1. Period 4 2a- selfcheck Section B Unit 13 We’re trying to save the earth.

2. 1 ． take ________ in 参加 2 ． take ________ 采取行动 3 ． begin ________ 从 …… 开始 4 ． turn ______ the lights 关掉灯 5 ． pay ________ 付费；付出代价 6. ________books and paper 回收书和纸 part action with off for recycle Test yourself

3. 根据句意及汉语提示完成单词。 1 ． I can't ________ ( 买得起 ) to buy the car, because I don't have enough money. 2 ． We should collect the __________ ( 可重复使用的 ) materials in our life. 3 ． I don't like to use public ________ ( 交通运输 ), because it's not convenient for me.o use 4 ． Now the air has become badly ________ ( 污染 ) ， we have to keep it clean.he air 5 ． I have taken part in an ________ ( 环境的 ) project since last year.. afford reusable transportation polluted environmental

4. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。 1 ． Everyone is ________ (try) to improve the environment at present. 2 ． The teacher often tells us saving the earth ________ (begin) with small things.eacher 3 ． We always save electricity by ________ (turn) off the light when we leave the room.save e 4 ． Our head teacher told us we had to make a plan before ________ (take) action.cher t 5 ． We should obey the school rules and________ (be) strict with ourselves obey trying begins turning taking be

5. throw away put sth. to good use pull......down upside down gate bottle president inspiration 扔掉；抛弃 好好利用某物 拆下；摧毁 上下颠倒；倒转 n. 大门 n. 瓶子 n. 负责人, 主席；总统 n. 灵感；鼓舞人心的人 iron work metal bring back creativity n. 铁 n. （音乐、艺术）作品 n. 金属 恢复；使想起；归还 n. 创造力；独创力

6. Look at the title and the pictures in 2b. Can you guess what the passage is about? It's about how people can think of creative ways to use things that are no longer wanted. 2a It may talk about recycling and the protection of the environment.

8. 1.Did Amy Hayes win an award? What was it from? 2.Where did her windows and doors come from? 3.What does the sentence “she lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish” mean? Read paragraph 2 and answer the questions. It was from the Help Save Our Planet Society. Yes, she did. They came from old buildings around her town that were pulled down. 她住在英国，房子是她自己用废弃物建造而成。

9. 1.Is Jessica Wong good at recycling? What does she do? 2.Where does she sell her bags? 3.What will she write in her book? 1.Yes, she is. She uses old clothes that people don’t wear anymore to make bags. Read paragraph 3 and answer the questions. 2.Her shop and website. 3.New ways to use old clothes.

10. 1.What does Wang Tao hope to set up? Why? 2.Translate “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.” into Chinese. A “metal art” theme park. Because he wants to show people the importance of environmental protection. Read paragraph 4 and answer the questions. 艺术不但可以给人们带来快乐，而且也说明只需要一点 创造力，即使是冰冷、坚硬的铁也可产生活力。

11. Amy Hayes rubbisha house Jessica Wong old clothes bags Wang Tao Iron and other materials from old cars beautiful art pieces 2b

12. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the phrases in the box. put to good use build... out of pull down set up known for not only... but also 1.Amy Hayes lives in the UK. Many of the old buildings in her neighborhood were _________. 2. All the rubbish and old things in Amy’s neighborhood were then _____________when Amy built her house. pull down put to good use 2c

13. 3. Amy is very creative and she _____ her front gate _____ rocks and old glass bottles. She put an old boat on top of her house. 4. Jessica Wong sells her bags in a small shop, but she has also _____an online business to sell them. 5. Though Jessica’s bags are made from old clothes,her bags are _________being cute and useful. 6. Wang Tao _______ makes large pieces of metal art that look like animals or humans, ________ makes smaller pieces for the home. built out of set up known for not only but also

14. Underline the words in the passage based on the words below. What are the differences? think use usual actual build create special recent environment important protect inspire recent environment important protect inspire 2d

15. Underline the words in the passage based on the words below. What are the differences? 2d think -- rethink special -- especially use -- reuse, useful recent -- recently usual -- unusually environment -- environmental recycle -- recycling important -- importance build -- building protect -- protection create -- creative, creativity inspire -- inspiration

16. Do you often throw away things you don’t need anymore? Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good use? Nothing is a waste if you have a creative mind. You have probably never heard of Amy Hayes, but she is a most unusual woman. She lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish. Rethink, Reuse, Recycle! build/make... out of 用 …… 建造 / 制造 put sth. to good use 好好利用 If you put your time to good use, you’ll make great progress. 他用木头造了个模型船。 He built a model ship out of wood.

17. The windows and doors come from old buildings around her town that were pulled down. The top of the house is an old boat turned upside down. And the gate in front of her house is made of rocks and old glass bottles. Amy recently won a prize from the Help Save Our Planet Society. The president said, “Amy is an inspiration to us all.” Amy isn’t the only one who is good at recycling.

18. Jessica Wong from Hong Kong uses old clothes that people don’t wear anymore to make bags. She has been doing this for a few years now. She opened a small shop where she sells her bags, and she has also set up a website to sell them online. She especially likes to use old jeans to make handbags. Her bags are cute and useful. “I plan to write a book about new ways to use old clothes,” she said. “I hope people can read my book and enjoy it!”

