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Unit 8 Save Our World
Lesson 44 Environment Club
1. To master the new words and phrases
reduce, reusable, least, pollute, skip, packaging, leaky, waste, litre, electricity, sink, shut, encourage… to…, turn off
2. To learn about the ways to protect the environment.
Learning objectives
Warm up
Are there any clubs that you have participated in
New words and expressions.
reduce
reusable
least
pollute
skip
packaging
v. 减少
adj. 可重复使用的
adj. & adv. 最少的（地）；最小的（地）
n. 最少量；最小物
n. 包装
v. 跳跃；跳绳
v. 污染；弄脏
New words and expressions.
leaky
waste
litre
sink
electricity
shut
adj. 渗漏的
v. & n. 浪费
n. 公升
n. 水槽；水池
v. 关上；合上
n. 电
Fill in the blanks.
1. The dirty water would ________(污染) the river.
2. It’s a little cold. Can you ________(关上) the window for me
3. The old man was very sad because he ________(浪费) too much time when he was young.
4. He is the best teacher, though he has the ________(最少的) experience.
5. The boy is very lively. He likes ________________(跳绳) very much.
pollute
shut
wasted
least
skipping/to skip
Think about it.
· What do you do when you see somebody throwing garbage on the ground
· Does your school have an environment club
Read the lesson and answer the question.
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1. Why do many students join environment clubs in North
America
2. Why do the students take their own bags when they go
shopping
Because students want to work together to reduce pollution and protect the environment.
Because it’s a good way to reduce packaging.
Read the lesson and answer the question.
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3. How do the students in an environment club save water How do they save electricity
They fix leaky toilets and sinks. They turn off the television and shut down the computer when they are not using them. And they turn off the lights when they leave a room.
Environment clubs encourage students to bring their lunches in reusable bags and dishes.
Language Points
鼓励
【探究】
encourage sb.to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事
eg: Cooder was encouraged to begin playing the guitar by his father.
Banks actively encourage people to borrow money.
Our country encourages more students _____ football. Now many football clubs have been set up in schools.( )
A. play B. playing
C. to play D. will play
C
Did you know that a leaky toilet can waste 20 to 40 litres of water an hour
你知道一个漏水的厕所每小时会浪费20到40升水吗？
【拓展】
waste time/money on... 在……方面浪费时间/金钱
waste time/money (in) doing sth. 浪费时间/金钱做某事
It’s a waste of time doing sth. 做某事是浪费时间
eg: I don’t think we need waste much time on this.
We wasted a whole afternoon in trying to repair the car.
It is a waste of time arguing with her.
Don’t _____ any more time, or we will miss the meeting.( )
A. save B. trust
C. waste D. love
C
Turn off the television and shut down the computer when you are not using them.
关掉
关掉
【探究】
turn off意为“关掉，关闭”，一般指关闭电源、水等，后面常接电器、仪器等。
turn on意为“打开”，一般指打开电源、水等，后面常接电器、仪器等。
turn up调大电器等的频率、音量等。
turn down调小电器等的频率、音量等。
eg: You should turn off the light before you go to bed.
Mom, can you help me to turn on the TV
The music is too little, can you turn the music up
Could you turn down your radio, please
Would you please _____ your MP3 a little Your baby sister is sleeping.( )
A. turn up B. turn down
C. turn on D. turn in
B
【探究】
shut作及物动词，表示“关上（门、窗户等）”，相当于close；shut还可以作不及物动词，shut off/down意为“关掉（电灯、电视、水龙头等）”。
shut off/down的同义词组为turn off，反义短语为turn on,意为“打开”。
eg: Mrs. Harris shut the door and left.
Daniel’s mouth opened, and then shut again.
Don’t forget to _____ the lights when they are not in use!( )
A. write down B. shut down
C. turn up D. turn on
B
Let’s work together to make our environment clean.
让我们共同努力来使我们的环境干净。
【拓展】
make意为“使；让”
make+宾语+形容词 使……
make sb. do sth. 让某人做某事
be made to do sth. 被迫做某事（注意to不要省略）
eg: The news made him very happy.
He made me study hard.
I was made to go there alone.
Though he often made his little sister _____, today he was made _____ by her.( )
A. cry; to cry B. cried; crying
C. to cry; cry D. crying; cry
A
Suppose your school’s environment club wants to make a poster about littering and recycling. Can you make one Here’s an example.
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Stop Pollution!
We have a nice, clean schoolyard. Let's keep it this way.
Don’t litter!
Always put your garbage in a garbage can.
Never throw it on the ground.
Recycle!
Stop and think before you throw something out：
Can I use this again
Can this be recycled
Together, we can help keep our world clean!
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
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1. The soap factory ________ the drinking water in this area.
2. Students should not ________ paper.
3. ________ knows when life on the earth started.
4. He who talks the most knows the ________.
5. I couldn’t ________ the window because it was stuck.
Nobody
polluted
waste
shut
least
waste least nobody shut pollute
Read the passage and fill in the blanks.
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In some countries of the world, people have started to reduce the amount of garbage they make. How First, they buy ________ things. They try to buy only what they really need. When you buy fewer things, you ________ away fewer things. Second, they reuse things. They use things, and then they use them again! Third, they recycle things. They make old things into new things. People call these the “three Rs”: reduce, ________ and ________. The three Rs help us remember that ________ is a problem.
fewer
throw
reuse
recycle
garbage
Fill in the blanks.
1. I want to j________ the English club, because I want to practice speaking English.
2. He picked up a piece of w________ paper, and put it into the dustbin.
3. Jack went into his bedroom and s________ the door.
4. We promise that we will never p________ the environment.
5. He did the l________ of the work but got the most of the money.
oin
aste
hut
ollute
east
Unscramble the sentences.
1. prize, the, class, garbage, the, least, with, a, gets
___________________________________________________.
2. go, bring, when, own, shopping, bag, you, your
___________________________________________________.
3. lights, leave, you, room, off, the, a, turn, when
___________________________________________________.
4. clean, our, to, together, let’s, environment, make, work
___________________________________________________.
The class with the least garbage gets a prize
Bring your own bag when you go shopping
Turn off the lights when you leave a room
Let’s work together to make our environment clean
Summary
reduce, reusable, least, pollute, skip, packaging, leaky, waste, litre, electricity, sink, shut, encourage… to…, turn off
GOOD JOB
