1、Unit 13Were trying to save the earth.Section A3a4cNothing is a waste if we have a creative mind.creativityn. 创造力；独创性2a Look at the pictures in 2b.Can you guess what the passage is about?Its about how people can think of creative ways to use things that are no longer wanted.2b Read the passage and co
2、mplete the chart below.Names What materials did they use ? What did they make ?Amy Hayes1.windows and doors of old buildings that have been pulled down2.an old boat 3.rocks 4.old glass bottlesa houseJessica Wong old clothes, especially old jeans bagsWang Tao iron and other materials from old cars be
3、autiful art pieces2c Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the phrases in the box.1. Amy Hayes lives in the UK. Many of the old buildings in her neighborhood were _ .2. All the rubbish and old things in Amys neighborhood were then _ when Amy built her house.3. Amy is very creative and she _ h
4、er front gate _ rocks and old glass bottles. She put an old boat on top of her house.4. Jessica Wong sells her bags in a small shop, but she has also _an online business to sell them.pull downput to good use built set upout of2c Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the phrases in the box.5.
5、Though Jessicas bags are made from old clothes,her bags are _ being cute and useful.6. Wang Tao _ makes large pieces of metal art that look like animals or humans, _ makes smaller pieces for the home.not only known forbut also 2d Underline the words in the passage based on the words below. What are
6、the differences?think use usual recycle build create special recent environment important protect inspire rethink reuse, useful unusual recyclingbuilding creative; creativityespecially recently environmentalimportanceprotectioninspiration1. Rethink, Reuse, Recycle ! re-是最常用的前缀之一。它可以加在名词或动词前面，构成新的名词或
7、动词。re-表示以下三方面的意义： 1) 表示 “ 回 ” 或 “ 向后 ” 的意思 。return（回来） recall（回忆，召回） retract（缩回，取回） 2)表示 “ 再 ” 、 “ 重新 ” 、 “ 重复 ” 的意思。rethink（再思考） reuse（再运用） restart（重新开始） recycle（再利用） 3) 表示 “ 相反 ” 、 “ 反对 ” 的意思。rebel（反叛，谋反） reverse （ 反转，颠倒） resist（反抗， 抵抗 ） 2. She is a most unusual woman.un-前缀，常加在形容词、副词、分词、动词和名词之前；第一
8、，表示否定意义。第二，表示 “ 反动作 ” , 即 “ 相反的动作 ” 。uneconomic 不经济的 unending 无尽的 unusual 不平常的 unbind 解开，释放 unearth 由地下掘出 uncomfortable 不舒服的 unfortunate 不幸的 unkind 不仁慈的 uncover 揭开 的盖子 unbutton 解开钮扣 3. Nothing is a waste if you have a creative mind.-ive是形容词后缀 , 一般表示有 的create -ive creative 4. Amy recently won a prize
9、 from the Help Save Our Planet Society.recent -ly recently形容词加 ly变副词5. She especially likes to use old jeans to make handbags.special 和 especial 是同义词 ， especially是 especial的 副词。6. Amy is an inspiration (n.灵感 ) to us all.后缀 -tion附在动词后面构成名词 1)当单词最后是 t, d, te, de时，变名词 加 tion或者 ation, ition； 2)当单词最后是元音字
10、母时，变名词 加 sion等。 7. The theme park to show people the importance of environmental protection.importance是 important的 名词。environmental 是 environment 的形容词形式。protect -ion protection2e Make a list of things that need to be done to save the environment. Which things can be done by regular people every day?
11、 Which things have to be done by governments and organizations? Discuss these with your group.Individual people Governments Organizations 1. Do you often throw away things you dont need anymore? 你 经常扔掉你不再需要的东西吗 ?此句包含一个定语从句： you dont need anymore，修饰先行词 things，且在从句中作宾语，所以可以省略引导词 that。The things I boug
12、ht yesterday were pretty good.我昨天买的东西真不错。2.The windows and doors come from old buildings around her town that were pulled down. 窗户 和门来自于她所在城镇的被拆毁的旧建筑。此句包含一个定语从句 : that were pulled down,修饰先行词 old buildings，且在从句中作主语，所以必须保留引导词 that。The girl who is in red is my sister.穿红色衣服的女孩是我的妹妹。3.The top of the hous
13、e is an old boat turned upside down.房子 的顶部是一条被翻转过来的旧木船。1) turn sth. upside down 意为 “ 把某物翻转过来；使某物上下颠倒 ” 。2)此处 turned upside down为过去分词短语表被动，修饰前面的 boat。 英语中 像这样置于名词之后作定语的短语或从句，被称作是 “后置定语 ”。4. Not only can the art bring happiness to others, but it also shows that 艺术 不但能带给他人快乐，而且还说明 not only but also 为并列连词，意为 “ 不仅 而且 ” ，连接两个并列成分。当连接两个并列分句时， not only后的分句要用倒装语序。Not only is he a great footballer， (but) also he is a musician.他不仅是一个出色的足球运动员，还是一位音乐家。Homework 老师可以在这里布置作业噢
