Unit|FiveOurWeatherandClimate1沐風教資UnitGoals:WhatYouShouldLearntoDo1.Understandweatherforecastof:globalweatherconditionslocalweatherreports2.Talkaboutweatherchanges:temperature,wind,rain,shower,snow,etc.3.Talkabouttheweathertostartaconversation4.Makecommentsonweatherconditionsandshowlikesordislikes5.WriteaweatherreportWhatYouShouldKnowAbout1.Thewayweatherisforecast2.CelsiusandFahrenheit3.Useoftenses:simplepastandpresentperfect2沐風教資ContentsSectionⅤAppreciatingCultureTipsSectionⅣMaintainingaSharpEyeSectionⅠTalkingFacetoFaceSectionⅡBeingAllEarsSectionⅢTryingYourHand3沐風教資4沐風教資SectionⅠTalkingFacetoFaceImitating

Mini-TalksSpeakandReciteSpeakandPerformStudyandImitateImitateandPerformActingouttheTasksStudyingWeather

ForecastsFollowingSampleDialoguesPuttingLanguagetoUseSpeakandCompleteSpeakandCommunicate5沐風教資1)TalkingAbouttheWeatherA:Itissunnyandclearthesedays.B:Thewindisgentle,too.A:Andthetemperatureiscomfortable.B:Yes,thebesttimeofyear.2)AskingAboutWeatherConditionsA:What'stheweatherlikethissummerinQingdao?B:Veryhotanddry.A:I'mthinkingofspendingacoupleofdaysthere.B:Youcangoswimmingandsunbathingthen.SECTIONITalkingFacetoFaceImitatingMini-TalksSpeakandRecite1Workinpairs.Practicethefollowingmini-talksaboutweatherconditionsWindowonKeyWords輕柔的曬日光浴6沐風教資3)ReferringtotheWeatherForecastA:It'ssostuffyandnowindatall.B:Theforecastsaysit'sgoingtorainthisevening.A:Really?Ihopethetemperaturewilldrop,too.B:Ibetitwill.4)MakingCommentsontheWeatherA:Whatdoyouthinkoftheweatherhere?B:Neithertoohotinsummernortoocoldinwinter.A:Yes,prettyagreeable.Peopleloveit.B:Me,too.5)ComplainingAbouttheWeatherA:Whatanawfulday!B:Yes,theheatiskillingme.A:Theweatherforecastsaysthehighis34℃.B:Gosh,nowonderIcan'tstandit.WindowonKeyWordsBack悶的下降宜人的糟糕的7沐風教資SpeakandPerformActingouttheTasks2Workinpairsandactoutthetasksbyfollowingtheabovemini-talks.1Task:AskforMark'scommentsontheweather.2Task:Askaboutanddescribetheweatheratthistimeofyear.3Task:AskMr.Greenabouttheweatherconditiontomorrowandplananactivity.4Task:Talkaboutthechangeoftheweatherfromlongrainydays.5Task:Complainaboutacoldday.Back8沐風教資StudyandImitate3Aweatherforecastisastatementthattellsthepublicwhattheweatherconditionisgoingtobe.WeneedtowatchweatherforecastsonTVorhearthemovertheradioeveryday.Itispartofourlife.Readthefollowingsamplesofweatherforecastscarefullyandtrytousetheinformationtopracticeshortdialogues.StudyingWeather

Forecasts9沐風教資Back10沐風教資FollowingSampleDialoguesImitateandPerform1)TalkingAbouttheWeatherTodaySandy:Hi,Jane.What'stheweatherliketoday?DoIneedtowearasweater?Jane:Idon'tknow.Whydon'tyoucalltheweatherservice?Sandy:What'sthenumber?Jane:121....Reporter:Goodmorning.Thisisthelocalweatherreport.Todaywillbecoolandpartlycloudy,withachanceofrainthisafternoon...Jane:Well,whatistheweatherreport,Sandy?Willitbeaniceday?Sandy:Notexactly.It's62?Fandthere'sachanceofrain.Jane:SoIguessyoushouldwearasweaterandtakeanumbrellawithyou.4Readthefollowingsampledialoguesandtrytoperformyourowntasks.11沐風教資2)TalkingAbouttheWeatherinNewYork

