課程內容
Unit 8《A green world》
Presentation
plastic cups/bags
n. 塑料
cut down trees
砍倒
punish vt. 處罰，懲罰
fine vt. 罰款
rich forest resource
adj. 豐富的 n. 資源
New words & phrases
plastic n. 塑料
separate vt. 分開，分割
recycling vt. & vi. 回收利用，循環利用
allow vt. 允許
cut down 砍倒
punish vt. 處罰，懲罰
fine vt. 罰款
limit vt. 限制
depend vi. 依靠，依賴，指望
depend on/upon 依靠，取決于
rich adj. 富有的，豐富的
resource n. 資源
wisely adv. 明智的，充滿智慧的
run out 用完，耗盡
produce vt. 導致，產生
difference n. 差異，不同之處
make a difference (to sb/sth) 有影響，起作用
Match the words on the left with the meaning on the right.
1. separate ____ a. cause a result
2. recycle ____ b. make some pay money because he/she has done something wrong
3. allow ____ c. be used up
4. fine ____ d. put things into different groups
5. run out ____ e. let some one do something
6. produce ____ f. treat something used so that it can be used again
Warming up
What do you know about this country?
Switzerland is a beautiful country with high mountains and clean blue lakes.
Kitty's online friend Martina is a middle school student in Switzerland. She's writing in her blog on World Environment Day. Read the article and find out more information about Switzerland.
Read the article quickly and answer the question.
When's World Environment Day?
World Environment Day is on 5 June.
Green Switzerland
I love Switzerland. It is a country with high mountains and clean, blue lakes. It is beautiful, and we should try to keep it that way.
In Switzerland, things like glass, plastic and paper are separated into different groups and then recycled. Even old clothes and shoes can be recycled! I learnt about an organization for recycling clothes. It collects old clothes from all over the country. Some of the clothes are sold in charity shops, some are given to the poor, and others are sent to factories for recycling. My family and I often send our old jeans and T-shirts to this organization.
Our government has many laws to protect the environment. For example, we are not allowed to cut down trees. Otherwise, we will be punished. If we drop litter in a public place, we will be fined by the police.
There are also laws to limit air and water pollution. Nature is our greatest treasure. We depend on its rich resources to live, so it is important for us to protect it wisely. Luckily, we are starting to use energy from the sun, wind and water. These new types of energy cost very little and will never run out. Moreover, they produce little pollution.
Today is 5 June, World Environment Day. What have you done for the environment? Remember that everyone can do something to make a difference!
Read the first paragraph carefully and answer the questions.
1. What is Switzerland like?
2. What do people there try to do?
Read the paragraphs 2 and 3 carefully and answer the questions.
1. What can be recycled in Switzerland?
2. What does Martina's family do with their old clothes?
3. Does Switzerland have laws to protect the environment?
4. What will happen if you drop litter in a public place in Switzerland?
Read the paragraphs 4 and 5 carefully and answer the questions.
1. What are the new ways to get energy?
2. What are the advantages of these new types of energy?
Kitty made some notes of Martina's blog on a piece of paper, but her mother tore it up by mistake. Listen to the tape and help her match the two halves of the sentences. Write the correct letters in the blanks.
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 ____
After reading Martina's article, Kitty has written down the main points of the paragraphs. Write the correct numbers of the paragraphs in the boxes.
P1. ____ a. Martina asks everyone to do something for the environment.
P2. ____ b. People are starting to use new energy.
P3. ____ c. People in Switzerland recycle many things to reduce pollution.
P4. ____ d. The government has laws to protect the environment.
P5. ____ e. Switzerland is a beautiful country.
Kitty is telling Sandy about Martina's article. Complete their conversation.
Kitty: My online friend Martina wrote last week about how they protect the (1)________ in Switzerland.
Sandy: Really? What do they do to keep their country clean?
Kitty: In Switzerland, glass, plastic and paper are (2)________ into different groups and then (3)________.
Sandy: Do they recycle anything else? What do they do with old clothes?
Kitty: An organization (4)________ old clothes from around the country. Then some are sold in (5)________, some are given to (6)________, and others are sent to (7)________ for recycling.
Sandy: That sounds like a good idea.
Kitty: They have many (8)________ to protect the environment too. For example, people will be (9)________ if they cut down trees because it's not (10)________.
Sandy: That's great!
Kitty: Yes. And they don't drop (11)________ in a public place. Otherwise, they'll be (12)________ by the police.
Language points
1. It is beautiful, and we should try to keep it that way.
它（瑞士）很美，而且我們應該盡力讓它一直保持那樣。
句中的way可以和this、that等連用。
e.g. Why does he act this way?
他為什么這樣做？
2. In Switzerland, things like glass, plastic and paper are separated into different groups and then recycled.
在瑞士，像玻璃、塑料和紙被分成不同的小組，然后回收利用。
separate ... into ... 把……分開，隔開
be separated into ... 被……分開，隔開
e.g. The children were separated into groups for the game.
那些兒童分成小組做游戲。
Let's separate children into six groups.
咱們把孩子們分成6組。
3. Some of the clothes are sold in charity shops, some are given to the poor, and others are sent to factories for recycling.
一些衣服放在慈善店出售，一些送給窮人，還有一些送到工廠循環再生。
句型some ..., some ..., and others ...表示“一些…，一些…，還有一些…”。
e.g. Some students are reading quietly, some are talking notes, and others are searching for information on the Internet.
一些學生在安靜地看書，一些在做筆記，還有一些在上網查資料。
4. We are not allowed to cut down trees.
我們是不允許砍伐樹木的。
allow sb. to do sth. 允許某人做某事
sb. be not allowed to do sth. 某人不被允許做某事
e.g. My boss doesn't allow me to use the telephone.
老板不允許我使用電話。
5. Nature is our greatest treasure. We depend on its rich resources to live, so it is important for us to protect it wisely.
大自然是我們最大的財富。我們依靠其豐富的資源生存，所以要理智地保護它，這一點很重要。
句中depend on的意思是“依靠，依賴，取決于”。
e.g. I don't want to depend too much on my parents.
我不想太依靠我父母。
6. These new types of energy cost very little and will never run out.
這些新型能源不僅成本低廉，而且用之不盡。
句中run out的意思是“用完，耗盡”。
e.g. Our food soon ran out.
我們的食物不久就吃光了。
7. Remember that everyone can do something to make a difference!
記住每個人都可以做點（對保護環境）有益的事！
短語make a/no/some/much difference to...意思是“對……有/沒有/有些/有很大作用、關系、影響”。
e.g. The rain did not make much difference to the game.
這場雨對比賽沒有多大影響。
Exercises
一、根據漢語提示完成句子。
1. We shouldn't use ______(塑料) bags when we go shopping.
2. Boys and girls will be ______(分開) into two groups.
3. He will be ______(懲罰) by the police because of stealing.
4. You should spend your money ______(明智地).
5. There are many rich ______(資源) in our country.
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李老師
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