Unit 8 Green Living Lesson 1 Reading 课件-2023-2024学年高一英语北师大版（2019）必修第三册

Unit 8 Lesson 1 Roots and Shoots Reading 新 课 导 入 Let’s talk Look at the following pictures and predict what will be learnt in this lesson. 课 堂 学 习 Look at the pictures. Discuss the following questions. 1. What is happening in each picture? 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. 3. Have you ever done any of these things? 4. What would happen if everybody did the same things? 2. What other similar behaviors do you know? Pre-reading Look at the title of the passage — “ROOTS & SHOOTS”, and guess what the passage is about. ROOTS SHOOTS While-reading Read the text carefully and match the main idea of each part. Part 1 (Para.1)　　　 A．The meaning of its name. Part 2 (Para.2) B．What is“ Just-me-ism”？ Part 3 (Paras.3-4) C．The establishment of Roots & Shoots. Pair Work. Read the first paragraph of the text. Discuss the questions. 2 1. What is “Just-me-ism”? 2. Why is “Just-me-ism” a problem? “Just-me-ism” is a way of thinking that focuses on caring for just oneself and ignores the environment, animals and the community. 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. Read the rest of the text. Complete the table or use your own graphic organiser to illustrate what you have found about Roots & Shoots. 3 Roots & Shoots The time of its establishment The founder The early 1990s Dr. Jane Goodall Roots & Shoots The purpose To educate young people, from pre-school to university students, so they c