Unit 6 Live green 课件 2025-2026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，聚焦塑料污染议题，涵盖塑料利弊、环境危害及减塑措施等核心知识。课堂导入通过图片观察识别绿色生活元素，结合世界环境日等特殊日子建立环保背景，形成从现象到问题的学习支架，帮助学生逐步深入主题。 其亮点在于融合语言能力、思维品质与文化意识培养，通过略读扫读训练提升阅读技能，借助塑料利弊分析和批判性问题发展思维，结合国际环境日渗透环保理念。如Think and Share环节引导学生讨论污染问题，Reflection提供减塑行动建议，既助学生提升语言运用与环保意识，也为教师提供完整教学流程。

Unit 6 Live green Developing ideas Learning Objectives In this lesson, you will: 1. listen for the main idea and specific information about upcycling, recycling, and precycling. 2. identify definitions and comparisons. 3. talk about green living ideas and compare different ways to reduce waste. Look and Say What do they pictures show? The pictures show the three key green environmental ideas: Reduce: make less waste and cut down unnecessary use. Reuse: use old items again for new purposes. Recycle: turn waste into new reusable materials. Did you know? The green idea of "3Rs" (reduce, reuse and recycle) is important for managing waste."Reduce” means cutting down the use of things. "Reuse" means using something again. "Recycle" means making waste into useful material to make new things. Listen to the radio programme and choose the main idea. 1 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. Listen again and correct the mistakes in the poster below. 2 no longer need unwanted old 3Rs creativity Learning to learn Listening for definitions A definition explains the meaning of a word or idea. Words like is or means can help you catch the definition quickly. 3 Listen to the conversation and complete the chart. breaking new more energy new uses easy save money Listen again. Then talk about how the professor makes comparisons. Learning to learn Making comparisons We can make comparisons with expressions 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. Work in pairs. Talk about the ways of upcycling. 4 Phonetics in use 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.) Listen and decide which words are stressed and which are unstressed. 1 Pollution from factories and cars makes our air dirty. 2 By recycling paper and plastic, we can reduce waste in daily life. 3 Green living helps keep the earth clean and safe for everyone. Now listen again and repeat. null 40044.44 null 40044.44 null 74474.91 null 25599.889 $Smartphones make our lives easier. We use them every day to study, work and communicate. That's true, but they can also cause problems. What do you mean when old smart phones are thrown away, they become e waste. We can find harmful materials inside e waste. These materials are bad for the environment. That sounds worrying. so it's Better to use our smart phones for a longer time and deal with them properly. One, pollution from factories and cause makes AA dirty. Two, by recycling paper and plastic, we can reduce waste in daily life. Three, Green living helps keep the earth clean and safe for everyone. World environment day. Have you heard about world environment day? IT comes every year on the fifth of due IT makes people aware of environmental problems. IT gets people like you and me to take action to protect our planet. The theme of world environment day changes every year. For example, in nineteen nineteen seventy six, the theme was about the importance of water to in nineteen and eighty nine, the focus was on global bombing. Two thousand and twenty two march, the fifty fifth birthday of this day, the theme was only one of a different country, hosts the celebration each year, and presents a theme. In two thousand and nineteen, china hosted IT with the theme of beat air pollution. Special events and activities are held to celebrate the day people create works of large plant trees and clean up the community. The day gives us a chance to think more about protecting the environment. However, we should care for our planet not only on this day, but every day of our lives. Today we have professor and upcycling expert. welcome. Thank you. Can you tell us . the difference between up cycling and recycling? How are they different? That's a good question. Recycling means breaking waste into materials to make new things. For example, if a glass is recycled, is broken, heated and turned into a new thing. what about up cycling? Cycling 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. Which do you think is Better for the environment? Professor. 