EnvironmentClubsUnit8SaveOurWorld!1.Beabletousethewordsandphrases:reduce,reusable,least,pollute,skip,packaging,leaky,waste,litre,sink,electricity,shut,throwaway,encouragesb.todosth.,neither...nor...,turnoff,shutdown2.Learntheenvironmentclubandlearntoprotecttheenvironment3.Learnsomekeysentences:·Inanenvironmentclub,studentsworktogethertoreducepollutionandprotecttheenvironment.·Howmuchgarbagedoyouthrowawayafterlunch?·Environmentclubsencouragestudentstobringtheirlunchesinreusablebagsanddishes.·Theclasswiththeleastgarbagegetsaprize.·It'sagoodwaytoreducepackaging.·Didyouknowthataleakytoiletcanwaste20to40litresofwateranhour?·Turnoffthetelevisionandshutdownthecomputerwhenyouarenotusingthem.Whataretheydoing?Doyouthinkthecharactersinthepicturesarecorrect?Whyorwhynot?Whatshouldwedo?Doyouknowthem?Andwhataretheydoing?reducereusableleastpolluteskipv.减少adj.可重复使用的adj.&adv.最少的(地);最小的(地)n.最少量;最小物v.污染;弄脏v.跳跃;跳绳packagingleakywastelitresinkelectricityshutn.包装adj.渗漏的v.&n.浪费n.公升n.水槽;水池n.电v.关上;合上throwawayencouragesb.todosth.neither...nor...turnoffshutdown扔掉鼓励某人做某事既不……也不……关掉;关闭关闭;停下•Whatdoyoudowhenyouseesomebodythrowinggarbageontheground?•Doesyourschoolhaveanenvironmentclub?InNorthAmerica,manystudentsjoinenvironmentclubs.Inanenvironmentclub,studentsworktogethertoreducepollutionandprotecttheenvironment.Thefollowingisalistoftheiractivitiesandadvice.·Nogarbagelunches:Howmuchgarbagedoyouthrowawayafterlunch?EnvironmentclubsListenandreadthepassage.encouragestudentstobringtheirlunchesinreusablebagsanddishes.Theclasswiththeleastgarbagegetsaprize.·Nocardays:Onanocarday,nobodycomestoschoolinacar—neitherthestudentsnortheteachers!Carspolluteourair,soremember:Walk,skip,bikeorrun.Useyourlegs!It'slotsoffun!·Bringyourownshoppingbag!Bringyourownbagwhenyougoshopping.It'sagoodwaytoreducepackaging.·Savewater!Didyouknowthataleakytoiletcanwaste20to40litresofwateranhour?Inayear,thatwouldfillalargeswimmingpool!Inenvironmentclubs,studentsfixleakytoiletsandsinks.·Saveelectricity!Turnoffthelightswhenyouleavearoom.Turnoffthetelevisionandshutdownthecomputerwhenyouarenotusingthem.Readthelessonandanswerthequestions.1Let’sDoIt!1.WhydomanystudentsjoinenvironmentclubsinNorthAmerica?Becausetheywanttoreducepollutionandprotecttheenvironment.2.Whydothestudentstaketheirownbagswhentheygoshopping?Becauseit'sagoodwaytoreducepackaging.3.Howdothestudentsinanenvironmentclubsavewater?Howdotheysaveelectricity?Theyfixleakytoiletsandsinks.Turnoffthelightswhentheyleavearoom.Turnofftelevisionsandshutdowncomputerswhentheyarenotusingthem.Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformsofthewordsinthebox.wasteleastnobodyshutpollute1.Thesoapfactory_______thedrinkingwaterinthisarea.2.Studentsshouldnot_____paper.3._______knowswhenlifeontheearthstarted.4.Hewhotalksthemostknowsthe_____.5.Icouldn’t____thewindowbecauseitwasstuck.pollutedwasteNobodyleastshut2Readthepassageandfillintheblanks.Insomecountriesoftheworld,peoplehavestartedtoreducetheamountofgarbagetheymake.How?First,theybuy______things.Theytrytobuyonlywhattheyreallyneed.Whenyoubuyfewerthings,you_____awayfewerthings.Second,theyreusethings.fewerthrow3Theyusethings,andthentheyusethemagain!Third,theyrecyclethings.Theymakeoldthingsintonewthings.Peoplecallthesethe“threeRs”:reduce,_____and______.ThethreeRshelpusrememberthat_________isaproblem.reuserecyclepollution1.Supposeyourschool'senvironmentclubwantstomakeaposteraboutlitteringandrecycling.Canyoumakeone?Here'sanexample.4StopPollution!Wehaveanice,cleanschoolyard.Let'skeepitthisway.Don'tlitter!Alwaysputyourgarbageinagarbagecan.Neverthrowitontheground.Recycle!Stopandthinkbeforeyouthrowsomethingout:CanIusethisagain?Canthisberecycled?Together,wecanhelpkeepourworldclean!1.Inanenvironmentclub,studentsworktogethertoreducepollutionandprotecttheenvironment.reducev.减少。其反义词为increase(增加)。常用短语:reduceto减少到……;reduceby减少了……例:Thenumberofthestudentshasreducedto200thisyear.今年的学生数量已减少到了两百人。2.Howmuchgarbagedoyouthrowawayafterlunch?throwaway丢掉,扔掉。它相当于throwout/throwoff。该短语是动副型短语,当宾语是代词时,要放在throw与away之间;当宾语是名词时,置于throw与away之间或away之后均可。例:Don'tthrowawaytheoldbottles.Theyarestilluseful.不要扔掉这些旧瓶子。它们还有用。3.Environmentclubsencouragestudentstobringtheirlunchesinreusablebagsanddishes.encouragesb.todosth.鼓励某人做某事。其中,动词不定式作宾语补足语。例:Myteacheralwaysencouragesmetoworkhard.我的老师总是鼓励我努力学习。4.Theclasswiththeleastgarbagegetsaprize.least是little的最高级形式,意为“最少”,修饰不可数名词。最高级前面通常要用定冠词the。例:Tomdranktheleastmilkamongthethreeboys.这三个男孩中,汤姆喝的牛奶最少。5.It'sagoodwaytoreducepackaging.该句中toreducepackaging是动词不定式短语作后置定语,修饰way。此句可转化为一个含定语从句的复合句:It'sagoodway(that)youreducepackaging.way在此作“方式、方法”讲,其后可接动词不定式(短语)、of短语及that/inwhich引导的从句作定语,that可省略。例:It'sagoodwaytopracticespokenEnglish.=It'sagoodwayofpracticingspokenEnglish.=It'sagoodway(that)youpracticespokenEnglish.那是一个练习英语口语的好方法。6.Didyouknowthataleakytoiletcanwaste20to40litresofwateranhour?wastev.浪费。常构成固定搭配wastewater/electricity/oil等。其反义词为save(节约,节省)。例:Thenaughtyboywastedmuchmoney.那个淘气的男孩浪费了很多钱。7.Turnoffthetelevisionandshutdownthecomputerwhenyouarenotusingthem.(1)【辨析】turnoff、turnon、turnup与turndownturnoff意为“关掉,关闭”,一般指关闭