(
课件网) Unit 8 GREEN LIVING Lesson 1 Roots and Shoots Look at the following pictures and discuss. ACTIVATE AND SHARE Leave the tap running while you brush your teeth. Leave a light on when you go out. Drop a piece of litter and cannot be bothered to pick it up. 1. What is happening in each picture 懒得做某事 2. What other similar behaviors do you know 4. What would happen if everybody did the same things 3. Have you ever done any of these things Look at the title of the passage — “ROOTS & SHOOTS”, and predict what the passage is about. ROOTS SHOOTS Read and Explore Careful Reading There will be nobody to care and look after the environment. Read the first paragraph of the text. Discuss the questions. 1. What is “Just-me-ism” “Just-me-ism” is a way of thinking that focuses on caring for just oneself and ignores the environment, animals and the community. 2. Why is “Just-me-ism” a problem Read the text and then fill in the form below. Roots & Shoots The time of its establishment 1. _____ The founder 2. _____ The purpose 3. _____ to take action for the environment, animals and other community. 4. _____ to help build a future that is secure and live together in peace with nature. In the early 1990s To educate young people Careful Reading Dr. Jane Goodall To inspire young people Roots & Shoots The meaning of its name Roots 5. _____ under the ground to make a firm foundation, and shoots seem small and weak, but they can 6. _____ brick walls to reach the light. That’s what Roots & Shoots is all about: The 7. _____ of each individual — human, animal or plant. Every individual 8. _____. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual 9. _____. move slowly break open value and importance matters makes a difference Careful Reading 1. What contribution does Roots & Shoots make to society 2. What makes Dr. Jane Goodall think Roots & Shoots can help solve the problem of “Just-me-ism” Careful Reading Read the text again. Answer the questions. It inspires young people to build a future that is secure and to live together in peace with nature. It encourages individuals to play a part in making the world a better place instead of just thinking about themselves. 3. What is your explanation for the two quotes from Dr. Jane Goodall Her quotes mean that changing the role is an individual act, because there are millions of people who can make a difference if they all act on their own. 1. What techniques does the writer use to make his / her view logical and convincing Find at least one example for each technique. The techniques the writer uses are quotation, example, colloquial style, rhetorical question and repetition. Ordinary language used by common people in everyday life which can convey the writer’s message more clearly. Technique Example Quotation It doesn’t matter. It’s just me. And, anyway, no one knows. Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual ... ...