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 bug instead of ying. Sounds great. I will try up cycling at home. Hey, come on out. The storm had passed and the sky was a beautiful blue. While the villages were discussing what to do, they found a hole in the ground. IT looked dark and deep. Maybe it's a foxes hole, a woman said. A Young man shouted loudly . into the hole, hey, come on out. However, no fox appeared. The Young man picked up a stone and threw IT into the home. He couldn't hear IT land. The next day, the village became busy and noisy with activity. Reporters and scientists came from the city. One reporter tried to find out the holds depth by lowing a weight into IT the rope wasn't long enough. A scientist played loud noises into the hole and listened for them coming back. They didn't fill in the hole. SHE simply suggested. let me have that hole all . for you offered a business man. The business man started a whole filling company. Trucks full of industrial waste came from far and wide. At first, this worried the villages, but the waste disappeared down the hole. The company grew and built a road connecting the city with the village. Next, people threw dead animals and litter into the whole, no matter what dirty things people threw into IT. The whole took them all. The whole gave piece of mind to everyone. No one thought about the results of their actions. The whole cleaned the city. The sea and sky became as clear as glass. Everyone became proud of their city businesses, created tall new buildings, throwing any waste into the hole. One day, a worker was on top of a building. Suddenly he heard a strange cry from the clear blue sky. Hey, come on out. The worker . show his head, he thought the voice must be his imagination. Then he saw a stone fall from the sky adaptation of hey, come on out by shi. Unit 6 Live green Writing Learning Objectives In this lesson, you will: 1. plan a story ending by thinking about characters, plot, and theme. 2. write a logical and meaningful ending using ideas from the chart and expressions from the reading passage. 3. understand the lesson of the story and express your own ideas about protecting the environment. Free Talk At the end of the story in the last lesson, the worker heard the voice “Hey! Come on out!”, and then a stone fell from the clear sky. What do you think will happen next? Write an ending to the story. 5 Step① · Are there any new characters? Think about the questions in the chart. Characters No new characters. We still have villagers, the businessman, workers, scientists. What happened in the end? Is it a happy ending or a sad ending? Plot All the waste, litter, rubbish will fall down one by one. We can write a warning sad ending, or a redemptive hopeful ending. · What message do you want to tell? Theme Pollution never disappears. What we do to nature comes back. We must protect our Earth. Step② Write your review with the help of the table. Step③ Check. Did you: cover all the points in Step 1? use the words and expressions from the reading passage? give your opinion about protecting the environment? Step④ Share your ending with the class. Useful Expressions Sentence Starters Suddenly, more strange things began to happen. Right after the stone fell down, something terrible came next. People looked up at the clear blue sky and could not believe their eyes. Plot Development All the waste and litter they had thrown away started falling back down. The clean sky turned dark and dirty again. All the villagers and the businessman were greatly shocked / scared. They finally understood the hole would never take things forever. They felt so regretful for what they had done. Different Endings The whole city was covered with rubbish and waste. Everyone learnt a terrible lesson. You can never get rid of pollution easily. People decided to stop throwing waste into the hole right away. They worked together to clean up the whole city. They started to reduce, reuse and recycle waste from then on. The sky became as clear as glass again. Theme & Opinion This story tells us a simple truth: nothing will truly disappear. What we do to nature will always come back to us. We must take care of the environment every day. It is everyone’s duty to protect our Earth. After the stone fell, more dirty waste started dropping down. All the villagers and the businessman felt terrible. They realized their big mistake at once. They stopped putting waste into the hole immediately. Later, they worked together to clean up the city, learned to reduce, reuse and recycle. The sky became clear again. The story teaches us: it is never too late to correct our mistakes. We must always love and protect our planet. Sample Writing $ Unit 6 Live green Grammar Learning Objectives In this lesson, you will: 1. master basic word formation rules, including prefixes, suffixes and compound words. 2. change word forms correctly and finish related exercises in context. 3.use new word forms to talk about environmental problems and build environmental awareness. (a) It quickly replaced wood and other natural materials. (b) Even humans are eating plastic waste! (c) Plastic makes life easier for many people, yet it brings long-lasting troubles to our planet. 