Unit 6 Live green Starting out & Understanding ideas (Reading)（教学课件）-2026-2027学年外研版九年级英语上册

该初中英语课件围绕“绿色生活”主题，聚焦塑料污染问题，通过图片分析（如低碳交通、垃圾分类）和国际环保节日讨论（世界环境日主题）激活背景，以问题链（如上学方式、图片中的绿色理念）搭建学习支架，衔接已知与未知，引导学生系统学习相关知识。 其亮点在于融合思维品质与文化意识，通过“Plastic good or bad?”文本引导辩证分析塑料利弊，用思维导图梳理“好处-问题-结论”结构，培养分析与评价能力。融入世界环境日等国际节日，增强环保意识与人类命运共同体理念。语言能力上通过词汇填空、主旨选择巩固主题词汇，教师可直接使用活动设计提升教学效率，学生在思辨中提升表达与思维能力。

Starting out & Understanding ideas (Reading) Unit 6 Live green Green living is a new lifestyle. In this unit, let’s explore how to live green. What environmental problems do we have today? What can we do for a greener life? Why should we take responsibility for the environment? By the end of this unit, you will make a report on your family’s environmental habits. After completing the unit, you will be able to: use words and expressions in the unit to talk about green living. use word formation in discussions about environmental problems. suggest ways to live a green life. PART. 01 Learning Objectives 思维品质 学习能力 文化意识 语言能力 教学目标 掌握环保主题词汇；读懂论说性说明文，完成主旨选择与笔记填空；能用英语描述塑料的利弊以及环境节日相关内容。 了解世界环境日、世界海洋日等国际环保节日；认识塑料污染的全球性危害，树立理性使用塑料的环保意识。 借助图片导入激活背景知识；梳理议论文利弊框架，结合提示开展小组思辨问答，提升议论文阅读能力。 辩证分析塑料带来的益处与环境危害；梳理文本利弊信息，针对塑料使用问题开展思辨讨论，表达个人观点。 教学重难点 掌握塑料污染主题词汇，抓取文本信息，把握文章写作目的。 梳理塑料的益处与多方面环境危害，理清议论文利弊结构。 理解论说性说明文中转折对比句式；用英文有理有据表达对塑料使用的看法。辩证看待塑料“有利也有弊”，客观思考人类该如何对待塑料这一现实问题。 01 02 PART. 02 Lead-in How do you go to school every day? What green living ideas are shown in the picture? This picture shows green living ideas such as choosing low-carbon transportation, sorting waste, using renewable wind energy and so on. PART. 03 Starting out Activity 1 Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1. Do you know any themes of World Environment Day? “Beat Plastic Pollution” in 2018. / “Only One Earth” in 2022. / “Ending Plastic Pollution” in 2025. 2. What do people do on World Environment Day? People clean up streets, parks, rivers and coastal areas. / People have environmental protection lessons and competitions. / People plant trees and grow flowers. 世界环境日（World Environment Day）是联合国促进全球环境意识、提高政府对环境问题的注意并采取行动的主要媒介之一。联合国系统和各国政府，每年在6月5日开展各项活动。联合国每年6月5日选择一个成员国举行“世界环境日”纪念活动，发表《环境现状的年度报告书》及表彰“全球500佳”， 并根据当年的世界主要环境问题及环境热点，有针对性地制定“世界环境日”主题。1972年6月5日，联合国在瑞典首都斯德哥尔摩举行第一次人类环境会议，通过了《人类环境宣言》及保护全球环境的“行动计划”。出席会议的113个国家和地区的1300名代表建议将大会开幕日定为“世界环境日”。1972年10月，第27届联大通过决议，把每年的6月5日定为“世界环境日”。2004年，根据中国国情和面对的主要环境问题，第一次推出世界环境日中国主题。2014年4月24日中国第十二届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第八次会议修订通过的，2015年1月1日起施行的《中华人民共和国环境保护法》规定，每年的6月5日为环境日，并确定为中国法定节日。2026年中国六五环境日的主题为“全面绿色转型，共建美丽中国”。 Activity 2 Look at the posters and answer the questions. 1. What special days are shown in the posters? World Wetlands Day, World Ocean Day, and the International Day of Forests. 2. What do these days have in common? They are all important international environmental days. / All of them make people realise the importance of protecting nature. PART. 04 Reading Activity 1 Look at the picture and answer the questions. Use the words and expressions to help you. 1. Where can you find plastic in the picture? We can find plastic in the sea and in the air. 2. What problems can plastic cause? Plastic brings many environmental problems. For example, plastic waste cannot break down easily. It causes trouble on land. If people burn plastic waste, it will produce thick smoke and result in air pollution. environmental waste land break down air pollution ocean danger Skim the passage and choose the best answer. 