task unit 8 a green world as students what can we do?

Task

Unit 8

A green world

As students what can we do?

Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth.

Take a shorter showers.

Maybe what we can do is not much, but as long as the little things from the health side are being done, then tomorrow will be a new world.

Who can tell us any examples of environmental pollution?

The Yangtze river water pollution Water turned black！

White garbage pollution(白色污染 )

Air pollution

Blue sky and white clouds

Blue mountains and green waters

Going greenA The Class 7, Grade 8 students are going to give a presentation on how to green. Here are Millie's ideas. Read her notes below.

Our environment is changing for the worse, so it is time for us to go green! Here are some simple steps to take.

To save water:

To save power:

Take shorter showers.

Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth.

Reuse water if possible.

Turn off the lights when you leave a room.

Turn off the power when your TV or computer is not in use.

To reduce pollution:

More tips for a green lifestyle:

Follow these small steps, and you can make a

big difference to the Earth!

Do not use plastic bags. Take your own bags

when shopping.

Separate waste into different groups.

Do more exercise and watch less TV

Plant some flowers at home.

It is time for us to ....

We can save water by ....

We should use/take ....

... is a good way to ....

It is important for us to ....

It is good to ....

Moreover, ....

B Millie is writing the script for the presentation. Help her complete her script Use the information on page 118 to help you.

Our environment is changing for the worse, so it is time for us to _________. Here are some simple steps to take. We can save water by taking ______________and turning off________

When we brush our teeth. We should also _____

_____ if possible.

go green

shorter showers the tap

reuse

water

In order to save power, we should ___________

_______ when we leave a room. We should also turn off the power when our TV or computer is __________. Some other good habits can help reduce pollution too. We should not use

__________. Instead, we should take ___________

when shopping. Recycling is also a good way to help reduce pollution. We should separate

_______into different groups so that it can be

plastic bags

turn off the

lights

not in use

our own bags

waste

recycled. Moreover, it is important for us to develop a green lifestyle. We should_________

__________ and watch less TV and it is good to ________________at home.

Follow these small steps, and you can make a big difference to the Earth!

do more

exercise

plant some flowers

C You are also going to give a presentation

on how to go green. Write your script. Use

Millie’s notes and script as a model.

Homework

Try to review all the new words and

phrases you have learnt in this unit.

And test yourself.