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Unit 13
We're trying to save the earth!
Section A
Grammar Focus-4c
preview
try to do sth.
尽力做某事
badly
be good for
对……有益
严重地
used to do sth.
过去常常做某事
not any longer
不再……
Grammar Focus
We're trying to save the earth. Present progressive
The river used to be so clean. used to
The air is badly polluted. Passive voice
No scientific studies have shown that shark fins are good for health. (Present perfect )
We should help save the sharks. Modal verbs
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
4a
Joe: _____ you ever ______ (take) part in an environmental project ?
Eric: Yes, I have. I ______ (help) with a
Clean-Up Day last year. It was
__________ (consider) the biggest
clean-up project this city ____ ever
____ (have).
Have
had
considered
helped
taken
had
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
4a
Joe: How many people ____ (take) part?
Eric: I _____ (think) more than 1,000
people ______ (come) to help out.
Joe: That’s fantastic! I guess everyone in
this city is ______ (try) to improve
the environment.
Eric: Yes, we can’t afford to ____ (wait)
any longer to take action!
think
wait
trying
came
took
4b
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate modal verbs from the box.
can would could have to
should must may/ might
People __________ think that big things_____ be done to save the earth. Many forget that saving the earth begins with small things. For example, you ____ save
might/may
could/can/should
must/have to
4b
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate modal verbs from the box.
can would could have to
should must may/ might
electricity by turning off the lights when you leave a room. You ______ also use reusable bags instead of plastic bags. I think it’s a great idea that you n