Bill:Hello,Jack?It'sme,Bill.Jack:Hello,Bill.HaveyouarrivedinNewYork?Bill:Yes,I'minNewYorknow.Jack:Howistheweatherthere?Bill:It'swarmandsunny.Jack:What'sthetemperature?Bill:It's50?F.Jack:Isthatabout10?C?Bill:That'sright.Jack:Wow!That'scoldforNovember.Back12沐風教資PuttingLanguagetoUseSpeakandComplete5Mrs.ParksistalkingabouttheweatheroftwoplacesintheUnitedStateswithherstudents.Readaloudthefollowingdialoguewithyourpartnerbyputtinginthemissingwords.Mrs.Parks:1____________________inCalifornia?StudentA:It'salwayswarm.Mrs.Parks:2_______________________there?StudentB:Thetemperatureisalwaysabout78degrees.StudentA:That'sthetemperaturein3______________.It'sthesameas26degrees4____________________.Mrs.Parks:5__________________inSeattle?StudentB:It's6______________,becauseitrainsalmosteverydayandpeopleareveryhappywhenthesun7______________.Unit|FiveBackcomesoutHowistheweatherWhat'sthetemperatureFahrenheitCelsius/CentigradeHow'stheweatherterrible/awful13沐風教資Bob:I'mwonderingifitisgoingtobefinetomorrow.You:Youareright.1_____________________________________

(說明天我們要開運動會).Bob:Butlookatthefog.Youcanonlyseethingswithinashortdistance.You:2___________________________________________________

(提醒說難道你沒看到風在開始把它吹散嗎)?Bob:Don'tbesosure.You:Ibet3____________________(說明天天氣會好的).Bob:You'veheardthemorningweatherforecast,haven'tyou?You:No.4____________________(問預報怎么說)?Bob:Itsaysit'sgoingtobefoggy.You:5_____________________________(問這就是他擔心的原因，對不對)?Bob:Yes,itis.SpeakandCommunicate6Thereisgoingtobeasportsmeettomorrow.Bobisworriedabouttheweatherandyouaretalkingaboutit.Fillintheblanksaccordingtothecluesgiveninthebrackets.Thenactitoutwithyourpartner.BackWeshallhaveasportsmeettomorrowButdon'tyouseethewindisbeginningtoliftitup.itwillbefinetomorrow.Whatdoesitsay?That'swhyyou'reworrying,isn'tit?14沐風教資SECTIONIIBeingAllEarsLearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunicationListenandRepeatListenandMatchListenandRespondHandlingaDialogueListenandDecodeUnderstandingaShortSpeech/TalkListenandCompleteListenandMatch15沐風教資SECTIONII

BeingAllEarsLearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunicationListenandRepeat1Listento10sentencesforworkplacecommunicationcross-referencedwiththeirChinesetranslations.16沐風教資WindowonKeyWordsfairly相當?shù)?/p>

mild溫和的，暖和的Back17沐風教資ListenandMatch2ListentothefollowingsentencesforworkplacecommunicationinColumnAandmatcheachonewithitsChineseversioninColumnB.ColumnAColumnB18沐風教資ColumnAColumnBKey:1-f,2-h,3-i,4-j,5-g,6-c,7-e,8-d,9-a,10-bBack19沐風教資1)A)I'msorry.B)It'snoisy.C)I'dliketo.D)It'swet.2)A)Don'tmentionit.B)Noproblem.C)Itsnowstoomuch.D)It'spopularthere.3)A)Thepleasureismine.B)Thereisachanceofrain.C)It'swonderful.D)That'sterrible.4)A)Me,too.B)Howaboutyou?C)Whatisit?D)Yes,itis.5)A)Me,too.B)Thankyou.C)Notatall.D)That'snothing.6)A)Nevermind.B)Manythanks.C)I'mgladtomeetyou.D)Whatdoestheweathermansay?ListenandRespond3Listento6sentencesforworkplacecommunicationandchoosetheirrightresponses.BackScript20沐風教資1.What'stheweatherlikethere?2.Whatdoyouthinkoftheweatherhere?3.Whatdoestheweathermansay?4.Hotday,isn'tit?5.Theheatiskillingme.Ifeellikeswimming.6.Isitgoingtocooldowntomorrow?Script:Back21沐風教資HandlingaDialogueListenandDecode4Listentoadialogueanddecodethemessagebyfindingoutthecorrectchoicesinthebracketsaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.ScriptPat1Alice,Alex,Alison

