Unit8

We’retryingtosavetheearth!

Tosavetheearth...ReadingDoyouoftenthrowawaythingsyou

don’tneedanymore?Haveyouever

thoughtabouthowthesethingscan

actuallybeputtogooduse?Nothingisa

wasteifyouhaveacreativemind.

Rethink,Reuse,Recycle!Whereisthetopicsentence?Para1Nothingisa

wasteifyouhaveacreative

ReadParas2-4

andanswerWhocreatesit?Whereishe/shefrom?YouhaveprobablyneverheardofAmyHayes,but

sheisamostunusualwoman.Shelivesinahouse

intheUKthatshebuiltherselfoutofrubbish.Thewindowsanddoorscomefromoldbuildingsaroundhertownthatwerepulleddown.Thetopofthehouseisanoldboatturnedupsidedown.Andthegateinfrontofherhouseismadeofrocksandoldglassbottles.AmyrecentlywonaprizefromtheHelpSaveOurPlanetSociety.Thepresidentsaid,“Amyisaninspirationtousall.”2Whatdoesshedo?Whatmaterialsdoessheuse?What'sherachievement?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------re_________Wouldyouliketoliveinsuchahouse?Why?aboat____________(上下顛倒)oldbuildingsthatwere______(拆下)buildthehouseoutof______upsidedownpulleddownrubbishAmyisan_______tous.inspirationAmyisn’ttheonlyonewhoisgoodatrecycling.JessicaWongfromHongKongusesoldclothesthatpeopledon’twearanymoretomakebags.Shehasbeendoingthisforafewyearsnow.Sheopenedasmallshopwhereshesellsherbags,andshehasalsosetupawebsitetosellthemonline.Sheespeciallylikestouseoldjeanstomakehandbags.Herbagsarecuteanduseful.“Iplantowriteabookaboutnewwaystouseoldclothes,”shesaid.“Ihopepeoplecanreadmybookandenjoyit!”3Whatdoesshedo?What'sherplan?re_____WangTaosetupasmallbusinessinShanghaifouryearsago.Heisknownforusingironandothermaterialsfromoldcarstomakebeautifulartpieces.Somearelargepiecesthatlooklikeanimalsorhumans,andsomearesmallerpiecesyoucanputathome.Themorepopularworkscanevenbeenseeninartshopsaroundthecity.WangTaohopestosetupa“metalart”themeparktoshowpeopletheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.WhydoesWanghopetosetupathemepark?4re_____TranslateNotonlycantheartbringhappinesstoothers,butitalsoshowsthatevencold,hardironcanbebroughtbacktolifewithalittlecreativity.藝術不但可以給人們帶來快樂，而且也說明只需要一點創造力，即使是冰冷、堅硬的鐵也可產生活力。Listenandfollowpeoplefrom__________aretryingbestto_____,_____,and______!Why?turnoffthelightsturnoffthewaterridebicycleplantmore