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综合实践课
Presenting ideas & Reflection
Unit 6 Live green
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Step 1: Research
1. Before class
Finish the family’s green habits questionnaire.
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Step 1: Research
2. Warm-up & Lead-in
(1) Share and talk about the questionnaire results.
(2) Discuss green living, such as saving water, saving electricity and recycling.
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Step 1: Research
3. Idea organising
(1) Work in groups:
Summarise and compare group members’ questionnaire results in detail.
(2) Sort and classify the information from the questionnaire. Then build the thinking
map below together.
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Step 1: Research
4. Task introduction
Make a report on your family’s environmental habits.
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Step 2: Create
1. Organise content
Organise the presentation with the following outline (introduction, body, conclusion) to plan what to say.
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Step 2: Create
2. Draft the report
Write the report draft using the table above as a guide, and use the evaluation criteria below for self-review and improvement.
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Step 2: Create
3. Polish the report
Check the report according to the evaluation criteria and make small changes if needed.
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Step 3: Present
1. Group practice
Practise the presentation together. Decide on the presentation style as a group:
Option 1: Choose 1―2 group members to present on behalf of the group.
Option 2: Divide the parts.
(e. g. one introduces the introduction, one explains the body, one does the conclusion; another controls the slides).
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Step 3: Present
2. Class presentations
Each group presents their report in front of the class. The teacher can set a time limit to keep it efficient.
3. Interactive activities
Students can ask and answer questions to interact with the audience.
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Step 4: Improve
Collect others’ opinions and make improvements.
(1) Use web mini-programs to collect opinions from classmates.
(2) Create and send feedback cards to ask for suggestions.
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Step 5: Reflect
Collect others’ opinions and make improvements.
1. After completing this unit, I understand more about green living.
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Step 5: Reflect
2. To express my understanding, I can…
3. I still need to improve:
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Thank you!
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$Unit 6 Live green
第1课时
Starting out & Understanding ideas
(Reading: 1—4)
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Activity 1: Look and answer
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
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Activity 1: Look and answer
Look at the posters and answer the questions.
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Activity 2: Free talk
Answer the questions.
1. What are these made of?
2. Where can you see plastic in our daily life?
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Activity 2: Free talk
Answer the questions.
1. Which one do you use more? Why
2. Do you think plastic is good or bad?
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Activity 3: Look, predict and answer
Look at the picture in “Understanding ideas” and answer the questions.
1. Where can you find plastic in the picture?
2. What problems can plastic cause?
environmental
waste
ocean
danger
land
break down
air pollution
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Activity 4: Skimming
Skim the passage and answer the question.
•Has plastic made life better or worse?
Plastic makes our life easier, but it also brings serious long‑lasting pollution problems to our planet. So it has made life both better and worse. We should use plastic wisely.
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Activity 4: Skimming
Choose the purpose of the passage.
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.
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Activity 5: Scanning
Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage.
Benefits
Problems
Many people thought plastic was an amazing material and even saw plastic as a(n) “____________________”.
Benefit 1: It is light, easy to shape, ____________ and cheap.
Benefit 2: It is ____________ and has thousands of uses.
Plastic has slowly and quietly shown its “_______________”.
Problem 1: It has become a danger to _______________.
• Some animals ________ it by mistake and die.
• It ________ more than 100,000 sea animals every year.
environmental hero
long-lasting
convenient
dark side
sea animals
eat
kills
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Activity 5: Scanning
Complete the notes in Part 4.
Problems
Problem 2: It is also causing problems on _______.
• It harms animals there.
• Humans eat ____________ of plastic a week on average.
Tiny pieces of it are found ___________ and can be carried
around by the wind.
Problem 2: It’s hard to deal with plastic waste.
• Plastic waste may take hundreds of years to _____________.
• Burning plastic waste causes _____________.
conclusion
We must think clearly and use plastic ________.
land
five grams
in the air
break down
air pollution
wisely
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Activity 5: Scanning
Finish the structure diagram below.
Environmental hero
light
shape
long-lasting
cheap
convenient
dark side
sea animals
land
deal with
air pollution
change
Planet B
wisely
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Activity 6: Intensive reading
Read Paras. 2―4 and answer the questions.
