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Developing ideas & Presenting ideas
Unit 6
Earth first
CONTENTS
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Lead-in
02
03
Language points
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Learning Objectives
Reading
06
Exercise
07
Summary
04
Writing
08
Homework
Learning Objectives
PART. 01
Learning Objectives
Comprehend the common misunderstandings about green living and distinguish the real green concepts from the false ones.
Grasp the structural, content and language features of a persuasive letter based on environmental issues.
Expand vocabulary related to environmental protection, and correctly use them in different sentence structures.
Practice and spread correct and eco-friendly lifestyles in daily life, and foster advanced environmental protection concepts.
Teaching Focuses and Anticipated Difficulties
Identify and analyze common misunderstandings about green living, and master the key elements and writing skills of a persuasive letter.
Think critically about deeply - rooted environmental misconceptions and express students’ own ideas in persuasive letter.
PART. 02
Lead-in
What is the purpose of these actions
To protect the environment
Watch the video to learn more about green lifestyles.
PART. 03
Reading
Look at the questions about “green living” and tick your answers.
1 Which shopping bag is more
environmentally friendly
A plastic bag.
A paper bag.
Neither of these.
2 What should you do to save energy when leaving your home
Turn off a device.
Unplug a device.
Neither of these.
Look at the questions about “green living” and tick your answers.
3 What food is better for the environment
Food produced near to where you live.
Food produced far from where you live.
It depends.
4 Which uses less water
Taking a bath.
Taking a shower.
It depends.
Look at the title and picture, and make predictions.
WHY does the author use “What's really green” instead of “What's green”
Maybe there's a context where there are superficial or misleading claims of being “green,” and the author wants to explore the real, substantial meaning behind the term.
Figure out the structure of the passage.
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What’s really green
Introduction
Conclusion
green
truth 1
Body
green
truth 2
green
truth 3
green
truth 4
Read the four subheadings in the passage and decide if they are true or false. Then read the passage and check your answers.
Paper shopping bags are better than plastic ones.
When you turn off a device, it stops using power.
Eating local food is good for the environment.
It’s better to take a shower than a bath.
Read the effects and complete the causes of these according to the passage.
Read the effects and complete the causes of these according to the passage.
Devices turned off go into stand-by mode and still use power.
Read the effects and complete the causes of these according to the passage.
Local produce sometimes might use more energy and produce more greenhouse gases than produce grown a long way away—even taking into account its transport.
Read the effects and complete the causes of these according to the passage.
If you spend more than eight minutes in a shower, you’ll use as much water as in a bath—about 50 litres of water.
Think & share
1 Which of the “green truths” surprises you most Give your reasons.
2 Are you aware of any other “green truths” that are not true Share them with the class.
3 How “green” are you Share your “green actions” with the class.
4 What can you do to become “greener”
Work in groups. Give a talk about one of the “green truths” in the passage.
1 Use these questions to help plan your talk.
Which “green truth” are you going to talk about
Why do people believe it is “green”
Why is it not completely true
What can you do to become “greener”
2 Organise your talk following the steps below.
Start your talk by stating the topic.
Describe your chosen “green truth” in more detail.
Explain why it is not completely “green”.
End your talk by encouraging your audience to become “greener”.
3. Give your talk to the class.
Work in groups. Give a talk about one of the “green truths” in the passage.
PART. 04
Writing
Think and share.
Suppose we need to persuade the public to follow our advice. How would we structure our message to be convincing
A persuasive letter is to persuade(劝说)the public to act as advised. It organizes persuasive language to call for actions, aiming to inspire people to follow the suggested deeds(行为).
Read the letter and answer the questions.
1 What is the purpose of the letter
2 What is the existing problem
3 What are the proposed actions from Class 8
The purpose of this letter is to call on everyone to take part in the Clear Your Plate campaign.
Over 30% of the world’s food is wasted, while many people in poor areas do not have enough to eat.
Do not order more than you need in the school canteen; order less and take leftover food home when dining in restaurants; call on family members and friends to take part in the campaign.
How to write a persuasive letter
a persuasive letter
Body (正文)
Closing (结束语)
Signature (落款)
Salutation (称呼)
Cause(s)(分析原因)
solutions(s)(提出劝告和措施)
Problem(提出问题)
Work in groups. Discuss another environmental issue about which to write a persuasive letter and make notes.
