Unit 8 Reading 课件 2025-2026学年译林版英语八年级下册

Unit 8 A green world Reading 23021 To master the new words and phrases. To learn about Switzerland's environmental protection measures through reading. To talk about your opinions about protecting the environment. 学习目标 23021 1. What do you know about Switzerland? 2. What do you know about the environment in Switzerland? 3. What do you think “a green country” means? I know it’s beautiful and has high mountains and clean blue lakes. A green country means a place where people and the environment live in harmony and everyone tries to keep it green. Swiss watches, chocolate, the Alps ... Pre-reading 新课讲授 23021 1. Who wrote the article? 2. What is the article about? 3. When did Millie read the blog? Martina, a middle school student in Switzerland. It’s about a green country—Switzerland. Before World Environment Day. 23021 Skim the article and analyse its structure. How many parts are there in each article? What is each part about? Part 1 Paragraph 1 Switzerland is a beautiful country. Part 2 Paragraphs 2–4 Switzerland does a lot to keep the country beautiful. Part 3 Paragraph 5 Everyone can do something for nature and the environment. While-reading 23021 Scan the article and complete the chart below. Switzerland Has one of the world's highest levels of (1) _ Has strict laws (2) _ _ Uses energy from (3) _ _ the sun, wind and water waste recycling to protect forests and control pollution 23021 Read the article and fill in the blanks. Switzerland Has one of the highest levels of waste recycling in the world Things like (1) _ are separated into different groups and then recycled. It successfully recycles (2) _ of its total waste. An organization collects (3) _ from all over the country. Some of the clothes (4) _ in charity shop, some are given to (5) _, and others are sent to factories for (6) _. glass, plastic, and paper more than 50% old clothes are sold people in need recycling 23021 Switzerland Has strict laws to protect forests and control pollution People will be (7) _ if breaking rules. Uses energy from the sun, wind and water These types of energy produce (8) _ pollution and will never (10) _. They are going to be used (10) _ in the future. punished run out little more widely 23021 Read the article again and answer the questions below. 1. How much waste is recycled in Switzerland? 2. Besides glass, plastic and paper, what else is recycled in Switzerland? 3. What will happen if you drop litter in a public place in Switzerland? 4. What is special about using energy from the sun, wind and water? 5. When is World Environment Day? 6. Why do you think Martina wrote the article? More than 50% of its total waste. Old clothes. I will be fined. These types of energy produce little pollution and will never run out. On 5 June. To call on more people to do something for the environment. 23021 Read the tip and answer the following questions. 1. How does Martina organize ideas in the article? She organizes ideas from general to specific. She gives a general statement first—Switzerland is green and should stay green, and then uses specific information like waste recycling, making strict laws and using new types of energy to support the main idea. Tip: We can organize ideas from general to specific. We usually give a general statement first, and then use specific information to support the main idea. 23021 2. How does Martina give specific information to support the main idea? give explanations give examples lists numbers 23021 Language points 1. It is beautiful, and we should try to keep it that way. 它(瑞士)很美,而且我们应该尽力让它一直保持那样。 句中that way指代前面说过的内容,相当于like that,意思“那样”。 e.g. The room was very tidy when we arrived. Let's make sure we leave it that way. 我们到的时候房间非常整洁。我们要确保离开时也保持那样。 短语 that way 也可用作副词,意思是“在那方面”。 e.g. I have never found it difficult to make friends. I guess I am just lucky that way. 我从不觉得交朋友是件困难的事。我想我只是在那方面幸运而已。 23021 2. In Switzerland, things like glass, plastic and paper are separated into different groups and then recycled. 在瑞士,玻璃、塑料和纸张等物品会被分类,然后再回收, separate sth. into sth. 把……分成…… be separated into... 被分成…… separate A from B 把A和B分开 e.g. The teacher will separate students into five groups to finish the task. 