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课件网) Unit 6 Earth First DEVELOPING IDEAS BY MICHELLE Watch and think What is the clip mainly about In your opinion, which lines impress you most Warming up When I thrive, you thrive. When I falter, you falter, or worse. How you choose to live each day, whether you regard or disregard me, doesn’t really matter to me. Your actions will determine your fate, not mine. I am nature. I will go on. I am prepared to evolve. Are you What’s really green Lead in Look at the questions about “green living” and tick your answers. 1. Which shopping bag is more environmentally friendly A plastic bag . A paper bag. Neither of these. Lead in Look at the questions about “green living” and tick your answers. 2. What should you do to save energy when leaving your home Turn off a device Unplug a device Neither of these. Lead in Look at the questions about “green living” and tick your answers. 3. What food is better for the environment Food produced near to where you live. Food produced far from where you live. It depends. Lead in Look at the questions about “green living” and tick your answers. 4. Which uses less water Taking a bath. Taking a shower. It depends. Now work in groups and see if other people share your ideas. Pre-reading Read the four subheadings in the passage and decide if they are true or false. Then read the passage and check your answers. Paper shopping bags are better than plastic ones. When you turn off a device, it stops using power. Eating local food is good for the environment. It's better to take a shower than a bath. While-reading The majority of us take steps to save energy and reduce waste and pollution. But recently, some “green truths” have been shown to be only half true, or even completely false. Why do people think plastic bags are bad for the environment Why are paper bags not good for the environment What kind of bag is a better choice Paper shopping bags are better than plastic ones. Because plastic bags cause litter & are a danger to wild animals, which mistake them for food. And it takes hundreds of years for plastic to break down. Making a paper bag uses four times as much energy as making a plastic bag and up to three times the amount of water. What`s more, the process also produces more greenhouse gases. A reusable bag is a better choice. × What else can be reused in our daily life shopping bag thermos coffee cup meal box When you turn off a device, it stops using power. Why does the device still use power when it’s turned off Why is the word “off” put into a quotation mark Because electricity continues to leak from the device even when it is turned “off”. Because the appliance is not really off, and it goes into stand-by mode and still uses power. × What can you learn from this “green truth” What else can we do to save energy (electricity or water) We need to remove our cellphone charger from the power supply, and also unplug other household applian ... ...