5 Read the sentences from the reading passage and summarise the grammar rules. quick+ -ly waste v./n. long + lasting Now find more examples of each type in the reading passage. Not surprisingly, plastic has now filled our lives. We can find it in bags, bottles, toothbrushes, gloves, mobile phones, cars, houses... you name it. 构词法(合成、派生、转化) 1.合成法 将两个或两个以上独立且语义不同的单词合在一起构成新词的方法称作合成法。合成法是一种比较灵活的构词方法，可以合成名词、形容词、副词、代词、动词等。例如: afternoon, sportsman, blackboard, sportsperson, newspaper, aeroplane, classmate, grandfather等就是通过合成构词法构成的名词; kind-hearted, middle-aged, hard-working等为合成形容词; however, maybe, himself, everyone,nothing, overlook等也都是通过合成法构成的单词。 2.派生法 通过在词根前面加前缀或在词根后面加后缀构成一个新词的方法称作派生法。要通过派生法理解和记忆单词，我们需要掌握常见的前缀和后缀及派生规律。 (1)常见前缀 (2)常见后缀 (3)派生规律 由一个词根加上相应的词缀可以派生出名词、形容词、副词等，掌握派生规律对扩充词汇有很大帮助。例如: 由interest可以派生出: uninteresting interest interesting interested—uninterested interestingly helpless— helplessly 由help可以派生出: help helpful - helpfully 由able可以派生出: able enable unable ability disable 3.转化法 英语构词法中把一种词性转化为另一种词性而词形不变的方法称作转化法。常见的转化有: (1)动词转化为名词 Let's talk about it more.咱们再谈谈这件事吧。 I think we'd better finish the talk now.我想我们最好现在结束 谈话。 (2)名词转化为动词 She gave me a cup of water.她给了我一杯水。 You should water the flowers twice a day.你应该每天给这些花 浇两次水。 (3)形容词转化为名词 She was wearing a black dress.她穿着一条黑色的裙子。 The girl in black looks very beautiful.那个穿黑衣服的女孩看上去 很漂亮。 Complete the sentences with the rules of word formation. 6 1 The factory's ___________(pollute) is causing harm to the environment. 2 The water is polluted. It is ________(safe) to drink. 3 Electronic _________(waste) is also ___________(harm) to the environment. 4 The burning of oil for energy is one of the main causes of__________(green, house) gases. pollution unsafe waste harmful greenhouse Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box. You may need to join two words in the box together to form a new word. 7 pollute use day harm easy every invent Cars: a changing story In the early 20th century, cars were welcomed as a very useful 1__________. They helped people travel more 2____________ and quickly. Over the years, cars have become a(n) 3________________need for many families. invention easily everyday However, we can now see that cars cause problems. Cars produce 4_____________ gases that pollute the air. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), road travel,mainly cars, buses taxis and trucks, produces about 15% of the world's CO2 emissions. The 5___________caused by cars has become a serious danger to the environment. As car 6___________ continues to grow, people are developing cars that use new kinds of energy. Today, electric cars are seen as an important part of a greener future. harmful pollution use Work in pairs. Discuss an everyday thing that is useful but causes environmental problems. Use the words and expressions from the reading passage and the Useful expressions to help you. 8 Useful expressions ... was considered / called... Many people believed... We can find... in... We can now see that... cause(s) problems. Since..., ... has become a danger to... ... is causing problems. ... doesn't solve the problem. It produces... that cause(s)... null 35775.336 $Hello, welcome to the Green friends program. Before we start today's interview, i'll first explain an idea up cycling. Cycling is a creative way of reusing old things. We can up cycle anything we no longer need. For example, old clothes are mounted toys and old books, just like the three hours upcycling, can also help the environment. We can use our creativity to give all things the second life. Okay, now let's start our interview. Hello, welcome to the Green friends program. Before we start today's interview, i'll first explain an idea up cycling. Cycling is a creative way of reusing old things. We can up cycle anything we no longer need. For example, old clothes are mounted toys and old books, just like the three hours upcycling, can also help the environment. We can use our creativity to give all things the second life. Okay, now let's start our interview. Plastic, good or bad? When plastic was invented around the eighteen sixties, 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 believe plastic would make life Better back then, some people even so. 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 this, IT is slowly and quietly shown its dark side. Plastic waste was first seen in the oceans in the nineteen sixties. Since then, IT has become a danger to see animals. Some animals such as whales, eat IT by mistake and die. The former hero kills more than one hundred thousand sea animals every year. By twenty fifty, there could be even more plastic than fish in the sea by weight. Plastic is also causing problems on land. Birds wings get tied in plastic lines. Bears heads get stuck in plastic beans. 