Unit 8 A green world
Reading I
Our motherland ----China
China is a country with beautiful mountains and clean blue seas.
Places of natural beauty
They are our greatest treasure.
Places of interest
coal(煤),petroleum(石油)……
never run out
produce little pollution
Save Protect
new energy
use energy from the sun, water, wind …
Rich resources
depend on
rubbish like glass, plastic and paper
Take action to
protect the environment
Ideas?
Have laws
punish
fine
limit
Things can be separated into different groups and recycled
Ideas?
Green
Switzerland
Fast reading: Main ideas
New energy.
A beautiful country.
Laws.
Martina’s hope.
Recycling.
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
(Para 1) Introduction
1.When is World Environment Day?
2.What is Switzerland like?
3.What do people there try to do?
Switzerland is a country with high mountains and
clean blue lakes.
They try to keep it that way.
5 June.
Detailed reading
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Things
(can be recycled)
How to recycle?
plastic
glass
paper
old clothes and shoes
Collect; some of…;
some;others
Detailed reading
(Para 2) Recycling
Detailed reading
(Para 3) Laws
air and water pollution
cut down trees
drop litter
limit
punish
fine
1.If people…,they will be…
2.…can be…
(Para 4&5) Resources
What is our greatest treasure?
A. Money B. Water C. Nature
2. What are new energy in Switzerland?
A. Wind B. The sun C. Water
3. Why do people use new energy?
A. New energy produce little pollution.
B. New energy is very new.
C. New energy will run out .
4. When is World Environment Day?
A.June 6 B.May 5 C.June 5
Detailed reading
Post reading
1.separate a. cause a result
2.recycle b. make someone pay money
because heshe has done
something wrong
3.allow c. be used up
4. fine d. put things into different groups
5.run out e. let someone do something
6.produce
f. treat something used so that it can
be used again
d
f
e
b
c
a
Read and Match
Post reading
Read and Match
a are separated into different groups and recycled.
b energy from the sun, wind and water.
c to protect the environment.
d with high mountains and clean blue lakes.
e because we depend on its rich resources to live.
f to collect old clothes from around the country.
1 Switzerland is a beautiful country _____
2 In Switzerland, glass plastic and paper _____
3 An organization was set up _____
4 The government has laws _____
5 We should protect nature _____
6 People are starting to use _____
d
a
f
c
e
b
Pair work
Discussion
How do you understand “Green Switzerland”?
What’s the meaning of “green”?
You want to interview Martina about Switzerland.
Work in groups of four. Three of you act as reporters and one act as Martina.
Each reporter should ask at least two
questions about the country.
Group work
Interview
Homework
1.Find more information about recycling and new energy on the Internet.
2.Read the whole text after the tape.
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