1. What is the text type of this passage? A. A news report B. An expository argumentative essay C. A short‑story D. A personal diary 2. How is the passage mainly organized? A. Only by telling a series of events in time order B. Compare past opinions with present‑day situations and draw a conclusion C. List problems one after another without mentioning advantages D. State one opinion and give examples only to support it 3. What is the author’s general attitude towards plastic? A. Plastic is totally bad and should be forbidden B. Plastic is perfect and we should use it more C. Plastic has both advantages and disadvantages D. All environmental problems are caused by plastic Activity 2 Read the passage and find out whether plastic has made life better or worse. Plastic good or bad? When plastic was invented around the 1860s, it was considered an amazing material. It was light, easy to shape, long-lasting and cheap. It quickly replaced wood and other natural materials. Many people believed plastic would make life better. Back then, some people even saw plastic as an “environmental hero”. Not surprisingly, plastic has now filled our lives We can find it in bags, bottles, toothbrushes, gloves, mobile phones, cars, houses... you name it. It is certainly convenient and has thousands of uses. Despite all this, it has slowly and quietly shown its dark side. Plastic waste was first seen in the oceans in the 1960s. Since then, it has become a danger to sea animals. Some animals, such as whales, eat it by mistake and die. The former “hero” kills more than 100,000 sea animals every year. By 2050, there could be even more plastic than fish in the sea by weight. fill one’s life 充斥某人的生活 不足为奇 在那时 成千上万的 黑暗面，负面 从那以后 错误地，无意地 Plastic is also causing problems on land. Birds’ wings get tied in plastic lines. Bears’ heads get stuck in plastic bins. Cows mistake plastic bags for food! Even humans are eating plastic waste! On average, we eat five grams of plastic a week. That’s a whole bank card! Tiny pieces of plastic are found in the air we breathe. They can be carried around by the wind. There is even plastic “snow” at the North and South Poles. On “Planet Plastic”, there is no place free from this. Plastic waste is hard to deal with. It may take hundreds of years to break down. Therefore, hiding the waste in the ground doesn’t solve the problem. Burning it also produces thick smoke that causes air pollution. Plastic makes life easier for many people, yet it brings long-lasting troubles to our planet. Our choices today change the world tomorrow. With no Planet B to turn to, we must think clearly and use plastic wisely. 被卡住 平均来看 mistake... for... 把……错当成…… 分解 成百上千的 Activity 2 Read the passage and find out whether plastic has made life better or worse. Plastic once made our lives better because it was light, easy to shape, long-lasting and cheap. But now it makes life worse, as it seriously pollutes the sea and land, harms animals and even does harm to humans. Activity 2 Read the passage and find out whether plastic has made life better or worse. Activity 3 Choose the purpose of the passage. To celebrate how plastic improves our lives. To explore the main cause of environmental problems. To highlight how plastic is harming the environment. Read the passage. Match the main idea with each paragraph. Plastic is dangerous to ocean animals and may soon outnumber fish in the sea. Plastic waste is hard to get rid of — hiding or burning it does not work. Plastic is everywhere on land, and humans are eating and breathing it too. Plastic was once seen as a wonderful material, but that view has changed. We must use plastic wisely because there is no second planet to live on. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Read the passage again and choose the best answer. 1. When was plastic invented? A. In the 1760s B. In the 1860s C. In the 1960s D. In the 1960s and 1860s 2. Why did people in the past think plastic was an “environmental hero”? A. Because it was very expensive B. Because it was light, easy to shape, long-lasting and cheap C. Because it was natural D. Because it was rare 3. What did plastic quickly replace? A. Glass B. Metal C. Wood and other natural materials D. Paper 4. When was plastic waste first seen in the oceans? A. In the 1860s B. In the 1960s C. In the 1760s D. In 2050 5. How many sea animals does plastic kill every year? A. About 1,000 B. About 10,000 C. More than 100,000 D. About 1,000,000 Read the passage again and choose the best answer. 