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Unit 8 We’re trying to save the earth
I. Revision
Role-play this conversation.
A: I think that everyone should use public transportation.
B: I disagree. It’s difficult for parents with young children to use public
transportation…
A: But we can do other things. For example, we can go to school on foot. B: You are right. We should turn off the lights when we leave the room. II. Leading in
(1) Tell students we should do these things to protect the environment. Turn off the lights when you leave a room; Stop riding in cars;
Stopping using paper towels or napkins; Recycle books and paper.
Turn off the shower while you are washing your hair.
You can help reduce pollution by putting that soda can in a different bin. Don’t use paper napkins.
(2)What can we do to help save the earth? Rank these items from the easiest (1) to the most difficult(5). (1a) ______stop riding in cars ______recycle books and paper
______turn off the lights when you leave a room
______turn off the shower while you are washing your hair
______don’t use paper napkins
(3) Compare your answers in 1a with your partner. III. Listening 1c&1d
(1) Listen and check (√ ) the things that Julia and Jack talk about. (2) Check ( ) the things that Julia is doing now, the things she will do
in the future and the things she would never do. (3) Check the answers with the whole class.
Things Julia and Jack talk about Things Julia is Things Julia doing now Things Julia will do in the would never future do ___ turning off the light ___ turning off the shower ___ stopping using paper napkins ___ taking your own bags when shopping. ___ not riding in cars ___ riding a bike ___ recycling paper (4) Listen again and answer the questions below. ①Who read a book?
②Would Julia turn off the shower when she is washing the hair? ③Does Jack live close to school?
Get one student to write the answers on the blackboard. Keys: Jack.
No, she would never do that. Yes, he does.
IV. Practice
(1) Make a conversation using the information from the chart in 1c. Say what
is true for you. (2) Guessing game
Show some pictures to students and get them to guess what these things are
made from.
V. Reading
Use pictures to presentation the new words. (1) Read the passage and answer the questions below ①Who is Amy Hayes?
②How many people are mentioned in the passage? Who are they? Keys: She is a unusual woman in the UK.
Three. They are Amy Hayes, Jessica Wong and Wang Tao.
(2) Read the passage and complete the chart below.
Names What materials did they use? What did they make? Keys: Amy Hayes
? windows and doors of old buildings that have been pulled down ? an old boat ? rocks
? old glass bottles（n.瓶子） a house Jessica Wong
old clothes; especially old jeans bags Wang Tao
iron (n. 铁) and other materials from old cars beautiful art pieces
(3) Read paragraph 2 and answer the questions.
①Did she win an award? What was it from?
②Where did her windows and doors come from?
③What does the sentence “she lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish” mean? Keys:
Yes, she did. It was from the Help Save Our Planet Society.
They came from old buildings around her town that were pulled down. 她住在英国，房子是她自己用废弃物建造而成。 (4) Read paragraph 3 and answer the questions.
①Is Jessica Wong good at recycling? What does she do? ②Where does she sell her bags? ③What will she write in her book? Keys:
Yes, she is. She uses old clothes that people don’t wear anymore to make bags.
Her shop and website. New ways to use old clothes.
(5) Read paragraph 4 and answer the questions.
①What does Wang Tao hope to set up? Why?
②Translate the sentence “Not only can the art bring happiness to others, but it also shows that even cold ,hard iron can be brought back to life with a little creativity .” into Chinese. Keys:
A “metal art” theme park.
Because he wants to show people the importance of environmental protection.
艺术不但可以给人们带来快乐，而且也说明只需要一点创造力，即使是 冰冷、坚硬的铁也可产生活力。
VI. Language points
1.Do you often throw away things you don’t need anymore? 1) throw away扔掉，丢弃浪费 (机会、优势或好处)
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