人教新目标版九年级全一册英语UNIT 13 We're trying to save the earth!跟读

UNIT 13

第 13 单元

Section A

A 部分

We're trying to save the earth!

我们正在努力拯救地球！

Language Goal: Talk about pollution and environmental protection

语言目标：谈论污染和环境保护

1a. Here are some words related to different kinds of pollution.

1a.这里有一些与各种污染有关的词。

Write them in the box below. Then add more words.

把它们写在下面的方框里。然后添加更多的单词。

noise pollution

噪声污染

air pollution

空气污染

water pollution

水污染

loud music

吵闹的音乐

cars

小轿车

rubbish

垃圾

planes

飞机

littering

乱扔垃圾

ships

船舶

factories

工厂

smoking

烟

building houses

建房子

mobile phones

手机

1b. Listen and complete the sentences.

1b.听录音，完成句子。

Tony: Hey, Mark, maybe we could go swimming in the river later this afternoon.

托尼：嘿，马克，下午晚些时候或许我们可以去河里游泳。

Mark: I don't think I want to go, Tony. Tony: Why not? Mark: I was there last weekend and the river was really dirty.

马克：我不想去，托尼。 托尼：为什么？ 马克：我上周末去了那里，河水真的很脏。

Even the bottom of the river was full of rubbish, and there were no more fish for fishermen to catch.

甚至河底都堆满了垃圾，而且河里也没有鱼可供渔民捕了。

Tony: No way! It used to be so clean.

托尼：不可能吧！它以前是如此的干净。

In fact, it has always been the nicest river in this town. Mark: Not anymore.

事实上，它一直都是镇上最美丽的河。 马克：不再是了。

I think people are throwing litter into the river. Factories are also putting waste into the river.

我认为人们正不断往河里扔垃圾。工厂也不断往河里排污。

Tony: That's terrible! We should write to the government. They should close down the factories. Mark: Good idea!

托尼：那真糟糕！我们应该写信给政府。他们应该关闭这些工厂。 马克：好主意！

But I think everyone in this town should help to clean up the river, too.

但是我认为镇上的每个人也都应该帮助清理这条河。

Everyone should play a part, not just the government.

每个人都应该贡献一份力量，而不只是依靠政府。

1c. Role-play the conversation.

1c.分角色表演对话。

Then make your own conversations about the kinds of pollution in 1a.

然后，就 1a 中的污染类型进行对话。

The river was dirty. Even the bottom of the river was full of rubbish.

这条河很脏。甚至连河底都堆满了垃圾。

But it used to be so clean!

但它曾经是如此的干净！

Yes, but people are throwing litter into the river.

是的，但是人们正在不断往河里扔垃圾。

Everyone in this town should play a part in cleaning it up!

镇上的每个人都应该参与它的清理工作！

2a. Listen to the interview.

2a.听这段采访。

Circle the kinds of pollution that Jason and Susan talk about.

圈出贾森和苏珊谈论的污染类型。

Interviewer: Today we're talking to Jason and Susan about environmental problems.

采访者：今天我们与贾森和苏珊谈一谈环境问题。

Jason and Susan, can you tell us about some of the problems you've seen?

贾森，苏珊，你们能说一说你们看见过的一些问题吗？

Jason: I think one problem is that the air is badly polluted.

贾森：我认为一个问题是空气污染严重。

I hardly ever see blue skies anymore. Susan: Yes, and I used to see the stars clearly.

我几乎没见过蓝蓝的天空。 苏珊：是的，我以前还能清楚地看见星星。

Interviewer: What do you think has caused this problem? Susan: Well, there are more cars on the road these days.

采访者：你们认为是什么原因导致了这个问题？ 苏珊：嗯，现在道路上的车更多了。

Jason: And factories that burn coal also pollute the air with a lot of black smoke.

贾森：而且烧煤的工厂排放大量的黑烟，也污染了空气。

Interviewer: What other problems do you see? Susan: I guess there's too much rubbish and waste in the streets.

采访者：你们还看见过什么别的问题？ 苏珊：我觉得街道上有太多垃圾了。

Jason: Yes! Every day people are throwing away things like wooden chopsticks, plastic bowls and plastic bags.

贾森：没错！每天人们都在扔东西，比如木筷子、塑料碗和塑料袋。

Susan: They're also littering in public places, for example, during picnics in parks.

苏珊：人们在公共场所也乱扔垃圾，比如在公园野餐的时候。

This is turning beautiful places into ugly ones. Interviewer: You're right. These are serious problems for our environment.

这让美丽的地方变成丑陋之地。 采访者：你说的没错。这些都是严重的环境问题。

Next, let's talk about the things we can do to help.