cametoseeLiHong.Theytalkedabouttheweatherandthepartylastnight.Patdidn'tgotothepartybecauseitwassocoldand2windy,rainy,snowy

.Itseemedthathedidn'tliketheweatherhere.WhenLiHongsuggesteda3walk,talk,work

intheafternoon,Patthoughtitwastoocoldtogooutbecauseitwas4fourteen,thirteen,sixteen

degreesCelsius.LiHongdidn'tagree.Shesaidinwinter,theweathercouldbemuchcolder.Lastwinter,itwas5three,six,seven

degreesbelowzeroforthree6weeks,days,months

anditwasverywindy.

22沐風教資

PatAlexcomesbytoseeLiHong.Theytalkaboutthepartylastnight

andabouttheweather.LiHong:Hi,Pat!Whydidn't

yougotothepartylastnight?

Pat:Becauseitwassocoldandrainy.LiHong:That'stoobad!Itwasareallygoodparty.Hey,whydon'twego

out

forawalkthisafternoon,Pat?Ineedsomeexercise.

Pat:Gooutforawalk?Butit'ssocoldout.LiHong:Coldout?What'sthetemperature?

Pat:About13℃.LiHong:13℃?That'snotcold.Justwaituntilwinter.

Pat:Why?LiHong:

Well...itsnowsalotandsometimesit'sverycold.Lastwinterit

was7degreesbelowzeroforthreeweeks.Anditwaswindy,too.Pat:Thatsoundsawful!LiHong:Itwasn'tallthatbad.Thesunwasoutalmosteveryday.Script:Back23沐風教資UnderstandingaShortSpeech/TalkListenandComplete5Nowlistentoashortspeech/talkandfilluptheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.Thewordsinbracketswillgiveyousomehints.BackLadiesandgentlemen,welcometoDalian,afamoussummerresort(避暑勝地)andoneofthebest1___________(what?)inChina.Withclearsky,greenmountains,blueseas,finebeaches,cleanstreetsandlovelybuildings,ourcityis2_________(how?).ClimateinDalianisagreeable.Itis3neither________________(how?)nortoohotinsummer,withyearlyaverage(平均的)temperatureofabout10℃.Peopleherecanenjoymoderate(中等的)rainfallsand4________________(what?),andaboveall,cleanandfreshairwiththenicesmellof5_______(what?).We'vegot6___________(howmany?)visitorscominghere7________________________(fromwhere?)everyyear.Ibetyouaregoingtohaveagreattimehereasyou'vejustcome8______________________(when?).touristcitiesbeautifultoocoldinwinterplentyofsunshinetheseathousandsoffrombothhomeandabroadatthebesttimeofyear24沐風教資a.attractmorepeopletocometoChina.b.welcomeagroupoftouriststoDalian.c.tellpeoplewhatDalianislike.d.describeDalian'sclimate.ListenandMatch6Listentothespeech/talkagainandcompletetheinformationinColumnAwiththerightchoicesinColumnB.ColumnAColumnB1)Thepurposeofthisspeechisto2)DalianisoneofChina'sa.biggestcities.b.financial(金融)mercialcenters.25沐風教資esinthebestseason.b.isheretojoinmoretouristsc.maynotstandtheheathere.d.istravelingbackhome.a.foreigner.b.visitor.c.tourguide.d.doctor.a.veryhotinsummer.b.verycoldinwinter.c.neithertoocoldinwinternortoohotinsummer.d.veryhotinsummerbutnotverycoldinwinter.ColumnAColumnB4)Thespeakermaymostprobablybea5)ThisgroupoftouristsBack3)TheweatherinDalianis26沐風教資SECTIONIIITryingYourHandPracticingAppliedWritingWriteandSimulateWriteandCreateWritingSentencesandReviewingGrammarWriteandApplyRulesWriteandCorrectMistakesWriteandTranslateWriteandDescribeaPicture27沐風教資SECTIONIIITryingYourHandPracticingAppliedWritingWriteandSimulate1Readthefollowingtwosamplesofweatherreportandlearntowriteyourown.28沐風教資Back29沐風教資WriteandCreate2TranslatethefollowingweatherforecastintoChinese,usingthedatabankintheWorkbookforreference.

