1、Background,Getting Ready,Text A,Language Focus,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,新航标职业英语 综合英语1,Vocational English,顾问 总主审：刘黛琳,总 主 编：蒋秉章,本册主编：许振雅 刘军 凌伟卿,外籍主审：Laura Blacks（英） Dan Jenkins（美）,编 者：刘 军 王 前 封 萍,徐 辉 韩智渊,光盘制作：博速软件,1,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,Background,Getting Ready,Text A,T
2、ext B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,2,Background,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,Greenhouse Gas,Low-Carbon Life,Carbon Footprint,Nokia Green Building,Language Focus,3,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,Low-Carbon
3、 Life,A low-carbon life means cutting CO2 emissions, and living a lifestyle characterized by low energy, low consumption, and low cost.,Background,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,4,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,A carbon footprint is the total amoun
4、t of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities, usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). A carbon footprint is usually calculated for the time period of a year.,Carbon Footprint,Background,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Foc
5、us,Practical Learning,Language Focus,5,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,The primary greenhouse gases (abbreviated as GHG) in the Earths atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane (甲烷), nitrous oxide (一氧化二氮), and ozone (臭氧) . GHG is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect.,Greenhouse Gas,Backgr
6、ound,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,6,Nokia (Finnish pronunciation: /nki/) Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation. Nokia China has its new headquarters located in Yizhuang, about twenty kilometers away from the ci
7、ty center of Beijing. The glass roof and walls enable 90 percent of the office area to enjoy natural sunlight. The double-glazing curtain walls adjust the temperature automatically. There is only one escalator in the building. Walking is encouraged. Pedometers (计步器) are available for the staff. Park
8、ing spaces are reserved only for low emission vehicles, while 49 different shuttle buses are provided for the staff. Additionally, rapidly renewable materials and products are widely used in the building. With its eco-design features, the building saves 20 percent in energy costs compared to normal
9、office buildings, and thus helps to conserve the environment. It was awarded the LEED (Low Energy Electron Diffraction, 低能电子衍射) Gold Award by the US Green Building Council (美国绿色建筑协会). Its the first commercial building in China to receive this award.,Nokia Green Building,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,Backgr
10、ound,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,7,Reducing Carbon Footprints,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,Before-reading,While-reading,Background,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,8,Unit 6 Low-Carbon L
11、ife,1. Can you give some examples on how to reduce carbon footprints?,2. Is it popular to reduce carbon footprints in Asia? What has been done?,Exercise A,Read the text and answer the following questions.,Driving less, eating local foods, using less electricity, and recycling all reduce carbon footp
12、rints.,Yes, more and more people are thinking of new ways to reduce their carbon footprint. Some people even share their ideas online.,3. Who created the idea of reducing the carbon footprints of cars by growing grass on the top of his car?,It was derived from the inspiration of a Japanese man named
13、 Mitsuji Chinen.,Background,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,9,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,wind-up,electric,non-electric,subway,car,regular,energy-saving,Shut down,Recycling,Background,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Pract
14、ical Learning,Language Focus,10,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,5. Why were many of Nokias workers unhappy for a while at first about moving into their new office building? How do they feel now?,4. How does the hotel in Shanghai reduce its carbon footprint?,Exercise A,The hotel was built with the materials f
15、rom an old post office to reduce the amount of CO2 the construction would cause. The guests will be told how much CO2 they have emitted during their stay at the hotel. They can pay to have trees planted in Inner Mongolia to reduce their carbon footprint.,Nokias new headquarters is located far outsid
16、e of downtown Beijing, so for a while, many workers were not happy to have to move so far away. Now, they cannot help falling in love with it.,Read the text and answer the following questions.,Background,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,11,Un
17、it 6 Low-Carbon Life,Exercise B,The article tells us about the ideas for reducing both in and in . In addition, the article describes some of lowering the amount of .,Fill in the blanks to complete the main ideas of the text.,carbon footprints,daily life,workplace,benefits/ advantages,carbon emissio
18、ns,Background,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,12,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,Exercise C,Discuss with your partner, and then fill in the blanks to complete the following table according to the text.,Japan,on the top of,keep me cool,different kinds
19、 of,problems,healthy,healthy grass,the materials from,reduce the amount,how much,stay,reduce your carbon footprint,headquarters,moved into,has brought,falling in love,feel,Background,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,13,译 文,Unit 6 Low-Carbon L
20、ife,Paragraph 1,“Carbon footprint” is a phrase describing the total amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases produced to support human activities. Leaving a carbon footprint that is as small as possible is one of the best ways for people to help conserve the environment. Anyone can
21、lower his/her own carbon footprint by making small changes to his/her daily life. For example, driving less, eating local foods, using less electricity, and recycling all lower the amount of carbon emissions.,Notes,Background,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learnin
22、g,Language Focus,14,译 文,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,Paragraph 2,In Asia, leaving a low carbon footprint is becoming very popular. More and more people are thinking of new ways to reduce their carbon footprint. Some people even share their ideas online.,Background,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Fo
23、cus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,15,One of the most creative ideas about low carbon footprints was derived from the inspiration of a Japanese man named Mitsuji Chinen. He decided to grow grass on the top of his car so as to keep him cool while driving in the summer. It took him mont
24、hs of trying many different kinds of grass before the grass started to grow. One of the main problems was making sure that the grass had enough water each day to stay healthy. Ultimately, he solved all the problems and today he drives around the city with healthy grass on his car roof. His idea is i
