Unit6EarthFirstDevelopingideas课件高中英语

Unit6EarthfirstAreyouanenvironmentalist?Whataresomeofthethingsaroundyouthatarenotgreen?Whatcanwedoaboutgreen?FREETALKLookatthequestionsabout“greenliving”andtickyouranswers.Lookatthequestionsabout“greenliving”andtickyouranswers.Readthefoursubheadingsinthepassageanddecideiftheyaretrueorfalse.Vocabulary1.majoritymajor adj.主要的，大的v.主修minority n.少数;少数民族a/themajorityof=mostof 大多数……themajority 大众,大多数人beinthemajority 占多数练习：Withthepricesgoingup,themajorityofpeople_________(find)ithardtoliveontheamountofmoneytheygetnow.findVocabulary2.breakbreakout (疾病、战争、火灾等)爆发;突然发生breakup 打碎;分裂,解体;结束;(关系等)破裂breakinto 破门而入;强行闯入;突然开始(笑、唱)等breakin 破门而入;打断;插话breakthrough 突围;突破breakof 折断;突然中止;断开;中断breakawayfrom 脱离练习：Ourcarbroke________onthewayandwhatwasworse,itwasgettingdark.downVocabulary3.amountalargeamountof 后接不可数名词(多接不可数名词)largeamountsof 后接不可数名词(多接不可数名词)noamountof 即使再大(或再多)的……(不)anyamountof 无数的,大量的练习：Alargeamountofwater_________(waste)everyday.iswastedVocabulary4.removeremove...from... 把……从……移开/撤掉；从……移走……removefrom...to... 从……搬到……removeone'sdoubt 消除某人的疑虑removesb.fromone'spost/position 撤某人的职；开除某人removesb.fromschool 把某人从学校开除；勒令某人退学练习：Threeworkers____________(remove)fromthecompanyforbadbehavioryesterday.wereremovedVocabulary5.campaignrun/conduct/carryoutacampaign 开展一场运动launchacampaign 发起一场运动acampaigntodosth. 为做某事而进行的运动acampaignfor/against 争取/反对······的运动ananti-smokingcampaign 反对吸烟的运动anadvertisingcampaign 广告宣传活动anational/nationwidecampaign 全国性的运动练习：Todaythepolicelaunched_________campaigntoreduceroadaccidents.Vocabulary6.urgeurgency n.紧急，紧迫urgent adj.紧急的；急切的urge...on 为……加油；激励……urgesb.todosth. 敦促/力劝某人做某事urgethat...(should)dosth. 极力主张……做某事Itisurgedthat...(should)dosth. 坚决要求……做某事feel/havetheurgetodosth. 感到/有做某事的冲动练习：Ourteacherurgesus_________(study)hardwiththeCollegeEntranceExaminationdrawingnear.tostudyVocabulary7.concernedconcernv.(使)担忧;涉及;与……有关concerningprep.关于;涉及be/feelconcernedabout/for对……关切的;对……担忧的beconcernedin...牵扯进/参与……beconcernedwith与……有关;涉及as/sofaras...beconcerned就……而言，对……来说练习：Nowadaysmoreandmorepeopleareconcerned_________theirhealth.about/forVocabulary8.averageonaverage 平均起来，一般来说above/belowaverage 高于/低于平均水平uptotheaverage 达到平均水平anaverageof 平均有……theaverageof... ……的平均数练习：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(称呼)2.Body(正文)3.Closing(结束语)4.Signature(落款)Workingroups.Discussanotherenvironmentalissueaboutwhichtowriteapersuasiveletterandmakenotes.写作步骤：开门见山，说明写信的目的，提出发现的问题。分析问题并找到问题产生的原因。提出劝告，通过提建议让对方明确行动的方向。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