(共23张PPT)
LESSON 1
ROOTS AND SHOOTS
Pre-Reading
Leave the tap running while he brushes his teeth.
Leave a light on when she goes out.
Drop a piece of litter and can’t be bothered to pick it up.
2. Have you ever done any of these things
3. What would happen if everybody did the same things
What other similar behaviors do you know
4
The meaning of its name
Shoots seem small and weak, but they can
break open brick walls to reach the light.
Roots move slowly under the ground to make a firm foundation.
Why is it called shoots and roots
shoots
roots
Read the text carefully again and match the main idea of each part.
Para.1 A. The meaning of its name.
Para.2 B. What is “Just-me-ism”
Para.3 C. The establishment of Roots & Shoots.
Para.4 D. A call to action
While-reading
1. Most people suffer from what is known as “Just-me-ism”. What is that Well, say you leave the tap running while you brush your teeth, leave a light on when you go out or you drop a piece of litter and can’t be bothered to pick it up. You know that all those things are wrong, but so what “What difference can it possibly make ” you say to yourself.
患有; 遭受
v. 假设,比如说
v. 刷
v. 投,丢
那又怎样
make a difference (to...) (对...)有作用,有关系,有影响
1.“There are millions of people in the world and I’m just me. How can it matter if I leave one little tap running, one little light on or leave a little piece of litter on the road And anyway, no one will know.” Of course, it wouldn’t matter if there were just a few people in the world. But just think of all the millions of people saying to themselves: “It doesn’t matter. It’s just me. And, anyway, no one knows.”
v. 要紧;有重大影响
adv. 请,就
1. Millions of gallons of water would be wasted; millions of lights would be left on; millions of pieces of litter would be dropped. And all of this would be very harmful.
“Just-me-ism”
Examples Leaving the tap 1. while you brush your teeth
Leaving a light 2. when you go out.
Dropping litter and not being bothered to 3. .
Personal opinion Knowing those things are 4. but thinking it doesn't 5. .
Harm 6. .
Read paragraph 1 carefully and complete the following chart.
Wasting a lot of energy
wrong
matter
on
pick it up
running
Careful- reading
2. To inspire young people to take action for the environment, animals and their community, Roots & Shoots was established. This institute was set up in the early 1990s by Dr. Jane Goodall, a scientist who’s the world’s best-known expert on wild chimpanzees.
inspire sb. to do sth.激励某人做某事
v.建立,设立
建立, 创立,开办
2. In addition to her research, she has been whole-heartedly committed to environmental protection. The whole purpose of Roots & Shoots is to educate young people, from pre-schoolers to university students, so they can help to build a future that is secure and live together in peace with nature.
除了……之外
adv. 全心全意地;全神贯注地
be committed to sth.致力于某事
adj. 安全的,稳妥的
live in peace with... 与...和平共处
n. 学龄前儿童
Read paragraph 2 and choose the best answer
(1)When was Roots & Shoots established
A.In the early 1980s. B.In the late 1980s.
C.In the early 1990s. D.In the late 1990s.
(2) Who is Jane Goodall
A.A scientist who’s the world’s best-known expert on wild chimpanzees.
B.A scientist who’s the world’s best-known expert on wild monkeys.
C.A scientist who’s the world’s best-known expert on wild tigers.
D.A scientist who’s the world’s best-known expert on wild wolves.
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(3)What’s the purpose of Roots & Shoots
A.To educate old people.
B.To educate young people.
C.To educate middle-aged people.
D.To educate children.
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3.The organisation is called Roots & Shoots because roots move slowly under the ground to make a firm foundation, and shoots seem small and weak, but they can break open brick walls to reach the light. The roots and shoots are you, your friends and young people all around the world. Hundreds and thousands of roots and shoots can solve the problems, change the world and make it a better place to live in.
打下坚实的基础
冲破墙砖(的阻碍)
世界各地,全世界
Roots _____________ under the ground to make a firm __________,
Activity 3
Read paragraph 3. Find out the meaning of Roots & Shoots.
Shoots seem _____________, but they can __________ brick walls to reach the light.
The roots and shoots are you, your friends and _____________ all around the world. Your friends and you can ______ the problems, _________ the world and make it a _________ to live in.
break open
young people
solve
change
better place
Roots _____________ under the ground to make a firm __________.
move slowly
foundation
small and weak
4. Do you think you help to make the world a better place when you make a sad person smile, when you make a dog wag its tail, and when you water a thirsty plant One cheered-up person, one happy dog, one flowering plant, and you. That’s what Roots & Shoots is all about: the value and importance of each individual - human, animal or plant.
v. 摇摆
v. 给……浇水
adj. 缺水的,干旱的
快乐的
adj.开花的
adj. 开花的
4. Dr. Jane Goodall believes that the most important thing is that: “Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.” You get to choose:
n. (演员的)角色
v. 扮演
有所作为
4. Do you want to use your life to make the world a better place for people, animals and the environment Do you want to make Roots & Shoots rooted in everyone’s heart Do you want to be a part of a community for a shared future You cannot be absent.
be rooted in 在...中根深蒂固
共享未来
adj. 缺席的
“It is by acting together, in this exciting way, that we can involve thousands — millions — of people, and this is what is going to change the world.”
---Jane Goodall
正是通过这种令人激动的方式共同行动起来,我们可以让成百上千甚至千百万人参与其中,这将改变世界。
---珍.古道尔
v. 牵涉,涉及,加入
Roots & Shoots is in more than 130 countries around the world.
It inspires young people to create positive change in their communities.
Many young people use their voice and actions to make the world a better place for people, animals and the environment.
Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots is already in Beijing.
Complete the summary with the correct form of the words and phrases below.
Roots & Shoots is a / an 1 ___________ established in the early 1990s by Dr. Jane Goodall. It is called Roots & Shoots because roots move slowly under the ground making 2 ________________ and although shoots seem small and weak, they can 3 ____________________.
institute
a firm foundation
break open brick walls
harmful, individual, institute, just-me-ism, live in peace, involve, take action, a firm foundation, break open brick walls, leave the tap running
harmful, individual, institute, just-me-ism, live in peace, involve, take action, a firm foundation, break open brick walls, leave the tap running
The purpose of Roots & Shoots is to educate young people who suffer from 4 _________________. Those people don’t think their actions such as 5 ___________________ while brushing their teeth can have negative effects on the environment. In fact, these actions are very 6 _________.
Therefore, Roots & Shoots hopes to 7_________ millions of young people in building a secure future so that we can 8 ____________ with nature. Dr. Jane Goodall believes every 9 ___________ matters. What we need to do is 10 __________ and act together to make the world a better place.
just-me-ism
leave the tap running
harmful
involve
live in peace
individual
take action