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It’s better to use a reusable box and china cup instead of paper box and cup because they can be used again. Paper cups can only be used once and have to be thrown away.
4. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. 虽然我们年龄还小，但我们还是能够 做些事情来帮助(保护环境)。 在本句中，though 相当于although， 表示前后两句为转折关系，但它不能 和but 同时出现在一个句子中。如： Though I failed, I’ll try again. = I failed, but I’ll try again. 虽然我失败了，但我还要再试一次。
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Our everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment.
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Remember these 3Rs
Reduce Reuse
Recycle
Fast reading:
What do they mean?
8. Use things for as long as possible. 物品，能用多久就尽量用多久。 ★ as …as 和„„一样 Flowers are as beautiful as butterflies. 花儿和蝴蝶一样漂亮。 ★ be not so …as 和„„不一样 The clothes made in abroad are not so cheap as ones in China. 国外制作的衣服不像中国的那样便宜。 9. repair sth if sb can instead of doing sth 如果能修理„„，而不做„„
★ make a difference to + sb / sth 对„„产生重大影响 / 很重要 You needn’t do it. It’ll make no difference. Exercise made a great difference to her health.
6. … reduce pollution and waste going in to the environment. „„减少污染和垃圾进入环境中。 ★ reduce …… going into sth 减少某物避免进入某物中
Read the passage and answer the
questions in the first paragraph. How to be green How green are you? Do you care about protecting the environments and saving energy? Try these question and see?
We should reduce dirty water going into the rivers. 我们应该减少污水流入河中。 7. When we do buy things, choose local products if possible ... 当我们确实要买东西时，尽可能地选 本地产品„„ 助动词do在本句中表示强调，一般译 为“确实，的确”。如： He does know the place well. 他的确很熟悉这个地方。
save energy reduce waste pollute the air
local products products from abroad
It’s better for people to buy local products than products from abroad because it wastes energy to bring foreign products to China.
Explain the important and difficult points
1. Do you care about protecting the environment and saving energy? 你关心环保和节能吗？ ★ care about 关心，介意，在乎 The only thing he cares about is his field. 他唯一关心的就是他的田地。 She’s never cared very much about her clothes. 她从来不特别在意自己的衣着。
7. throw things away 8. burning things ×
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Read the passage again and give reasons for what you should or shouldn’t do.
You shouldn’t buy the latest fashion because it waste energy to make them. We should not burn things because it pollutes our air and costs energy. We should use less paper cups and bags because it does harm to the environment.
5. Do you take your own cloth bag when shopping instead of using plastic bags? 6. Do you sort the waste before throwing it away?
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Paper
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Reduce: Use less. Don’t waste things.
Reuse:
Use again, use things as long as possible.
Recycle: Change waste things into something else useful.
Check (√) the things you should do.
1. buy the latest fashion × 2. choose local products √ 3. waste energy when things are made × 4. buy things from abroad ×
5. repair things √ 6. use paper cups and bags
5. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. 其实，即使是最简单的日常小事也 能对环境产生很大影响。 ★everyday (adj.) 每天的，每日的 ★every day (adv.) 在句中作状语 Computers are part of our everyday life. 现在电脑已经是日常生活的一部份了。 She reads English aloud every day. 每天我们走着去上学。
2. Do you buy things produced locally instead of made abroad? 你是否买国产商品而不买进口商品呢？ ★ instead of 代替，而不是„„ 其后应接名词、代词或 v.-ing形式， 本句中instead of后面接过去分词，为了 避免与前文重复而将things省略了。如： I will go instead of you. 我替你去。 He had a glass of water instead of tea. 他喝了杯水而没有喝茶。
We should repair TV set if we can instead of buying new ones. 如果我们能修电视，我们就不买新的。
10. Although it takes energy to change something into something else, it is better than throwing things away or burning them. 虽然把一种东西变成另一种东西会 消耗能源，但还是比把它们扔掉或 烧掉好。
This is green!!!
1. To walk or ride to school instead of driving a car. 2. To use old things instead of buy the latest
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3. To open a window instead of turning on the air conditioning. 4. To buy things made locally instead of produced abroad. 5. To use your own cloth bag when shopping instead of a plastic bag. 6. Sort the waste before you throw it.
1. Do you try to walk or ride a bike to school? 2. Do you buy new clothes just because they are the latest fashions? 3. Do you open a window instead of turning on air conditioning? 4. Do you buy things produced locally instead of made abroad (国外产品)?
Module 6 Save our world
Unit 2 Remember three words: Reduce, reuse and recycle.
A healthy environment
A polluted environment
Reading and vocabulary
Look at the pictures. Say which things are better for the environment and why.
【拓展】 instead & instead of
★ instead 代替，用作副词，通常位于 句末，说明用来顶替的人或物。如： Tony isn’t here. Let his father go instead. 托尼不在这儿，让他爸爸替他去吧。 ★ instead of 后面必须接宾语，说明被 代替的人或物。如： We’ll ask Li Mei instead of Mary. 我们要去问李梅而不问玛丽。
3. … it does harm to our environment. „„ 这些(垃圾)对我们的环境有危害。 ★ do harm to 对„„有害处 ★ do good to 对„„有好处 Alan would never do harm to them. 艾伦永远不会伤害他们。 A holiday will do good to you. 休假会对你有好处。 Going to bed late every night will do more harm than good. 每天晚睡害处大于益处。
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It’s better to recycle our used things than to burn them because burning pollutes our air and recycling helps save energy.