenvironmentalissueaboutwhichtowriteapersuasiveletterandmakenotes.寫作步驟：開門見山，說明寫信的目的，提出發(fā)現(xiàn)的問題。分析問題并找到問題產(chǎn)生的原因。提出勸告，通過提建議讓對方明確行動的方向。DearFriends,Wearewritingthislettertoraiseyourawarenessoftheneedtoprotectourplanet.YoucanhelpsimplybyparticipatingintheNoBottledWatercampaign.Peopletendtothinkbottledwateriscleanerandmoreconvenient.However,theymaynotknowthataccordingtoscientificresearch,millionsoftonsofplasticareusedworldwidetomakewaterbottleseachyear.Theplasticcantakehundredsofyearstobreakdown.IfyouareworriedabouttheeffectsofbottledwaterontheEarth,wewouldliketosuggestyoutakethefollowingsteps.sample1Carryyourwaterinasustainable,reusablebottle.Inthisway,youdon’tneedtobuybottledwater.2Ifyouhavetopurchaseaplasticbottledbeverage,recyclethebottleafteruse.3Callonyourfamilymembersandfriendstotakepartinthiscampaign.Everyoneisresponsibleformakingourplanetcleanerandbetterbydoingwhatwecan.Let’sstartNOW.Withbestwishes,Class11sampleWorkingroups.Lookatthethreeitemsthatcontributetoacarbonfootprint.Addanymoreyoucanthinkof.Createacarbonfootprintsurvey.Thinkoftwoquestionsandpossibleanswersforeachtopic.Giveeachanswerascorefrom1(alowcarbonfootprint)to3(ahighcarbonfootprint).Carryoutthesurveyandusetheresultstocomeupwithwaystoreducecarbonfootprint.Reporttheresultsofyoursurveyandyourideastotheclass.Usetheexpressionsintheboxtohelpyou.Exercise1._________mypointofview,whatinterestsmemostistheuniquearchitectureinthiscity.2.Youmustsparesometimetorelaxyourselfbothphysicallyand_________(mental),thoughyouareverybusy.3.Librarieswilloftenholdreadinggroupsessio