Unit 8 Reading
Green Switzerland
A green country:_____________
Switzerland is a country with high mountains and clean blue lakes.
Switzerland
What do the Swiss do to live a green life?
Pre-reading
In Switzerland, people separate things into different groups.
What do the Swiss do to live a green life?
In Switzerland, people use fewer plastic bags.
What do the Swiss do to live a green life?
recycle old clothes
In Switzerland, people recycle old clothes
and shoes.
What do the Swiss do to live a green life?
In Switzerland, poeple are not allowed to cut down too many trees.
What do the Swiss do to live a green life?
punish
In Switzerland, the police will punish or fine people who drop litter in a public place.
What do the Swiss do to live a green life?
In Switzerland, the government makes laws to limit air and water pollution.
What do the Swiss do to live a green life?
natural resources
In Switzerland, People depend on the earth's rich resources and protect them wisely.
What do the Swiss do to live a green life?
In Switzerland, people use new neergy from the sun, wind and water because they produce little pollution and will never run out.
plastic
separate
recycling
allow
cut down
punish
fine
limit
n. 塑料
vt. 分开,分割
vt.&vi 回收利用,循环利用
vt. 允许
砍到
vt. 处罚,惩罚
vt. 罚款
vt. 限制
New words and phrases
Pre-reading
depend
depend on /upon
rich
resource
wisely
run out
produce
difference
make a difference (to sb/sth)
vi. 依靠,依赖,指望
依靠,取决于
adj. 富有的,丰富的
n. 资源
adv. 明智的,充满智慧的;
用完,耗尽
vt. 导致,产生
n. 差异,不同之处
有影响,起作用
Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. (B1-110)
1 separate ______
2 recycle ______
3 allow ______
4 fine ______
5 run out ______
6 produce ______
a cause a result
b make someone pay money because he/she has done something wrong
c be used up
d put things into different groups
e let someone do something
f treat something used so that it can be used again
d
f
e
b
c
a
Pre-reading
Word check
Martina asks everyone to do something for the environment.
People are starting to use new energy.
The government has laws to protect the environment.
People in Switzerland recycle many things to reduce pollution.
Switzerland is a beautiful country.
While-reading
Fast reading
5
4
3
1
2
Write the correct numbers of the paragraphs in the boxes before each paragraph. (B3-111)
While-reading
Detailed reading
(Para1) Read and answer:
1.What is Switzerland like ?
2.What should people try to do in Switzerland ?
Switzerland is a beautiful country with high mountains and clean blue lakes.
People should try to keep it beautiful.
While-reading
Detailed reading
(Para1) Read and answer:
make laws
use new energy
recycle
Green
Switzerland
(Para.2)
(Para.3)
(Para.4)
While-reading
Detailed reading
(Para2-4) Summarize(总结) in a few words what Switzerland does to keep green and beautiful.
An organization recycling old clothes
Some are
_____________
__________.
Some are
__________________.
Others are
_______________.
sold in charity shops
given to the poor
sent to factories
While-reading
Detailed reading
(Para2) Read and fill in the blanks:
In Switzerland, things like_______,_______
and________ are seperated and recycled.
glass
plastic
paper
recycle
While-reading
Detailed reading
(Para2) Work in pairs :
-What can we learn from Switzerland ?
separate things into different groups.
recycle things
-We can...
reuse things (sell, give,send )
set up organizatons for recycling
to__________ air and water
pollution.
to___________ people who
cut down trees.
to___________ people who
drop litter in a public place.
punish
fine
limit
While-reading
Detailed reading
(Para3) What does the swiss government make laws to do?
make laws
What
_________ is our greatest treasure.
Why
We depend on its______________.
How
We are starting to ______________.
Advantages
(优势)
It ______________.
It will____________.
It _____________________.
Nature
rich resources
use new energy
costs very little
never run out
produces little pollution
use new energy
While-reading
Detailed reading
(Para4) Read and complete the table
While-reading
Detailed reading
(Para1) Read and answer:
1.When is the World Environment Day ?
2.What Does Martina ask us to do?
It is on the 5 June.
She asks us to do something to make a difference.
While-reading
Detailed reading
(Para5) Read and answer:
After-reading
An interview
Please have an interview with Martina
R: What is Switzerland like ?
M:…
R: What do people in Switzerland do for the environment?
M: Things like…are separated …be recycled….an organization… are sold…are given…and some others...
R:What does the government do to protect the environment?
M:…laws…are not allowed to…be published….be fined
R: What resources do you use in Switzerland?
W: We depend on… But we also use... because they...
After-reading
Group work
1.Work in you groups to discuss what we can do to make a difference to the environment.
2. Make a poster to show your ideas.
Everybody can make a difference to the environment!
Summary
1.Find more information about Switzerland on the Internet.
2.Write an article about what you can do to make a difference to the environment.
Homework