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 planet. Our choices today change the world tomorrow. With no planet b to turn to, we must think clearly and use plastic wisely. Unit 6 Live green Reading Learning Objectives In this lesson, you will: 1. master key expressions and be able to retell the full plot of Hey! Come on out! clearly in English. 2. understand implied meaning and deep ideas through close reading. 3. explain what the hole represents and the message of the story. Where do you think all the dirty waste and litter in our daily life go? Look and Say How do people deal with them? landfill (卫生填埋) incineration(焚烧发电) recycling & upcycling (回收再利用) composting (堆肥处理) What do you think of the ways? What else ways do you know? Do you think waste can truly disappear forever? Free Talk Predict Look at the title and the pictures. Talk about what may happen in the story. Use the words and expressions to help you. 1 hole throw waste fill as clear as disappear littre take...all dirty clean fall People find a hole. They throw all waste and litter into it to fill the hole. The hole can take all the dirty things and make them disappear. The city gets clean and the sky is as clear as glass. But the hidden danger will finally come out one day. Background Information Shinichi Hoshi Shinichi Hoshi was a famous Japanese writer of short stories. He was born in 1926 and died in 1997. Many of his stories are very short but have surprising endings. He often wrote about science, the future, and human problems. His stories make people think. Read the story and check your prediction. 2 After a storm, people find a deep mysterious hole. They throw all waste and litter into it, and everything disappears. The hole makes the city clean, but no one thinks about the results. At last, things thrown into the hole start falling back from the sky. The story tells us pollution never truly disappears. What we do to nature will come back to us. Read the story again and answer the questions. 3 Where did the story take place? What did the villagers discover? What did the villagers do to the hole? A young man shouted and threw a stone into it. It takes place in a small village. They discovered a deep dark hole. Who came for the hole the next day? What did the businessman do with the hole? What effects did the hole have on the city? All waste disappeared, the city became clean, the sky was as clear as glass. Reporters, scientists and a businessman came the next day. He started a hole-filling company to fill the hole with waste. What did the worker hear and see? The worker heard a strange cry from the sky: “Hey! Come on out!” And he saw a stone fall from the sky. 4 Answer the questions. 1 What can you tell from "The rope wasn't long enough"? It tells us that the hole was very deep. The reporter couldn’t reach the bottom even with a long rope. 2 What does the sentence "The hole gave peace of mind to everyone." mean? 3 What does the expression "as clear as glass" mean? It means all people felt relaxed and happy, because they thought the hole could take all dirty waste away forever, and they didn’t need to worry about pollution. It means the sky and the sea became very clean, bright and clear, with no dirt. Think and Share 1 Where did the stone at the end of the story come from? The stone came from the sky. It was the same stone the young man threw into the hole earlier. So it fell back down from above. 2 What's the message of the story? Pollution will never truly disappear. Everything we do to the natural world will one day come back to harm humans. We cannot hide or run away from environmental problems. We must protect the Earth instead of only dealing with waste irresponsibly. Learning to think for question 2 To understand the message of a story, you need to think carefully about the events, characters and main ideas. You can also look for some surprising moments, repeated events and meaningful connections. Language Points 1. The businessman started a hole-filling company. 这位商人开办了一家填洞公司。 start 又作start up，意为“创办;建立”。例如: She wanted to start her own business.她想自己开一家公司。 My friend and I are planning to start up an online clothing shop together.我和我的朋友计划一起创办一家网络服装店。 2. Trucks full of industrial waste came from far and wide. 满载工业废料的卡车源源不断地从四面八方来到这里。 far and wide意为“四处，到处"。例如: Her fame spread far and wide.她声名远扬。 People came from far and wide to see the show.人们从各地 赶来观看演出。 3. No matter what dirty things people threw, the hole took them all. 无论人们扔进去什么脏东西，这个洞都接收了它们。 no matter what / how / whether etc意为“不管什么/怎样/是 否等"。例如: I'll be there no matter what he says. 无论他说什么，我一定要 去那里。 She visited him every day no matter the weather.