現(xiàn)在播報天氣預報。今天天氣以晴為主，白天最高溫度15℃。預計明天多云、有風，氣溫較低。明天上午氣溫將降至5℃，下午氣溫回升，最高氣溫10℃；傍晚時分非常可能有雨或雪，氣溫會降至0℃。30沐風教資WriteandCreate3WriteanEnglishweatherreportaccordingtotheinformationgiveninChinese.BackWeatheroutlookfortheurbanarea:It'llbecloudytoday,andlaterturntobepartlycloudy.ThehighwillbeonedegreesCelsiusandthelowfourdegreesbelowzero.Itisexpectedtobepartlycloudyinthenexttwodays.Thewindswillbecalmwithlittlechangeofthetemperature.31沐風教資WritingSentencesandReviewingGrammarBack32沐風教資WriteandApplyRules4Analyzethefollowingsentencestoseewhattensestheybelongto.Back1)I'veonlybeenherefortenminutesorso.2)Tedhasalwaysworkedinanaccountingdepartment.3)Markhasworkedforthislargecompanyformanyyears.4)JohngraduatedfromFloridaStateUniversityin1990.5)WehadthesameweatherinDetroitlastyear.6)Hehasnevermadeaseriousmistakeatwork.7)Whathastheweatherbeenlikerecently?8)Robertwenttoschoolpart-timewhileheworkedfulltime.9)Roberthasreceivedtwopromotionssofar.10)Roberthasdecidedtolookforajobinalargercompany.PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP33沐風教資1)Theydidn'tseeeachothersinceSeptember.2)Ginaisincollegeforoneyear.3)Shehasworkedatthecafeteriasinceninemonths.4)Healwaysarrivedathisofficeontimebefore.5)Heneverhadaproblemwithhisboss.WriteandCorrectMistakes5Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences.Theyhaven'tseeneachothersinceSeptember.Ginahasbeenincollegeforoneyear.Shehasworkedatthecafeteriaforninemonths.Hehasalwaysarrivedathisofficeontimebefore./Heusedtohavealwaysarrivedathisofficeontimebefore.Hehasneverhadaproblemwithhisboss.34沐風教資6)Didyouevertakethetelephoneordersbefore?7)Inthelastthreemonths,Roberttrainedmorethantwentynewemployees.8)Roberthasstartedtouseacomputerwhenhewasanofficeworker.9)Robertattendedseveralimportantbusinessmeetingsinthelastthreeyears.10)Sofartheyalreadygotsixtraveler'schecks.WriteandCorrectMistakes5Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences.Haveyouevertakenthetelephoneordersbefore?Inthelastthreemonths,Roberthastrainedmorethantwentynewemployees.Robertstartedtouseacomputerwhenhewasanofficeworker.Roberthasattendedseveralimportantbusinessmeetingsinthelastthreeyears.Sofartheyhavealreadygotsixtraveler'schecks.Back35沐風教資6TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.WriteandTranslateBack1)昨天天氣不好，實際上這幾天天氣一直不好。2)她在這個辦事處工作已有5年了。3)去年我游覽了長城，而且玩得特別開心。4)自從上次吵架之后，我們就再也沒有跟對方講過話。5)把電視聲音調低點，天氣預報還沒開始呢。Theweatherwasterribleyesterday.Infact,ithasbeenawfulforseveraldays.Shehasworkedinthisofficefor5years.IpaidavisittotheGreatWalllastyearandhadaverygoodtimethere.Wehaveneverspokentoeachothersincewequarreledlasttime.TurndowntheTVabit.Theweatherforecasthasn'tbegunyet.36沐風教資WriteandDescribeaPicture7Writeashortpassageofabout100wordstotellastoryoraboutaneventrelatedtothepicturegivenbelow.Someusefulwordsandphraseshavebeenprovidedtohelpyou.Back37沐風教資

