Unit 1 Saving the Earth Writing 主题写作 （课件）英语牛津上海版九年级下册

牛津上海版九年级下 Module 1 Environmental and life Unit 1 Saving the Earth Writing 主题写作 Protecting our environment If you know of any environmental problem, you can write about it to the Environmental Protection Bureau. You can ask them for help in solving the problem. ☆Talk Time☆ Work in groups. Think of some environmental problems that exist near your school, your home or at other public places. The problems may be connected with rubbish or noise, water or air pollution. Protecting our environment Useful questions Rubbish Is there a lot of litter anywhere? Where is it? (ground, roads, etc.) Does it cause any problems? (unpleasant smells, insects, rats, etc.) Is there any waste from a building site? Protecting our environment Useful questions Noise pollution Is it noisy in your area? Can the noise be controlled? Is a building company working during the night? What problems does the noise cause you? (headaches, can't study, etc.) Protecting our environment Useful questions Water pollution Is there any open water (ponds/rivers/lakes) nearby? How is the water? (clean/polluted) What cause(s) the pollution? (litter, chemicals from factories, etc.) What are the effects of the pollution? (dead fish, can't swim, etc.) Protecting our environment Useful questions Air pollution Is the air clean or dirty where you live? Can you smell nasty gases from cars? Is there a building site, factory or power station nearby? What problems does air pollution cause? (unpleasant smells, kill trees, etc.) Protecting our environment Choose three of these problems. Plan a letter to the Bureau describing them and asking for their help in solving them. You can use the notes below to help you. (P=paragraph) P1 Tell them what the letter is about. I am writing to you to talk about some environmental problems in my area. P2 Describe the first problem. The first problem is _____. It occurs in/at/near _________. It is caused by _______. Protecting our environment Choose three of these problems. Plan a letter to the Bureau describing them and asking for their help in solving them. You can use the notes below to help you. P3 Describe the second problem. P4 Describe the third problem. P5 Ask about the action they will take and ask them to do it quickly. I would be grateful if you would let me know what you can do about these problems. I hope that you will take action quickly before the environment is too badly damaged. Thank you Protecting our environment Work alone. Write the letter putting in the address and date, starting with Dear Sir/Madam and ending with Yours faithfully and your signature. More practice Find the words and phrase in Column A in the passage on page 14 and match them with the meanings in Column B. More practice What does the word 'them' refer to in each of these sentences? Look back at the passage to find out. 1 ... are coming from around the world to help them. 2 The only thing that can extinguish them now is lots of rain ... 3 ... are using fires to clear them quickly ... 4 ... and now millions of them are burning. More practice Read the passage again. Decide whether the following statements are T (true) or F (false). 1 The forest fires in South-east Asia do not affect people much. T/F 2Many people wear masks to protect themselves from the smog. T/F 3According to the passage, people in South-east Asia smoke a lot T/F of cigarettes. 4 More firefighters are needed to put out the fires. T/F 5The fires will continue before a lot of rain falls. T/F 6The fires were caused by the weather. T/F 7 There were no tourists coming to South-east Asia before the fires T/F happened. 8 The most serious damage caused by the fires is to the trees. T/F Vocabulary Choose a word or phrase from the box to complete each sentence. 1 What shall we ______all this food we didn't eat? 2 My mother often_______prices when she goes shopping. 3 I am________for your help. 4 The old man is very weak. Even a cold can be a______ to his life. 5 The forest fire brought _______to the whole village. 6 ______should buy environmentally friendly things to help protect the environment. 7 People should not throw rubbish ________they feel like. anywhere threat compares consumers do with grateful destruction Grammar Rewrite the sentences using the phrases in brackets. 8 Australia has fewer people than China does. (not as ... as) 9 Tom sings beautifully. Sam sings beautifully too. (as ... as) 10 It was hot. My ice cream melted quickly. (so ... that) 11 Please speak louder. Everyone in the classroom can hear you. (so that) Grammar Put the verbs in brackets into correct forms to complete the sentences. 12 I want ______(be) a detective when I grow up. 13 Mary practises________(play) the violin every day. 14 The children have invited Mr Green _____(watch) their performance. 15 When the policeman stopped him, the driver admitted ________(speed). My progress 牛津上海版九年级下 Module 1 Environment and life Unit 1 Saving the Earth 谢谢观看！ $$