内容正文:
Developing ideas
What’s really green?
Book 2 Unit 6
Earth first
majority
false
amount
device
stand-by
mode
electricity
leak
appliance
n. 多数,大多数 (人或物)
adj. 不正确的,错误的
n. 数量,数额
n. 设备,仪器,装置
adj. 备用的
n. (机器、设备的)运行方式,
状态,模式
n. 电
v. (使)漏,(使) 渗漏
n. 家用电器,家用器具
remove
plug
take ... into account
litre
campaign
urge
canteen
concerned
v. 移走,搬走,去掉
n. (电) 插头
把……考虑进去
n. 升,公升
n. (宣传) 活动
v. 竭力主张,强烈要求,敦促
n. (工厂、学校等的)食堂,餐厅
adj. 焦急的,担忧的
Before reading
Look at the questions about “green living” and tick your answers.
1 Which shopping bag is more environmentally friendly?
A plastic bag.
A paper bag.
Neither of these.
2 What should you do to save energy when leaving your home?
Turn off a device.
Unplug a device.
Neither of these.
3 What food is better for the environment?
Food produced near to where you live.
Food produced far from where you live.
It depends.
4 Which uses less water?
Taking a bath.
Taking a shower.
It depends.
Now work in groups and see if other people share your ideas.
1. Paper shopping bags are better than plastic ones.
2. When you turn off a device, it stops using power.
3. Eating local food is good for the environment.
4. It's better to take a shower than a bath.
Do you think the following statements are true or false?
Now let's read a passage to check your answers.
What’s really green?
While reading
Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible.
Look through the passage and check your answers.
Task 1
1. Paper shopping bags are better than plastic ones.
2. When you turn off a device, it stops using power.
3. Eating local food is good for the environment.
4. It's better to take a shower than a bath.
Paper bags are not good for the environment.
Turning off a device won't stop it from using power.
Eating local food isn't always better for the environment.
It’s not always better to take a shower than a bath.
P68 2
1. Making a paper bag uses more energy and water than making a plastic bag. It also produces more greenhouse gases