New from Old:Recycling Plastic 
What do you know about recycling? 
What do you want to know about recycling? 
Contents 
What is recycling? .………….……2 
What can we recycle? .…………...4 
How do we recycle plastic? ..........6 
New things we can make. ............10 
Why is it good to recycle? ...........12 
How plastic is recycled? ..............14 
I. Read by yourself.(30s) 
II. Answer the questions: 
(1) What is recycling? 
(2)What new things can we make from recycling? 
I. Read by yourself.(30s) 
II. Answer the questions: 
(1) What is recycling? 
(2)What new things can we make from recycling? 
I. Read by yourself.(30s) 
II. Answer the questions: (1) What can we recycle? 
(2) What are the diffrences beween easy to recycle and hard to recycle of plastic? 
I. Read by yourself.(30s) 
II. Answer the questions: 
(1) What can we recycle? 
(2) What are the diffrences beween easy to recycle 
and hard to recycle of plastic? 
What are the differences? 
When you see 3 arrows shaped like a triangle on the bottom of a thing, that means it is easy to recycle. 
Can you see arrows with a number in the middle? There are 7 numbers for the plastics, it means 7 different materials(材质). 
 easy to 
 recycle 
Contents 
What is recycling? P2 
What can we recycle? P4 
How do we recycle plastic? P6 
New things we can make. P10 
Why is it good to recycle? P12 
How plastic is recycled? P14 
Choose 1 content you like. 
 Read by yourself 
Check the answer 
Finish worksheet 1 
If you have problems... 
(3 minutes) 
... 
discuss with friends 
ask teacher 
Check the answer 
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Make new groups 
 Share information 
Finish worksheet 2 
(9 minutes) 
If you have problems... 
discuss with friends 
... 
Check the answer 
Put it in the recycling bin. 
 Collect the plastic. 
Sort it. 
Cut it. 
Wash it. 
Melt it. 
Turn it into pellets. 
Make sth new from the pellets. 
Clothes 
Furniture 
Toys 
How 
New things 
Good for the planet 
We can recycle. 
We can reuse things. 
We can reduce how much we use. 
Recycling Plastic 
Listen and Read 
Listen and read silently with Ku Tingshuo. 
Read aloud and record your voice. 
(3min) 
(8min) 
Let's read the difficult words and sentences together! 
Do you recycle in your daily life? What do you recycle? 
Would you like to create a recycling poster with some words and pictures? 
storage bag 
dumbbell 
pen holder 
CD / book shelf 
saving pot 
Here are a few things that you might not know about the stuff you throw away: 
Used plastic bags thrown into 
the sea kill around a million 
sea animals every year. 
5 empty plastic drinks bottles can be recycled into materials to stuff a ski jacket. 26 bottles can make a whole ski outfit(全套装备). 
Homework 
Finish your Recycling Poster. 
Write down how much trash you throw away? ( Everything you throw away for a week: 
 paper,plastics,stationary,cans,even food... ) 
Thanks for listening