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Unit 8 GREEN LIVING
Lesson 1
ROOTS AND SHOOTS
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Look at the following pictures and predict what will be learnt in this lesson.
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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
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
While-reading
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)
第一章 为什么需要管理情绪
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What is it?
A problem,why?
Any suggestion?
Video time
In 1991,Dr.Jane Goodall set up
the institution to take action to
protect the environment.
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The meaning of its name
Shoots seem small and weak, but they can
break open brick walls to reach the light.
Roots move slowly under the ground to make a firm foundation.
Why is it called shoots and roots?
shoots
roots
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Pair Work.
Read the first paragraph of the text. Discuss the questions.
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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 ca