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译林版·八年级下册
Unit 8 A green world
Reading
1. 打算、计划做某事
2. 植更多的树
3. 在花园里挖沟
4. 种植水果面包树
be going to do sth.
plant more trees
dig in the garden
plant breadfruit trees
Translate the following phrases.
Review
5. 对……有好处
6. 减少空气污染
7. 严重的，严肃的
8. 节约水/能源
9. 引起严重的空气污染
be good for…
cause serious air pollution
be serious
save water/energy
reduce air pollution
Switzerland is a beautiful country with high mountains and clean blue lakes.
Kitty’s online friend Martina is a middle school student in Switzerland. She’s writing in her blog on World Environment Day. Read the article and find out more information about Switzerland.
Enjoy your reading time by yourselves in 2 minutes
Read and answer
1. How is Switzerland?
2. When is World Environment Day?
Scanning:
It is beautiful. It is a country with high mountains and clean blue lakes.
5 June
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Read and match
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2
3
4
5
A beautiful country
Recycling
Laws
New energy
Martina’s hope
Paras
main ideas
introduction
main body
conclusion
Discussion
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Listen to the first paragraph carefully
and answer the questions.
1. What is Switzerland like?
2. What do people there try to do?
Switzerland is a country with high mountains and clean blue lakes.
They try to keep their country beautiful and clean.
1. What can be recycled in Switzerland?
2. What does Martina’s family do with their old clothes?
Listen to the paragraphs 2 and 3 carefully and answer the questions.
Things like glass, plastic, paper, old clothes and shoes can be recycled.
They send their old jeans and T-shirts to an organization for recycling.
3. Does Switzerland have laws to protect the environment?
4. What will happen if you drop litter in a public place in Switzerland?
Yes, it does. It has many laws to protect the environment.
You will be fined by the police.
1. What are the new ways to get energy?
2. What are the advantages of these new types of energy?
Listen to the paragraphs 4 and 5 carefully and answer the