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Unit 2
Lesson 2 & Lesson 3
Language Points
Lesson 2
In the week when the government sets out its new environmental programme, Kevin McCabe and Alicia Stewart consider the problem of food packaging waste.
在政府开始其新环保计划的这一周,凯文·麦凯布和艾丽西亚·斯图尔特讨论了食品包装浪费的问题。
set out 开始做某事,着手进行;
出发
“set” 短语
set aside 留出(时间)
set down 把……写下来
set off 出发;引爆;激起
set up 搭起;建立
set out to do 开始做某事
set out for sp. 出发去某地
= set about doing
=leave for sp. = head for sp.
They set out to study a cure for cancer.
They set out for Beijing yesterday.
用set短语的适当形式填空
(1) After the earthquake, the people ____________rebuilding their homes.
(2) Some doctors advise a certain hour
each day for exercise.
(3) I don't want to ___________ a series of facts in a diary
as most people do.
(4) It takes a bit of time to a new system,
but it’s well worth the effort.
set about
setting aside
set up
set down
Supermarkets want to make sure that coconuts reach the consumer in the best condition.
超市想要确保消费者买到的椰子是最好的。
归纳拓展
(1)consume vt. 消耗,消费;大吃,大喝
(2)consumption n.消费;消耗量
consumer n. 消费者
consume resources/time/stores 消耗资源/时间/存物
consume one’s fortune 消耗某人的财产
I mean, why wrap a coconut in plastic? 我是说,为什么要用塑料包装椰子呢?
wrap vt.包,裹; n. 围巾;披肩;包装材料
wrap...in... 把……包在……里
汤姆把书包在报纸里。
Tom wrapped a book a newspaper.
他们把全部精力都用在工作上了。
They’re completely wrapped in their work.
in
up
be wrapped up in sb/sth. 注意力完全集中于某人/物
Two friends, Lisa and Amy are discussing how to become more environmentally aware.
两个朋友, 丽萨和艾米在讨论如何变得更有环保意识。
aware adj.意识到的;察觉到的
make sb aware of 使某人知道
(2)awareness n. 意识,认识
a lack of awareness 缺乏认识
(3)unaware adj.不知道的,没察觉到的
be aware of/that 意识到
(1) Earth Day aims to raise public (aware) of environmental protection.
(2) we must _______ __________ _______(意识到)the number of historic buildings which have been pulled down has reached a surprising figure .
awareness
be aware of
I just get anxious when I think of the impact we have on the environment.
一想到我们对环境造成的影响,我就