Unit6Period4Reading【學習目標】【學習目標】LearningObjectives1.Tounderstandsomecommonmisunderstandingsaboutenvironmentalprotectioninourlifethroughreadingandholdacriticalattitudetowardstheso-called“greentruths”.2.Touselogicalthinkingandcriticalthinkingtosortoutandjudgethecommonviewsonenvironmentalprotectioninlife.【學習過程】【學習過程】Learningactivities目標一:Tounderstandsomecommonmisunderstandingsaboutenvironmentalprotectioninourlifethroughreadingandholdacriticalattitudetowardstheso-called“greentruths”.Activity1:Lookatthequestionsabout“greenliving”andtickyouranswers.1Whichshoppingbagismoreenvironmentallyfriendly?□Aplasticbag.□Apaperbag.□Neitherofthese.2Whatshouldyoudotosaveenergywhenleavingyourhome?□Turnoffadevice.□Unplugadevice.□Neitherofthese.3Whatfoodisbetterfortheenvironment?□Foodproducedneartowhereyoulive.□Foodproducedfarfromwhereyoulive.□Itdepends.4Whichuseslesswater?□Takingabath.□Takingashower.□Itdepends.Activity2:Readthefoursubheadingsinthepassageanddecideiftheyaretrueorfalse.LearningtolearnAssubheadingsexpandonthemainheadingortitle,theycanbeslightlylongerthanthemainheading.Althoughnoteveryparagraphneedsasubheading,theycanbeskimmedtogivethereaderanoverallunderstandingofthecontentofatext.TrueorFalse??Papershoppingbagsarebetterthanplasticones.?Whenyouturnoffadevice,itstopsusingpower.?Eatinglocalfoodisgoodfortheenvironment.?It'sbettertotakeashowerthanabath.Activity3:Nowreadthepassageandcheckyouranswers.?Papershoppingbagsarebetterthanplasticones.F?Whenyouturnoffadevice,itstopsusingpower.F?Eatinglocalfoodisgoodfortheenvironment.Itdepends.?It'sbettertotakeashowerthanabath.Itdepends.Activity4:Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Themainideaofthepassageistotell________.A.thegreenwaystoprotectenvironmentB.somemisunderstoodgreentruthsC.theexperienceofsavingenergyD.thewaystoreducelivingcost2.Accordingtocommonideas,whenshopping,weshouldtake________.A.aplasticbag B.apaperbagC.areusablebag D.acheapbag3.Inthefollowing,whichoneisnotthedisadvantageofplasticbags?A.Causinglitter.B.Beingtreatedasfoodbywildanimals.C.Takingmuchmoretimetobreakdown.D.Usingmuchmoreenergytoproduce.4.Whichoneistrueaccordingtothefifthparagraph?A.Leavingadeviceinstand-bymodeisenvironment-friendly.B.Olderdevicesuselessenergythannewones.C.Removingtheplugfrompowersupplywillstopusingpower.D.Usingelectricdevicesaslittleaspossibleisthebestwaytosaveenergy.5.Whydopeopleprefertoeatlocalfood?A.Becauseitcansavetheenergyusedtotransport.B.Becauseittastesbetterthanthefoodtransportedlongaway.C.Becauseitsproductionuseslessenergy.D.Becauseitproduceslessgreenhousegas.6.Whethertakingashowerortakingabathisgreenermainlydependson________.A.thetemperatureB.theseasonC.thetimewespendintheshowerD.theamountofwaterweuseAnswers:BBDCACActivity5:Readtheeffectsandcompletethecausesoftheseaccordingtothepassage.Causes:1Makingapaperbagusesmoreenergyandwaterthanmakingaplasticbag.Italsoproducesmoregreenhousegases.Effects:Paperbagsarenotgoodfortheenvironment.Causes:2Devicesturnedoffgointostand-bymodeandstillusepower.Effects:Turningoffadevicewon'tstopitfromusingpower.Causes:3Localproducesometimesmightusemoreenergyandproducemoregreenhousegasesthanproducegrownalongwayaway-eventakingintoaccountitstransport.Effects:Eatinglocalfoodisn'talwaysbetterfortheenvironment.Causes:4Ifyouspendmorethaneightminutesinashower,you'lluseasmuchwaterasinabath-about50litresofwater.Effects:It'snotalwaysbettertotakeashowerthanabath.目標二：Touselogicalthinkingandcriticalthinkingtosortoutandjudgethecommonviewsonenvironmentalprotectioninlife.Activity1:Discussthefollowingquestionsingroupsandshareyourpointsinclass.1Whichofthe“greentruths”surprisesyoumost?Giveyourreasons.2Areyouawareofanyother“greentruths”thatarenottrue?Sharethemwiththeclass.3How“green”areyou?Shareyour“greenactions”withtheclass.4Whatcanyoudotobecome“greener”?Activity2:Workingroups.Giveatalkaboutoneofthe“greentruths”inthepassage.1Usethesequestionstohelpplanyourtalk.?Which“greentruth”areyougoingtotalkabout??Whydopeoplebelieveitis“green”??Whyisitnotcompletelytrue??Whatcanyoudotobecome“greener”?2Organiseyourtalkfollowingthestepsbelow.?Startyourtalkbystatingthetopic.?Describeyourchosen“greentruth”inmoredetail.?Explainwhyitisnotcompletely“green”.?Endyourtalkbyencouragingyouraudiencetobecome“greener”.3Giveyourtalktotheclass.Usefulexpressions?Somepeoplethink…because…?However,itisnotcompletelytruebecause…?Therefore,weshould…Summary