Janetisplanningtogotoapicnicwithherformerhighschoolclassmatesatthe

weekend.Sincetheyhaven'tmeteachotherforhalfayear,Janetfeelsexcitedaboutthis

bigevent.However,sheworriesalotabouttheweather.InJulyherrelativescameto

visitherandtheywentouttohaveabarbecue.Theyweregoingtoenjoythemselves,

buttotheirdisappointment,thepartywasspoiledbyheavyrain.Theyallfeltbored

andirritated.Nowsheisdialing121inordertogettherecentweatherinformation.

Thistimesheisgoingtofeelhappywiththereunion.Key:Back38沐風教資SECTIONIVMaintainingaSharpEyePASSAGEIPASSAGEIIInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePointsReadandThinkReadandCompleteReadandTranslateReadandSimulateReadandJudgeReadandTranslateInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePoints39沐風教資SECTIONIVMaintainingaSharpEyeInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageClimateChangeandGlobalWarning:Thetermclimatechangeisoftenusedinterchangeablywiththetermglobalwarming,but“climatechange”isgrowinginpreferreduseto“globalwarming”becauseithelpsconveythefactthatthereareotherchangesinadditiontorisingtemperatures.Climatechangereferstoanysignificantchangeinmeasuresofclimate(suchastemperature,precipitation,orwind)lastingforanextendedperiod(decadesorlonger).Climatechangemayresultfrom:naturalfactors,suchaschangesinthesun'sintensityorslowchangesintheEarth'sorbitaroundthesun;naturalprocesseswithintheclimatesystem(e.g.changesinoceancirculation);humanactivitiesthatchangetheatmosphere'scomposition(e.g.throughburningfossilfuels)andthelandsurface(e.g.deforestation,reforestation,urbanization,desertification,etc.)40沐風教資GlobalwarmingisanaverageincreaseinthetemperatureoftheatmosphereneartheEarth'ssurfaceandinthetroposphere,whichcancontributetochangesinglobalclimatepatterns.Globalwarmingcanoccurfromavarietyofcauses,bothnaturalandhumaninduced.Incommonusage,“globalwarming”oftenreferstothewarmingthatcanoccurasaresultofincreasedemissionsofgreenhousegasesfromhumanactivities.GreenhouseGases:Foroverthepast200years,theburningoffossilfuels,suchascoalandoil,anddeforestationhavecausedtheconcentrationsofheat-trapping“greenhousegases”toincreasesignificantlyinouratmosphere.Thesegasespreventheatfromescapingtospace,somewhatliketheglasspanelsofagreenhouse.41沐風教資BackGreenhousegasesarenecessarytolifeasweknowit,becausetheykeeptheplanet'ssurfacewarmerthanitotherwisewouldbe.But,astheconcentrationsofthesegasescontinuetoincreaseintheatmosphere,theEarth'stemperatureisclimbingabovepastlevels.AccordingtoNOAAandNASAdata,theEarth'saveragesurfacetemperaturehasincreasedbyabout1.2to1.4oFinthelast100years.Theeightwarmestyearsonrecord(since1850)havealloccurredsince1998,withthewarmestyearbeing2005.Mostofthewarminginrecentdecadesisverylikelytheresultofhumanactivities.Otheraspectsoftheclimatearealsochangingsuchasrainfallpatterns,snowandicecover,andthesealevel.Scientistsarecertainthathumanactivitiesarechangingthecompositionoftheatmosphere,andthatincreasingtheconcentrationofgreenhousegaseswillchangetheplanet'sclimate.Buttheyarenotsurebyhowmuchitwillchange,atwhatrateitwillchange,orwhattheexacteffectswillbe.42沐風教資