接下来，我们谈一谈，为改善这些问题我们能做的事。

2b. Listen again and complete the sentences.

2b.再听一遍并完成句子。

Interviewer: Today we're talking to Jason and Susan about environmental problems.

采访者：今天我们与贾森和苏珊谈一谈环境问题。

Jason and Susan, can you tell us about some of the problems you've seen?

贾森，苏珊，你们能说一说你们看见过的一些问题吗？

Jason: I think one problem is that the air is badly polluted.

贾森：我认为一个问题是空气污染严重。

I hardly ever see blue skies anymore. Susan: Yes, and I used to see the stars clearly.

我几乎没见过蓝蓝的天空。 苏珊：是的，我以前还能清楚地看见星星。

Interviewer: What do you think has caused this problem? Susan: Well, there are more cars on the road these days.

采访者：你们认为是什么原因导致了这个问题？ 苏珊：嗯，现在道路上的车更多了。

Jason: And factories that burn coal also pollute the air with a lot of black smoke.

贾森：而且烧煤的工厂排放大量的黑烟，也污染了空气。

Interviewer: What other problems do you see? Susan: I guess there's too much rubbish and waste in the streets.

采访者：你们还看见过什么别的问题？ 苏珊：我觉得街道上有太多垃圾了。

Jason: Yes! Every day people are throwing away things like wooden chopsticks, plastic bowls and plastic bags.

贾森：没错！每天人们都在扔东西，比如木筷子、塑料碗和塑料袋。

Susan: They're also littering in public places, for example, during picnics in parks.

苏珊：人们在公共场所也乱扔垃圾，比如在公园野餐的时候。

This is turning beautiful places into ugly ones. Interviewer: You're right. These are serious problems for our environment.

这让美丽的地方变成丑陋之地。 采访者：你说的没错。这些都是严重的环境问题。

Next, let's talk about the things we can do to help.

接下来，我们谈一谈，为改善这些问题我们能做的事。

2c.

2c.

Use the information in 2a and 2b to role-play conversations between Jason and Susan.

使用 2a 和 2b 中的信息，分角色表演贾森和苏珊之间的对话。

The air has become really polluted around here. I'm getting very worried.

这附近的空气污染变得真的很严重。我很担心。

Yes, I used to be able to see stars in the sky.

是的，我过去还能看到天上的星星。

The problem is that ...

问题是⋯⋯

2d. Role-play the conversation.

2d.分角色表演对话。

Jason and Susan, what are your ideas for solving these problems.

贾森和苏珊，对于解决这些问题，你们有什么想法？

Well, to cut down air pollution,

嗯，为了减少空气污染，

we should take the bus or subway instead of driving.

我们应该乘坐公共汽车或地铁，而不是开车。

Yeah, or ride a bike. There are other advantages of bike riding.

是的，或者骑自行车。骑自行车还有别的好处。

It's good for health and it doesn't cost anything.

它对健康有益而且不用花钱。

Great ideas! What about waste pollution?

好主意！那么，垃圾污染呢？

Mmm, I think simple things like bringing a bag to go shopping can help.

嗯，我认为一些生活小事有助于减少垃圾污染，比如自带袋子去购物。

I started doing that a year ago.

我去年就开始这样做了。

Me, too. Also, I never take wooden chopsticks or plastic forks when I buy takeaway food.

我也是。还有，我买外卖食品的时候，从来不拿一次性木筷子或者塑料叉子。

I use the ones at home.

我用家里的餐具。

And remember to throw rubbish in the bins

还要记得把垃圾扔进垃圾桶，

and keep public places clean and beautiful for everyone.

保持公共场所的整洁和美丽，（这是）为了每个人。

So together, our actions can make a difference and lead to a better future!

所以，我们一起行动，就能影响他人，创造一个更美好的未来！

3a. Read the passage about sharks and complete the fact sheet below.

3a.阅读关于鲨鱼的短文，完成下面的实况表。

Save the Sharks!

拯救鲨鱼！

Many have heard of shark fin soup.

很多人都听说过鱼翅羹。

But do you realize that you're killing a whole shark each time you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup?

但是每当你喝鱼翅羹的时候，你是否意识到你在杀一整条鲨鱼？

When people catch sharks, they cut off their fins and throw the sharks back into the ocean.

当人们捕捉到鲨鱼的时候，他们切掉鲨鱼的鱼鳍，然后把它们扔回大海。

This is not only cruel, but also harmful to the environment. Without a fin,

这种做法不仅残忍，而且对环境有害。失去鱼鳍，

a shark can no longer swim and slowly dies.

