Module 6 Save out world

Unit 1It’s wasteful to throw away

paper and metal.

Talk about the pictures.

New words• waste n. / v.• wasteful adj.• throw away• metal n.• energy n.• pollution n.• recycle v.• reader n.• environmental adj.• reusable adj.• hopeless adj.

浪费浪费的扔掉，抛弃金属能量污染循环，再生读者环境的可重新使用的希望渺茫的

1. waste及物动词 vt. 1) 浪费；未充分利用 [(+on)]Don’t waste your time and energy on trifles. 别把你的时间和精力浪费在琐事上。 2) 消耗；使消瘦His body was wasted by long illness. 由于久病，他的身体消瘦了。3) 使（土地）荒芜；损坏The drought wasted the land. 旱灾使田地荒芜。

不及物动词 vi. 1) 被浪费All his efforts were wasted.他的所有努力都白费了。2) 消耗；消瘦 [(+away)]

She is wasting away from an illness. 她因病消瘦了。

名词 n. 1) 浪费；损耗；消耗 [U]

It’s only a waste of time to speak to her.和她说话纯粹是浪费时间。2) 荒地，未开垦地 [C]Few animals can exist in the frozen wastes of the Arctic. 几乎没有动物能在北极洲冰封的荒芜地区生存。 3) 垃圾；污水；废 ( 弃 ) 物；废料 [U] A lot of poisonous waste from the chemical works polluted the river. 化工厂的大量有毒污水污染了这条河。

形容词 adj. 1) 荒芜的；荒废的；未开垦的It was a stretch of waste land.那是一片荒地。 2) 废弃的，无用的Throw out that waste paper. 把废纸扔掉。 2. throw away, throw out & throw overthrow out: get rid of 清除掉；扔掉I threw out all my old clothes to make some space in my wardrobe.

我把旧衣服清除掉，这样我的衣橱就会有些空位。throw away: discard something because no longer needed 丢弃 （因为已经没有用途）I threw the alarm clock away because it had stopped working.我把闹钟丢掉因为它已经停止操作了。throw over: abandon 不理会；抛弃She threw over her friends in difficulties.她对有困难的朋友袖手旁观。

Listening and vocabulary

Look at the photos. Which words in the box can you use to describe them?

Air has been polluted because factories produce electricity and energy for human being every day. Rivers and ocean have been polluted by dirty water and oil. Plenty of fish have been dead.A large numbers of metal cans are thrown away everywhere. We waste a great deal of metal.

air electricity energy factory glass metal ocean paper pollution protect recycle throw away

Listen to the description of the

photos. Check the words as you

hear them.

air electricity energy

factory glass metal

ocean paper pollution

protect recycle throw away

Everyday English

Hey, you guys!

Guess what!

Nice idea!

Such as …?

Listen and complete the table with the notes below.

Things we should do for environmental protection

Things we shouldn’t do for environmental protection b. Collect waste

c. Sell waste for recyclingd. turn lights offf. Protect the air and oceans

a. Throw away glass, paper and metale. Waste electricity

Now think of two more ways of environmental protection and add them to the table.

Answer the questions.

1. How did Zhao Ming feel when he

read the article?

2. What is a green school?The students and teachers of a green school are careful about the environment.

He felt it was enjoyable.

3. Why is it wasteful to throw away glass and paper?

Because they can be sold and recycled.

4. What happened if we don’t turn

off lights?

We waste electricity.

Complete the sentences according to the passage.

1. Zhao Ming first saw New Standard

while __________________________

______________.

he was doing his homework on

favourite books

2. Zhao Ming wants to know when

___________________________

______________________.

they are going to write about

environmental education

3. In a green school everyone

_____________________________

______________________________.

agrees we must be careful with

4. We can save our world if ________

_______________________________.

thinks about pollution and recycling

environment / help save our world

everyone

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.

enjoy environment care waste reuse hope

1. Cycling to school is both __________ and environmentally friendly2. You really need to be _______ with products harmful to the environment.3. Everybody can do a little bit to help with _____________ problems.4. It is _______ to throw away the ________ shopping bags.5. Scientists are _______ about new ways to save energy.

enjoyable

careful

environmentalwasteful

hopefulreusable

Language points

1. “… and everyone agree we must be careful about the environment …” “ …… 每个人都认为我们必须谨慎 地对待环境……”

★ be careful about / of 表示“小心 / 谨慎地对待”。如：Be careful of / about the ice on the road.当心马路上的冰。

He’s not happy so be careful about / of what you say to him. 他不高兴，所以和他说话要小心。2. It’s wastful to throw away glass, paper and metal … 扔掉玻璃，纸张和金属是很浪费的 （行为）……★ throw away 表示“扔掉”。如：— So when are you going to throw away those old magazines? 你打算什么时候扔掉那些旧杂志？

— I’m going to give them to my cousin. 我打算把他们给我表弟。They shouldn’t throw those old trousers away. 他们不该把那些旧裤子扔掉。3. Such as … ？例如……such as 表示举例，意为“例如，诸如此类的，像……那样的”，相当于 like 或 for example 。如： Animals such as rabbits and deer continue to be active all winter. 像兔和鹿这样的动物整个冬天都很活跃。

1. Hey, you guys! Guess what! 喂，伙计们猜猜　　　　　　2. at a green school 在环保学校3. be careful about / of sth 对某事仔细认真4. collect reusable waste 收集再利用的费品5. sell sth for recycling 卖某东西以便于循环利用

Important Phrases

6. raise money 　 7. save energy 8. waste electricity9. get …from … 10. thousands of11. throw away 12. in poor areas13. turn off 14. help do sth 15. ask sb to do sth

捐款节能费电

从……收到数千的

扔掉，丢弃在贫穷地区关掉

帮忙做某事叫某人做某事

Pronunciation and speakingSay the sentences aloud. Make sure you link the sounds.

1. When are you going to write about environmental education?2. It’s wasteful to throw away glass, paper and metal, so every class collects reusable waste.Now Listen and check

Work in pairs. Say what you should do about these problems.

— We should stop the factories from polluting the river. — I agree. And we should stop them from polluting the air as well.

Homework

Finish the exercises in the

workbook Ex. 5, 9, 10 &11.