无论天气如 何，她每天都去看他。 become / be proud of意为“为……而感到自豪”。例如: They are proud of their team's victory in the championship. 他们为自己的团队在锦标赛中取得了胜利而感到自豪。 He is proud of his artistic talents and enjoys showcasing his work.他为自己的艺术天赋感到骄傲，并喜欢展示自己的作品。 4. Everyone became proud of their city. 每个人都为他们的城市感到自豪。 5. One day, a worker was on top of a building. 一天，一个工人站在一幢建筑物的顶部。 on top of sth在此处意为“在某物上面”。on top of有多种含义， 例句如下: There should be a letter on top of the fridge.冰箱上面应该有 一封信。(意为“在某物上面”) I should be more on top of my work next year. 明年我应该会 把工作做得更好。(意为“完全控制某事物;把某事物摸得一清 二楚") On top of everything else, I now have to go to work this Saturday! 除了这些，我这周六还要上班!(意为“除……之外”)。 $ Unit 6 Live green Presenting ideas & Reflection Learning Objectives In this lesson, you will: 1. learn to use given report structures and useful expressions, and finish a complete report about your family’s environmental habits. 2. think about your daily green habits, learn to find ways to live a greener life. Presenting ideas Make a report on your family's environmental habits. Step 1 Work in groups. Think about your family's living habits. Talk about how green your family is. Do you use plastic products? Do you recycle or upcycle old things? How often do you travel by bus or underground? Do you save electricity or water in your daily activities? Step 2 Organise your ideas with the help of the following outline and write your report.You may use the following language tips or find useful expressions or sentences from this unit. Introduction Stating the purpose or main idea of your report —Today I'm going to report on... — I've interviewed my family about... Body Describing your living habits — In my family, everyone... — No one... — We always / sometimes / never... — ... travel(s) by bus more often than... — recycle(s) / upcycle(s)... to... Suggesting improvements —We must ... —To live a greener life, I suggest that we use / reduce / cut down... Conclusion Ending your report with comments on your family's living habits — In conclusion, my family is /isn't... — I believe my family can be more.../take action to... Step 3 Practise and present your report to the class. Step 4 Vote on the best three reportss and the best three presentations. Reflection After completing this unit, I understand more about green living. To express my understanding, I can... 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. I still need to improve: * 1=excellent 2=good 3=not yet $ Unit 6 Live green Starting out & Understanding ideas Learning Objectives In this lesson, you will: 1. grasp the core vocabulary of the topic, fully understand the passage, and be able to talk about the pros and cons of plastic. 2. practise skimming and scanning reading skills, and finish related comprehension tasks independently. 3. develop critical thinking about plastic pollution, raise environmental protection awareness, and know how to live a low-plastic, plastic-free life. Look and Say What green living ideas are shown in the picture? In the picture, I can see a girl riding a bicycle and a man running. There is a modern high-speed train, recycling bins, lots of green plants, and sea animals. It looks like a beautiful, clean and environmentally friendly place. Starting Out Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1 Do you know any themes of World Environment Day? 2 What do people do on World Environment Day? World Environment Day is on June 5th every year. It is a day to remind people to take care of our planet. On this day, people around the world do things to help the environment, like planting trees, cleaning up trash, or saving water. The United Nations started this day in 1974. Each year has a different theme, such as "Beat Plastic Pollution" or "Restore Our Earth." The goal is simple: protect nature and make Earth a better place to live. Look at the posters and answer the questions. 1 What special days are shown in the posters? 2 What do these special days have in common? World Wetlands Day is on February 2nd every year. It is a day to teach people why wetlands are important. Wetlands are places like swamps, marshes, and bogs. They are home to many animals and plants. Wetlands also help clean water and stop floods. This special day started in 1997. On this day, people learn how to protect wetlands and use them wisely. World Oceans Day is on June 8th every year. It is a day to celebrate the ocean and remind people to protect it. The ocean covers most of our planet and is home to many fish, whales, corals, and other sea life. It also gives us food and oxygen. On this day, people do things like cleaning beaches, reducing plastic use, and learning about sea animals. The United Nations started this day in 2008. International Day of Forests is on March 21st every year. It is a day to celebrate forests and trees. Forests are home to many animals, birds, and insects. They give us clean air, fresh water, and wood. On this day, people plant trees, learn about forests, and find ways to stop cutting down too many trees. The United Nations started this day in 2012. Understanding ideas Look at the picture and answer the questions. Use the words and expressions to help you. 1 1 Where can you find plastic in the picture? 