Module 6 Save our world Unit 2 Remember

Module 6 Save our world Unit 2 Remember three words: reduce, reuse and recycle.

Words and expressions reduce reuse necessary plastic repair care instead 减少, 减小重新利用有必要的 adj. 塑料制的n. 塑料修复在意, 关心; 担心代替

Words and expressions instead of cloth sort harm do harm to difference 代替, 而不是布挑拣伤害对. . . 造成伤害差别, 差异

The beautiful earth is our home. Do you love to live here?

Can you imagine that this is the water they drink everyday?

Air pollution

deforestation garbage desertification Starvation

deforestation

Water pollution

most serious problems

1. Look at the pictures. Say which things are better for the environment and why.

It is better for Chinese people to buy Chinese products than products from abroad. It is better to use a lunch box and china cup than a paper bag and paper cup, because they are reusable, paper cups can only be used once and have to be thrown away. It is much better to recycle used things than burn them. In this way, we can use less energy; also, burning pollutes the air.

2. Look at the title of the passage and the words in the box. What suggestions do you think the passage will make? abroad energy last necessary plastic produce pollute recycle repair It’s better to use a plastic lunch box and a china cup because you can use them again.

Check (√) the things you Should do. × √ 1. buy the latest fashions [ ] 2. choose local products [ ] 3. waste energy when things are made [ 4. buy things from abroad [ ] 5. repair things [ ] 6. use paper cups and bags [ ] 7. throw things away [ ] 8. burn things [ ] × √ × ×]

5 Read the passage again and give reasons for what you should or shouldn't do. You shouldn't buy the latest fashion because it wastes energy to make them. You shouldn't choose local products because that saves energy. You shouldn't waste energy because it’s precious.

You shouldn't buy things from abroad because its costs a lot of energy to bring them to you. You should repair things because it saves resources. You shouldn't use paper bags and cups because they have to be recycled. You shouldn't throw things away because they should be recycled. .

6. Work in pairs and answer the questions. 1. What can we reuse? We can reuse a lot of things, such as paper, water. 2. What can be recycled? Paper, cloth, batteries and glass can be recycled.

3. What can’t we throw away? If things can be used for a longer time, we shouldn’t throw them away. 4. What takes a lot of energy to make? New things take a lot of energy to make. 5. What pollutes the air and water? Things made out of plastic and rubber.

Writing

Work in pairs. Make a poster about how to be green. Make a list of things you use every day that you could recycle. glass bottles, newspapers, old clothes. . Make a list of the things that use electricity in your home. lights, car, fridge. . . Make a list of green products --things that have already been recycled. paper. . .

Make suggestions about how to be green. Give reasons using because, so and so that. Don't throw bottles away because it's better to recycle them. Do turn out lights so that you use less energy. Try to use recycled paper because it saves energy.

Words and expressions

reduce vt. 1. 减少; 缩小; 降低 He is trying to reduce expenses. 他正试图减少开支。 2. 使处于(某种状态); 使化为, 使变为 [(+to)] The fire reduced the paintings to ashes. 大火将这些画烧成了灰烬。

necessary a. 1. 必要的, 必需的[(+for/to)] Oxygen is necessary for life. 氧气是生命所必需的。 It is necessary that he be sent there at once. 有必要马上派他到那里去。 2. 必然的, 无法避免的 Poor health is a necessary result of overexertion. 体弱是过度劳累的必然结果。

care vi. 1. 关心; 担心; 在乎, 介意[(+about/for)] Do you care if I go? 如果我去的话, 你不介意吧? 2. 喜欢, 愿意, 想要[(+for)] I don't care for coffee. 我不喜欢喝咖啡。

care vt. [W] 1. 对. . . 介意, 对. . . 计较[+wh-] I don't care what they say. 我不在乎他们说什么。 2. 喜欢, 愿意, 想要[+to-v] I don't care to go out. 我不想出去。

instead ad. 1. 作为替代 He is too busy, let me go instead. 他太忙了, 让我去吧。 2. 反而, 却 He didn't give John the money, but he gave it to me instead. 他没把钱给约翰, 却给了我。

cloth n. 布; (棉、毛、合成纤维等)织物; 衣料 [U] five yards of cloth 五码布 a piece of cloth 一块布

sort vt. 1. 把. . . 分类 They sort apples by grade. 他们把苹果按等级分类。 2. 挑选, 区分 Can't you sort the good from the bad? 你难道不会区分好坏吗?

harm n. 1. 损伤, 伤害; 危害 Harm set, harm get. 害人反害己。

difference n. 1. 差别, 差异[(+between)] Whether it rains or not makes no difference to me. 下不下雨对我来说都一样。 2. 差, 差距; 差额[(+between/in)] The difference in temperature between the day and the night there is thirty degrees. 那里白天与黑夜的温差是三十度。

Language points

1. be careful /about of 小心/谨慎地对待如： Be careful of /about the ice on the road. 当心马路上的冰。 Be careful of /about your health. 注意你的健康；请多保重。

2. throw away 扔掉 Don’t throw away those boxes. 不要把那些箱子扔掉。 Do not throw that plastic bag away, it may come in handy. 别把那个塑料袋扔了，会用得着的。

3. care about 关心，介意，在乎 I care about you a lot. 我对你很关心。 I don’t care about money. 我不在乎钱。

4. do harm to 对……有害 The trials show that smoking will do harm to people. 试验显示抽烟对人体有害。 It wouldn't do him any harm to work a bit harder. 作努力点对他没什么害处。

5. do good to 对……有好处 Exercise will do good to your health. 锻炼将对你的健康有益。 A holiday will do good to you. 休假会对你有好处。

6. everyday 是形容词，“每日的，每天的”, 它用来修饰后面的名词。 every day 是两个单词，后面不能有名词被它修饰，只能在句中作状语。 It rained practically every day. 几乎天天下雨。 He reads the Bible everyday. 他每天读圣经。

7. change into 把. . . 变成 They are changing desert into farmland. 他们正在使沙漠变为农田。 The ugly caterpillar will change into a beautiful butterfly. 丑陋的毛虫会变成美丽的蝴蝶。