Unit 9 Everybody Can Help the Env

ironment

Part I Warming Up

Lead-in discussionLead-in discussion What has caused environmental

problem? What do you know about

environmental protection? What measures should we take to

protect our environment?

Vocabulary 1.  organic food: food produced by organic

gardening or agriculture which uses natural methods, without using artificial chemicals, to fertilize the soil and control pests and diseases

organic fruit /vegetables/ tea

2. unleaded: that does not contain lead unleaded petrol 3. ivory: the white, bony substance that forms the tusks

if elephants and certain other animals 4. species: a group of animals or plants that are able to br

eed together and which form a sub-division of a genus

5. aerosol: an container in which a mixture of liq

uid or solid particles, and gas, is packed under pressure, to be released in a fine spray or foam at the press of a button

烟雾剂 , 气雾剂

6. CFC: chlorofluorocarbon 含氯氟烃 ( 即破坏臭氧层的 CFC) 7. reserve: an area of land set aside for a particular pur

pose, especially for the protection of animals

a nature reserve 8. insulate: cover sth. with a material that keeps heat in

and cold out They’d used foam rubber to insulate the w

ater pipes.

Keys: 1. food/ doesn’t/ packaging 2. vegetables/ don’t / chemicals 3. Save / water 4. won’t / forever / earth or sea 5. bottles / once/ bank 6. paper/ recycled

7. avoid 8. unleaded petrol 9. made from / protected 10. public transportation 11. wood/ rainforests 12. aerosols /haven’t 13. Don’t / plastic boxes13. Don’t / plastic boxes

14. Batteries/ little / 50/ energy14. Batteries/ little / 50/ energy 15. lights/ using15. lights/ using 16. conservation /danger/16. conservation /danger/ 17. 25%/ rubbish17. 25%/ rubbish 18. old people / homes / energy18. old people / homes / energy 19. Visit/ zoos19. Visit/ zoos

Part II. Campaign Part II. Campaign California Re-LeafCalifornia Re-Leaf

VocabularyVocabulary 1. kick off: kick off: begin I'd like to kick off the discussion I'd like to kick off the discussion withwith

a few statistics.a few statistics. Right, any suggestions? Jim, you kick

off.

2. coalition2. coalition: a group of formed of different organizations or peopl

e who agree to act together, usually temporarily, to achieve sth.

During the war Britain was ruled by a coalition. 大战期间英国由联合政府主政。

3. deflate: reduce the effect of; make sth. less important 4. carbon dioxide: 二氧化碳 5. neutral: that brings about no change He remained neutral during the debate. 他在辩论中保持中立。

6. deplete:6. deplete: reduce ( a resource/ a stock etc.) Acid rain depletes the region’s fish stock. 7. irreversible: 7. irreversible: impossible to change or return to a previou

s condition Technology has had irreversible impact on

society 8. on hand:8. on hand: available for help 9. Styrofoam: 9. Styrofoam: 聚苯乙烯泡沫塑料

Key: A 1. the atmosphere/ climate / 1. the atmosphere/ climate /

irreversibleirreversible 2. everybody’s life / activities/ real 2. everybody’s life / activities/ real

simple/ accessible to/ everyday simple/ accessible to/ everyday people/ do a lotpeople/ do a lot

3. one step/ conscious about/ 3. one step/ conscious about/ energy/ fuel efficient/ light bulbs/ energy/ fuel efficient/ light bulbs/ recyclingrecycling

B.

1. Planting single tree1. Planting single tree 2. deflate Greenhouse Effect / take Car2. deflate Greenhouse Effect / take Car

bon dioxidebon dioxide 3. real simple activities/ accessible to 3. real simple activities/ accessible to

people/ citizen/ do a lotpeople/ citizen/ do a lot 4. clean up carbon dioxide/ improve e4. clean up carbon dioxide/ improve e

nvironment/ neighborhoods attractivenvironment/ neighborhoods attractive 5. a variety of personal actions5. a variety of personal actions

Part III Steps to improving recycling VocabularyVocabulary 1. dispose1. dispose:: get rid of sth. you do not want or need by selliget rid of sth. you do not want or need by selli

ng or throwing it way.ng or throwing it way. She decided to dispose of some of her books aShe decided to dispose of some of her books a

nd pictures.nd pictures. 2. laminated:2. laminated: make material by bonding thin layers togethermake material by bonding thin layers together laminated plastic: laminated plastic: 层积塑料层积塑料

3. complacent:3. complacent: calmly satisfied with oneself or one’s wor

k We must not be complacent about our achi

evements; there is still a lot to be done. 满足的 ; 自满的 4. cognizant of sth: 4. cognizant of sth: having knowledge of sth.; aware of sth. 5. caustic5. caustic: that can be burn or destroy things by chem

ical action 腐蚀性的

6. incur:6. incur: cause oneself to suffer sth. bad; bring upon

oneself incur debts 负债 ; incur great expenses 须

付巨额费用 7. lag behind:7. lag behind: fail to keep pace with others If you don’t work hard, you will lag behind

your classmates. 8. crucial8. crucial: very important; decisive a crucial moment /decision

Key A: Steps to Improving Recycling I. Raising public awareness A.  explaining the kinds of materials that

can be recycled B.  providing ways on how to properly

dispose of the materialsdispose of the materials C.  educating the public on how to

properly sort reusable materialssort reusable materials from those that can’t be recycled every easily

D.  giving the public information they can graspgrasp

II. Making technological progresstechnological progress Example: the development of a new

manufacturing process --helping remove ink from paper in more energy efficient andenvironmentally safe methods.environmentally safe methods.

III. Increasing demand for recycled Increasing demand for recycled materialsmaterials

B. Complete the statements 1.  facts and figures/ the problemfacts and figures/ the problem 2.   2.   waxed paper, carbon paper waxed paper, carbon paper

and food wrappersand food wrappers 3.  3.  chemical waste is sometimes chemical waste is sometimes

produced as a result.produced as a result.