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课件网) Unit 8 We’re trying to save the earth! Section B （2a — Self Check) 一、知识目标： 1.重点单词：gate, bottle, president, work, metal 2.重点短语： throw away; pull down; build sth. out of; put sth. to good use; be made of/from; set up; turn sth. upside down; be known for; bring back to; not only...but also... 3.重点句型：（1）Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good use （2）She lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish. （3）She has been doing this for a few years now. 二、能力目标：通过听、说、读，学习保护环境、节约能源等的方法。 三、情感目标：养成积极保护环境的意识和习惯。 don’t use paper napkins Warming up How can we do to help save the earth turn off the lights when you leave a room plant trees sort the rubbish/garbage recycle books and paper clear your plate Do you know what they are made of Do you know what they are made of Turn "waste" into wealth throw away put sth. to good use The bottles （n.瓶子） aren’t thrown away. They can be put to good use. 2a Look at the title and the pictures in 2b. Can you guess what the passage is about Rethink, Reuse, Recycle! an unusual house handbags an art piece Names What materials did they use What did they make Amy Hayes windows and doors of old buildings that have been pulled down an old boat rocks old glass bottles a house Read the passage and complete the chart below. 2b Names What materials did they use What did they make Jessica Wong Wang Tao old clothes; especially old jeans bags iron and other materials from old cars beautiful art pieces Amy Hayes a house rubbish Who Make Materials be made (be) built/made out of be known for building… making… Jessica Wong bags old clothes; especially old jeans Wang Tao beautiful art pieces iron and other materials from old cars House parts: The house The windows and doors the top of the house the gate come from old buildings pulled down an old boat be turned upside down be made of rocks and old glass bottles Fast Reading 2. How many people are mentioned in the passage Who are they 3.Who is Amy Hayes She is a most unusual woman in the UK. Three. They are Amy Hayes, Jessica Wong and Wang Tao. Read the passage fast and silently to find the answers 1. What's the passage about A. how Amy Hayes make her house . B. some beautiful art pieces made of rubbish. C. how people create ways to use things that are no longer wanted. √ Scanning: Try to find some details Nothing is a waste if you have a creative mind. Amy Hayes She lives in a house that she built herself (1)_____. She (2)_____from the Help Save Our Planet Society. Jessica Wong She uses (3)_____ to make bags. Her bags are (4)_____. She sells her bags(5)_____. Wang Tao He makes beautiful art pieces with iron(铁) and other materials from (6)_____. He hopes to set up a(n) (7)_____ _____. out of rubbish won a prize old clothes cute and useful in a small shop and online old cars “metal art” them ... ...