Para. 2―Plastic in the oceans.
•What happens to sea animals like whales when they encounter plastic waste?
•According to the passage, how many sea animals are killed by plastic every year?
•What prediction is made about plastic in the sea by 2050?
They eat it by mistake and die.
More than 100,000 sea animals are killed every year.
There could be even more plastic than fish in the sea by weight.
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Activity 6: Intensive reading
Read Paras. 2―4 and answer the questions.
Para. 3―Plastic on land.
•What are three examples of how plastic harms land animals mentioned in the paragraph?
•On average, how much plastic do humans eat in a week, and what is this amount compared to?
•Why does the passage say “there is no place free from this”?
① Birds’ wings get tied in plastic lines.
② Bears’ heads get stuck in plastic bins.
③ Cows mistake plastic bags for food.
People eat five grams of plastic a week. It is the weight of a whole bank card.
Because tiny pieces of plastic can be found everywhere, even in the air we breathe and at the North and South Poles.
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Activity 6: Intensive reading
Read Paras. 2―4 and answer the questions.
Para. 4―The challenge of plastic waste.
•Why is it difficult to get rid of plastic waste?
•What are the two ineffective methods of dealing with plastic waste mentioned, and
what are their consequences?
Because it may take hundreds of years to break down.
① Hiding the waste in the ground. → It cannot solve the problem.
② Burning plastic waste. → It produces thick smoke and causes air pollution.
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Activity 7: Deep thinking
Discuss the following questions in groups.
•Which problem of plastic do you find most shocking? Why?
•Do you think humans will ever stop using plastic? Why or why not?
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Activity 8: Mini debate or making a poster
Work in groups and choose either of the two tasks below.
* Task 1: Mini debate
Affirmative side: Humans should stop using plastic.
Negative side: Plastic is irreplaceable and we should use it properly.
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Activity 8: Mini debate or making a poster
Work in groups and choose either of the two tasks below.
* Task 2: Design a “ Plastic-free Life” poster in groups.
The poster should include:
–One English slogan (e. g. Say no to single-use plastic!).
–Three specific environmental action suggestions.
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Activity 8: Mini debate or making a poster
Show your mini-debate or posters. Vote for the best two groups according to the evaluation form.
The evaluation form for mini-debate
The evaluation form for making posters
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1. Finish the reflection on the learning sheet. (Required)
2. Write an 80-word article, briefly explaining plastic pollution
and introducing your own “plastic-free life” plan. (Required)
3. Shoot an English video to record the process of your
environmental protection actions. (Optional)
Homework
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Thank you!
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第3课时
Developing ideas
(Listening and speaking: 1—4)
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Activity 1: Read and Learn
Read the example sentence in “Phonetics in use” together and underline the function word “our”.
We can use our creativity to give old things a second life.
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Activity 1: Read and Learn
Listen to the teacher say the sentence in two ways and tell the difference.
We can use our creativity to give old things a second life.
We can use our creativity to give old things a second life.
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Activity 1: Read and Learn
Read the sentence twice (first with an unstressed “our”; then with a stressed “our”) and tell which one means “we, not others”.
We can use our creativity to give old things a second life.
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Activity 1: Read and Learn
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.
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Activity 2: Look and answer
Look at the pictures on Page 89 and answer the questions.
What can you see in the pictures?
What do you think the girl is doing?
What do the pictures show?
What do you think the green symbols stand for?
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Activity 3: Read and learn
Read the “DID YOU KNOW?” to revise the green idea of “3Rs” and learn to explain the meaning of “3Rs”.
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Activity 4: Listen, choose and correct
Listen to the radio programme and choose the main idea.
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.
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Activity 4: Listen, choose and correct
Listen to the radio programme again and correct the mistakes in the poster below.
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Activity 4: Listen, choose and correct
Listen to the radio programme again and correct the mistakes in the poster below.
no longer need
unwanted
old
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Activity 4: Listen, choose and correct
Listen to the radio programme again and correct the mistakes in the poster below.
creativity
3Rs
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Activity 5: Listen and complete
Listen to the conversation and complete the chart.
breaking
new
more energy
new uses
easy
save money
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Activity 5: Listen and complete
Listen to the conversation again and talk about how the professor makes comparisons.
