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Unit 13
We are trying to save the earth!
Section B 2a~2e
1.Learn the useful phrases and sentences in the passage
2.Think more about things that need to be done to save the environment
学习目标
don’t use paper napkins
Warming up
How can we do to help save the earth?
Is the earth healthy and beautiful?
plant trees trees
an old boat upside down
an old door that was pulled down
some rocks and old glass bottles
What do you think of the owner?
old jeans
A beautiful bag
You have probably never heard of Amy Hayes, but she is a most unusual woman. She lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish. The windows and doors come from old buildings around her town that were pulled down. The top of the house is an old boat turned upside down. And the gate in front of her house is made of rocks and old glass bottles. Amy recently won a prize from the Help Save Our Planet Society. The president said, “Amy is an inspiration to us all.”
2b.Read the passage
Amy isn’t the only one who is good at recycling. Jessica Wong from Hong Kong uses old clothes that people don’t wear anymore to make bags. She has
been doing this for a few years now. She opened a small shop where she sells her bags, and she has also
set up a website to sell them online. She especially likes to use old jeans to make handbags. Her bags are cute and useful. “I plan to write a book about new ways to use old clothes,” she said. “I hope people can read my book and enjoy it!”
Wang Tao set up a small business in Shanghai four years ago. He is known for using iron and other materials from old cars to make beautiful art pieces. Some are large pieces that look like animals or humans, and some are smaller pieces you can put at home. The more popular works can even be seen in art shops around the city. Wang Tao hopes to set up a “metal art” theme park to show people the importance of environmental protection. Not only can the art bring happiness to others, but it also shows that even cold, har