1、Unit 13 Were trying to save the earth! (Section B 2a-2e) Part 1. Fast-reading Now turn to page 102 and read the page quickly to find answers, please underline the useful information in the passage. 1. How many people are mentioned in the passage?( ) A. one B. two C. three D. four 2. What is the main
2、 idea of the first paragraph?( ) A. Do you often throw away things you dont need anymore? B. Nothing is a waste if you have a creative mind. C. Put all the things to good use. D. The importance of environmental protection 3.What materials did Amy Hayes use to build her house ?( ) A. windows and door
3、s of old buildings that have been pulled down B. an old boat C. rocks and old glass bottles D. all of above 4. Jessica Wong is good at recycling. What does she do?( ) A. She uses old clothes that people dont wear anymore to make bags. B. Work at her shop and website C. New ways to use old books D. S
4、he lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish. 5.What is Wang Tao known for?( ) A. He is known for winning an award from the Help Save Our Planet Society. B. He is known for using iron and other materials from old cars to make beautiful art pieces. C. He is known for living in
5、a house in the UK D. He is known for setting up a “metal art” theme park Part 2 Careful reading Rethink, Reuse, Recycle! Do you often _1_things you dont need anymore? Have you ever thought about how these things can actually _2_? Nothing is a waste if you have a creative mind. You have probably neve
6、r heard of Amy Hayes, but she is a most unusual woman. She lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish. The windows and doors come from old buildings around her town that_3_. The top of the house is an old boat _4_upside down. And the gate in front of her house is made of rocks
7、and old glass bottles. Amy recently won a prize from the Help Save Our Planet Society. The president said, “Amy is an _5_ to us all.” Amy isnt the only one who is good at recycling. Jessica Wong from Hong Kong uses old clothes that people dont wear anymore to make bags. She has been doing this for a
8、 few years now. She opened a small shop where she sells her bags, and she has also _6_a website to sell them online. She especially likes to use old jeans to make handbags. Her bags are cute and useful. “I plan to write a book about new ways to use old clothes,” she said. “I hope people can read my
9、book and enjoy it!” Wang Tao set up a small business in Shanghai four years ago. He _7_using iron and other materials from old cars to make beautiful art pieces. Some are large pieces that look like animals or humans, and some are smaller pieces you can put at home. The more popular works can even b
10、een seen in art shops around the city. Wang Tao hopes to set up a “metal art” theme park to show people the _8_of environmental protection. Not only can the art bring happiness to others, _9_it also shows that even cold, hard iron can be brought back to life with a little_10_. ( )1 .A. throw away B.
11、 throw down C. throw off D. throw out ( )2. A. put to god use B. be put to good use C. make good use to D. be made to good use ( )3. A .pull down B. are pulled down C. was pulled down D. were pulled down ( )4. A. turning B. turned C. turn D. be turned ( )5. A. inspire B. inspiration C. inspired D. i
12、nspirator ( )6. A. set off B. set down C. set up D. set about ( )7. A. is known for B. is known as C. is known to D. was known for ( )8. A. important B. more important C. importance D. the most important ( )9. A. and B. or C. because D. but ( )10.A. creativity B. create C. creative D. created Part3
13、Words and expressions Fill in the blanks with the forms of the phrases in the box. put to good use build out of pull down （拆下） set up known for not only but also 1. Amy Hayes lives in the UK. Many of the old buildings in her neighborhood were _. 2. All the rubbish and old things in Amys neighborhood
14、 were then _ when Amy built her house. 3. Amy is very creative. She _ her front gate _ rocks and old glass bottles. She put an old boat on top of her house. 4. Jessica Wong sells her bags in a small shop, but she has also _ an online business to sell them. 5. Though Jessicas bags are made from old c
15、lothes, her bags are _ being cute and useful. 6. Wang Tao _ makes large pieces of metal art that look like animals or humans, _ makes smaller pieces for the home. Part4 Writing Make a list of things that need to be done to save the environment. Which things can be done by common people every day? Ho
16、w to reuse or recycle the things we dont need anymore? Discuss these with your group and write a short article. Which things can be done by common people very day? How to reuse or recycle the things we dont need anymore? spend less time in the shower take public transport rather than drive recycle paper books _
