Unit 8 Green Living Lesson 1 Roots And Shoots Reading 学案-2022-2023学年高中英语北师大版（2019）必修第三册

Reading material: Roots & Shoots Most people suffer from what is known as “just-me-ism”. What is that? Well, say you leave the tap running while you brush your teeth, leave a light on when you go out or you drop a piece of litter and can’t be bothered to pick it up. You know that all those things are wrong, but so what? “What difference can it possibly make?” you say to yourself. “ There are millions of people in the world and I'm just me. How can it matter if I leave one little tap running, one little light on or leave a little piece of liter on the road? And anyway, no one will know. Of course, it wouldn't matter if there were just a few people in the world. But just think of all the millions of people saying to themselves: “ it doesn't matter. it's just me. And anyway, no one knows.” Millions of gallons of water would be wasted; millions of lights would be left on; millions of pieces of litter would be dropped. And all of this would be very harmful. To inspire young people to take action for the environment, animals and their community, Roots & Shoots was established. This institute was set up in the early 1990S by Dr. Jane Goodall, a scientist who’s the world’s best known expert on wild chimpanzees. In addition to her research, she has been whole-heartedly committed to the environmental protection. The whole purpose of Roots & Shoots is to educate young people, from pre-schoolers to university students, so they can help to build a future that is secure and live together In peace with nature. The organization is called Roots & Shoots because roots move slowly under the ground to make a firm foundation, and shoots seem small and weak but they can break open brick walls to reach the light. The roots and shoots are you, your friends and young people all around the world. Hundreds and thousands of roots and shoots can solve the problems, change the world and make it a better place to live in. Do you think you help to make the world a better place when you make a sa