1、Unit 10Unit 10 We should protect the environment. Part 1Warm up目录页 CONTENTS PAGE Listening and SpeakingPart 2PronunciationPart 3Reading and WritingPart 4Grammar FocusPart 5Have FunPart 6ReviewPart 7过渡页 TRANSITION PAGE Warm upPart 1Part 14 u Label the pictures using the transportation vocabulary belo
2、w .a. motorcycleb. subwayc. ferryd. light raile. train f. bus g. taxi h. plane i. car5 u Label the pictures using the transportation vocabulary below .a. motorcycleb. subwayc. ferryd. light raile. train f. bus g. taxi h. plane i. car6 u Label the pictures using the transportation vocabulary below .a
3、. motorcycleb. subwayc. ferryd. light raile. train f. bus g. taxi h. plane i. car7 u Describe and practice. Example:The light rail in shanghai is comfortable.过渡页 TRANSITION PAGE Listening and SpeakingPart 2Part 29 Dialogue Whos environmentally conscious? Listen and write.Mr. and Mrs. Li are discussi
4、ng which neighbors are environmentally conscious and which are not. Listen and make notes about each neighbor and write why they are or arent environmentally conscious people.Example: The Lis always recycle their newspapers. The Smiths _ _ The man with the dog _ _ Those people across the street _ _1
5、0 Listen and underline.Mrs. Li: Dear, I really think we should buy a new energy-efficient car.Mr. Li: Forget it! Those new energy-efficient cars cost too much money.Mrs. Li: But dear, we have to be more environmentally conscious.Mr. Li: Why do we have to be so environmentally conscious? None of our
6、neighbors are.Mrs. Li: What do you mean? You dont think were the only ones worried about the environment, do you?Mr. Li: Well, for example, the Smiths next door drive an SUV, dont they?Mrs. Li: Yes, youre right. Their car wastes a lot of gas.Mr. Li: Exactly. And what about that man with the big dog?
7、11 Listen and underline.Mrs. Li: Whats wrong with having a dog?Mr. Li: Nothing, but I noticed he throws away three large cans of garbage every week. Hes living alone except for the dog.Mrs. Li: Really? Thats wasteful, isnt it? It sounds like he doesnt do much recycling.Mr. Li: Yes.Mrs. Li: Just thin
8、k about those people across the street. They both ride their bikes to work every day, dont they?Mr. Li: Yeah. You are right. I forgot about that. I guess Id rather be like them.12 Pair Work. Ask your partner for a suggestion on how to be environmentally conscious. You may use the points below. A: Ho
9、w can I use less gas?B: Why dont you ride a bike to work instead of a car?help the traffic congestion problemproduce less garbagehelp save forests and trees from being cut downstop polluting the oceansuse less waterstop causing air pollutionbuy products from recycled materialreuse plastic or paper s
10、hopping bagsturn the lights off before leaving a room13 Opinions about the EnvironmentThere are many suggestions for protecting the environment. Listen to these tips and write down the location each one applied to. _ _ _ _14 Make a list of the things the woman and the man talked about. Write the sen
11、tence they say with should or shouldnt. 15 Woman: I dont like this hotel. They havent been changing our sheets and towels every day. I think they should give us fresh towels every day. Thats what we are paying for?Man: I dont agree, honey. I think they shouldnt give us fresh sheets and towels each d
12、ay. I dont mind using the same towel. It saves water and energy by not washing the towels and sheets every day. Woman: Why dont you buy that one instead since it has less packaging? Products with a lot of packaging are bad for the environment. Companies should use less packaging and they should use
13、only materials that are easy to recycle.Man: I suppose thats true. I guess I shouldnt buy the one with all that extrapackaging, but it is the one I want.u Listen and underline.16 Woman: Dont buy bottled water in plastic bottles. Refill your bottles so you can reuse them as often as possible. Its bet
14、ter for the environment, you know.Man: The water from our tap tastes bad. I dont want to drink from an old bottle. Plastic bottles get dirty when you reuse them. We shouldnt have to use dirty, old bottles.Woman: I dont agree. Any way, you dont have to, its just what you should do. Woman: Our company
15、 upgrades all computers every two year. I think they should recycle the old machines by bringing them to a computer recycle center.Man: Do you really? But so many people cant afford a computer. I think we shouldnt do that. I think donate them to non-profit organizations or people who really need the
16、m is a better idea.u Listen and underline.过渡页 TRANSITION PAGE PronunciationPart 3Part 318 过渡页 TRANSITION PAGE Reading and WritingPart 4Part 420 u About Transportation.21 u About Transportation.22 Complete the text with one of the words or expressions in bold above or a derivation of one of those wor
17、ds. Air 1) _is one of the most serious problems in big cities today. The polluted air comes mostly from the 2) ) _ on our streets and highways. Air pollution is at its most dangerous in a 3) ) _. The 4) ) _ from the engines stay in or close to the 5) ) _ because they are not moving. Therefore, drive
18、rs stuck in traffic jam breathe in very bad air. There are many ways in which we could help solve our problem with air pollution. We could use 6) ) _ more, and private transportation less. We could also buy “greener” cars, that is, cars with smaller or more efficient 7) ) _ which will not use so muc
19、h fuel. It is also important to keep the 8) ) _ of the car running well and check the 9) ) _ regularly. You can also try to use cleaner 10) ) _ that create less pollution.23 Classify (n., v., adj.) the bold words in the following sentences and discuss their meaning. Many environmental (_) scientists
