(共14张PPT)
Module 2
Unit 3
Environmental problems
The environment
1. To read and understand the passage
The journey of a plastic bottle
2. To think about some ways to reuse or
recycle the plastic bottles
Objectives
How does the plastic bottle feel Guess the reason.
Read the story about the journey of a plastic bottle. Then answer the questions below.
A
1. At the beginning of the story, what was inside the plastic bottle
2. What happened to the plastic bottle on the next day after the woman threw it away
3. What will happen to this plastic bottle
Water.
A man took it out of the dustbin and threw it into the back of a truck. Then it was pushed together with other rubbish and was soon completely flat.
It will stay in the ground for thousands of years.
pick sth. up 捡起某物
make friends with sb. 与某人交朋友
Look out the following expressions in the article.
cover sth with sth.用某物盖在某物上
for a while 一会儿
happen to sb.发生在某人身上
捡起某物
(2) 与某人交朋友
(3) 一会儿
(4) 用某物盖在某物上
(5) 发生在某人身上
pick sth. up
make friends with sb.
for a while
cover sth with sth.
happen to sb.
Translate the following expressions into English
shelf
same
happy
A week ago, ...
Then...
pick
put
make friends
A few hours later...
drink
throw
empty, alone
Early the next morning...
take out
throw
push
flat, thin
take out
When I woke up, ...
find
ugly, horrible
afraid
cover
stay
cry
Retell the journey of the plastic bottle according to the key words given.
Can you change the plastic bottle's journey in a green way
Discussion
B
After drinking up water, we can take the empty plastic bottles to the local recycling center or recycle them into artwork, etc.
we can reuse the plastic bottles. We can use them to make __________.
flowerpots
We can use them to make a ______, _____ or______________.
sofa
boat
Christmas tree
We can also use them to make many kinds of _________.
handiwork
Besides, we can use them to make creative _____,etc.
toys
Homework
1. Review the words and expressions we have learnt in this unit.
2. Think to put forward some solutions to deal with plastic bottles.