鲨鱼再也不能在水里游泳，会慢慢死去。

Sharks are at the top of the food chain in the ocean's ecosystem.

鲨鱼处于海洋生态系统食物链的顶端。

If their numbers drop too low, it will bring danger to all ocean life.

如果它们的数量下降得太多，将会给所有的海洋生物带来危险。

Many believe that sharks can never be endangered because they are the strongest in their food chain.

很多人以为鲨鱼永远都不会濒临灭绝，因为他们是食物链的最强者。

But in fact, around 70 million sharks are caught and traded in this industry every year.

但事实上，每年大概有七千万的鲨鱼被捕杀和交易。

The numbers of some kinds of sharks have fallen by over 90 percent in the last 20 to 30 years.

在过去的20年到30年里，某些品种的鲨鱼数量下降了90%以上。

Environmental protection groups around the world, such as WildAid and the WWF, are teaching the public about 'finning'.

世界各地的环保组织，如野生救援协会和世界自然基金会，都在向公众宣讲有关“猎翅”的（残忍）行为。

They have even asked governments to develop laws to stop the sale of shark fins.

他们甚至已经呼吁政府立法停止鱼翅的销售。

So far, no scientific studies have shown that shark fins are good for health, so why eat them?

到目前为止，没有任何科学研究表明，鱼翅对健康有好处，那么为什么要吃它们呢？

Help save the sharks!

帮助拯救鲨鱼吧！

Number of sharks caught and traded every year

每年捕获和交易的鲨鱼数量

How governments can help

政府如何提供帮助

Two environmental groups against 'finning'

两个反对“割鳍”的环保组织

3b.

3b.

Read the passage again and fill in the blanks with the words in the box.

再读一遍短文，用方框中的单词填空。

so

所以

although

虽然

if

如果

but

但是

when

当⋯⋯的时候

Grammar Focus

语法聚焦

We're trying to save the earth.

我们正在努力拯救地球。

Present progressive

现在进行时

The river used to be so clean.

这条河过去很干净。

used to

used to 结构

The air is badly polluted.

空气污染严重。

Passive voice

被动语态

No scientific studies have shown that shark fins are good for health.

没有科学研究表明鲨鱼鳍对健康有益。

Present perfect

现在完成时

We should help save the sharks.

我们应该帮助拯救鲨鱼。

Modal verbs

情态动词

4a.

4a.

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

用括号内动词的正确形式填空。

4b.

4b.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate modal verbs from the box.

用方框中适当的情态动词填空。

can

可以

would

将；可能

could

能够

have to

不得不

should

应该

must

必须

may/might

可能

4c.

4c.

Make a list of things that people can do to help the environment and discuss your list with your partner.

列出人们可以做的有助改善环境的事，并与你的搭档讨论。

I think that everyone should use public transportation.

我认为每个人都应该乘坐公共交通。

I disagree. It's difficult for parents with young children to use public transportation ...

我不认同。有小孩的父母很难乘坐公共交通⋯⋯

Section B

B 部分

1a. What can we do to help save the earth?

1a.我们能做些什么来拯救地球？

Rank these items from the easiest (1) to the most difficult (5).

将这些事情从最容易（1）到最难（5）进行排序。

stop riding in cars

不再开车

recycle books and paper

回收书籍和纸张

turn off the lights when you leave a room

离开房间时把灯关掉

turn off the shower while you are washing your hair

洗头时关掉淋浴

don't use paper napkins

不使用餐巾纸

1b. Compare your answers in 1a with your partner.

1b.将 1a 中你的答案与你的搭档进行比较。

Recycling paper is really easy.

回收纸张真的很容易。

I agree. But it's hard to stop riding in cars.

我同意。但是不开车很难。

1c. Listen and check (√) the things that Julia and Jack talk about.

1c.听录音，勾选出（√）茱莉亚和杰克谈论的事情。

Jack: Turn off the lights, Julia. It saves electricity.

杰克：关下灯，茱莉亚。这样省电。

Julia: Oh, I usually do that. I was just in a hurry. Jack: I see.

茱莉亚：哦，我一般是这么做的。刚刚只是有点匆忙。 杰克：我明白。

I've just read a book which gives ideas about how we can save the environment.

我刚刚读了一本书，书里告诉我们可以怎样保护环境。

For example, you should turn off the shower when you're washing your hair.

例如，洗头时应该关掉淋浴。

Julia: Oh, I would never do that. I have very short hair.

茱莉亚：哦，我从不那样做。我头发很短。

It only takes a few minutes to wash. What else does it say?

洗头只需要几分钟。书里还说了什么？

Jack: You should take your own bags when you go shopping. Julia: Oh, that's easy. I'll do that from now on.

