1、Activate and Share What is happening in each picture?Have you ever done any of these things?Leave the tap running while you brush your teeth.Leave a light on when you go out.Drop a piece of litter and cant be bothered to pick it up.1Pair Work Look at the pictures.Discuss the following questions.What
2、 would happen if everybody did the same things?Activate and ShareMillions of gallons of water would be wasted;millions of lights would be on;millions of pieces of litter would be dropped.And all of these would be very harmful.Read and Explore2Pair Work Read Paragraph 1.Discuss the questions.1.What i
3、s“Just-me-ism”?2.Why is“Just-me-ism”a problem?3.Do you have any suggestions on how to solve the problem?“Just-me-ism”is a way of thinking that focuses on caring for just oneself and ignores the environment,animals,and the community.There will be nobody to care about and look after the environment.A
4、solution would be to make people understand that even the smallest action can change the world,so they should take action whenever possible for the environment,animals and their community.Read and ExploreRead and Explore3Read Paragraph 2&3.Complete the table.To inspire young people to take action fo
5、r the environment,animals and their community,Roots&Shoots was established.This institute was set up in the early 1990s by Dr.Jane Goodall,a scientist whos the worlds best-known expert on wild chimpanzees.In addition to her research,she has been whole-heartedly committed to environmental protection.
6、The whole purpose of Roots&Shoots is to educate young people,from pre-schoolers to university students,so they can help to build a future that is secure and live together in peace with nature.The organisation is called Roots&Shoots because roots move slowly under the ground to make a firm foundation
7、,and shoots seem small and weak,but they can break open brick walls to reach the light.The roots and shoots are you,your friends and young people all around the world.Hundreds and thousands of roots and shoots can solve the problems,change the world and make it a better place to live in.Read and Exp
8、loreRoots&ShootsThe time of its establishmentThe founderThe purposeThe meaning of its nameThe early 1990sDr.Jane GoodallTo educate young people,from pre-school to university students,so they can help to build a future that is secure and live together in peace with nature.Roots move slowly under the
9、ground to make a firm foundation,and shoots seem small and weak,but they can break open brick walls to reach the light.Read and Explore3Read Paragraph 4.Find the two quotes from Dr.Jane Goodall.Read and Explore4Read the text again and answer the questions.1.What contribution does Roots&Shoots make t
10、o society?2.What makes Dr.Jane Goodall think Roots&Shoots can help solve the problem of“Just-me-ism”?It inspires young people to build a future that is secure and to live together in peace with nature.It encourages individuals to play a part in making the world a better place instead of just thinkin
11、g about themselves.Read and Explore3.What is your explanation for the two quotes from Dr.Jane Goodall?Each one of us is very important.Each one of us has our own responsibility to take.A small action will lead to a huge change especially when everyone works together.Only by acting together can we as
12、k thousands millions of people to take action to create change and influence the change that is needed in our communities and our world.“It is by acting together,in this exciting way,that we can involve thousands millions of people,and this is what is going to change the world.”Every individual matt
13、ers.Every individual has a role to play.Every individual makes a difference.Read and Explore5Group work Scan the text and focus on the techniques the writer uses.What techniques does the writer use to make his/her view logical and convincing?quotations,examples,colloquial style,repetitions.Ordinary
14、language used by common people in everyday life which can convey the writers message more clearly.Read and ExploreQuotationIt doesnt matter.Its just me.And,anyway,no one knows.Every individual matters.Every individual has a role to play.Every individual makes a difference.Examples say you leave the
15、tap running while you brush your teeth,leave a light on when you go out or you drop a piece of litter and cant be bothered to pick it up.Read and ExploreColloquial styleYou know that all those things are wrong,but so what?You get to choose:Do you want to use your life to make the world a better plac
16、e for people,animals and the environment?Repetition How can it matter if I leave one little tap running,one little light on,or leave a little piece of litter on the road?Millions of gallons of water would be wasted;millions of lights would be left on,millions of pieces of litter would be dropped.par
17、allel structuresRead and Explore5Group work Scan the text and focus on the techniques the writer uses.Why does the writer use parallel structures?Can you suggest another title for the text?It helps show that two or more ideas have the same importance.It also helps with getting the writers or speaker
18、s message across more clearly and persuasively.Make a DifferenceTurn the Light OffEducation Saves the EnvironmentRead and Explore6Complete the summary with the correct form of the words and phrases below.harmfulindividualinstitutejust-me-ismlive in peaceinvolvetake actiona firm foundationbreak open
19、brick wallsleave the tap runningRoots&Shoots is a/an 1_ established in the early1990s by Dr.Jane Goodall.It is called Roots&Shoots because roots move slowly under the ground making 2_ and although shoots seem small and weak,they can 3_.The purpose of Roots&Shoots is to educate young people who suffe
20、r from 4_.Those people dont think their actions such as 5_ while brushing their teeth can have negative effects on the environment.In fact,these actions are very 6_.institutea firm foundationbreak open brick wallsjust-me-ismleave the tap runningharmfulRead and ExploreComplete the summary with the co
21、rrect form of the words and phrases below.harmfulindividualinstitutejust-me-ismlive in peaceinvolvetake actiona firm foundationbreak open brick wallsleave the tap runningTherefore,Roots&Shoots hopes to 7_ millions of young people in building a secure future so that we can 8_ with nature.Dr.Jane Good
22、all believes every 9_ matters.What we need to do is 10_ and act together to make the world a better place.involvelive in peaceindividualtake action6Focus on LanguageThe crying child had a cut on his knee.Those students came into the room,singing and laughing.As I walked past the room,I heard two peo
23、ple arguing.The football game was exciting.Verb-ing Formattributiveadverbialobject complementpredicativeFocus on LanguageThe recovered animals will be released soon.When he entered the room,he found the window broken.Built in 1760,the house is over 200 years old.The street is lined with small shops.
24、Verb-ed Formattributiveadverbialobject complementpredicativeFocus on Language7Match the words in bold(1-4)with their functions(a-c).1.one flowering plant2.leave one little tap running3.the worlds best-known expert4.Inspired by her example,he began to work harder.a attributiveb adverbialc object comp
25、lementFocus on Language8Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.What is the function of each verb form?Last Tuesday,a Roots&Shoots project was set up in my community.As I walked down No.1 Street,I saw volunteers 1_(encourage)people to join in.2_(inspire)by the message of the
26、 project,many people felt that we should act now,as we have seen an 3_(increase)number of highly 4_(pollute)days this year.encouragingInspiredincreasingpolluted1.object complement2.adverbial3.attributive4.attributive Focus on Language8Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
27、What is the function of each verb form?While recently,many have become more concerned about environmental protection,there are still some who havent,5_(think)that someone else will deal with the problem.However,if everybody had that attitude,we would never see any environmental problems 6_(solve)in
28、our society.We should remember its not just“me”!thinkingsolved5.adverbial6.object complementExpress yourselfImagine you are a volunteer of Roots&Shoots.Use what you have learnt to persuade one of the following people.9I know its important,but Im too busy and dont have time for small things like this.Im doing what I can,but I dont know how to make my friends do the same.Im just a student.When I become a powerful person I can do more.Complete exercise 1 from workbook page 81.Write down the dialogues from“Express Yourself”and underline all the verb-ing and-ed forms.
