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课件网) Unit 3 To read and talk about war on plastic packets. To listen and read for general understanding. To listen for specific information and understanding words in context. To learn about and practise making and accepting suggestions. To express solutions for unrecyclable shopping packaging. Data released by the United States Environmental Protection Agency show that somewhere between 500 billion and a trillion plastic packets are consumed worldwide each year. Less than 1% of bags are recycled. It cost more to recycle a bag than to produce a new one. Plastic bags get blown around. Plastic bags are in seas, lakes and rivers. Plastic packets are in different parts of our lands. Plastic packets have been found floating north of the Arctic Circle near Spitzbergen, and as far south as the Falkland Islands(福克兰群岛). Group Work Do you often use plastic packets and boxes What are the advantages and disadvantages of using them Use the words and phrases to help you. convenient wasteful and unnecessary terrible for the environment recyclable environmentally friendly to keep the product lasting longer to keep the product fresh/ clean 1 Advantage: It's convenient to buy meat or fruit or vegetables that are in packets or boxes because it makes shopping quicker and it keeps the products fresh and helps it last longer. Disadvantage: It is wasteful as most people don't recycle the packets. A lot of things we buy in the supermarket are in plastic packets and boxes. You are going to listen to two people, Kevin and Alicia, talking about plastic packets. Use the Skill Builder to decide whose opinion each statement is from. Write K (Kevin) or A (Alicia). 2 People can have different opinions on the same topics. It’s important to study these opinions, so that you can identify and understand the arguments for and against these important issues. As you listen, identify the “topic” words or expressions of opinions and write down any opinion words you hear. Pay attention to the intonation used when agreeing and disagreeing. 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. ( ) 6. Refillable containers are not convenient. ( ) K K K A A A Listen again and decide if they are for or against plastic packaging and find out their reasons. Then role-play Kevin and Alicia. Plastic packaging Kevin: □For □ Against Alicia: □For □ Against Each coconut was wrapped in clear, thin plastic. Isn’t this _____ _____ of packaging ever But there is _____. Supermarkets want to make sure that coconuts reach the consumer _____. The packaging helps to _____, the product _____. the most stupid example a reason for this in the best condition keep the product fresh will last longer 3 Plastic packaging Kevin: □For □ Against Alicia: □For ... ...
