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Unit 8 A green world
Integration
Activity 1: Look and predict
Look at the picture in Part A and predict what the article is about. Then think about the two questions.
What can you see in the picture Can you guess what the article is about
Activity 1: Look and predict
Look at the picture in Part A and predict what the article is about. Then think about the two questions.
What was the place like in the past
What has caused changes in this place
Activity 2: Read and answer
Read the article in Part A and match the numbers with the correct information.
Activity 2: Read and answer
Read the article again and answer the following questions.
What is the current situation of China’s desertification
What has happened in China since 1997
China has some of the largest deserts in the world, but it has made great progress in fighting desertification. Its desert area is reduced by thousands of square kilometres each year, and about 80% of the Mu Us Desert is now green.
In 1997, China joined the UNCCD. Since then, it has reduced its desert area by thousands of square kilometres each year. For example, massive tree planting in the Mu Us Desert has turned about 80% of it green.
Activity 2: Read and answer
Finish the mind map: Changes in China since 1997.
Join
the UNCCD
Reduce
Plant
desert area by thousands of square kilometres each year
many trees
(in the Mu Us Desert)
What efforts do you think can be make to reduce desert area
Activity 3: Listen, complete and judge
An environmental journalist is talking about Qizi Bay, a desert in Hainan Province. Listen to what the journalist says and complete the table below.
living plants
sand
women farmers
six million
tell the story
Activity 3: Listen, complete and judge
Answer the following questions.
What was Qizi Bay like in the past
Who made great efforts to improve Qizi Bay
How many trees are there in Oizi Bay now
Why did the local government open a museum in 2021
Activity 3: Listen, complete and judge
Listen to a news report about plastic pollution and efforts from different countries to fight it. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false. Then correct the false one(s).
1. By 2050, there might be more plastic in the ocean than fish.
2. Canada does not allow the use of tiny plastic pieces in personal care
products.
3. People can buy plastic food bags in supermarkets in New Zealand.
4. In New Zealand, people will be fined if they buy single-use plastics.
5. In Germany, people have to pay to recycle plastic bottles.
What other efforts can we make to combat plastic pollution
T
F
F
T
T
Activity 4: Report, complete and design
Think about how to build a greener earth, choose one of the ways in the mind map, and prepare a report on what we can do in daily life.
Activity 4: Report, complete and design
Daniel is writing an article about the environmental protection. Help him complete the article with the information in Parts B1 and B2.
sandy desert
sandstorm
plant trees
fish
lack of water
Gremany
Activity 4: Report, complete and design
Design a slogan to protect the environment.
Activity 5: Read, act and make
Read Kitty and Sandy’s conversation and answer the following question.
What does their town do to go green
Their town takes several actions to go green:
They separate their rubbish so that more of it can be recycled.
They use more clean energy like solar power to make the air cleaner.
They have new systems to deal with the wastewater in the city.
Activity 5: Read, act and make
Act out the conversation in Part C in pairs.
Activity 5: Read, act and make
Work in pairs and make your own conversation.
Example:
A: Do you know what our town does to go green
B: Yes, we separate waste to recycle some useful things.
A: I think we students should turn off the lights when leaving the classroom.
B: That’s right. It can reduce waste and save energy.
A: In what other ways can we reduce waste
B: Maybe we can donate books to the library or charities.
A: Good idea.
Activity 6: Read, list and learn
Read Millie’s notes in Part D1 and learn about the 3 R’s.
Activity 6: Read, list and learn
List your ideas about how to go green in the three aspects.
Buy products with less packaging to reduce plastic waste.
Use glass jars to store food instead of disposable plastic containers.
Send old mobile phones and batteries to special recycling centres.
Activity 6: Read, list and learn
Learn some useful sentences.
We should...
It’s important to...
Don’t forget to...
Instead of..., we could…
Activity 7: Read and mark
Read Millie’s script for her presentation in Part D2 and make marks while reading.
Underline the ways to go green.
Circle the key words.
Add something more.
Pay attention to transitional words.
Activity 7: Read and mark
Read Millie’s script for her presentation in Part D2 and make marks while reading.
Underline the ways to go green.
Circle the key words.
Add something more.
Pay attention to transitional words.
Use reusable cloth bags and water bottles.
Turn old T-shirts into cleaning cloths.
Sort household waste into recyclable and non-recyclable bins.
Activity 8: Assess, revise and present
Work in a group of five to write a presentation script.
Student A writes the introduction (explains the purpose).
Student B writes about how to reduce waste and pollution.
Student C writes about how to reuse old things.
Student D writes about how to recycle waste.
Student E writes the conclusion
(calls on more people to work together to build a greener world).
Now, please exchange scripts with classmates from other groups. Use the criteria on the learning sheet to give feedback.
What was the most helpful feedback you received How will you improve your final draft
Activity 8: Assess, revise and present
Work in new groups and exchange scripts for peer review, using the following criteria.
1. Make flashcards for the new words you have learnt today. (Required)
2. Make a poster of how to go green. (Optional)
Homework

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