1、Unit 8Green LivingTopic talkPart 1Lead inWhat is green living?Lead inPair workShow time! What can you do to promote green living?Lead innot to leave the tap running not to leave the house with lights still on to pick up litter to ride bikes on short journeysto plant more trees to use less tissue pap
2、erto be a volunteer for an environmental organisation别让水龙头一直流水别让屋里一直亮着灯拾起垃圾短途旅行骑自行车种植更多的树少用纸巾成为环境组织的志愿者Part 2Words and Expressionstap/tp/n. 龙头；阀门e.g. Dont leave the tap running.Words and Expressionstissue/tu/n. 纸巾e.g. He shook his head and wiped his tears with a tissue.Words and Expressionsocean/n/n
3、. 海洋，大海e.g. People were swimming in the ocean despite the hurricane warning.Words and Expressionssmog/sm/n. 雾霾e.g. Cars cause pollution, both smog and acid rain.Words and Expressionsdesert/dezt/n. 沙漠e.g. Somalia is mostly desert.Words and Expressionsglobal/lbl/adj. 全球的，全世界的e.g. The commission is cal
4、ling for a global ban on whaling.Words and Expressionsindustrial/ndstril/adj. 工业的e.g. Rapid industrial growth makes new demands on science and technology.Words and Expressionsextinction/kstkn/n. 灭绝e.g. The mountain gorilla is on the verge of extinction.Words and Expressionssolution/slun/n. 解决，解决办法e.
5、g. Attempts to find a solution have failed.Words and Expressionselectricity/lektrsti/n. 电e.g. The electricity is off.Words and Expressionstransport/trnspt /n. 交通运输系统，运输方式e.g. Applicants must have their own transport.Words and Expressionsrecycle/risakl/vi.&vt. 再利用，回收利用e.g. Denmark recycles nearly 85%
6、 of its paper.Words and Expressionsbattery/btri/n. 电池e.g. The battery is flat.Words and Expressionscarbon/kbn/n. 碳e.g. Humans take in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.Words and Expressionsbalance/blns/n. 平衡e.g. Try to keep a balance between work and relaxation.Words and Expressionsdo my part fo
7、r sth.尽自己所能做某事e.g. I will do my part for this plan.Words and Expressionsflat/flt/n. 一套公寓房，一套住房adj.平坦的e.g. People used to think the earth was flat.Words and ExpressionsPart 3Read, talk and listenRead the Text Builder carefully. Then listen to the introduction at a Green Living Exhibition and complete
8、 it by underlining the words or expressions you hear.Text BuilderGreen LivingBefore listening, you should read the text carefully.Read and listenRead and listenListen to the tape twice and fill in the blanks.Text BuilderGreen LivingWe all know that there are various types of pollution around us, whi
9、ch may cause different kinds of environmental problems, for instance, _.Lets check your answers.Read and listenText BuilderFor example, a good way to reduce pollution is to _.Read and listenGreen LivingText BuilderTo me, green living is about _.Read and listenGreen LivingRetell the text builder acco
10、rding to the following information.Read and thinkThere are various types of pollution around us. .A good way to reduce pollution is.To me, green living is about .Talking time!Use the text builder to talk about your understanding of green living.Read and thinkListen to the dialogue. Answer the questi
11、ons.1 Why doesnt the woman like living in a flat?2 Where does the man live and what does he do to help the environment?3 What do they think is important to fight against global warming?Read and listenLets check the answers.1 Why doesnt the woman like living in a flat?Read and listenBecause there is
12、no green space. And she likes being close to nature.Lets check the answers.2 Where does the man live and what does he do to help the environment?Read and listenThe man lives in a flat. To help the environment, he creates more green spaces by planting flowers and vegetables outside his window.Lets ch
13、eck the answers.3 What do they think is important to fight against global warming?Read and listenThey think that green spaces are very important to fight against global warming.Remember them!Here are some sayings about green living.Living things that are nourished will not injure one another, roads
14、that run parallel will not interfere with one another. Li JiClimate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority. Bill GatesWe are using resources as if we had two planets, not one. There can be no “Plan B” because there is “Planet B”. Ban Ki-moonWe wont have a society if we destroy the environment. Margaret MeadThink and talkPart 4HomeworkRecite the key words and expressions.Use the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about green living. Homework
