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课件网) Unit 6 Earth first Developing ideas water pollution deforestation air pollution global warming Review ：What problems are mentioned in “Starting out” loss of biodiversity 生物多样性的损失 plastic pollution What should be done to help to solve them as a student Green Lifestyle save water reduce waste choose reusable items use renewable energy donate old clothes walk, bike… “Green”: if you say someone or something is green, you mean they harm the environment as little as possible. carbon footprint Look at the questions about "green living" and tick your answers. Let’s read and check! While-reading Read the four subheadings in the passage, decide whether they are true or false and explain your reasons. 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. Making a paper bag uses four times as much energy as making a plastic bag and up to three times the amount of water. The process also produces more greenhouse gases. Paper shopping bags are better than plastic ones. × False. 温室气体 True or false？ When you turn off a device, it stops using power. × False. When we turn off a device, such as television, it goes into stand-by mode. Devices in this mode still use power, and older devices in stand-by mode can use even more. True or false？ Eating local food is good for the environment. × False. In some cases, local produce might have used more energy and produced more greenhouse gases than produce grown a long way away — even taking into account its transport. n. 产品;(尤指)农产品 True or false？ It’s better to take a shower than a bath. × False. It depends on how long you spend in the shower and how large your bath is. If you spend more than eight minutes in a shower, you’ll use as much water as in a bath — about 50 litres of water. 8 mins True or false？ Read the effects and complete the causes of these according to the passage water than making a plastic bag. environment. Devices turned off go into stand-by mode and still use power. If you spend more than eight minutes in a shower, you’ll use as much water as in a bath – about 50 litres of water. If you spend more than eight minutes in a shower, you’ll use as much water as in a bath – about 50 litres of water. Measures Take a reusable bag with you when you go shopping. Remove the plug from its power supply. Analyze the situation and make right decisions. keep your shower time as short as possible. Read the effects and complete the causes of these according to the passage The structure of this passage What’s really green Part 1: introduction Part 2: main body Part 3: conclusion false green truth 1 false green truth 2 false green truth 3 false green truth 4 Causes Effects Measures What is the function of the subheadings expand on: to add details to what you are saying What's the main ... ...