老师将把学生分成五个小组来完成任务。 You will be separated into smaller groups. 你们将分成几个小组。 The wall separates the garden from the street. 这堵墙将花园和街道隔开。 23021 3. Some of the clothes are sold in charity shops, some are given to people in need, and others are sent to factories for recycling. 一些衣服在慈善商店出售,一些送给需要的人,还有一些则被送到工厂循环利用。 句型“some .., some ..., and others ...”表示“一些……,一些 ……,还有一些……”。 e.g. Some students are reading quietly, some are taking notes, and others are searching for information online. 一些学生在安静地看书,一些在做笔记,还有一些在上网查资料。 23021 4. We depend on its rich resources to live, so it is important for us to protect it wisely. 我们依靠其丰富的资源生存,所以要理智地保护它,这一点很重要。 depend on/upon 依靠,依赖,取决于 e.g. I don't want to depend too much on my parents. 我不想太依靠我父母。 23021 5. These types of energy produce little pollution and will never run out. 这类能源产生极少污染且用之不竭。 短语 run out 意思是“用完,耗尽”。 e.g. Our food soon ran out.我们的食物不久就吃光了。 23021 6. Remember that everyone can do something to make a difference! 记住,每个人都可以做点(对保护环境)有益的事! 短语 make a/no/some/much difference的意思是“有/没有/有些/有很大作用、关系影响”。 e.g. The rain did not make much difference to the game. 这场雨对比赛没有多大影响。 23021 Retell Martina’s blog according to the following chart. Retelling 23021 total run out separate punish strict make a difference control recycle Greenville is a perfect place to live. Thanks to the efforts of the citizens over the years, Greenville has become a great eco-friendly city. There are (1) _ laws about waste management in the city. People have to (2) _ their rubbish so it can be dealt with differently. In fact, over 40% of the (3) _ waste in Greenville is (4) _. The city is very clean and tidy. People do not drop litter in Greenville. They will be (5) _ if they do. strict separate total recycled punished Post-reading Millie is reading an article about an eco-friendly place. Complete the article with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below. 23021 The city has also built many bicycle paths to encourage travelling by bike, and the number of cars on the road is (6) _ by the local traffic rules. Many people now get around by bike. This has (7) _ to the air quality of the city. Greenville uses plenty of clean energy from the sun and wind. This is better for the environment, and the energy will never (8) _. The citizens of Greenville live happy and healthy lives. They work together to protect the environment and build a green city. controlled made a difference run out total run out separate punish strict make a difference control recycle 23021 1. According to Martina, what are the main ways to deal with old clothes in Switzerland? Have you tried any of these? Some of the clothes are sold in charity shops, some are given to people in need, and others are sent to factories for recycling. I have sent my clothes to my friends and relatives in need. Think about the questions below. Share your answers with your classmates. 23021 2. Do you think it is necessary for a government to make strict laws to protect the environment? Give your reasons. Yes, I believe it is necessary for a government to make strict laws to protect the environment. Not everyone will protect the environment on their own. Some companies care more about making money than protecting nature. Laws can make them follow rules, such as cleaning up waste or using cleaner energy. 23021 3. Besides the efforts mentioned in the text, what else can we do to help protect the environment? To help protect the environment, we can take small actions every day, for example: turning off taps while brushing our teeth and taking shorter showers; turning off lights and unplugging chargers when not using them; using reusable bags, bottles and lunchboxes instead of disposable ones. 23021 当堂检测 根据句意及提示完成下列句子。 1. Some clothes will be given to the poor and the others will be sent to factories for _ (回收利用). 2. The _ (总的) number of employees is 1,776. 3. Weight _ (管理) plays an important role in our health. 4. Thanks to the great doctors, the boy in the accident was saved _ (succeed) yesterday. 5. With a good education, you can make a _ (different) in the future. recycling total management successfully difference 23021 Homework Remember the language points in this lesson. Preview Grammar on pages 112-114. 23021 $