Unit 2 A：Reading and interaction（课件）英语沪教版选择性必修第三册

A：Reading and interaction Unit 2：Things that matter 上教版 选必三 1 Objectives Objectives Explore why people accumulate personal possessions and how rubbish should be sorted 2 Pre-reading activity Look at the photo and discuss the questions. (1) How many of these things can you name? (2) How are the things arranged? (3) How do you feel about the room? 3 Before you read, answer the questions. Why do we keep things we do not use or need? Which of the reasons do you agree with? Why? (1) "It's mine. Why should I give it away?" (2) "I don't like throwing things out--it's a waste." (3) "You never know: I might use it in the future. (4) "It has sentimental value." (5) "I haven't got time to sort out that stuff. (6) *I hoard things, but I have the space, so why not?" 4 Reading The Stuff in our lives 5 Comprehension work Read the passage and answer the questions. (1) What problems do Elaine and Susie face every day? (2) What does the inside of Sharon's house look like? (3) When did people begin to collect stuff? What did they collect? (4) Why do some people hoard things? (5) Why is it difficult to get rid of things? (6) What do you think of Sharon's hoarding behaviour? 6 Read the summary below and fill in each blank with a suitable word based on the language of the passage. You may change the form if necessary. 7 Deep reading Read the passage again. Work in pairs, study the sentences below and explain how the expressions in bold help express the writer's implied meanings. Then complete the table. 8 9 Work in pairs and discuss the questions. (1) What ways of preventing compulsive hoarding can you think of? (2) Do you agree with the writer that today's society puts too much emphasis on possessions? Why or why not? 10 Mini-project Promoting rubbish classification Imagine you are going to promote recycling in your community. Choose four pieces of rubbish and decide which of the four categories they belong to: residual waste, household food waste, recyclable waste or hazardou