The earth song
We’re trying to save the earth!
我们正在竭尽全力拯救地球!
try to do =try one’s best to do
努力去做某事。
e.g. Every student should try to study
hard in order to study in a university.
为了进入大学学习,每个学生都应该
努力学习。
air pollution
The factories that
burn coal pollute
the air with a lot of
black smoke.
n. 煤炭
Factories put
waste into the
river.
water pollution
noise pollution
There are more
cars on the road.
1a
Here are some words related to
different kinds of pollution. Write
them in the box below. Then add
more words.
noise pollution
____________
____________
____________
____________
air pollution
___________
___________
___________
___________
water pollution
____________
____________
____________
____________
loud music
planes
mobile phones
factories
cars
smoking
ships
factories
littering
rubbish
building housesbuilding houses
loud music cars rubbish planes
littering ships factories smoking
building houses mobile phones
litter v. 乱扔
n. 垃圾
rubbish waste
垃圾,废弃物
People should throw
away litter in the bin.
n. 垃圾箱
1b Listen and complete the sentences.
What was the problem?
The river was _____________. Even the
bottom (底部) of the river was full of
_________. There were no more ______
for fishermen (渔民) to catch.
really dirty
rubbish fish
What caused the problem?
People are throwing _______ into the
river. Factories are putting ______ into
the river.
How should the problem be solved?
We should write to the ____________
and
ask them to ___________ the factories.
Everyone should help to __________ the
river.
litter
waste
government
close down
clean up
Listen again and check (√) the
sentences you hear.
1. We could go fishing in the river.
2. The river was really dirty.
3. The river has always been the nicest
river in this town.
4. We should ask the teachers for help.
√
√
1c
The river was dirty.
Even the bottom of the
river was full of rubbish.
But it used to
be so clean!
Yes, but people are
throwing litter into
the river.
Everyone in this town
should play a part in
cleaning it up!
1. Everyone in this town should play a part
in cleaning it up!
play a part in 在……方面起作用
e.g. A good diet plays a large part in
helping people live longer.
健康的饮食在帮助人们长寿方面起着
非常大的作用。
play a part 在……中扮演角色
e.g. He was invited to play a part in this TV
play.
他被邀请参加这个电视剧的演出。
2a
Listen to the interview. Circle the
kinds of pollution that Jason and
Susan talk about.
A. land pollution B. air pollution
C. noise pollution D. water pollution
2b Listen again and complete
the sentences.
1. The air is badly polluted because there
are ___________ on the road these
days.
2. Factories that burn coal also ________
the air with a lot of black smoke.
more cars
pollute
3. There is also too much rubbish and
waste. People _________________
things every day.
4. People are also littering in
______________ like parks. This is
turning beautiful places into
ugly (丑陋) ones.
are throwing away
public places
1. Who is the interviewer talking to?
2. What are they talking about?
3. What other problems do they see?
Susan and Jason.
The environmental problems.
There’s too much rubbish and waste
in the streets.
Role-play conversations between
Jason and Susan.2c
The air has become
really polluted
around here. I’m
getting very worried.
Yes, I used to
be able to see
stars in the sky.
The problem is
that…
The earth is badly polluted.
What should we do to save the earth?
Let’s take action (采取行动)
Take buses instead of
driving cars.
Recycle books and paper.
Turn off the lights
when you leave a room.
People should throw away litter in the bin.
1. Copy the new words
and remember them.
2. Read the listening
materials of 1b, 2a.