Now write a persuasive letter. Use the expressions in the box to help you.
Share your letter with the class.
Sample
Dear Friends,
We are writing this letter to raise your awareness of the need to protect our planet. You can help simply by participating in the No Bottled Water campaign.
People tend to think bottled water is cleaner and more convenient. However, they may not know that according to scientific research, millions of tons of plastic are used worldwide to make water bottles each year. The plastic can take hundreds of years to break down.
If you are worried about the effects of bottled water on the Earth, we would like to suggest you take the following steps.
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1 Carry your water in a sustainable, reusable bottle. In this way, you don’t need to buy bottled water.
2 If you have to purchase a plastic bottled beverage, recycle the bottle after use.
3 Call on your family members and friends to take part in this campaign.
Everyone is responsible for making our planet cleaner and better by doing what we can. Let’s start NOW.
With best wishes,
Class 11
Work in groups. Look at the three items that contribute to a carbon footprint. Add any more you can think of.
paper consumption
Electricity from coal - fired power plants
Food waste
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Create a carbon footprint survey. Think of two questions and possible answers for each topic. Give each answer a score from 1 (a low carbon footprint) to 3 (a high carbon footprint).
Carry out the survey and use the results to come up with ways to reduce carbon footprint.
2 How often do you eat meat products
□ Once or twice a week (3)
□ Three or four times a week (2)
□ Almost every day (1)
3 How often do you eat take-out food
□ Never (3)
□ One to three times a week (2)
□ Almost every day (1)
Report the results of your survey and your ideas
to the class. Use the expressions in the box to help you.
PART. 05
Language points
... even taking into account its transport.
句意:……哪怕把运输因素考虑进去也是如此。
take…into account 意为 “顾及,考虑到”,若宾语较长,宾语可后置。相当于 take account of…/take…into consideration。
account vt. 认为是;视为;n. 描述,叙述;账目;账户
account for… 是…… 的原因;解释……;(数量上、比例上) 占……
account sb./sth. + adj./n. 认为某人 / 某物……(常用于被动语态)
on account of 因为,由于
on no account 决不,绝对不 (位于句首时,句子要用部分倒装结构)
例题:
We should take the weather into __________ when planning a trip.
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account
2
It depends on how long you spend in the shower and how large your bath is.
句意:这取决于你淋浴的时间和浴缸的大小。
例题:
Whether we go camping ________ on the weather this weekend.
depends
depend on/upon 取决于;依靠;指望
depend on/upon sb. doing/to do sth. 指望某人做某事
depend on/upon sb. for sth. 依靠某人供给某物
dependent adj. 依靠的,依赖的
independent adj. 独立的,有主见的
be independent of 独立于,不依赖于
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Look at the three items that contribute to a carbon footprint.
句意:看一看这三个造成碳足迹的项目。
例题:
Unhealthy eating habits ________ to the spread of obesity in modern society.
contribute
contribute to… 导致……
把…… 捐给……
给…… 投稿
contributor n. 捐赠者,作出贡献者;投稿人
contribution n. 贡献;捐款 (其前可用 great, small 修饰);投稿
make contributions/a contribution to 对…… 作出贡献;给…… 捐款
PART. 06
Exercise
The _________ (平均(数)的) temperature in this city during summer is around 28 degrees Celsius.
A large _________ (数量,数额) of money has been invested in the development of renewable energy.
Builders must take the area’s strong winds into a_______ when installing the roof.
As far as the environment is c_________, we should reduce our use of plastic.
average
amount
Exercise: 单词拼写
oncerned
ccount
Exercise: 用所给词的适当形式填空
We rely on ___________ (electric) to power our phones, computers, and so on.
The _________ (major) of voters supported the new environmental policy in the recent election.
Her voluntary work made a significant ___________ (contribute) to the local community’s welfare.
The doctor said it was an _______ (urge) case and needed immediate treatment.
majority
urgent
contribution
electricity
PART. 07
Summary
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Developing ideas & Presenting ideas
Reading
Vocabulary
Understand the misunderstandings about green living in daily life.
Preliminarily grasp the stylistic characteristics and writing methods of proposal letters.
Writing
PART. 08
Homework
1.Besides the misunderstandings about green - living mentioned in this class, collect more information through the Internet.
2.Based on the information you've collected, select one of it and write a persuasive letter.
Thanks