(共28张PPT)
Unit 3 Environmental Protection
* Video Time
Learning objectives
In this class you will be able to
learn about how the green school in Uruguay operates;
report the interview content using indirect speech;
think and discuss other ways waste could be reused and recycled.
BEFORE YOU WATCH
Read the introduction part to get the gist of the video.
BEFORE YOU WATCH
Here are some photos from the video. What can you see in the photos
BEFORE YOU WATCH
Here are some photos from the video. What can you see in the photos
powered by solar panels
build the school
reuse old car tyres
collect tin cans
volunteers teach children
grow their own food
BEFORE YOU WATCH
Here are some photos from the video. What can you see in the photos
Tin cans would usually be trash, but if they have been collected, they can perhaps be reused for something else.
BEFORE YOU WATCH
Here are some photos from the video. What can you see in the photos
Some volunteers are building part of the school.
BEFORE YOU WATCH
Here are some photos from the video. What can you see in the photos
This is part of the school that has been built using old car tyres.
BEFORE YOU WATCH
Here are some photos from the video. What can you see in the photos
There are some plants grown by students inside the school.
BEFORE YOU WATCH
Here are some photos from the video. What can you see in the photos
This is a small classroom where children are taught.
BEFORE YOU WATCH
Here are some photos from the video. What can you see in the photos
There are solar panels on the outside of the school building. These panels provide power for the school with the energy from the sun.
WHILE YOU WATCH
Watch the video for the first time. Answer these questions.
1 Where is Uruguay
2 Why is the school “autonomous”
3 What nickname does the US architect Michael Reynolds call himself
4 Who else other than the students learn from the workshops
5 How does one student educate his mother about waste
WHILE YOU WATCH
Watch the video for the second time. Fill in the blanks.
Interviewee Notes
Ecologist The school is an __________ building connected with _________. It is __________.
Architect People called me an idiot building with __________. I was trying to __________ sewage and treat it.
School director We’re becoming __________. We are being trained to learn how to __________ it.
A student’s mother My son ________ it ______ and ________ it _______ in the right place.
WHILE YOU WATCH
Watch the video for the second time. Fill in the blanks.
Interviewee Notes
Ecologist The school is an ___________ building connected with _________. It is __________.
Architect People called me an idiot building with __________. I was trying to __________ sewage and treat it.
School director We’re becoming __________. We are being trained to learn how to __________ it.
A student’s mother My son ________ it ______ and ________ it _______ in the right place.
autonomous
nature
sustainable
garbage
contain
qualified
maintain
picks
up
throws
away
WHILE YOU WATCH
Watch the video for the second time. Fill in the blanks.
Interviewee Notes
Ecologist The school is an ___________ building connected with _________. It is __________.
Architect People called me an idiot building with __________. I was trying to __________ sewage and treat it.
School director We’re becoming __________. We are being trained to learn how to __________ it.
A student’s mother My son ________ it ______ and ________ it _______ in the right place.
autonomous
nature
sustainable
garbage
contain
qualified
maintain
picks
up
throws
away
autonomous
sustainable
maintain
contain sewage
pick up
throw away
AFTER YOU WATCH
Choose one interviewee and report what he/she said using indirect speech.
Interviewee Notes
Ecologist The school is an autonomous building connected with nature. It is sustainable.
Architect People called me an idiot building with garbage. I was trying to contain sewage and treat it.
School director We’re becoming qualified. We are being trained to learn how to maintain it.
A student’s mother My son picks it up and throws it away in the right place.
AFTER YOU WATCH
AFTER YOU WATCH
Choose one interviewee and report what he/she said in indirect speech.
Interviewee Notes
Ecologist The school is an autonomous building connected with nature. It is sustainable.
The ecologist said that the school was an autonomous building connected with nature and it was sustainable.
AFTER YOU WATCH
Choose one interviewee and report what he/she said in indirect speech.
Interviewee Notes
Architect People called me an idiot building with garbage. I was trying to contain sewage and treat it.
The architect said that people had called him an idiot building with garbage and he was trying to contain sewage and treat it.
AFTER YOU WATCH
Choose one interviewee and report what he/she said in indirect speech.
Interviewee Notes
School director We’re becoming qualified. We are being trained to learn how to maintain it.
The school director said that they were becoming qualified and they were being trained to learn how to maintain it.
AFTER YOU WATCH
Choose one interviewee and report what he/she said in indirect speech.
Interviewee Notes
A student’s mother My son picks it up and throws it away in the right place.
A student’s mother said that her son picked it up and threw it away in the right place.
AFTER YOU WATCH
Discuss these questions in groups.
Do you know any similar projects in your city or country How do people reuse and 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.
AFTER YOU WATCH
Discuss these questions in groups.
Are there other ways trash could be reused and recycled. What things could you make What kinds of trash could you use
AFTER YOU WATCH
plant pots
flower vases
art works
plastic bottles
AFTER YOU WATCH
wine rack
bags
waste cardboard
old clothes
Summary
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Homework
Sort out your notes and ideas on lifestyle that you can adopt to help protect the environment, then write a proposal letter to call on all to lead a green life.
Search for some information about green schools in China on the internet and compare the similarities and differences between these schools and the green school in Uruguay.
(optional)
Thanks for your listening!