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Unit
5
A green city
Green neighbourhood
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What do you think a green city is like?
many trees and flowers
clean and beautiful streets
a lot of parks
...
Shanghai
large areas of greenland
lots of bikes
more and more electric cars
Which other place is also a green city?
MRT (Mass Rapid Transit)
taxi(s)
public transport
electric bus(es)
building(s)
covered with green plants
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Jason, a student from Singapore, is giving a speech on Earth day.
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Read the greeting and the first paragraph:
He will probably talk about how to protect the Earth and his home country.
What does “this special day” mean?
What do you think Jason will probably talk about in his speech?
It means Earth Day.
Earth Day is a day when people learn about how to protect the Earth. Today it is celebrated in 193 countries around the world.
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Opening
Body
Closing
Opening
Body
Closing
How many paragraphs are there in this speech?
A speech usually has three parts:
①
②
③
④
⑤
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Opening
a greeting
self-introduction
the topic of his speech
Find out what the opening part tells you.
Opening: to greet the audience
and say what the speech is about
①
②
③
④
⑤
What does Jason tell us in the ‘body’ part?
He tells us:
why Singapore is a huge garden
why there is Green Plan
why Singapore is a ‘green’ city
①
②
③
④
⑤
Why is Singapore a ‘green’ city?
waterfall and green plants
a huge
garden
with
To build a ‘green’ Singapore, who is taking actions?
more environment-friendly
eco-friendly (adj.)
What do people in Singapore do to make the city ‘greener’?
What else does the government plan to do to make the city ‘greener’?
Singapore Green Plan 2030
It is Singapore’s national plan for a greener future. In a few words, it is a plan to help make Singapore cleaner, greener and better.
(It has five parts:)
1. protect nature 2. use cleaner energy 3. reduce waste
4. build greener towns 5. help people live in a more eco-friendly way
How many new cars and taxis will be electric”?
When will it come true?
3. How many new buildings will be low-energy ones?
4. How long will it take people to walk to a park in Singapore?
5. What does it mean?
All of them.
In about 10 years’ time.
80% of new buildings.
About 10 minutes.
There will be parks near all neighbourhoods in Singapore in the future.
in 10 years’ time = in 10 years 十年之后
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Body
Body: the speaker tells us his main points (观点) for the topic, with some facts and examples.
Find out what the body part tells you.
take public transport
take environmental classes
make a Green Plan
Transportation
交通方式
Education
教育
City plan
城市计划
What does everyone do to make the city ‘greener’?
To make Singapore greener, everyone is taking action.
Main points Facts and examples
Transportation
Education
City plan
The government encourages people to take public transport like buses and the MRT.
Students usually walk or cycle to school.
In all schools, we have environmental classes.
In about ten years’ time, all new cars and taxis will be electric.
80% of the new buildings will be low-energy ones.
We can walk to a park in 10 minutes.
Find out what the closing part tells you.
Is Singapore going to make the Earth ‘greener’ by itself?
Who else should help make the Earth become greener?
Why should people around the world do their share to make the Earth greener?
do one’s share 尽某人的一份力量
not only ... but also ...
alone = on one’s own = by oneself
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Who are the “friends”?
Why does Jason call the audience “teachers and friends”?
Which one do you prefer, “my country” or “my home country”? Why?
Read the opening part again
students
Because “friends” sounds friendlier and makes everyone feel closer to each other.
Read the body part and find out what each pronoun “we” refers to.
students in Singapore
all the people
in Singapore
the government
④
①
②
③
Green actions
Purposes (目的)
take public transport
to reduce carbon pollution
walk or cycle to school
have environmental classes
have all new electric cars
build more parks
to add more green space
to reduce traffic and air pollution
to teach students the importance of protecting the environment and how to do it
to save energy & reduce pollution
have low-energy buildings
to save energy
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Find out what the closing part tells you.
Why does the speaker say “However, Singapore alone can’t make a green planet”?
What does Jason ask people to do for our planet Earth?
Singapore itself cannot make the Earth a green planet. A green Earth needs other help.
I think their green actions may work well. For example, electric cars and low-energy buildings can save energy.
What do you think of Singapore’s ACTIONS to build a green city?
( Who do you agree with most? )
I don’t think so. It is expensive for people to buy electric cars.
Well, I think their actions are useful but take time. It is a long way for Singapore to go.
Joe
Sue
Peter
What green ideas can we learn from each other to make Shanghai and Singapore even greener?
Singapore
build more low-energy buildings
offer environmental classes
have more bikes, electric cars and buses
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having green space like parks
protecting the environment
Read and tell the meanings of the word “green”.
a greeting
self-introduction
the topic of the speech
Review the structure of the speech.
transportation
city plan
education
a topic of the speech
Opening
Body
Closing
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Read, compare and discuss.
My closing:
In the future, Singapore will keep working hard to make the city greener and healthier for everyone. I am proud of my home country.
Jason’s closing:
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What makes a good speech?
an opening, a body and a closing
helpful and interesting ideas
simple language
a topic to be talked about
a connection between the speaker and the audience
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