1、 Watch the video to learn the life of the students in Green School in Uruguay Discuss other ways trash could be reused and recycled How do you deal with things you dont use?throw them away?Turn waste into“wealth”?recycle=use againWhat are they made of?What can we do with a plastic bottle?grow flower
2、spencil holdersa flower vaseart worksLook at these pictures,and read the description.Made of tyres and glass and plastic bottles,an elementary school in Jaureguiberry,east of Montevideo(蒙得维的亚：乌拉蒙得维的亚：乌拉圭首都和最大城市圭首都和最大城市),claims to be the first public school in Latin America that is totally green.In J
3、aureguiberry,about 2,000 tyres,3,000 glass bottles,1,500 plastic bottles and 12,000 cans were put together with wood,glass and cement to fashion the new school.US architect Michael Reynolds,known for building self-sufficient projects with discarded products,is behind the construction of a sustainabl
4、e elementary school in Jaureguiberry.The students there are excited to be in a school so unique and close to nature.Once a week at their school in Jaureguiberry the children devote an hour to the garden,picking fruits and vegetables they have planted and raised,and which they will eat in the canteen
5、.Green School in UruguayThis video is about a green school in Uruguay that teaches its students about recycling,energy saving,and growing their own food.Built from recycled materials,the school produces no waste and is powered by solar panels.Look at the photos on Page 36.In groups,use the following
6、 words and phrases to describe what is going on in the photos.solar panels trash school reuse build tin cans plants volunteers grow food collectold car tyres learn children teach Check your answers in Before You Watch.These are tin cans that would usually be trash,but have been collected,perhaps to
7、reuse them for something.Volunteers are building part of the school.This is part of the school that has been built using old car tyres.There are plants.Students grow food inside the school.This is a classroom where children are taught.There are solar panels on the outside of the school building.Thes
8、e use energy from the sun to provide power for the school.Answer these questions.1 Where is Uruguay?Uruguay is in South America.2 Why is the school“autonomous”?The school is“autonomous”because it isnt connected to any energy or water infrastructure.3 What nickname does the US architect Michael Reyno
9、lds call himself?Michael Reynolds calls himself a“garbage warrior”.4 Who else other than the students learn from the workshops?The teachers also learn from the workshops.5 How does one student educate his mother about waste?One student educates his mother about waste by picking up any waste he finds
10、 on the way to and from school and disposing of it properly.Watch the video again and take down notes.Interviewee Notes Ecologist Architect School directorA students motherautonomous building;connection with naturebuilding with garbage;contain sewagequalified;maintain itHe throws it away in the righ
11、t place.Discuss the question in groups.1 Which part impressed you most?2 Do you want to visit this school?3 What can you learn from this school?4 Do you think we can take similar measures in our school or our community?5 Do you know any similar projects in your city or country?How do people reuse an
12、d recycle trash to create new things and technologies?In my country some people collect plastic bottles and use them to make furniture for gardens and parks,such as benches and playground equipment.6 In small groups,discuss other ways trash could be reused and recycled.What things could you make?Wha
13、t kinds of trash could you use?Trash can be reused in many ways.We could make plant pots for the school garden from plastic bottles and pots.We can cut off the tops of the bottles,put holes in the bottom,then fill with soil and a plant.Then we can hang them no a wall to make a wall garden.Are there any places like this Green School in China?In what way are they similiar?How are they different?Search for information through the Internet and complete a composition.
