Learn & Talk I

Chapter 12 Environment
Lesson 111 Green Living

at the bottom of the following pages: TI=teaching instructions; T=teacher; S=student

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Contents
Part
A. L e t ’s L e a r n ( 1 1 m i n s )

Part
B. L e t ’s Ta l k ( 1 1 m i n s )

C.
Learning Objectives:
Part 学习目标:
Re v i e w ( 1 m i n ) 5 words/phrases about “green living ”
5个和“绿色生活”相关的单词或词组
Expressions for “green living ”
关于“绿色生活”的常用表达
How to talk about “green living ”
谈论和“绿色生活”相关的话题

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 A. Let’s Learn
Part

Vocabulary (3 mins)

devastation /ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn/
great destruction or damage, especially over a wide area
毁灭
e.g. The bomb caused widespread devastation.

green living /ɡriːn//ˈlɪvɪŋ/

attempts to reduce an individual’s or society’s use of the
earth’s natural resources, and one’s personal resources.
绿色生活
e.g. The belief that green living is expensive is not right.

TI: Teach the pronunciations, definitions and example sentences of these words, then ask S to make sentences with them.
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 A. Let’s Learn
Part

Vocabulary (3 mins)

unleaded gas /ˌʌnˈledɪd//ɡæs/

gas/petrol that does not contain lead and is therefore less harmful
to the environment
无铅汽油
e.g. Unleaded gas is cheaper than diesel.

renewable energy /rɪˈnuːəbl//ˈenərdʒi/

energy that is replaced naturally or controlled carefully and can
therefore be used without the risk of finishing it all
可再生能源
e.g. We can use renewable energy such as solar energy.

TI: Teach the pronunciations, definitions and example sentences of these words, then ask S to make sentences with them.
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 A. Let’s Learn
Part

Vocabulary (1 min)

devoid /dɪˈvɔɪd/
completely lacking in something
缺乏的
e.g. The land is almost devoid of vegetation.

TI: Teach the pronunciations, definitions and example sentences of these words, then ask S to make sentences with them.
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 A. Let’s Learn
Part

Dialog (4 mins)
Role-play the dialog with your teacher twice, and learn the highlighted expressions by heart.
和老师一起分角色朗读两遍以下对话。熟记标亮部分的短语和表达。
Jack: Do you think there’s anything we can do to reverse the damage that’s been done to the environment
already?
Mary: It might not be possible to fix the problems that we’ve created for ourselves, but there are lots of
things we can do to prevent more devastation from happening.
Jack: Like what?
Mary: Well, we can adopt the green living lifestyle.
Jack: What is it?
Mary: For example, you should make sure that your car runs on unleaded gas. If possible, you should use
renewable energy at home.
Jack: I understand what you mean. What do you think is the biggest concern for our future?
Mary: I think that the issue of greatest concern is the Earth may become devoid of clean water for everyone.
TI: Take turns to play both characters. Emphasize and repeat the highlighted expressions.
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 B. Let’s Talk
Part

Conversation
Suppose you are talking with your friend about the green living. Use the vocabulary and expressions
(3 mins)

you’ve learned in Part A to complete the following conversation. 假设你和朋友就绿色生活的事情

展开讨论。运用在第一部分学到的词汇和表达将以下情景对话补充完整。
A: Recently, I’ve adopted the _______ lifestyle.
B: _______? What is it?
A: For example, you should use cars that run on ________.
You can also use _________ at home. Hints:
• devastation
B: That sounds like a good idea. • unleaded gas
• renewable energy
A: If everyone can adopt the green living lifestyle, it can prevent • green living

more _______ to the earth from happening.

TI: Let S practice situational conversation with what he/she has learned in Part A. Answers are on the next page.
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 B. Let’s Talk
Part

Discussion (4 mins)
Talk with your teacher about the following questions. Refer to the hints if necessary.
和老师一起讨论以下问题。可以参考方框中的提示。

1. Explain “green living” in your own words.

What can you do to adopt the green living lifestyle?

Hints: Key to exercises on last

page:
• a sustainable lifestyle/caring about the environment… • green living
• bring your own shopping bag/take more public transport/use • Green living
• unleaded gas
unleaded petrol/use renewable energy/turn off the light when • renewable energy
you leave… • devastation

TI: Let S practice speaking by answering the questions. Correct S as necessary.

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 B. Let’s Talk
Part

Discussion
Talk with your teacher about the following questions. Refer to the hints if necessary.
(4 mins)

和老师一起讨论以下问题。可以参考方框中的提示。
2. Nowadays, many young people in China like using express delivery (快递)
services and ordering take-outs(外卖). What do you think of this situation
from a green living perspective? What can be done if you think the
situation is harmful?

Hints:
• the package of these things will turn into garbage/waste much material…
• use recyclable material/spread the idea of green living and environment
protection…
TI: Let S practice speaking by answering the questions. Correct S as necessary.
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 C. Let’s Review
Part

Review (1 min)
In this lesson, you’ve learned
✓ 5 words/phrases about “green living”
devastation green living unleaded petrol
renewable energy devoid
✓ commonly used expressions for “green living”
• It might not be possible to fix the problems that we’ve created for ourselves, but there are
lots of things we can do to prevent more devastations from happening.
• For example, you should make sure that your car runs on unleaded gas.
• If possible, you should use renewable energy at home.
• I think that the issue of greatest concern is the world may become devoid of clean water for
everyone.
✓ how to talk about “green living”
TI: Review the learning objectives in this lesson briefly. © 2018 Acadsoc Limited
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The Green Living Lifestyle

resource conservation and pollution reduction
节约资源，减少污染
green consumption and green purchase
绿色消费，环保选购
repeated use
重复使用，多次利用
recycling
分类回收，多次利用
natural protection and co-existence
保护自然，万物共存

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