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Unit 8 GREEN LIVING
Lesson 1 Roots and Shoots
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Look at the following pictures and discuss what is happening in each picture. And what should we do?
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Leave the tap running while you brush your teeth.
Leave a light on when you go out.
Drop a piece of litter and
can’t be bothered to pick it up.
Read the text carefully again and match the main idea of each part.
Para.1 A. The meaning of its name.
Para.2 B. What is “Just-me-ism”?
Para.3 C. The establishment of Roots & Shoots.
Para.4 D. A call to action
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What ’s the genre(体裁) of this passage?
A. An argumentation(议论文)
B. A narrative
C. A news article
D. An exposition(说明文)
What is “Just-me-ism”?
Leaving the tap while you brush your teeth
Leaving a light when you go out.
Dropping litter and not being bothered to .
Knowing those things are but thinking it doesn't .
a lot of energy. This would be very .
1) Read paragraph 1. and complete the following chart.
Wasting
wrong
matter
on
pick it up
running
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Examples
Hidden personal opinion
harmful
say
Consequence
/ bad influence
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1. What is “Just-me-ism”?
2. Why is it a problem?
3. Any suggestions on solving the 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.
A solution would be to make people understand that even the smallest action can change the world, so they should take action whenever possible for the environment, animals and their community.
Read paragraph 1 and discuss the questions below.
Roots &
Shoots The time of its establishment _________________
The fo