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Unit 13 We’re trying to save the earth!
Section B 2a-2a-3b 教学设计
Class Type
Reading
Key words & phrases:recycle, paper napkins, plastic bags...
To talk about saving the earth and improve speaking,listening and writing
Objectives skills.
To realize the importance of protecting the earth and to do things to save the
earth.
Period 4
Procedure
Watch a short video and answer: Have you realized that the earth is
Lead-in losing its colors? Then lead students to discuss: What should we do to
help save the earth?
Presentation:
Activity 2a: Look at the title and the pictures in 2b. Can you guess
what the passage is about?
Read the first two sentences in each paragraph quickly. Match each paragraph with
the main idea.
Paragraph 2 The author’s point of view
Paragraph 1 bags made from old clothes
Paragraph 3 art pieces made of iron ad other materials from old cars
Paragraph 4 house built of rubbish
Read the article quickly and answer the questions.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
2. How many people are mentioned in the passage? Who are they?
3. Why are they mentioned?
Read Para. 2-4 quickly and fill in the chart.
Names(from) What did they do?
Amy Hayes(the UK) She built a house out of rubbish.
Jessica Wong(Hong Kong) She uses old clothes to make bags.
Wang Tao(Shanghai) He uses iron and other materials from old cars
to make art pieces.
Scanning: Try to find some details
Amy Hayes
Nothing is a She lives in a house that she built herself
waste if you (1)____________________.
Step 1
have a creative She (2)______________from the Help Save Our Planet
mind. Society.
Jessica WongShe uses (3)____________ to make bags.
Her bags are (4)____________________.
She sells her bags(5)________________.
Wang Tao
He makes beautiful art pieces with iron( 铁) and other
materials from (6)____________.
He hopes to set up a(n) (7)________________________.
Read the sentences and write “T”or “F”.
（ ）1.Amy lives in a house she built herself out of rubbish.
（ ）2.Amy isn’t an inspiration to us all.
（ ） 3.Jessica ‘s art pieces can be brought back to life with a little
creativity.
（ ）4.The top of the Amy’s house is an old boat turn upside down.
（ ）5.Some old things can be put to good use.
Activity 2b: Read the passage and complete the chart below.
Summary:
Recycling paper is really easy.
recycle 作动词，意为“回收利用；再利用”，过去式为 recycled，过去分
词为recycled，现在分词为 recycling，第三人称单数为recycles。
如：
The old man lives on recycling paper and books.
这位老人靠回收纸张和书籍生活。
Rethink, Reuse, Recycle !
re-是最常用的前缀之一。它可以加在名词或动词前面，构成新的名词或
动词。re-表示以下三方面的意义：
1)表示“回”或“向后”的意思。
例如：return（回来）recall（回忆，召回）
2)表示“再”、“重新”、“重复”的意思。
例如：rethink（再思考）reuse（再运用）
restart（重新开始）recycle（再利用）
3)表示“相反”、“反对”的意思。
例如：rebel（反叛，谋反）reverse（反转，颠倒）resist（反抗，抵抗）
Do you often throw away things you don’t need anymore?
Step 2 (1)throw away扔掉，丢弃浪费 (机会、优势或好处)
e.g. I never throw my books away.
我从来不乱扔书本。
⑵错过(机会等)，放过；未能很好利用(机会等)
e.g. Don’t throw away this opportunity.
不要错过这个机会。
⑶浪费(时间、金钱等)乱花(钱等)
e.g. It will be time and money thrown away.
这将是浪费时间和金钱。
Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good use?
put sth. to good use 好好利用
e.g. If you put time to good use, you will be better at math in the final exam.
如果你能充分利用时间，你的数学期末考试将会更好。
不要扔掉旧衣服，我们可以很好地利用它们。
Don’t throw away old clothes. Some old clothes can be_____________.
Nothing is a waste if you have a creative mind.
-ive是形容词后缀 一般表示有……的
create ﹢ -ive creative
Amy recently won a prize from the Help Save Our Planet Society.recent ﹢-ly recently
形容词加ly变副词
She is a most unusual woman.
un-前缀，常加在形容词、副词、分词、动词和名词之前；第一，表示否
定意义。第二，表示“反动作”，即“相反的动作”。
例如：
unhappy不开心的 uncomfortable不舒服
unfortunate不幸的 unusual不平常的 uncover揭开……的盖子
The top of the house is an old boat turned upside down.
turned upside down 意为“被翻转过来的；被颠倒过来的”，作后置定语
修饰boat。英语中短语和从句用作定语时，一般置于名词之后，作后置
定语。
e.g. the note on the desk 桌子上的纸条
(介词短语后置作定语)
Not only can the art bring happiness to others, but it also shows that even cold,
hard iron can be brought back to life with a little creativity.
not only ... but (also) ... 表示“不但……而且……”。本句中的 not only位
于句首，其后的主谓要部分倒装，即根据主语的人称和数以及时态的变
化，将不同的助动词提到主语前，需要注意的是 but (also)后面的主谓不
用倒装。例如：
Not only did my aunt teach at school, but (also) she wrote stories for children.
我阿姨不仅在学校教书而且还给孩子们写故事。
bring back 恢复；使想起；归还
Exercises :
Activity 2c: Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the phrases in the box.
Activity 2d: Underline the words in the passage based on the words below. What are
the differences?
think – rethink special – especially
use – reuse, useful recent – recently
Step 3 usual – unusual environment – environmental
recycle – recycling important – importance
build – building protect – protection
create – creative; creativity
inspire – inspiration
Activity 2e: Make a list of things that need to be done to save the
environment. Which things can be done by common people every day?
Writing:
Activity 3a: Think about the environment in your town/city and complete the
chart below.
Step 4
Activity 3b: Write a letter to the city mayor about the problems and your suggestions.
体裁: 说明文。
人称: 第一人称。时态: 一般现在时
Homework:
Step 5 完成3b写作训练。
