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Unit 8 Green Living
Lesson 1 Roots and Shoots
Leading in
ACTIVATE AND SHARE
Pair Work Look at the pictures. Discuss the following questions.
What is happening in each picture?
Have you ever done any of these things?
What would happen if everybody did the same things?
Leading in
ACTIVATE AND SHARE
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.
Leading in
What other similar behaviors do you know?
ACTIVATE AND SHARE
Vocabulary
1. balance
in balance 保持平衡;处于平衡
out of balance 不平衡
off balance 失去平衡,没有站稳
keep/ lose one's balance 保持/ 失去平衡
balance A against B 权衡/ 比较A与B
a balanced diet 均衡的饮食
balanced adj. 保持平衡的
eco-balance n. 生态平衡
imbalance n. 不平衡;不安定
练习:Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep ___________ you must keep going on.
balance
Vocabulary
2. deserve
deserve sth. 应得;应受
deserve to do 做……是应该的/ 值得的
deserve doing/ to be done 应受
You deserved it. 你活该/ 你罪有应得
练习:His greatest ambition was to win the respect of his fellowmen by doing those things that _________ respect.
deserve
Vocabulary
3. effect
have an effect/ influence on/ upon 对……产生影响
come/ go into effect 生效
take effect 生效
bring/ carry/ put...into effect 实施;使生效
in effect/ in fact/ actually 实际上,事实上
effective adj.有效的;有影响的
affect vt. 影响
练习:Students will receive written notice when the fine goes into _________.
effect
Look at the title “ROOTS & SHOOTS”, and guess what the passage is about.
ROOTS
SHOOTS
READ AND EXPLORE
READ AND EXPLORE
Pair Work 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.
READ AND EXPLORE
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