19. Wang Tao set up a small business in Shanghai four years ago. He is known for using iron and other materials from old cars to make beautiful art pieces. Some are large pieces that look like animals or humans, and some are smaller pieces you can put at home. The more popular works can even been seen in art shops around the city. Wang Tao hopes to set up a “metal art” theme park to show people the importance of environmental protection. 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. 艺术不但可以给人们带来快乐，而且也说明只需要一点 创造力，即使是冰冷、坚硬的铁也可产生活力。

20. 扔掉 被拆下 / 推倒 被颠倒过来的 ” 由 …. 制成 擅长循环使用 建立网站 网上销售 因 …… 而著名 … 的重要性 保护环境 环境保护 恢复生命 throw away 考虑 被好好利用 用 …… 建造 / 制造 think about be put to good use build …out of be pulled down be turned upside down be made of be good at recycling. set up a website sell … online be known for the importance of protect the environment environmental protection bring back to life

21. pollution action protection inspiration building creation famous wooden scientific healthy southern harmful difference importance slowly probably recently really wide sudden widely suddenly

22. Write different forms of the words. Then add more to each group. v. — n. n. — adj. pollute— pollution fame— famous act— actionwood— wooden protect— protectionscience— scientific inspire— inspirationhealth— healthy build— buldingsouth— southern create— creationcare— careful 1

23. Write different forms of the words. Then add more to each group. adj. — n.adj. — adv. different— difference slow— slowly important—importancewide— widely sudden— suddenly real— really 1

24. Write a letter to the city mayor about the problems and your suggestions. In your letter, describe the environmental problems in your town/city. 1. What are the problems? 2. Where are they? 3. What or who is causing these problems? 3b

25. Then, give suggestions or possible ways to solve the problems.  I think that…  We should/ could…  I suggest…

26. 本次写作内容是一封书信，信中首 先要介绍你所在城市存在有哪些环境问 题，是谁造成的这些问题，然后提出解 决这些环境问题的方法和措施，可以结 合 3a 中列举的问题和前面学过的解决办 法来完成这封信。

27. Dear Sir/ Madam, Environmental problems are becoming more and more serious all over the world. With the development of the society, there are too many cars on the streets in our city. Cars have made the air unhealthy for people to breathe. Black smoke and poisonous gas are given off by factories. Factories also put waste into the river. And wherever we go, we can find rubbish.

28. Now more and more people have realized these problems. I think that governments should close down the factories and develop laws to stop people from driving cars every day. I suggest everyone in this town should help to clean up the river and the streets. We should call on everyone in the town to throw rubbish in the dustbins. I hope the problem will be solved in the near future and our home will become better and better.

30. Match. Statement The river used to be so clean. We have seen many changes in the environment. People should take public transportation more. The river is polluted by factories. The air pollution is gett ing worse and worse. Grammer Present progressive Modal verbs Passive voice used to Present perfect 2

31. Kinds of pollution Ways to cut down water pollution ask factories not to throw waste into the river; remind people not to litter land pollution ensure that factories throw away industrial waste in a responsible way; try not to use plastic bags when shopping Write ways to cut down on these kinds of pollution. 3

32. Kinds of pollution Ways to cut down noise pollution build airport away from places where people live air pollution encourage people to use public transportation instead of driving; reduce the number of factories that burn coal

33. Make a list of things that need to be done to save the environment. Which things can be done by regular people every day? Which things have to be done by governments and organizations? Discuss these with your group. 2e

34. What should we do to save the earth? Turn off the lights when we leave a room. Take our own bags when shopping. Ride a bike. Recycle paper. Don’t use paper napkins.

35. What should governments do to save the earth? They should close down the factories that put waste into the river. Set up a lot of dustbins on the street. Stop people from using wooden chopsticks, plastic bowls and bags. Organize people to clean up the streets and rivers.

36. Think about the environment in your town/ city and complete the chart below. Which parts of the town/ city have a nice environment? Why are they nice? Which parts need to be improved? Why? 3a

37. Good environme nt WhyBad environme nt Why park the air is clean streets so many trees restaurants clean and tidy river a lot of rubbish so many cars air too many factories streets

38. I. 用方框中词的适当形式完成下面的句子。 1. Mr. Wang is the _________ of the company. 2. The young man likes Lu Xun’s ______. 3. Could you please give me a ______ of water? 4. Tom! Someone is waiting for you at the school _____. 5. We should ______ garbage, not burn it recycle, gate, bottle, president, work president works bottle gate recycle

39. 1. I will take my ______ examination next week, and then I will leave university. 2. He got up early this morning so that he could ______the early bus. 3. There is too much _____ in this class. I can’t hear you clearly. 4. The box is so heavy that he can’t______ it. 5. The little boy likes to see tigers and ________ in the zoo. catch noise monkeys final left final catch noise left monkeys

40. II. 单项选择。 1. —Your coat looks nice. —It’s made ____ cotton. And it was made ____ Shanghai. A. in; by B. from; by C. by; in D. of; in 2. —____ he ____ I have been to Beijing. —Really? When did you do there? A. Not only; but also B. Neither; nor C. Either; orD. Too; to 3. The old city walls are dangerous. So they will be _____ soon. A. pulled downB. pulled out C. pulled overD. pulled off

41. 4. The old man built himself a house ____ wood. A. out ofB. in to C. to useD. in for 5. They decided to ____ a small business to make some money. A. set upB. put up C. take up D. go up

42. III. 根据汉语提示完成句子。 1. 她扔掉了昨天的报纸。 She _____ _____ yesterday’s newspaper. 2. 我在新的工作中充分地利用了我的经验。 I ___ my experience ___ ___ ___ in my new work. 3. 请别将杯子倒置。 Please don’t turn the cup _____ _____. 4. 这些照片唤起了我美好的回忆。 The photos ____ ______ lots of good memories. 5. 杭州以龙井茶而闻名。 Hangzhou is well ____ ____ its Longjing Tea. known for threw away put to good use upside down bring back

43. Survey the students in our class. Then take a class vote. Do you…Names recycle paper? turn off lights in the house? …