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新北师大版高中英语必修三Unit8 Green Living
Lesson1 Roots and Shoots
Pair Work Look at the pictures. Discuss the following questions.
Leave the tap running while you brush your teeth.
Leave a light on when you go out.
Drop a piece of litter and cannot be bothered to pick it up.
1. What is happening in each picture?
懒得做某事
Have you ever done any of these things?
What would happen if everybody did the same things?
2. Have you ever done any of these things?
3. What would happen if everybody did the same things?
What other similar behaviors do you know?
Look at the title of the passage — “ROOTS & SHOOTS”, and guess what the passage is about.
ROOTS
SHOOTS
Match the main idea with each part of the text.
1. Part 1 (Para. 1) A. Acting together for a better world
2. Part 2 (Paras. 2 & 3) B. Introduction of Roots & Shoots
3. Part 3 (Para. 4) C. “Just-me-ism” and its harm
Read the first paragraph of the text. Discuss the questions.
1. What is “Just-me-ism”?
“Just-me-ism” is a way of thinking that focuses on caring for just oneself and ignores the environment, animals and the community.
2. Why is “Just-me-ism” a problem?
There will be nobody to care and look after the environment.
3. Do you have any suggestions on how to solve the problem?
A solution would be to make them understand that even the smallest action can change the world, so they should take actions whenever possible for the environment, animals and their community. For example, they should turn the tap off when brushing their teeth, turn the light off when they leave a room and pick up even little pieces of litter they dropped on the road.
Roots & Shoots The time of its establishment
The founder
The purpose
Read the rest of the text. Complete the table or use your own graphic organiser to illustrate what you have found about Roots & Shoots.
in the early 1990s
Dr. Jane Goodall
To educate young people, from pre-schoolers to university students, so they can help to build