•They are different because...
•Instead,...
•more and less, better and worse
Upcycling doesn’t break things. Instead, we think of new uses for them.
Well, I think upcycling is better. Recycling uses more energy than upcycling. What's more, upcycling is easy.
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Activity 6: Look and talk
Look at the pictures and talk about the ways of upcycling.
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Activity 6: Look and talk
Work in pairs and make a conversation about upcycling, using the dialogue frame in Part 4 as an example. You can also refer to the useful expressions on Page 109 for help.
•… is a good way to start.
•First, we must… Then…
•It can help reduce…
•… could really help.
•This way, we can…
•It’s as… as…
Useful expressions
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Activity 7: Act and evaluate
Act out your conversation in front of the class.
A: Do you think upcycling is a good way to start?
B: Yes, it’s a good way to start. First, we must collect old things we don’t use.
A: Then, we can think of new ways to use them. For example, an old bottle
can become a vase.
B: That’s right. It can help reduce waste and save resources.
A: We could really help protect the environment if we do this.
B: Also, this way, we can make our homes more beautiful and special.
A: It’s as interesting as DIY, and it’s also good for the earth.
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Activity 7: Act and evaluate
Score other groups’ performance according to the evaluation form and choose the best pair.
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Activity 8: Summarise and present
Talk about what you have learnt about different ways to live green in this section and create a thinking map.
Live green
Reduce waste
Reuse things
Recycle materials
Save energy
Protect nature
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1. Improve your thinking map. (Required)
2. According to what you have learned in this section, make your
own plan for living green and share it next class. (Required)
3. Upcycle anything you like with your family at home to reuse them
in order to reduce waste. (Optional)
Homework
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Thank you!
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第4、5课时
Developing ideas
(Reading for writing: 1—5)
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Activity 1: Look and predict
Look at the title and the pictures in the story and answer the questions.
What can you see in the pictures?
What do you think people are doing?
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Activity 1: Look and predict
Work in groups. Talk about what may happen in the story. Use the words and expressions to help you.
hole
throw
fill
waste
disappear
litter
dirty
take…all
clean
as clear as
fall
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Activity 2: Fast reading
Scan the story and check your prediction. Skim the story and find the main idea of each part. Then complete the thinking map.
1―2 Villagers found a hole.
3―6 Villagers discussed what the hole might be.
8―9 They found the hole was very deep and seemed endless.
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Activity 3: Intensive reading
Read the story carefully and answer the questions.
1. Where did the story take place?
2. What did the villagers discover?
3. What did the villagers do to the hole?
It took place in a village.
The villagers discovered a dark and deep hole in the ground.
They looked at the hole, shouted into it and threw a stone into it.
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Activity 3: Intensive reading
Read the story carefully and answer the questions.
4. Who came for the hole the next day?
5. What did the businessman do with the hole?
6. What effects did the hole have on the city?
The next day, reporters, scientists and a businessman came for the hole.
He started a hole‑filling company and used the hole to take in waste.
The hole gave peace of mind to everyone. It cleaned the city. The sea and sky became as clear as glass. People were proud of their city.
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Activity 3: Intensive reading
Read the story carefully and answer the questions.
7. What did the worker hear and see?
He heard a strange cry “Hey! Come on out!” and then he saw a stone fall from the sky.
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Activity 3: Intensive reading
Use key words and topic-related vocabulary from the story to complete the notes.
hole
threw
depth
weight
businessman
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Activity 3: Intensive reading
Use key words and topic-related vocabulary from the story to complete the notes.
industrial
litter
peace
clear
cry
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Activity 4: Analyse and think
Analyse and discuss the following questions. Then share the answers.
1. What can you tell from “The rope wasn’t long enough”?
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 tells us that the hole was very deep. People could not find out how deep it was.
It means the hole made everyone feel relaxed and not worried because they thought it could take all their waste away/
It means very clean and clear.
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Think about the questions. Then share the answers.
