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Unit 6 Live green
Developing ideas
Listening
& speaking
Learning objectives
1.understand the "reduce, reuse, recycle" theme via pictures, master their meaning.
2.grasp the listening material's main idea and key listening skills, complete related tasks, and improve listening comprehension and information extraction abilities.
3.infer "precycle" meaning, understand its core content, master the differences and connections with recycling/upcycling, and develop eco-living awareness.
4. grasp the target language and their collocations, and consolidate mastery via varied exercises.
In this lesson, we will be able to:
What do the pictures show?
reduce
reuse
recycle
What do they mean?
reduce
reuse
recycle
reduce
reuse
recycle
They mean...
It means cutting down the use of things.
It means using something again.
It means making waste into useful material to make new things.
Purpose:
To arouse students’ interest in the green living theme, help them grasp core vocabulary related to waste reduction and recycling, and lay a situational and vocabulary foundation for subsequent listening activities.
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They are all the ways to live green.
reduce
reuse
recycle
Besides these, do you know other ways to live green?
They can change the world.
Listen to the radio programme and choose the main idea.
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a. Upcycling allows people to change the environment.
b. We can upcycle anything we like.
c. Upcycling is a creative way of reusing old things.
Listening script:
Hello, welcome to the Green Friends programme. Before we start today’s interview, I’ll first explain an idea, “upcycling”.
Upcycling is a creative way of reusing old things. We can upcycle anything we no longer need. For example, old clothes, unwanted toys and old books. Just like the 3Rs, upcycling can also help the environment. We can use our creativity to give old things a second life. OK. Now let’s start our interview…
upcycle
Upcycling is a creative way of reusing old things.
Phonetics in use.
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Unstressed words in sentences (2)
Function words are often unstressed in normal speech. If we stress them, the meaning can change.
For example,
we can use our creativity to give old things a second life.
(A strong “our” suggests that we, not others, are responsible.)
Now let’s practise more on P100.
Listen again and correct the mistakes in the poster below.
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no longer need
unwanted
old
3Rs
creativity
Learning to learn
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Listening tip:
Listening for definitions
A definition explains the meaning of a word, expression or idea. Words like is or means can help you catch the definition quickly.
Listening script:
Hello, welcome to the Green Friends programme. Before we start today’s interview, I’ll first explain an idea, “upcycling”.
Upcycling is a creative way of reusing old things. We can upcycle anything we no longer need. For example, old clothes, unwanted toys and old books. Just like the 3Rs, upcycling can also help the environment. We can use our creativity to give old things a second life. OK. Now let’s start our interview…
Purpose:
To guide students to apply targeted listening skills (e.g., catching definitions) in practice, improve their comprehensive listening comprehension and information extraction abilities, and deepen their understanding of core concepts like upcycling.
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Can you explain what upcycling is?
What are the differences between Upcycling and Recycling ?
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Listen to the conversation and complete the chart.
breaking
new
new uses
more energy
easy
save money
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Listen to the conversation and complete the chart.
Listening script:
Host: Today we have Professor Lu, an upcycling expert. Welcome.
Prof. Lu: Thank you.
Host: Can you tell us the difference between upcycling and recycling? How are they different?
Prof. Lu: That’s a good question! Recycling means breaking waste into materials to make new things. For example, if a glass is recycled, it’s broken, heated and turned into a new thing.
Host: What about upcycling?
Prof. Lu: Upcycling doesn’t break things. Instead, we think of new uses for them. For example, we can put a candle in a glass and make it a lantern.
Host: Which do you think is better for the environment, professor?
Prof. Lu: Well, I think upcycling is better. Recycling uses more energy than upcycling. What’s more, upcycling is easy. Also, it can save money. For example, we can turn an old shirt into a new dress or a bag instead of buying one.
Host: Sounds great! I will try upcycling at home.
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Listen again. Then talk about how the professor makes comparisons.
Learning to learn
Making comparisons
We can make comparisons with expression such as They are different because... and Instead...
We can also use words like more and less, better and worse to compare two or more things.
Listening script:
Host: Today we have Professor Lu, an upcycling expert. Welcome.
Prof. Lu: Thank you.
Host: Can you tell us the difference between upcycling and recycling? How are they different?
Prof. Lu: That’s a good question! Recycling means breaking waste into materials to make new things. For example, if a glass is recycled, it’s broken, heated and turned into a new thing.
Host: What about upcycling?
Prof. Lu: Upcycling doesn’t break things. Instead, we think of new uses for them. For example, we can put a candle in a glass and make it a lantern.
Host: Which do you think is better for the environment, professor?
Prof. Lu: Well, I think upcycling is better. Recycling uses more energy than upcycling. What’s more, upcycling is easy. Also, it can save money. For example, we can turn an old shirt into a new dress or a bag instead of buying one.
Host: Sounds great! I will try upcycling at home.
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Work in pairs. Talk about the ways of upcycling.
Purpose:
To extend students’ understanding of green living concepts, improve their ability to infer word meanings and compare and summarize information, and cultivate their awareness of practicing eco-living habits.
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reduce
reuse
recycle
upcycle
Thinking
Do you know other ways to live green?