20、 believe that our planet is getting warmer. The effect of global warming on the environment (_) is very serious, as it causes extreme changes in our weather. In some parts of the globe (_), there have been more hurricanes because of global (_) warming. In other parts, there has been no rain for mont
21、hs on end. Every year, 29 million new cars appear on the planet. Car manufacturers (_) should produce fewer cars and should try to manufacture (_) vehicles with more efficient engines.24 Problems in Chinas Panda ReserveA new report says people are harming the Wolong Nature Reserve, Chinas largest pr
22、otected area for giant pandas. The report says the environment in the nature reserve is being destroyed quicker than in other part of China that are not protected. This is causing a decrease in the panda population in the nature reserve. Research scientists from the United States and China did the s
23、tudy. Science magazine published their findings. Giant pandas are becoming increasingly rare in the wild. Only about 1,000 of the animals live in the mountains of southwestern China.Chinese officials established Wolong Nature Reserve in 1975. It covers 200,000 hectares of land in Sichuan Province. I
24、t is home to 10% of Chinas wild panda population.25 Problems in Chinas Panda ReserveHowever, the number of pandas in Wolong has decreased since the reserve was created. The research team says there were 145 pandas in the reserve in 1974. 12 years later, the panda population fell to 72. The team says
25、 the number probably in even smaller today.The researchers compare the rates of change in Wolongs forests and environment before and after the reserve opened. They examined satellite images taken since 1965.The researchers found that humans have taken control of large parts of Wolong. Jianguo Liu of
26、 Michigan State University led the study. He says human settlements have grown in the reserve, mainly because it has so many visitors. The human population has increased by 70% since the reserve was created. People are cutting more trees for fuel and other uses. This has destroyed areas where pandas
27、 live.26 Have you ever seen a panda before? Do you love pandas? Why or why not? How much do you know about pandas?u Group work.27 reserve保护区a nature reserve自然保护区decrease减少hectare公顷settlement安顿，定居u Study the following words. 28 Only about _ of the pandas live in the mountains of southwestern China. W
28、olong Nature Reserve covers _hectares of land in Sichuan Province and it is home to _ of Chinas wild panda population. The research team says there were _ pandas in the reserve in 1974. Twelve years later, the panda population fell to _. The human population has increased by _ since the reserve was
29、created.u Read the passage and fill in the blanks with numbers. 29 T / F Wolong Nature Reserve is Chinas largest protected area for giant pandas.T / F The report says the environment in the nature reserve is being destroyed slower than in other parts of China that are not protected.T / F Rearch scie
30、ntists from Canada and China did the study.T / F Giant pandas are becoming increasingly rare in the wild.T / F The number of pandas in Wolong has decreased since the reserve was created.T / F The researchers compared the rates of change in Wolongs forests and environment before and after the reserve
31、 opened.T / F The researchers found that humans have taken control of all nature reserves of China.T / F Jianguo Liu of State University of New York led the study.u Read and decide.30 u Discuss with your partners the threats to pandas survival and what we should do to protect them. 过渡页 TRANSITION PA
32、GE Grammar FocusPart 5Part 532 Subway in Beijing is cheap but I prefer to take the taxi. I dont mind using the same towel. We should stop polluting the oceans. I hate to drink from an old bottle.33 34 过渡页 TRANSITION PAGE Have FunPart 6Part 636 u Watch a movie clip from An Inconvenient Truth.37 u Wat
33、ch a movie clip from An Inconvenient Truth.过渡页 TRANSITION PAGE ReviewPart 7Part 7Vocabulary ReviewA Check () the words and expressions you know. Review the others._motorcycle_subway_ferry _energy-efficient_garbage _sheet_towel _packaging_traffic jam_vehicle_engine_reserve_decrease_settlementB Fill i
34、n the blanks with the words and expressions in the box. Change their forms if necessary. Population growth is_by 1.4% each year. A separate, smaller room is_for smokers. We do not_any of our products in plastic. He visited Paris and at last_there.41 Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
35、We arranged to meet at the cinema at 7:30, but he failed_.Ato turn upBto turn downCturning up Dturning down I wouldnt have offered_the plants if Id known there were so many.Ato water Bwatering Cwatered Dto have watered Imagine_the answer to such an easy question! Anot to know Bnot knowingCto not kno
36、wDnot knew They shouldnt allow_here; the street is too narrow.Ato parkBParked Cbeing parkedDparking Grammar Review42 Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. Peter, who had been driving all day, suggested_at the next town.Ato stop Bstopped Cstopping Dhaving stopped I forgot_a pen. Can you l
37、end me one? Abringing Bto bring Chaving broughtDto have brought If youre writing to your mother, dont forget_something about her coming to stay. Ato put inBputting in Cto gave put inDhaving put in Grammar Review43 Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. We regret_passengers that the 14:50
38、train for Cardiff will leave about 37 minutes late. Ato informBinforming CinformedDhaving informed She stopped_about her illness and went on_us about all her other problems. Atalking, tellingBto talk, to tell Ctalking, to tellDto talk, telling Can I smoke here? Sorry. We dont allow_here.Apeople smoking Bpeople smoke Cto smokeDsmokingGrammar Review44