6. Why are the North and South Poles mentioned in the text? A. Because they are very cold B. Because plastic “snow” is found there too C. Because penguins live there D. Because no one lives there 7. How much plastic does the average person eat in a week? A. One gram B. Five grams C. Fifty grams D. Five hundred grams 8. How long does it take for plastic waste to break down? A. A few days B. A few months C. A few years D. Hundreds of years 9. Why is burning plastic a bad way to deal with it? A. Because it is too expensive B. Because it takes too long C. Because the smoke causes air pollution D. Because the fire is dangerous 10. What does the writer want us to do in the end? A. Stop using plastic completely B. Use more plastic C. Think clearly and use plastic wisely D. Wait for scientists to find a way Activity 4 Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage. Many people thought plastic was an amazing material and even saw plastic as a(n) “1__________________”. Benefit 1: It is light, easy to shape, 2___________ and cheap. Benefit 2: It is 3___________ and has thousands of uses. Benefits Plastic has slowly and quietly shown its 4___________. Problem 1: It has become a danger to 5___________. Some animals 6___________ it by mistake and die. It 7___________ more than 100,000 sea animals every year. Problem 2: It is also causing problems on 8___________. It harms animals there. Humans eat 9___________ of plastic a week on average. Tiny pieces of it are found 10___________ and can be carried around by the wind. Problem 3: It’s hard to deal with plastic waste. Plastic waste may take hundreds of years to 11___________. Burning plastic waste causes 12___________. Problems environmental hero long-lasting convenient We must think clearly and use plastic 13_________. Conclusion wisely dark side sea animals eat kills land five grams in the air break down air pollution Read for structure. Para 1 — The good side light, easy to shape, long-lasting, cheap Para 4 — Hard to destroy Takes hundreds of years to break down Paras 2–4 — Three big problems Para 2 — Ocean 100,000+ animals die every year Para 3 — Land and us Humans eat 5g of microplastic each week Para 5 — No Planet B no Planet B — use plastic wisely Imagine the year 2100. Will there be more or less plastic on Earth? Why? Watch the video. Think & share 1. Which problem of plastic do you find most shocking? Why? The most shocking plastic problem is that it’s almost impossible to break down naturally. It stays in the environment for hundreds of years, polluting the sea and land. It brings long-lasting troubles to our planet. 2. Do you think humans will ever stop using plastic? Why or why not? I don’t think humans will ever stop using plastic completely. Plastic is cheap and useful in many areas, and we have no perfect replacements yet. Learning to think for question 2 To think about the future of plastic, you should consider things like environmental problems, new technologies and how people feel about plastic. PART. 05 Language Points 1. When plastic was invented around the 1860s, it was considered an amazing material. 塑料在大约19世纪60年代被发明时，被认为是一种神奇的材料。 consider ... as/to be ... 把……视为……，认为……是…… Most people consider him as/to be a helpful young man. 大多数人把他看作一位乐于助人的年轻人。 be considered as/to be ... 被看作/视为…… This old building is considered as/to be a symbol of our town. 这座老建筑被视作我们小镇的一个象征。 consider doing sth. 考虑做某事 Many students consider taking part‑time jobs during their summer holiday. 很多学生考虑在暑假做兼职。 2. It was light, easy to shape, long-lasting and cheap. 它质地轻便、易于塑形、经久耐用且价格低廉。 