1. Where did the stone at the end of the story come from?
2. What’s the message of the story?
It probably came from the hole. It shows that the things thrown into the hold did not disappear.
The message of the story is that we should not throw waste away carelessly. Pollution does not really disappear, so we must think about the results of our actions and care about the future.
Activity 4: Analyse and think
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Look at the chart below and understand the structure of the ending to the story.
Activity 5: Writing
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Think about the questions in the chart and discuss in groups. Write your ending with the help of the chart.
Activity 5: Writing
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Share your draft and make improvements through self-evaluation and peer feedback.
Activity 6: Share and evaluate
Self-evaluating checklist
Peer-evaluating checklist
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Analyze your draft according to the evaluation criteria.
Activity 6: Share and evaluate
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1. Polish your ending. (Required)
2. Search for the science fiction novel “Hey! Come on out!” by Shinichi Hoshi on the Internet. Read it and try writing a book review to describe the characters, the plot and the message the writer wants to tell us. (Optional)
Homework
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Thank you!
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第2课时
Understanding ideas
(Grammar: 5—8)
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Activity 1: Look and answer
Look at the pictures about the 1952 London Smog Disaster and answer the questions.
•What can you see in the pictures?
•What environmental problem is it about?
Is it safe and healthy living in that environment?
Is it harmful to humans?
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Activity 1: Look and answer
Observe the word changes and get a basic understanding of word formation.
pollute → pollution
safe → unsafe
healthy → unhealthy
harm → harmful
What do the parts marked in red have in common?
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Activity 2: Observe and summarise
Observe the sentences.
(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.
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Activity 2: Observe and summarise
Find more examples of each type in the reading passage.
Derivation (派生法): __________________________________________
Conversion (转化法): __________________________________________
Compounding (合成法): _______________________________________
amazing, replace, natural, environmental, surprisingly, certainly, slowly, quietly, clearly, wisely
use, name, mistake
toothbrushes
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Activity 2: Observe and summarise
Complete the sentences with the rules of word formation and circle the changed parts.
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
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Activity 2: Observe and summarise
Summarise the rules of the three word-formation methods in groups.
Derivation(派生法)
Conversion(转化法)
Compounding(合成法)
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Activity 3: Read and complete
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
invention
easily
everyday/daily
harmful
pollution
use
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Activity 4: Answer and analyse
Answer the questions and then complete the structure diagram of the passage “Cars: a changing story”.
•When did cars become welcomed as a useful invention?
•What are the benefits of cars mentioned in the passage?
•What problems do cars cause according to the passage?
•What percentage of the world’s CO₂ emissions does road travel produce?
•What are people doing to solve the problems caused by cars?
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Activity 4: Answer and analyse
Answer the questions and then complete the structure diagram of the passage “Cars: a changing story”.
invention
easily
everyday
harmful
pollution
energy
Electric
greener
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Activity 5: Make a dialogue
Look at the pictures and choose an everyday thing that is useful but causes environmental problems.
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Activity 5: Make a dialogue
Work in pairs and create a dialogue, using the words and expressions from the reading passage and the 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)...
Useful expressions
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Activity 5: Make a dialogue
Work in pairs and create a dialogue, using the words and expressions from the reading passage and the Useful expressions.
The dialogue should cover the four core questions:
•What is it?
•What are the benefits?
•What environmental problems does it cause?
•What should we do?
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Activity 5: Make a dialogue
Present your dialogue in front of the class. Vote for the best pair according to the evaluation form.
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Activity 6: Talk and summarise
Talk about local environmental problems and answer the questions.
•What environmental problems do we face in our city?
•How can we use what we’ve learned to call for action?
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Activity 6: Talk and summarise
Summarise what you have learned in this lesson together.
•language knowledge
•a sense of environmental responsibility
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1. Finish the reflection on the learning sheet. (Required)
2. Retell the passage “Cars; a changing story”, using the structure diagram and at
least 5 word-formation words learned today. (Required)
3. Design an English poster with the theme “Our Green City”. The requirements
are as follows. (Optional)
Vocabulary: Use at least 8 environment-related words formed by word formation.
Slogan: Create a creative and powerful environmental slogan.
Homework
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Thank you!
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