杰克：购物时应当自带购物袋。 茱莉亚：哦，那很容易。从现在开始我会那样做的。

What else? Jack: People should stop riding in cars and start riding bikes. Julia: No way!

还有吗？ 杰克：人们不应再开车，而应该开始骑自行车。 茱莉亚：不行！

It would take me 45 minutes to get to school by bike! Jack: But it's good for the environment!

我骑自行车去学校要花 45 分钟！ 杰克：但这对环境有益！

Besides, I like riding my bike. Julia: Yes, and you also live close to school!

另外，我喜欢骑自行车。 茱莉亚：是的，而且你住得离学校也近！

1d. Listen again. Check (√) the things that Julia is doing now, the things she will do in the future and the things she would never do.

1d.再听一遍。勾选出（√）茱莉亚现在在做的事、将来要做的事和绝不会做的事。

Jack: Turn off the lights, Julia. It saves electricity. Julia: Oh, I usually do that.

杰克：关灯，茱莉亚。这样省电。 茱莉亚：噢，我一般是这么做的。

I was just in a hurry. Jack: I see.

刚刚只是有点匆忙。 杰克：我明白。

I've just read a book which gives ideas about how we can save the environment.

我读了一本书，

For example, you should turn off the shower when you're washing your hair.

书里告诉我们怎样能保护环境。例如，洗头时应该关掉淋浴。

Julia: Oh, I would never do that. I have very short hair.

茱莉亚：噢，我从不那样做。我头发很短。

It only takes a few minutes to wash. What else does it say?

洗头只需要几分钟。书里还说了什么？

Jack: You should take your own bags when you go shopping. Julia: Oh, that's easy.

杰克：购物时应当自带购物袋。 茱莉亚：哦，那很容易。

I'll do that from now on. What else?

从现在开始我会那样做的。还有吗？

Jack: People should stop riding in cars and start riding bikes. Julia: No way!

杰克：人们不应再开车，而应该开始骑自行车。 茱莉亚：不可能！

It would take me 45 minutes to get to school by bike!

我骑自行车去学校要花 45 分钟！

Jack: But it's good for the environment! Besides, I like riding my bike.

杰克：但这对环境有益！另外，我喜欢骑自行车。

Julia: Yes, and you also live close to school!

茱莉亚：是的，而且你住得离学校也近！

1e. Make a conversation using the information from the chart above.

1e.使用上表中的信息进行对话。

Say what is true for you.

说说哪些符合你。

We really shouldn't use paper napkins, you know.

你知道，我们真的不应该用餐巾纸。

I know. I stopped using them last year.

我知道。我去年就不再使用了。

2a. Look at the title and the pictures in 2b.

2a.请看 2b 中的标题和图片。

Can you guess what the passage is about?

你能猜出这篇文章是关于什么的吗？

2b. Read the passage and complete the chart below.

2b.阅读短文并完成下面的图表。

UNDERSTANDING PREFXES AND SUFFXES

理解前缀和后缀

Recognize how prefixes and suffixes may change the meanings of words and how they are used.

识别前缀和后缀如何改变单词的含义以及如何使用它们

Rethink, Reuse, Recycle!

重新思考，重新使用，重新利用

Do you often throw away things you don't need anymore?

你经常扔掉不再需要的东西吗？

Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good use?

你是否曾经想过这些东西还能很好地重新利用？

Nothing is a waste if you have a creative mind.

如果你有一个充满创意的头脑，没有东西会是废品。

You have probably never heard of Amy Hayes, but she is a most unusual woman.

你可能从来没有听说过艾米・海斯，但她是一个非常不寻常的女性。

She lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish.

她住在英国，房子是她自己用废弃物建造而成。

The windows and doors come from old buildings around her town that were pulled down.

窗户和房门来自于小镇周围拆毁的房子。

The top of the house is an old boat turned upside down.

房子的顶部是一条翻转过来的旧木船。

And the gate in front of her house is made of rocks and old glass bottles.

房子前的大门是用岩石和旧玻璃瓶搭建的。

Amy recently won a prize from the Help Save Our Planet Society.

艾米最近获得了“救助我们的星球”协会颁发的奖项。

The president said, 'Amy is an inspiration to us all.'

协会主席说：“艾米给了我们所有人一个启示！”

Amy isn't the only one who is good at recycling.

艾米不是唯一一个擅于废物利用的人。

Jessica Wong from Hong Kong uses old clothes that people don't wear anymore to make bags.

来自中国香港的杰西卡・王利用人们不再穿的旧衣服来制作背包。

She has been doing this for a few years now.