Climatechangemaybeabigproblem,buttherearemanylittle

thingswecandotomakeadifference.Ifwetry,mostofuscandoourparttoreducetheamountofgreenhousegasesthatweputintotheatmosphere.Manygreenhousegasescomefromthingswedoeveryday.Aswehavelearned,thesegreenhousegasestrapenergyintheatmosphereandmaketheEarthwarmer.Drivingacarorusingelectricityisnotwrong.Wejusthavetobesmartaboutit.Somepeopleuselessenergybycarpooling.Forexample,fourpeoplecanridetogetherinonecarinsteadofdrivingfourcarstowork.Whynottrytodosomethingtohelpmaketheplanetabetterplace?SaveElectricityWheneverweuseelectricity,weputgreenhousegasesintotheair.Byturningofflights,thetelevision,andthecomputerwhenyouarethroughwiththem,youcanhelpalot.Ifyou'releavingyourcomputerforawhile,putitonstand-by.You'llbeabletorestartitquickly,andit'lltakelessenergythanshuttingitdownandthenrestartingit.

Bike,Bus,andWalk

Youcansaveenergybysometimestakingthebus,ridingabike,or

simplywalking.PASSAGEIWeCanMakeaDifference12343沐風教資PlantTrees

Plantingtreesisfunandagreatwaytoreducegreenhousegases.

Treesabsorbcarbondioxidefromtheair.

Recycle

Recyclecans,bottles,plasticbags,andnewspapers.Whenyou

recycle,yousendlesstrashtothelandfillandyouhelpsavenatural

resources,liketrees,oil,andelementssuchasaluminum.

WhenYouBuy,BuyCoolStuff

Therearelotsofwayswecanimprovetheenvironment.

Oneofthe

waystoreducetheamountofgreenhousegasesthatweputintotheairis

tobuyproductsthatdon'tuseasmuchenergy.

TakeCorporateAction

Tellthecompaniesyouinvestinthatyoucareaboutglobalwarming.

Don'tlikeacompany'sattitudeonglobalwarming?Gotoshareholder

meetingsandspeakup!KnowledgeIsPowerLearneverythingyoucanaboutglobalwarming.Whatisit?Howdoesglobalwarmingwork?Whyisithappening?Whatarethecauses?Whatarethecriticssaying?Findoutalltheanswers!Joinanationalorlocalenvironmentalgroupthatisfightingtheclimate

crisiseveryday,sotheirmembershipnumbersswellandtheirvoicehasmorepower.4ExercisesBack44沐風教資LanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentences(Para.1)

Climatechangemaybeabigproblem,buttherearemanylittlethingswecandotomakeadifference.

Analysis:Maycanbeusedtointroduceconcessioninputtingforwardanargument.Translation:氣候變化可能是一個大問題，但是我們仍然可以做許多小事來影響它。Example:Thegoalyousetmaybenice,butitistoodifficulttoreach.Back45沐風教資2.

(Para.1)

Aswehavelearned,thesegreenhousegasestrapenergyintheatmosphereandmaketheEarthwarmer.

Analysis:Asisoftenusedtointroduceanindicatoroftheinformationsource,suchasinaswehavelearned.Similarstructuresare:asthesayinggoes,aseveryoneknows,asyouknow,asyouputit,etc.Translation:如我們所知，這些溫室氣體把能量困鎖在大氣中從而使地球變暖。Example:AsthefamousAdidasadgoes:impossibleisnothing.LanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentencesBack46沐風教資3.

(Para.3)

Byturningofflights,thetelevision,andthecomputerwhenyouarethroughwiththem,youcanhelpalot.

