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Thinking skills & Reading strategies
Unit 2
Green Planet,
Better Home
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Learning aims
能理解事件的因果关系
能根据文本材料,概括信息
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Lead in
Why did the government come up with the bill?
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Because I water the plant
Because I study every day
Because I eat healthy food
Because I help others
Because I exercise regularly
Because I try new things
I feel strong
it grows tall
I learn new things
I discover my talents
they smile happily
I stay healthy
Find the rules
Activity 1
Understanding cause and effect
The water
Look at the pictures and complete the cause-and-effect chain.
Cause:
Factories have stopped
pouring waste water
into the river.
____________ has
turned clean again.
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fish
The water
____________ has
turned clean again.
There are more and
more _______ in
the river.
cause and effect
Summary
A cause tells about why something happens, and an effect is what happens.
Read the text and complete the cause-and-effect chain.
Noises are unpleasant sounds. Cars, machines, loudspeakers and many other things can produce noises. Long-lasting or sudden loud noises can do great harm to people’s hearing and cause hearing problems. Serious hearing problems can have further negative effects on people’s health and cause other health problems, like high blood pressure, heart disease and so on.
Cause:
Many things can produce ________.
Effect/Cause:
Loud noises cause
serious __________
problems.
Effect:
Hearing problems cause
other ___________ problems.
noises
hearing
health
Pair work
Pair work. Discuss more causes and effects of noise pollution with your partner.
Sample
A: What are the main causes of noise pollution?
B: I think traffic and construction are the biggest causes. Also, factories and loud music at parties.
A: Yes. And what about airports and subways?
B: That's right. They also cause a lot of noise.
A: So what are the effects?
B: First, it can cause hearing loss. Second, it affects sleep — people can't rest well.
A: Yes. It also makes people stressed and angry.
B: And it hurts students' learning — they can't focus in class.
A: It even affects animals. Birds may leave their homes.
B: So noise pollution is harmful to both humans and animals. We should do something about it!
Activity 2
Making generalizations
Look at the picture and read the text. Learn how to make a generalization.
Shanghai started waste sorting in 2019, and soon other cities followed.
I read: People in Shanghai and other cities need to sort waste now.
I know: There are wastebins of different colors in almost every community.
I generalize: Now, we all need to _______________________.
sort waste
Summary
Making generalizations
When you make a statement about all or most of the people or things, you are making a generalization. Your generalization is often based on the text and your experience.
Read the text and complete the statements about the steps of making a generalization.
Waste sorting is very important for environmental protection. To sort the wastes, we put them into bins of different colors. The blue bin is used for recycling paper and plastics, the green one is for kitchen waste, the red one is for the harmful or dangerous waste and the gray one is for others. Sorting the waste is not easy. So, besides colors, there are also signs and texts on each bin to help people sort waste correctly. Communities often hold different activities to teach people how to sort the waste, and sometimes you can see volunteers help people put the waste into the right bin.
I read: There are different ways to help people sort the waste.
I know: Many people don’t know how ____________________________________________.
I generalize: With different kinds of help, most people ____________________________.
to tell which bin is for which waste
will learn to sort waste properly
Pair work. Talk about how you sort the waste and make a generalization about waste sorting in your neighborhood.
Summary
◆cause and effect
◆Making generalizations
A cause tells about why something happens, and an effect is what happens.
When you make a statement about all or most of the people or things, you are making a generalization. Your generalization is often based on the text and your experience.
Homework
1. Make a generalization about waste sorting
2. Preview the next period.
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