课程内容
Unit 8《A green world》
Presentation
plastic cups/bags
n. 塑料
cut down trees
砍倒
punish vt. 处罚，惩罚
fine vt. 罚款
rich forest resource
adj. 丰富的 n. 资源
New words & phrases
plastic n. 塑料
separate vt. 分开，分割
recycling vt. & vi. 回收利用，循环利用
allow vt. 允许
cut down 砍倒
punish vt. 处罚，惩罚
fine vt. 罚款
limit vt. 限制
depend vi. 依靠，依赖，指望
depend on/upon 依靠，取决于
rich adj. 富有的，丰富的
resource n. 资源
wisely adv. 明智的，充满智慧的
run out 用完，耗尽
produce vt. 导致，产生
difference n. 差异，不同之处
make a difference (to sb/sth) 有影响，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，而且我们应该尽力让它一直保持那样。
句中的way可以和this、that等连用。
e.g. Why does he act this way?
他为什么这样做？
2. In Switzerland, things like glass, plastic and paper are separated into different groups and then recycled.
在瑞士，像玻璃、塑料和纸被分成不同的小组，然后回收利用。
separate ... into ... 把……分开，隔开
be separated into ... 被……分开，隔开
e.g. The children were separated into groups for the game.
那些儿童分成小组做游戏。
Let's separate children into six groups.
咱们把孩子们分成6组。
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，一些送给穷人，还有一些送到工厂循环再生。
句型some ..., some ..., and others ...表示“一些…，一些…，还有一些…”。
e.g. Some students are reading quietly, some are talking notes, and others are searching for information on the Internet.
一些学生在安静地看书，一些在做笔记，还有一些在上网查资料。
4. We are not allowed to cut down trees.
我们是不允许砍伐树木的。
allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事
sb. be not allowed to do sth. 某人不被允许做某事
e.g. My boss doesn't allow me to use the telephone.
老板不允许我使用电话。
5. Nature is our greatest treasure. We depend on its rich resources to live, so it is important for us to protect it wisely.
大自然是我们最大的财富。我们依靠其丰富的资源生存，所以要理智地保护它，这一点很重要。
句中depend on的意思是“依靠，依赖，取决于”。
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.
这些新型能源不仅成本低廉，而且用之不尽。
句中run out的意思是“用完，耗尽”。
e.g. Our food soon ran out.
我们的食物不久就吃光了。
7. Remember that everyone can do something to make a difference!
记住每个人都可以做点（对保护环境）有益的事！
短语make a/no/some/much difference to...意思是“对……有/没有/有些/有很大作用、关系、影响”。
e.g. The rain did not make much difference to the game.
这场雨对比赛没有多大影响。
Exercises
一、根据汉语提示完成句子。
1. We shouldn't use ______(塑料) bags when we go shopping.
2. Boys and girls will be ______(分开) into two groups.
3. He will be ______(惩罚) by the police because of stealing.
4. You should spend your money ______(明智地).
5. There are many rich ______(资源) in our country.
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女，中教中级职称
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