1. Module 6
Save our world

2. It’s wasteful to throw away paper and metal.
Unit 1
It’s wasteful to throw away
paper and metal.

3. Teaching aims
To use the vocabulary in this unit to talk about some environmental problems.
To listen and understand sentences on environmental protection.
To understand the conversation on environmental problems.

4. Teaching steps Step 1: Vocabulary Step 2: Listening
Step 3: Read and complete the table
Step 4: New language points and exercises

5. What can you see?
We can see a very dirty river. There is lots of rubbish. The fish has been dead because of the water pollution.

6. What can you see?
We can see that rubbish is being burnt. The smoke goes into the air. It is causing air pollution.

7. What can you see?
We can see some waste paper. It can be recycled, so it is wasteful to throw it away.

8. From the three pictures, we learn that the environmental problem is serious. It is our duty to protect the environment. And we should save energy. We should try to reuse everything that is reusable. Or our world will be hopeless.

9. Listening practice
Activity 2
Listen to the description of the two pictures on Page 42.
put the following words in the blanks as you hear them.
air
electricity
energy
factory
pollution
protect
recycle
throw away
glass
metal
ocean
paper

10. Listen and fill in the blanks
Picture ①:
It is a ________and it’s causing a lot of ________. The pollution goes into the ____ and the ______. We need to _____ them. There should be some rules against factories which cause pollution.
factory
pollution
air
ocean
protect

11. Listen and fill in the blanks
Picture ②:
It is a place where you can ___
waste products, such as ____, ______ ____and things like that. Each time you ___________
something made of glass, paper or metal, it used a lot of _______ or other form of ______ to make it again.
recycle
glass
metal
paper
throw away
electricity
energy

12. Reading :
Activity 4
Read the dialogue and complete the table with the notes below.

13. Complete the table with the notes below.
Things we
should do for
environmental
protection
shouldn’t do for
b; c; d; f
a; e
a Throw away glass, paper and metal b Collect waste c Sell waste for recycling d Turn lights off e Waste electricity f Protect the air and oceans

14. ☺Use public transport not private cars.
Think some other ways to protect the environment:
☺Use public transport not private cars.
☺Don’t litter in the street or countryside.

15. How did Zhao Ming feel when he read the article?
2. What is a green school?
He felt it was enjoyable.
The students and teachers of a green school are careful about the environment.

16. 4. What happens if we don’t turn off lights?
3. Why is it wasteful to throw away glass and paper?
4. What happens if we don’t turn off lights?
Because they can be sold and recycled.
We waste electricity.

17. enjoy environment care waste reuse hope*2
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the worlds.
enjoy environment care waste reuse hope*2
1. Cycling to school is both ___________ and environmentally friendly.
enjoyable
2. You really need to be ___________ with products harmful to the environment.
careful

18. 6. Scientists are _________ about new ways to save energy.
hopeless
3. Nothing is ___________ if you put your heart into it.
4. Everybody can do a little bit to help with ________________ problems.
environmental
5. It is _________ to throw away the _________ shopping bags.
wasteful
reusable
6. Scientists are _________ about new ways to save energy.
hopeful

19. New language points: 1. get/ receive an email from … 2. while & when
3. be careful about/of
4. raise money
5. It is…that…(强调句)
6. help do

20. Vocabulary waste wasteful recycle throw away reader metal
energy
pollution
recycle
reader
environmental
reusable
hopeless

21. Everyday English
Hey, you guys!
Guess what!
Nice idea!
Such as…?

22. Find out the sentences:
1. 在我在做 ‘ 我最喜爱的书’ 这一家庭作业时, 读到了你们令人赏心悦目的网络杂志.
2. 你们打算什么时候写关于环境教育的书?
3. 我在大连的一所绿色学校,每个人都认为我们必须谨慎地对待环境.
4. 扔掉玻璃,纸张和金属是很浪费的,所以每个班级都收集可再利用的废品,卖掉他们以便再利用, 筹集来的钱可以用来帮助贫困地区的学生.

23. Find out the sentences:
5. 我们不仅仅在学校(这样做), 在家我们也节约能源,循环利用,比如随手关灯,这样我们就不会浪费电.
6. 如果每个人都能考虑污染和回收利用问题,那么我们就能保护空气和海洋,帮助挽救我们的地球,对此我充满希望.
7. 如我们不这样做,未来就希望渺茫.

24. Pronunciation and speaking
When are you going to write about
enviornmental education?
2. It’s wasteful to throw away glass,
paper and metal, so every class
collects reusable waste.

25. Homework : Revise unit 1, finish Activities 5,6,7 on Page 43.
2. Finish the exercises in <中华一题>.