2 What problems can plastic cause? 1. We can see plastic in the sky and ocean, on the land, and even around sea animals. There is plastic waste in the water and on the seabed. 2. Plastic does not break down easily. It pollutes the whole environment of the sea and land. It hurts sea animals, makes our ocean dirty, and it is bad for our Earth. We need to work together to solve the problem. Free Talk 1 Do you often use plastic things in daily life? 2 What do you use the most? 3 Do you think plastic is good or bad? Why? Read the passage and find out whether plastic has made life better or worse. 2 Plastic made life better in the beginning, but now it has made our environment and our planet’s life much worse. 1 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”. 2 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. 3 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. 4 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. 5 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. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Match each paragraph with its main idea. Plastic pollution in the sea. Plastic was once seen as great. Plastic waste is hard to deal with. Plastic pollution on land. Call for plastic-free life. Choose the purpose of the passage. 3 a To celebrate how plastic improves our lives. b To explore the main cause of environmental problems. c To highlight how plastic is harming the environment. Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage. 4 environmental hero long-lasting convenient dark side sea animals eat land break down air pollution wisely kills five grams in the air Think and Share 1 Which problem of plastic do you find most shocking? Why? The most shocking problem for me is that plastic pollution has even reached the North and South Poles. Plastic can travel all over the world with wind and water, and there is even plastic "snow" there. It shows that plastic waste has already polluted every corner of our planet, and no place on Earth is free from it. This is really terrible and makes me feel very worried about our environment. 2 Do you think humans will ever stop using plastic? Why or why not? I don’t think we will completely stop using plastic. Plastic is very useful, cheap and we need it in medicine, technology and many important things. But with new green technology, we can use much less plastic and make better choices to protect the environment. 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. Reflection What can we do to reduce the plastic pollution and how can we go plastic-free? Use reusable bags instead of plastic bags. Bring our own water bottle—stop buying plastic bottles. Say no to plastic straws —use paper or metal ones. Avoid single-use plastic like cups, plates, and cutlery. Choose products with less plastic packaging —buy in bulk or glass jars. Recycle properly—sort plastic waste and clean it before recycling. ... Language Points 1. We can find it in bags, bottles, toothbrushes, gloves, mobile phones, cars, houses... you name it. 我们可以在袋子、瓶子、牙刷、手套、手机、汽车、房屋……只要你能说出的东西里都能发现它。 you name it意为“凡是你说得出的(应有尽有)”，用于口语。 例如: Clothes, furniture - you name it, they've got it! 服装、家 具 -只要你说得出的，他们都有! 2. Despite all this, it has slowly and quietly shown its dark side. 尽管如此，它还是慢慢地、悄然地显露出了它黑暗的一面。 (1)despite意为“尽管，虽然，任凭”，表示转折。例如: Despite the traffic, he got to the cinema on time.尽管路上堵车，他还是准时到了电影院。 (2)dark side指某人或某物不好的、阴暗的一面。例如: Don't always look on the dark side of things.不要总是看事物的阴暗面。 by mistake意为“错误地，无意地”。例如: Someone must have left the window open by mistake.一定是有人疏忽，忘了关窗。 3. Some animals, such as whales, eat it by mistake and die. 一些动物 一比如鲸鱼-会因误食塑料而死亡。 4. On average, we eat five grams of plastic a week. That's a whole bank card! 平均而言，我们每周摄入五克的塑料，这相当于一整张银行卡! on average意为“平均来看”。例如: On average, a person blinks about 15 times per minute.平均而言，一个人每分钟大约眨眼15次 5. On “Planet Plastic", there is no place free from this. 在“塑料星球”上，没有任何地方能摆脱塑料。 free from意为"不含……的，没有……的”。例如: All the drinks are free from artificial colourings.所有饮料都不含人工色素。 6. It may take hundreds of years to break down. Therefore, hiding the waste in the ground doesn't solve the problem. 塑料废弃物可能需要数百年才能分解，所以掩埋并不能解决问题。 break down意为“(使)分解”。例如: Food is broken down in tomachs.食物在胃里分解。 Soap can break down dirt on our clothes.肥皂可以分解我们衣服上的污渍。 $