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课件网) Lesson 2 War on Plastic Packets UNIT 3 CONSERVATION 1.To read and talk about war on plastic packets; 2.To listen and read for general understanding; 3.To listen for specific information and understand words in the context; 4.To learn about and practice making and accepting suggestions; 5.To express solutions for unrecyclable shopping packaging. Lead-in Group work: Do you often use plastic packets and boxes What are the advantages and disadvantages of using them Use the words and expressions to help you then share your answer with your partners. convenient wasteful and unnecessary terrible for the environment environmentally friendly recyclable to keep the product lasting longer to keep the product fresh/ clean Suggested answer: A lot of things we buy from the supermarket are in plastic packets and boxes. It is convenient to buy products that are packaged in plastic, especially food and fruit. Because it makes shopping quicker and keeps the food fresh. However, the plastic packets or boxes, which are hard to break down, are extremely terrible for the environment, so we should reduce the use of them when unnecessary. Task 1: Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer. 1. What is the possible relationship between the speakers A. Friends. B. Husband and wife. C. Interviewer and interviewee. 2. What are they talking about A. A shopping experience. B. A local supermarket. C. The problem of food packaging waste. 3. Who is against plastic packaging A. The man. B. The woman. C. Neither. √ √ √ Skill Builder Identifying Opinions People can have different opinions on the same topic. Learn to identify and understand their arguments according to the following aspects: As you listen, identify the “topic” words or expressions of opinions. Pay attention to the intonation used when agreeing or disagreeing. Task 2: Listen again and use the Skill Builder to decide whose opinion each statement is from. Write K(Kevin) or A(Alicia) 1. It is stupid to wrap coconuts in plastic. 2. Plastic packaging keeps the product fresh. 3. Plastic packaging is bad for the environment. 4. The packaging should be recyclable. 5. We should do away with packaging completely. 5. Refillable containers are not convenient. K K K A A A Task 3: Listen and answer the following questions. (1)What did Kevin see in the supermarket and what does he think about this He saw each coconut was wrapped in clean and thin plastic. He thinks it is the most stupid. (2)What does Alicia think about the packaging of coconuts ★But there is _____ this. Supermarkets want to make sure that coconuts reach the consumer _____. The packaging helps to keep the product fresh; it means the product will _____. ★The plastic wrapping also has other uses, such as stopping coconut hairs from_____ during transport and _____. a reason for in the best condition last longer getting into other food keeping the coconut clean (3)What is Kevin’s worry about ... ...