25、nspiring other people to suggest growing grass on the top of buses and taxis.,译 文,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,Paragraph 3,Background,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,16,Businesses are also thinking of low carbon footprint ideas. A hotel in Shangha
26、i was built with the materials from an old post office to reduce the amount of CO2 the construction would cause. The guests will be told how much CO2 they have emitted during their stay at the hotel. They can pay to have trees planted in Inner Mongolia to reduce their carbon footprint.,译 文,Unit 6 Lo
27、w-Carbon Life,Paragraph 4,Background,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,17,译 文,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,Paragraph 5,Sometimes, it takes time for people to enjoy the benefits of low carbon footprint ideas. Nokias new headquarters is located far ou
28、tside of downtown Beijing and many workers were not happy for a while about moving so far away. However, since the workers moved into the new building, the low-carbon design has brought them so many surprises that they cannot help falling in love with it. For instance, the large double glass windows
29、 of the building are letting in sunlight and simultaneously controlling the temperature, meanwhile the workers are enjoying the sunshine in a comfortable work environment.,Notes,Background,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,18,译 文,Unit 6 Low-Ca
30、rbon Life,Paragraph 6,It is fun and easy to think of new ideas and there are many benefits of reducing your carbon footprint. So, start today!,Background,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,19,Vocabulary,Structure,Translation,Language Focus,Gram
31、mar,Background,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,20,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,A Choose the correct form of the words to complete the
32、 following sentences.,1. reduce, reduction, reduceda. A slight _ in the sales made my boss very angry.b. The greatly_ price is offered exclusively to our regular guests.,2. create, creation, creativea. The project will _ more than 60 new jobs.b. The man wearing dark glasses is a very _designer.,3. c
33、onstruct, construction, constructionala. The new office is still under _.b. It took them two years to _ the office building.,reduction,reduced,create,creative,construction,construct,Background,21,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,4. conserve, conservation, conservativea. _ measures should be taken in the proce
34、ss of production.b. We must _ the forests and woodlands for future generations.,5. inspire, inspiration, inspiring a. The presidents speech _ everyone. b. These ideas provided the _ for her low-carbon program.,Conservation,conserve,inspired,inspiration,A Choose the correct form of the words to compl
35、ete the following sentences.,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,Background,22,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,B Match the words in Column A with the appropriate phrases in Column B,1. lower 2. solve 3. make 4. produce 5. recycle,a. changes to your lifes
36、tyle b. the waste material c. the amount of carbon emissions d. the problems e. greenhouse gases,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,Background,23,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,C Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the words and phras
37、es in the box.,cause headquarters for instance benefit ultimately amount for a while let in,1. The total _ of greenhouse gases emitted by the factory last month was more than 15,000 tons. 2. His irresponsible behavior has _ a great deal of trouble to his sales team. 3. I lost my job recently and was
38、nt able to make ends meet _. 4. You cant rely on her. _, she arrived an hour late for an important meeting yesterday.,amount,caused,for a while,For instance,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,Background,24,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,5. The manager
39、told me to open a window and _ some fresh air. 6. Many companies have their _ in Beijing and Shanghai. 7. She has had the _ of work experience in one of the top 500 companies. 8. He must _ take responsibility for the failure of the company.,let in,headquarters,benefit,ultimately,C Complete the sente
40、nces below with the correct form of the words and phrases in the box.,cause headquarters for instance benefit ultimately amount for a while let in,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,Background,25,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,Structure,A Study the exa
41、mple and rearrange the words and phrases into correct sentences.,1. so as to, please, carefully, the list, avoid mistakes, check,e.g. so as to, he, on the top of his car, decided, while driving in summer, to grow grass, keep himself cool,He decided to grow grass on the top of his car so as to keep h
42、imself cool while driving in summer.,2. so as to, I, remind.of, her, left a message, the meeting,Please check the list carefully so as to avoid mistakes.,I left a message so as to remind her of the meeting.,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,Ba
43、ckground,26,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,Structure,3. so as to, he, a better job, moved to, from a small town, Shanghai, find,4. so as to, Jack, into the night, meet the deadline, worked late,You should let in more sunlight and turn off the lights so as to lower carbon emissions.,Jack worked late into the
44、 night so as to meet the deadline.,He moved to Shanghai from a small town so as to find a better job.,5. so as to, you, and turn off, carbon emissions, more sunlight, should let in, the lights, lower,A Study the example and rearrange the words and phrases into correct sentences.,Getting Ready,Text A
45、,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,Background,27,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,Structure,B Study the italicized part of the example sentences and compose sentences with the same structures using the words and phrases in parentheses.,1. e.g. Today he drives around the cit
46、y with healthy grass on his car roof.,(she, smile, tears, still on her face),The woman with a diamond necklace around her neck must be rich.,He came in with an energy-saving bulb in his hand.,She smiled with tears still on her face.,(he, come in, an energy-saving bulb, in his hand),(woman, a diamond
47、 necklace, around her neck, must be rich),Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,Background,28,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,Structure,1. e.g. They had/will have trees planted in Inner Mongolia to reduce their carbon footprint.,(bellboy, my, heavy suitcas
48、es, send up),His parents will have him examined by a doctor tomorrow.,I had the electric toothbrush repaired this morning.,The bellboy had my heavy suitcases sent up.,(I, the electric toothbrush, repair, this morning),(his parents, him, examine, by a doctor, tomorrow),B Study the part of the example
49、 sentences and compose sentences with the same structures using the words and phrases in parentheses.,Getting Ready,Text A,Text B,Vocational Focus,Skill Focus,Practical Learning,Language Focus,Background,29,Unit 6 Low-Carbon Life,Translation,A Translate the following sentences into Chinese.,1. Avoid using plastic cups and disposable products whenever and wherever you can.,
