1、 Watch the video to know about Green School in Uruguay. Compare Green School in Uruguay with some places that are powered by solar system.How do you deal with things you dont use?throw them away? Turn waste into “wealth”?recycle=use againWhat are they made of?What can we do with a plastic bottle?gro
2、w flowerspencil holdersa flower vaseart worksLook at these pictures. Can you descrbie the pictures? Made of tires and glass and plastic bottles an elementary school in Jaureguiberry, east of Montevideo, claims to be the first public school in Latin America that is totally greenIn Jaureguiberry, abou
3、t 2,000 tires, 3,000 glass bottles, 1,500 plastic bottles and 12,000 cans were put together with wood, glass and cement to fashion the new schoolUS architect Michael Reynolds, known for building self-sufficient projects with discarded products, is behind the construction of a sustainable elementary
4、school in JaureguiberryThough it can accommodate 100 students, for now the school in Jaureguiberry has 39, all of them excited to be in a school so unique and close to natureOnce a week at their school in Jaureguiberry the children devote an hour to the garden, picking fruits and vegetables they hav
5、e planted and raised, and which they will eat in the canteenGreen School in UruguayThis video is about a green school in Uruguay that teaches its students about recycling, energy saving, and growing their own food. Built from recycled materials, the school produces no waste and is powered by solar p
6、anels.Before You Watch Here are some photos from the video. In groups, use the following words and phrases to describe what is going on in the photos. Then discuss whether you think this school is “green” or not.solar panels tin cans old car tyres trash plants earn school volunteers children reuse g
7、row food teach build collectCheck your answers in Before You Watch.solar panels tin cans old car tyres trash plants earn school volunteers children reuse grow food teach build collectIn groups, use the following words and phrases to describe what is going on in the photos. Then discuss whether you t
8、hink this school is “green” or not.Answer these questions.1 Where is Uruguay?2 Why is the school “autonomous”?3 What nickname does the US architect Michael Reynolds call himself?4 Who else other than the students learn from the workshops?5 How does one student educate his mother about waste?Discuss
9、the question in groups.1 Do you know any similar projects in your city or country? How do people reuse and recycle trash to create new things and technologies?2 In small groups, discuss other ways trash could be reused and recycled. What things could you make? What kinds of trash could you use?windo
10、ws and doors of old buildings that have been pulled down; an old boat; rocks; old glass bottlesa houseold clothes, especially old jeansbagsiron and other materials from old carsbeautiful art piecesreuse and recycleAre there any places like this Green School in China? In what way are they similiar? How are they different?Search for information through the Internet and complete a composition.