她已经这么做了好几年了。

She opened a small shop where she sells her bags, and she has also set up a website to sell them online.

她开了一间小店来出售她制作的包，她还建了一个网站好在网上售卖它们。

She especially likes to use old jeans to make handbags. Her bags are cute and useful.

她特别喜欢用旧牛仔裤来制作手提包。她制作的包既可爱又实用。

'I plan to write a book about new ways to use old clothes,' she said.

“我计划写一本关于用新方法来改造旧衣服的书，”她说，

'I hope people can read my book and enjoy it!'

“我希望人们能阅读我的书并且喜欢它！”

Wang Tao set up a small business in Shanghai four years ago.

四年前，王涛开始在上海经营小生意。

He is known for using iron and other materials from old cars to make beautiful art pieces.

他因使用旧车的钢铁和其他材料来制作艺术品而闻名。

Some are large pieces that look like animals or humans,

有一些（艺术品）很庞大，看起来像动物或者人，

and some are smaller pieces you can put at home.

有一些小块的可以摆放在家里。

The more popular works can even be seen in art shops around the city.

你甚至能在这个城市的艺术商店里看到一些更受欢迎的作品。

Wang Tao hopes to set up a 'metal art' theme park to show people the importance of environmental protection.

王涛希望能建立一个“金属艺术”主题公园，向人们展示环境保护的重要性。

Not only can the art bring happiness to others,

艺术不但可以给人们带来快乐，

but it also shows that even cold, hard iron can be brought back to life with a little creativity.

而且也说明只需要一点创造力，即便是冰冷、坚硬的铁也可产生活力。

2c.

2c.

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the phrases in the box.

用方框中短语的正确形式填空。

put to good use

很好地使用

build ... out of

用⋯⋯建成

pull down

拆毁

set up

设立

known for

以⋯⋯闻名

not only ... but also

不仅⋯⋯而且⋯⋯

2d.

2d.

Underline the words in the passage based on the words below. What are the differences?

根据下面的单词，划出短文中的相似单词。它们有什么不同？

think

认为；想

use

使用

usual

通常的

recycle

回收利用

build

建造

create

创造

special

特殊的

recent

最近的

environment

环境

important

重要的

protect

保护

inspire

激励

2e. Make a list of things that need to be done to save the environment.

2e.列一张清单，列出为了保护环境需要做的事情。

Which things can be done by common people every day?

哪些是普通人每天都可以做的？

Which things have to be done by governments and organizations? Discuss these with your group.

哪些是必须由政府和组织做的？与小组讨论这些问题。

3a.

3a.

Think about the environment in your town / city and complete the chart below.

想一想你所在城镇/城市的环境，完成下表。

Which parts of the town/city have a nice environment? Why are they nice?

你城镇/城市的哪些地方环境很好？为什么很好？

Which parts need to be improved? Why?

哪些地方需要改进？为什么？

3b.

3b.

Write a letter to the city mayor about the problems and your suggestions.

给市长写封信，说明问题并提出建议。

In your letter, describe the environmental problems in your town/city.

在你的信中，描述一下你所在城镇/城市的环境问题。

What are the problems? Where are they? What or who is causing these problems?

有什么问题？ 问题出在哪里？ 是什么或谁导致了这些问题？

Then, give suggestions or possible ways to solve the problems.

然后，给出解决问题的建议或可能的方法。

Self Check

自我检查

1. Write different forms of the words. Then add more to each group.

1. 写出单词的不同形式。然后在每组中添加更多单词。

pollute

污染

act

行动；表演

protect

保护

inspire

激励

build

建造

create

创造

fame

名声

wood

木材

science

科学

health

健康

south

南方

care

在意

different

不同的

important

重要的

slow

缓慢的

wide

宽的

sudden

突然的

real

真实的

2. Match each statement with the grammar structure.

2. 将每个语句与语法结构相匹配。

Statement

陈述

The river used to be so clean.

这条河过去很干净。

We have seen many changes in the environment.

我们看到了环境的许多变化。

People should take public transportation more.

人们应该多乘坐公共交通。

The river is polluted by factories.

这条河被工厂污染了。

The air pollution is getting worse and worse.

空气污染越来越严重。

Grammar

语法

Present progressive

现在进行时

Modal verbs

情态动词

Passive voice

被动语态

used to

used to 结构

Present perfect

现在完成时

3. Write ways to cut down on these kinds of pollution.

3. 写下减少这类污染的方法。

Kinds of pollution

污染种类

water pollution

水污染

land pollution

土地污染

noise pollution

噪声污染

air pollution

空气污染

Ways to cut down

减少（污染）的方法