1、Unit 8 Protect Our EnvironmentLesson 46 Is your hometown clean enough?Do you have any ideas for reducing waste?Do you have any ideas for reducing waste?Is your hometown clean enough?Lead inWords&expressionsListen and read.My name is Katie.I think everybody should take care of the environment.I live
2、in Edmonton.It is a city in Canada.The air and water are clean in Edmonton,but sometimes people waste a lot.What do we waste the most?Paper,I think.People waste water,too.I dont want to wastewater.I try to save water in many ways.I take short showers.I often check to make sure there arent any leaks,
3、and I never forget to turn off the tap.Do we recycle at home?Yes!We sort our pop cans,beer bottles and waste paper.A truck picks up our recycling every week.It is made into new things.We reuse our plastic bags,too.We use them again and again,or we put other garbage in them.Cars and factories make th
4、e most pollution.I think there are too many cars in Edmonton.More people should ride bikes or take buses.I ride my bike to school every day.Unlike other types of transportation,a bike doesnt make any pollution.Buses make some pollution,but lots of people can travel on a bus.Buses make less pollution
5、 than cars.In fact,if each of us makes a small change in our life,we can make a big difference to our environment.Its not too hard to protect the environment.We just need to try.Language points1.I take short showers.我洗澡我洗澡(淋浴淋浴)的时间短。的时间短。“洗澡洗澡”的表达还有的表达还有have a bath,take a bath等。等。2.In fact,if each o
6、f us makes a small change in our life,we can make a big difference to our environment.事实上，我们每个人在生活方面做事实上，我们每个人在生活方面做 一点小小的改变，一点小小的改变，将会对环境产生很大的影响。将会对环境产生很大的影响。1）make a change意思是意思是“做改动，改变做改动，改变”。如：。如：Can I make a change in my reservation?我能改变预订吗？我能改变预订吗？I think we need to make a change.我觉得我们得做些改变。我觉
7、得我们得做些改变。She knew in that moment that she needed to make a change.在那一刻她明白，她应该有所改变了。在那一刻她明白，她应该有所改变了。2）make a difference意思是意思是“有影响有影响;起起(重要重要)作用作用”。例如：。例如：What you do now can make a difference to your future.你现在所做的对你的将来有很大的影响。你现在所做的对你的将来有很大的影响。A false step will make a great difference to my future.错走
8、一步对我的前程会产生很大影响。错走一步对我的前程会产生很大影响。As teachers,you must believe that you can make a difference to the lives of your students.身为教师身为教师,你们必须坚信你们能够影响学生的一你们必须坚信你们能够影响学生的一生。生。Read and tick the points mentioned in the lesson.Lets Do It!1 1sort garbage at home reuse plastic bagsbring your own bag when you go
9、shoppingride bikes or take buses pick up rubbish off the street turn off the lights when you leave a room turn off the television and shut down the computer when you are not using themtake short showers Compare the two pictures.Tick the words to describe the differences.2 2 What can we do to help th
10、e environment?Read and match.3 3We shouldWe shouldntThrow garbage on the ground.use both sides of the paper.open a window instead of turning on the air conditioning.sort the waste before throwing it away.cut down trees in forests.turn off the tap when we are brushing our teeth.again and again再三地；反复地
11、再三地；反复地We use them again and again,or we put other garbage in them.Exercise1.Tom,please help me _math.I know it is good _ me.A on,in B on,for C with,for D with,at2.Thats the rubbish.You can _.A.throw it away B.throw away it C.throw about it D.throw at it3.The people caught the man _ stole my handbag
12、A.he B.that C.whom D.which单项选择单项选择CAB4.Shanghai Waihuan tunnel is already open to traffic,so it will take us_time to go to Pudong International Airport.A.a few B a fewer C a litter D less根据句意及首字母提示写出句中所缺单词。根据句意及首字母提示写出句中所缺单词。1.He has l _ money of us all.2.My pen l_ ink.3.My mother told me not to w_ money.4.I was asked to f_the bicycle.5.We m_ friends with them during the trip.DeasteaksasteixadeHomeworkHave your noticed your habits,which are goodfor the environment and which are not?Try to make more sentences like the examples in exercise 3.
