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Unit 7 A Day to Remember
Section A 2a-2e
Learning Objectives 学习目标
In this lesson, you’ll be able to:
understand the process of wastewater treatment.
use the simple past tense to ask about and describe school trip.
use the learned language expressions to talk about a special school trip.
realize the importance of saving water.
Free talk
Did you wash face today?
Did you flush(冲) the toilet today?
If you did, there would be lots of .
wastewater
n. 废水 /ˈweɪstwɔːtə(r)/
Do you know where the wastewater goes?
wastewater plant
废水处理站
Let's watch a video about wastewater plant.
What do you think of the process?
Let's learn about the wastewater plant.
Wastewater Plant
screen
large pieces of waste
machines
germ
n.细菌 /dʒɜːm/
n. 滤网;隔板;屏障 /skriːn/
n. 机器 /məˈʃiːn /
Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks with correct adjectives.
2a
Helen: Hi, Fu Xing. How was your school trip to the wastewater plant?
Was it boring?
Fu Xing: No, it wasn’t at all. It was really interesting.
Helen: Wow! What did you see?
Fu Xing: We saw the plant make dirty water _______ again.
Helen: Really? How?
Fu Xing: Well, first, _______ water from our homes goes into the plant. Then,
special screens remove large pieces of waste from the water.
Helen: What happens next?
Fu Xing: Well, _______ machines remove germs and other things from the water.
These things are usually too _______ to see. It takes a few more steps
after that before the water becomes clean again.
Helen: Wow! I used to think it was _______ to get clean water.
Fu Xing: Me too! I didn’t realize it was so _______.
clean
dirty
large
small
easy
hard
Helen: Hi, Fu Xing. How was your school trip to the wastewater plant?
Was it boring?
Fu Xing: No, it wasn't at all. It was really interesting!
Helen: Wow! What did you see?
Fu Xing: We saw the plant make dirty water clean again.
Helen: Really? How?
Fu Xing: Well, first, dirty water from our homes goes into the plant. Then,
special screens remove large pieces of waste from the water.
Helen: What happens next?
Fu Xing: Well, large machines remove germs and other things from the water.
These things are usually too small to see. It takes a few more steps after
that before the water becomes clean again.
Helen: Wow! I used to think it was easy to get clean water.
Fu Xing: Me too! I didn't realize it was so hard.
not...at all 一点儿也不
...怎么样?
make sb./sth. +adj.
到...里面,进入
remove...from... 从…中移除...
too...to... 太...以至于不能...
之后还需要再经过几个步骤,水才会再次变得清澈。
花费
used to do sth.过去常常(做 )
see sb. do sth.看见某人做某事
Read and answer the questions.
Helen: Hi, Fu Xing. How was your school trip to the wastewater plant? Was it boring?
Fu Xing: No, it wasn't at all. It was really interesting!
Helen: Wow! What did you see?
Fu Xing: We saw the plant make dirty water clean again.
Helen: Really? How?
Fu Xing: Well, first, dirty water from our homes goes into the plant. Then, special
screens remove large pieces of waste from the water.
Helen: What happens next?
Fu Xing: Well, large machines remove germs and other things from the water. These
things are usually too small to see. It takes a few more steps after that before the
water becomes clean again.
Helen: Wow! I used to think it was easy to get clean water.
Fu Xing: Me too! I didn't realize it was so hard.
1. How did Fu Xing feel about the school trip?
2. What did Fu Xing see in the wastewater plant?
3. How did Fu Xing think of the process of making the water clean?
4. How many steps does it take before the water becomes clean again?
Read the conversation and match the sentence parts.
2b
1.The plant makes
2.Dirty water goes
3.Machines inside the plant
4.Screens inside the plant
5.Helen used to think
A. remove small things from
the water.
B. it was easy to get clean water.
C. dirty water clean again.
D. remove large pieces of waste
from the water.
E. into the plant.
The process of making the water clean.
First, from our homes the pant.
go into
dirty water
Then, special screens large of pieces of .
waste
remove
Next, large remove and other things.
germs
machines
After that, it takes a few more before the water becomes again.
clean
steps
Complete the summary of the conversation in 2a.
2c
Last week, Fu Xing’s class went on a school trip to a ________ plant. The plant turned dirty water into clean water. Fu Xing learnt about the cleaning process: First, dirty water goes from people’s _______ to the plant. Then the plant uses screens to remove large pieces of _______ from the dirty water. Next, large ________ clean the water. They remove _______ and other small things. It takes a few more _______ before the water becomes clean again.
wastewater
homes
waste
machines
germs
steps
把...变成...
Listen to the conversation again and pay attention to the pronunciation of was, wasn't, did, and didn't.
2d
Helen: Hi, Fu Xing. How was your school trip to the wastewater plant?
Was it boring?
Fu Xing: No, it wasn't at all. It was really interesting!
Helen: Wow! What did you see?
Fu Xing: We saw the plant make dirty water clean again.
Helen: Really? How?
Fu Xing: Well, first, dirty water from our homes goes into the plant. Then, special
screens remove large pieces of waste from the water.
Helen: What happens next?
Fu Xing: Well, large machines remove germs and other things from the water.
These things are usually too small to see. It takes a few more steps after
that before the water becomes clean again.
Helen: Wow! I used to think it was easy to get clean water.
Fu Xing: Me too! I didn't realize it was so hard.
was /wɒz/
wasn’t /ˈwɒznt/
did /dɪd/
didn’t /ˈdɪd(ə)nt/
Helen: Hi, Fu Xing. How was your school trip to the wastewater plant?
Was it boring?
Fu Xing: No, it wasn't at all. It was really interesting!
Helen: Wow! What did you see?
Fu Xing: We saw the plant make dirty water clean again.
Helen: Really? How?
Fu Xing: Well, first, dirty water from our homes goes into the plant. Then, special
screens remove large pieces of waste from the water.
Helen: What happens next?
Fu Xing: Well, large machines remove germs and other things from the water.
These things are usually too small to see. It takes a few more steps after
that before the water becomes clean again.
Helen: Wow! I used to think it was easy to get clean water.
Fu Xing: Me too! I didn't realize it was so hard.
Let’s analyze the structure.
Where did you go?
How did you feel?
What did you see?
What did you learn?
Talk about a school trip you took to a special place.
2e
theatre
farm
factory
forest
zoo
market
museum
park
place: Where did you go on a school trip?
feeling:
How did you feel about the school trip?
Is it...?
experience:
What did you see?
Did you see anything interesting?
What did you do?
what you learned: What did you learn from it?
We learn from our everyday experiences.
If you try to learn something new every day, you’ll make each day special.
Exercise
1. The cake is so big. I want to cut it into ________.
A. bags B. cups C. pieces D. bowls
2. Playing computer games is a ________ of time and energy.
A. step B. waste C. plant D. process
3. I ________ afraid of dogs. But now I like them very much.
A. am used to B. used to C. used to be D. use to be
4. Sally fell ill and had to stay in hospital. At that time, she
________ the importance of health.
A. realized B. hoped C. created D. removed
C
B
C
A
1. My mother a pair of sunglasses and looked cool.
2. He with his friends last weekend.
3. She drive to work, but now she walks.
4. It is magic to paper money.
5. The weather is cold go swimming.
tried on
too to
went on a trip
used to
turn into
too… to turn…into try on used to go on a trip
Exercise
用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空.
Homework
You must:
Polish your conversation according and practise with your group members.
You may:
Interview your classmates about their school trip and make a report.
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