Analysis:

Byisfollowedbyagerund,introducingaprepositionalphraseofmanner.Note,byisnotnecessarilyalwaystranslatedas“通過”.Translation:你用完電燈、電視或電腦就隨手關閉，那你就是幫了大忙！Example:Youcansaveenergybysometimestakingthebus,ridingabike,orsimplywalking.LanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentencesBack47沐風教資4.(Para.8)

Oneofthewaystoreducetheamountofgreenhousegasesthatweputintotheairistobuyproductsthatdon'tuseasmuchenergy.

Analysis:Twothat-clausesareusedtoserveaspost-modifiersofnouns:thefirstoneisthatweputintotheair,modifyinggreenhousegases;Thesecondthat-clauseisthatdon'tuseasmuchenergy,modifyingproducts.Note:Intranslation,thenounphraseproductsthatdon'tuseasmuchenergy

cansimplybetranslatedinto“節(jié)能產品”,insteadof“不消耗那么多能量

的產品”。Translation:減少排放到空氣中的溫室氣體的方法之一就是購買節(jié)能產品。Example:Joinanationalorlocalenvironmentalgroupthatisfightingtheclimatecrisiseveryday.LanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentencesBack48沐風教資LanguagePoints2ImportantWordstrapv.store(energy,gasorwater,etc.)sothatitcannotescape

使困留在某處e.g.Afiltertrapsdustfromtheair.Thefabricoftheclothescantrapbodyheatandkeepyouwarm.Back49沐風教資LanguagePoints2ImportantWords2.stand-by

n.readinessforduty待機，備用，待命

e.g.

Thesoldiersareonstand-by,readytoleaveanytime.

Eggsareagreatstand-byinthekitchen.Back50沐風教資LanguagePoints2ImportantWordsabsorb

v.takein,suckup(liquid,heat,knowledge,etc.)

吸收，吸取（液體、熱量、知識等）e.g.

Sheabsorbedgreedilyanythingshecangetaholdofinthelibrary.

Thematerialabsorbsheatfromthesunandreleasesitwhenneeded.Back51沐風教資LanguagePoints2ImportantWords4.stuff

n.thingssuchassubstances,materials,oranysmallobjectsreferredtoingeneral(不必詳細說明的)東西e.g.

Thereisalotofstuffaboutitinthenewspaper.Getyourstuffandgorightaway.Back52沐風教資LanguagePoints2ImportantWords5.membership

n.beingamemberof(anorganization)會員

e.g.Helosthismembershipcardandwasdeniedaccess.Thegymofferedsomespecialprogramsanditsmembershipswelledallofasudden.Back53沐風教資LanguagePoints2ImportantWords6.swell

v.(numberoramounts)growbigger;expand(數(shù)量)增加，增長e.g.

Ittookonlylessthanhalfayearforthehousingpricetoswelltotwiceitsoriginal.Thepopulationswelledduringthemid-1970's.Back54沐風教資ReadandThink1Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassage.Whyshouldwereducetheamountofgreenhousegasesthatweputintotheair?2)Whatiscarpooling?3)Howcanwehelptoreducegreenhousegaseswhenusingcomputers?4)Howcanrecyclinghelpinprotectingtheenvironment?5)Whatarethelittlethingswecandotomakeadifference?Listsome.BecausethegreenhousegasestrapenergyintheatmosphereandmaketheEarthwarmer.Peopleridetogetherinonecarinsteadofdrivingcarsoftheirownseparately.Shutdownthecomputerwhenwearethroughwithit;putitonstand-bywhenweleaveitforawhile.Whenpeoplerecycle,theyproducelesstrashandhelpsavenaturalresources.Savingelectricity,usinglesscars,ridingmorebikes,takingbusesandwalking,plantingtrees,recycling,buyingcoolstuff,takingcorporateactions,learningmoreaboutglobalwarming,joiningenvironmentalgroups,etc.Back55沐風教資1)Alotofsmallproblemscanbesolvedby_____