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课件网) Unit 3 Conservation Lesson 2 War on Plastic Packets By the end of this period, you will be able to: 1. read and talk about war on plastic packets; 2. listen and read for general understanding; 3. listen for specific information and understand words in the context; 4. learn about and practice making and accepting suggestions; 5. express solutions for unrecyclable shopping packaging. Do you often use plastic bags and boxes Pre-listening 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using them convenient recyclable wasteful and unnecessary terrible for the environment environmentally friendly to keep the product lasting longer to keep the product fresh/clean Eg. Although plastic packets can keep the product lasting longer, they are not recyclable and terrible for the environment. You are going to listen to two people, Kevin and Alicia, talking about plastic packets. Listen and finish the exercises. While-listening 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 1) It is stupid to wrap coconuts in plastic. 3) Plastic packaging is bad for the environment. 5) We should do away with packaging completely. 2) Plastic packaging keeps the product fresh. 4) The packaging should be recyclable. 6) Refillable containers are not convenient. Kevin Alicia Kevin is against plastic packets. Alicia is for plastic packets. What are their attitudes to plastic packets 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 st ... ...
