1、Unit 2 Saving the Earth Topic 3 What can we do at home to protect the environment?,Section C,Are you a greener person?,How can we become a greener person?,Turn off the lights when we leave a room. Walk or ride a bike instead of taking a bus or a taxi. Take a cloth bag when we go shopping. Dont drive
2、 a car if you travel a short distance. Write on both sides of the paper. Dont use the things that can be used only once. After we wash faces, we can use the water to wash clothes. Turn off the TV set while we are away. ,Its an electric car. It works well, but its slow and cant run for long.,electric
3、 (adj.) electricity (n.),Do you know them?,Do you know it ?,Its a maglev train. Its advantages are quiet, fast and clean, but its too expensive.,磁悬浮列车,n.技术,Do you know it ?,China is one of the first countries in the world to use biogas technology .,沼气,1a Read and understand. Look at the pictures. Do
4、 you know what they are? Choose the right picture for each paragraph.,paragraph 2,paragraph 3,Paragraph 4,1b Read 1a and match the words with the pictures on Page 48.,A. acid rain B. nuclear energy C. biogas,A,C,B,adj.原子核的， 原子能的,酸雨,Read Paragraph 1 again, and then mark True (T) or False (F).,( ) Its
5、 good that people produce power from coal. ( ) Nuclear power is dangerous. So we cant use it. ( ) To solve the energy problem, people all over the world are looking for new ways to produce power.,T,F,T,Paragraph 1,Paragraph 2,Its key disadvantage is that the process requires a long time (up to 30 da
6、ys )and the cost is high.它最大的缺陷是生产过程需要很长时间（长达30天）和成本高。,process n.步骤，过程 v.加工，处理,require v.需要，需求,require 有两种用法： *require (doing) sth. 表示主语“该.了”。 如： The floor requires washing. 地板该洗了。 *be required to do sth.表示主语必须（被要求）. 如:Students are required to attend classes. 学生必须按规定上课。,Paragraph 3,Electric vehicles
7、 were _ in the 1990s. On April 11, 2010, a new kind of electric vehicle _ “Yezi” was shown in the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. It produces _ from the sun, the wind and CO2. It can not only protect the environment but also _ energy. Its too small to hold many people, but _ models will be developed in th
8、e near future.,develop, electric, name, save, large,developed,named,electricity,save,larger,Paragraph 4,1.去30公里以外的飞机场只需花费人们七分钟的时间。,It takes people just 7 minutes to go to the airport 30 km away.,2.火车最高时速能够达到每小时431公里。,The train can reach a top speed of 431 km per hour.,1c Read 1a again and complete t
9、he table.,renewable,long process and high cost for its building,save energy,no pollution,too small to hold many people,quiet, quick, energy-efficient, no pollution,much more expensive than traditional steel railways,1a Read and understand.,coal- dirty, acid nuclear energy - dangerous electric vehicl
10、es - the sun, the wind andCO2-protect the environment, save energy, small maglev train -German-built, quiet, quick, no wheel noise, energy-efficient, not pollute the air biogas technology straw, grass and animal waste, everyday lives, require, the high cost,Retell 1a,German,n.德国人，德语,Germany n. 德国,pl
11、. Germans,wheel n. 轮， 车轮， 轮子,E.g. They are Germans, and they are from Germany.,language points,2a Read the passage below and match the pictures with the sentences. Then discuss in detail the use of one energy source.,The sun, wind, waves and heat from deep in the earth are energy sources. They will
12、never run out so they are called renewable sources. In 2011, about 16% of energy used worldwide came from renewable sources. The use of it is increasing rapidly each year.,deep adj.深的，厚的 adv.深深地， 在深处,run out 用完，耗尽 E.g. He has run out of food, so his children are hungry.,2a Read the passage below and
13、 match the pictures with the sentences. Then discuss in detail the use of one energy source.,Wind can produce electricity in many places. People use sunlight to produce electricity. Sea waves are used for producing electricity. People use hot water or steam from deep in the earth to produce electric
14、ity and heat for factories, schools and homes.,阳光，日光,水蒸汽，蒸汽，水汽,2b Take notes on your discussion and write a passage with them.,You may begin like this: Sunlight can produce a lot of energy. People began to use the energy from the sunlight in different ways many years ago,Sunlight can produce a lot o
15、f energy. People began to use the energy from the sunlight in different ways many years ago. We can use it to warm the house in the winter, to heat the water for baths, and to produce electricity. Whats more, we can even use it to run vehicles directly in the near future. As is known to us, the ener
16、gy from the sunlight has a lot of advantages. For example, it is clean, renewable and non-polluting. Besides, it does no harm to our nature. So wed better use it as much as possible.,You can write it like this:,We learn: 1. Some words: technology, wheel, steel, require, German, guide , deep 2.Some p
17、hrases: run out 3.Some sentences:(1)In many countries, people produce power from coal, but it is very dirty and causes acid rain.(2)They will never run out so they are called renewable sources. We can: Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of some kinds of energy.,Summary,Assignment,Read 1a. Memorize the useful expressions and key sentences which we learn today. Finish Section C in your workbook. Review Section A-C.,