UNIT8GREENLIVINGLesson1RootsandShootsToreadandtalkaboutRoots&Shoots,aneducationalorganizationToreadforgeneralunderstandingToreadforspecificinformationandanswerquestionsondetailsTocompleteasummaryofthetext.TogiveapresentationaboutRoots&ShootsWhatcanyoudotopromotegreenliving?nottoleavethetaprunningtopickuplittertoplantmoretreestobeavolunteerforanenvironmentalorganisationnottoleavethehousewithlightsstillontoridebikesonshortjourneystouselesstissuepaperP28

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Whatishappeningineachpicture?Leavethetaprunningwhileyoubrushyourteeth.Leavealightonwhenyougoout.Dropapieceoflitterandcan'tbebotheredtopickitup.·

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Shootsisactuallyaninstitute(機構)thatiscommittedtoenvironmentalprotection!Nowlet'sreadthetextandlearnmoreaboutit.Leavethetaprunningwhileyoubrushyourteeth.Leavealightonwhenyougoout.Dropapieceoflitterandcannotbebotheredtopickitup.1.Whatishappeningineachpicture?懶得做某事Lookatthetitleofthepassage—“ROOTS&SHOOTS”,andguesswhatthepassageisabout.ROOTSSHOOTSReadthetextcarefullyandmatchthemainideaofeachpart.Part1(Para.1)

A．Themeaningofitsname.Part2

(Para.2) B．Whatis“Just-me-ism”？Part3(Paras.3-4) C．TheestablishmentofRoots&Shoots.Step1While-reading“Just-me-ism”ExamplesLeavingthetap

whileyoubrushyourteethLeavingalight

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.Readparagraph1.andcompletethefollowingchart.Step2Careful-readingWastingalotofenergywrongmatteronpickituprunningThetimeofitsestablishmentThefounderThepurposeTheearly1990sDr.JaneGoodallToeducateyoungpeople,frompre-schooltouniversitystudents,sotheycanhelpbuildafuturethatissecureandlivetogetherinpeacewithnature.Readparagraph2~3＆completetheform:ThemeaningofitsnameRootsmoveslowlyunderthegroundtomakeafirmfoundation,andshootsseemsmallandweak,buttheycanbreakopenbrickwallstoreachthelight.While-readingReadthetextagainandanswer:1.WhatcontributiondoesRoots&Shoots

maketosociety?2.WhatmadeDr.JaneGoodallthinkRoots&Shootscanhelpsolvetheproblemof“Just-me-ism”?Answers:1.Itinspiresyoungpeopletobuildafuturethatissecureandtolivetogetherinpeacewithnature.2.Itencouragesindividualstoplayapartinmakingtheworldabetterplaceinsteadofjustthinkingaboutthemselves.

StudythetechniquesthatthewriterusesQuotationItdoesn’tmatter.It’sjustme.And,anyway,nooneknows.Everyindividualmatters.Everyindividualhasaroletoplay.Everyindividualmakesadifference.Examples…sayyouleavethetaprunningwhileyoubrushyourteeth,leavealightburningwhenyougooutoryoudropapieceoflitterandcan’tbebotheredtopickitup.ColloquialstyleYouknowthatallthosethingsarewrong,butsowhat?

Yougettochoose:doyouwanttouseyourlifetomaketheworldabetterplaceforpeople,animalsandtheenvironment?Repetition…HowcanitmatterifIleaveonelittletaprunning,onelittlelightburning,onelittlepieceoflitterontheroad?…Millionsofgallonsofwaterwouldbewasted,millionsoflightswouldbeleftburning,millionsofpiecesoflitterwouldbedropped.Parallelstructures:Tocreateastrongeffectonreaderssothattheyunderstandthewriter’spointbetterandreflectontheirownbehaviordeeplyaswell.Itdoesn’tmatter.It’sjustme.And,anyway,nooneknows.Discuss:WhatisyourexplanationforthetwoquotesfromDr.JaneGoodall?Everyindividualmatters.Everyindividualhasaroletoplay.Everyindividualmakesadifference.Dr.JaneGoodall’squotesmeanthatchangingtheroleisanindividualact,becausetherearemillionsofpeoplewhocanmakeadifferenceiftheyallactontheirown.Post-reading

Canyousuggestanothertitleforthetext?Explainyouranswer.

MakeaDifference.TurntheLightOff.EducationSavestheEnvironment.ExpressYourselfImagineyouareavolunteerofRoots&Shoots.Usewhatyouhavelearnttopersuade

oneofthefollowingpeople.

I’mjustastudent.WhenIbecomeapowerfulpersonIcandomore.I’mdoingwhatIcan,butIdon’tknowhowtomakemyfriendsdothesame.Iknowit’simportant,butI’mtoobusyanddon’thavetimeforsmallthingslikethese.P32

61.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?3.Whatcontributioncanyoumaketo

theenvironmentasanindividual?2.Canyousuggestanothertitlefor

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61.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?

Calloneveryindividualtotakeactiontoprotectourenvironment,animalsandcommunity.2.Canyousuggestanothertitleforthetext?Explainyouranswer.Together,wecanmakeabetterworldAsmallaction,abetterworldP32

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