shape sth. into sth. 把某物变成……形状 She shapes the soft clay into a lovely little animal. 她把柔软的黏土捏成一只可爱的小动物。 in shape 在形状上 After years of use, the old box is still in shape. 用了这么多年，这个旧盒子依旧完好不变形。 in the shape of... 呈……形状 There is a small cake in the shape of a star on the table. 桌上摆放着一块星星形状的小蛋糕。 out of shape 变形的，走样的 The plastic bottle got out of shape after being heated. 这个塑料瓶受热之后就变形了。 3. Some animals, such as whales, eat it by mistake and die. 一些动物——比如鲸鱼——会因误食塑料而死亡。 辨析by mistake与by accident I took your notebook by mistake yesterday. 我昨天错拿了你的笔记本。 I met my old friend by accident in the street. 我在街上偶然碰见了我的老朋友。 mistake... for... 把……错当成 People often mistake him for his twin brother. 人们常常把他错认成他的双胞胎弟弟。 by mistake 错误地，无意地 强调因失误而犯错 by accident 偶然；意外地 强调偶然性 4. It may take hundreds of years to break down. Therefore, hiding the waste in the ground doesn't solve the problem. 它可能需要数百年才能分解，所以掩埋并不能解决问题。 hundred（百），thousand（千），million（百万），billion（十亿）等数词，前面有具体数字时，表示确切数目，其后不加-s，也不和of 连用。 three hundred 三百 five thousand 五千 hundreds/thousands/millions/billions of 表示“数百/千/百万/十亿……”，它们表示不确定的数目，前面没有具体数字，这时hundred, thousand, million和 billion 后要加-s，而且与of 连用。 hundreds of students 数百名学生 thousands of workers 数千名工人 break down ①（使）分解 Food breaks down in our stomachs after we eat it. 食物吃下后会在我们的胃里分解。 ② 消除，驱除 We should try our best to break down the barriers between people. 我们应当尽力消除人与人之间的隔阂。 ③ 撞倒，打破，砸破 Firefighters broke down the door to save the people inside. 消防员砸破门去营救里面的人。 ④ 拆分，把……分成若干部分 You can break down this big task into several small steps.你可以把这项大任务拆分成几个小步骤。 ⑤ 发生故障 常用来指机器、车辆等发生故障。 My car broke down on my way to school this morning. 今早我的汽车在上学路上出故障了。 PART. 06 Exercises Exercise—单词拼写 1. World Health Day is used to __________ (强调) the importance of personal health. 2. He has some ________ (麻烦) understanding what his teacher says because of his poor English. 3. —What’s the _________ (平均数) of daily screen time for middle school students in your city? —It’s about 2 hours. Most students can control their time well. 4. The bird spread its ________ (翅膀)‌‌ wide and soared into the sky, gliding smoothly over the mountains. 5. Shadow puppets are made of hard leather. The leather is cut out in the _______ (形状) of a person, an animal or an object. 6. The little girl was _______ (系、栓) her shoes when her mother asked her to carry bags. 7. Each person on the earth needs to think about the _______________ (自然环境的) protection. highlight average shape wings tying trouble environmental Exercise—语法填空 1. She decided to save her money ________ (wise) instead of spending it all at once. 2. You can buy things the _________ (cheap) on the Internet on November 11th because of the big sales. 3. Thanks to the new technology, the way we study _____________ (consider) to be much more efficient now. 4. Remember to take your ________ (glove) when you go out on cold snowy days. 5. In ancient China, many different __________ (material) were used to write on, such as animal bones, bronze ware, and so on. 6. My grandma’s hands are _________ (tiny) than mine, but they can always make delicious home-cooked meals. wisely is considered gloves materials cheapest tinier PART. 07 Summary Key words: consider, material, shape, cheap, glove, wing, tie, bin, average, tiny, trouble, wisely Functions: 掌握环保主题词汇； 抓取文本信息，完成主旨选择与笔记填空； 用英语描述塑料的利弊以及环境节日相关内容。 Sentences: When plastic was invented around the 1860s, it was considered an amazing material. It was light, easy to shape, long-lasting and cheap. Some animals, such as whales, eat it by mistake and die. It may take hundreds of years to break down. Therefore, hiding the waste in the ground doesn’t solve the problem. PART. 08 Homework Homework Summarize basic words and sentences. Make a dialogue by using basic words and sentences. See you next class! Lavf61.7.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 $