Check your presentation
Present your conversation to the class.
language correct form(形式正确)
accurate meaning(意义精确)
proper use(使用恰当)
poster design creativity(创意)
performance confidence(自信)
OK Good Excellent
表演过后让学生进行投票
1. reduce /rɪˈdjuːs/ v.减少;降低
- 用法:及物动词,后接名词/代词作宾语;常见搭配 reduce sth. (by ...)(减少某物……);reduce to ...(减少到...)
- 例句:We should reduce the use of plastic bags in daily life.
(我们应该在日常生活中减少塑料袋的使用。)
- 拓展:名词形式 reduction(减少)
近义词 cut down(削减)
2. waste /weɪst/ n. 浪费;废弃物;v. 浪费
- 用法:①做名词:不可数(表“浪费”)/ 可数(表“废弃物”,常用复数 wastes);
②做动词:及物动词,waste time/money/energy (on sth.)
- 例句:Don’t throw away food waste randomly.(不要随意丢弃食物垃圾。)
It’s a pity to waste such a good chance.(浪费这么好的机会太可惜了。)
- 拓展:形容词 wasteful(浪费的);反义词 save(节省)
3. cut down 削减;减少;砍倒
- 用法:cut down on sth.(减少某物);
cut down sth.(砍倒某物)
- 例句:We need to cut down on our water consumption.(我们需要减少用水量。)
- 近义词组 reduce(正式)、cut back on(非正式)
4. give sth. a second life 给某物第二次生命(本课指重新利用废旧物品)
- 用法:后接表示物品的名词作宾语
- 例句:Upcycling can give old furniture a second life.
(升级改造能给旧家具第二次生命。)
- 同义表达: bring sth. back to life(使某物重焕生机)
5. “Reduce” means cutting down the use of things.
- 句意:“减少”意味着削减物品的使用。
- 解析:mean doing sth.(意味着做某事);动名词短语 cutting down the use of things 作宾语。
- 仿写:Success means working hard every day.(成功意味着每天努力工作。)
- 拓展:mean to do sth. 意欲做某事,打算做某事
- 例句:I mean to finish my English homework today. (我打算今天完成我的英语作业。)
6. Upcycling means reusing old things in a creative way.
- 句意:升级改造意味着以创意的方式重新利用旧物。
- 解析:in a creative way(以创意的方式)作方式状语;动名词 reusing... 作宾语。
- 仿写:Learning a language means practicing it as much as possible.
(学习一门语言意味着尽可能多地练习。)
She deals with old clothes in a creative way.
(她以新颖巧妙的方式处理旧衣物。)
一、词汇运用
A) 根据句意及首字母提示写单词
1. We should r______ the use of plastic to protect the environment.
2. My mother likes to r______ glass jars to store food.
3. It’s important to r______ paper and plastic bottles in our daily life.
4. She is good at u_________ old clothes into beautiful scarves.
5. Don’t w______ water—turn off the tap when you brush your teeth.
aste
educe
euse
ecycle
pcycling
B) 用所给词的适当形式填空
6. Cutting down trees ______ (reduce) the number of animals’ homes.
7. Upcycling gives old things a ______ (two) life.
8. You can turn waste into new things in a ________(create) way.
9. It’s a waste ______ (buy) too many unnecessary things.
10. Recycling means _________(break) waste into new materials.
reduces
second
creative
to buy
breaking
二、句型转换
1. “Reduce” means cutting down the use of things.(对画线部分提问)
______ ______ “Reduce” ______?
2. Upcycling can help the environment.(改为一般疑问句)
______ upcycling ______ the environment?
3. Recycling uses more energy than upcycling.(改为同义句)
Upcycling uses ______ energy ______ recycling.
4. It’s everyone’s duty to save our planet.(改为同义句)
______ our planet is everyone’s duty.
5. I plan to upcycle these old glass bottles. (改为同义句)
I _______ _______ _________ these old glass bottles.
What does mean
Can help
less than
Saving
mean to upcycle
三、补全对话
A: Hi, Lily! What are you doing?
B: I’m making a poster about green living. Do you know the “3Rs” principle?
A: Sure! It’s reduce, reuse and recycle. But what’s the difference between recycling and upcycling?
B: Recycling means 1.________________________________________ (将废物制成制造新东西的材料), while upcycling means reusing old things 2._______________ (以创意的方式).
A: Oh, I see. And why is upcycling good for the environment?
B: Because it 3._________________________(给旧物第二次生命) and uses less energy than recycling.
A: That’s great! What can we do to live green in our daily life?
B: We can 4.__________________________(减少塑料袋的使用), reuse water bottles, and upcycle old furniture.
A: And we can also 5.__________ (种树) to reduce greenhouse gases.
B: Exactly! Everyone should play a part in 6.________________ (拯救我们的星球).
making waste into materials to make new things
in a creative way
gives old things a second life
reduce the use of plastic bags
plant trees
saving our planet
Basic homework
Practical homework
Recite 3 target verbs (reduce, reuse, recycle) and 3 collocations (e.g., reduce waste), write them twice; preview 5 new words in the next lesson and mark their parts of speech.
Search for 1 specific tip for each of the “3Rs" (reduce, reuse, recycle) and write a 20-word summary for each tip.
Extended homework
Complete a 80-word report What have you learnt about green living?, including 2 practical green actions using the target verbs.
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