三亚航空旅游职业学院教案编号Unit 6 Greening the World Begins at Home Teaching aims:In this unit, students are supposed to▪Master the basic language and skills to remember words▪Understand the main idea of Text A, and master the useful sentence structures and words and expressions;▪Know how to use sentence stress;▪To learn Non-finite Verb;To know how to write “Business Letter”.Teaching procedures:I Listening and Speaking (2Period)II Text A & text-related exercises (2Period)III Grammar Review and Practical Writing (2Period)IV WorkbookPart A Lead inTask 1 Study the pictures and discuss the questions below in small groups. Use the words given below if necessary.1.What can we benefit from the equipment in the first picture?Cues: solar energy, renewable, green energy, water heater, electricity bill2.Do you know what the house in the second picture is called? What is specialabout it?Cues: passive house, energy-efficient, solar panel, roof3.What are the advantages of the U-shaped lamps in the third picture?Cues: saving, cut on the use of electricityTask 2 Listen to the following short dialogues and fill in the blanks.Task 3 Discuss the following questions.1. What do you think is green living?Cues: healthy, environment-friendly, lifestyle.2. What does your family do to cut energy use?Cues: water, electricity, transport, travelPart B Language points1. green v. to make greene.g. The company is making efforts to green its products.公司正竭尽全力使产品更环保。
It took him five years to green the hill.他花了五年时间才让这座小山变绿。
2. convince v. to make sb. feel certain; to cause sb. to realizee.g. I was convinced I saw you there, but it must have been someone else.我以为看见你在那里，一定是看错人了。
What she said convinced me that I was wrong.她的一番话使我认识到自己错了。
3. use up to use (material, etc.) until no more is lefte.g. We have used up all the paper.我们把纸全用完了。
He used up all his money in one week.一周之内他就用光了所有的钱。
4. tackle v. to deal with or overcomee.g. It’s time to ta ckle my homework.现在该对付我的家庭作业了。
Mr. Wells tackled the difficult p roblem, but he couldn’t solve it.威尔斯先生处理过这一难题，但未能解决。
5. global a. world-widee.g. Having a global tour is my dream.环球旅行是我的梦想。
The global energy crisis is getting more and more serious.全球性的能源危机日益严峻。
6. be on one’s way having started one’s journey; already in the process ofe.g. Work harder, you’ll be well on your way to job promotion.勤快些吧，你很快就会获得提拔的。
Some people say that this country is well on its way to being the other superpower.有人说这个国家就要成为另一个超级大国了。
7. community n. a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in commone.g. The new arts centre to be built next year will serve the whole community.明年开建的艺术中心将服务整个社区。
8.invest v. to use (money) to buy shares, property, etc., in order to earn interest or bring profite.g. The best time to invest is now.现在是投资的最佳时机。
He invested all his money in real estate.他把钱全部投资房地产了。
9. hybrid a. of mixed character; composed of different elementse.g. Hybrid diesel-electric cars are gaining greater popularity in China.动力混合车在中国越来越普遍了。
10. renewable a. that can be renewede.g. Water is a renewable energy resource.水是一种可再生资源。
Is the permit renewable?这个许可证可以延期吗?11. consumption n. using up of food, energy, resources, etc.e.g. The meat was declared unfit for human consumption.已宣布这种肉不适宜人们食用。
We have measured the car’s fuel consumption.我们测量了这辆汽车的汽油消耗量。
12. locavore n. those who prefer to eat locally produced food to that which is moved to the market from a distanceNote: It is a movement in the United States and other countries with the idea of sustainable development.13. community-supported agriculture (CSA)Note: It is a form of an alternative food network (in Canada Community Shared Agriculture). It consists of a community of individuals who promise to support a farming operation by sharing the risks and benefits of food production. CSAs usually consist of a system of weekly delivery or pick-up of vegetables and fruit, in a vegetable box scheme, and sometimes includes dairy products and meat.14. in turn as a result of sth. in a series of eventse.g. Increased production will, in turn, lead to increased profits.增加生产会继而增加利润。
15. arise from to follow as a result of sth.e.g. Problems often arise from the lack of communication.问题常常是由于缺乏交流而产生的。
The accident arose from carelessness in the experiment.事故是由于实验过程中的疏忽而造成的。
16. decline v. to become smaller, weaker, fewer, etc.e.g. Her influence declined after she lost the election.落选后她的影响力大为降低。
With the development of the economy, the birthrate is declining.随着经济的发展，出生率在不断下降。