2024年4月28日发(作者：)

U8 A green world

【comic & welcome】

1. Are you serious?

[serious]adj.认真的，严肃的；严重的

be serious about sb/sth 对某人/某事是认真的

be serious about doing sth对做某事认真

[seriously] adv.认真地；严肃地；严重地

2. We can reduce air pollution by riding bicycles.

[reduce] vt.减少，降低

+ 名词、代词

reduce 把某物减少了....

reduce sth () to...把某物（从...）减少到...

3. save energy by turning off the lights when we leave a room.

save energy节约能源

turn off关上（开关） 指关上电灯、自来水、煤气、无线电等 ←→ turn on 打开（开关）

turn up调高音量 & turn down调低音量

4. protect the environment by recycling waste

protect the environment保护环境

protect ....from/against .....保护...不受....（侵害）

recycle waste 回收废品

5. What should we do to live a green life

live a green life果绿色生活

live a ....life过着....（样）的生活 （=lead a ...life）

【Reading】

1. things like glass,plastic and paper are separates into different groups and then recycled

[separate]vt.分开，隔开

把...分成（被动：be ）

把...和...分开；把...与...分离

2. some of the clothes are sold in charity shops ,some are given to the poor, and others are sent

to factories for recycling.

, , 一些...., 一些......，还有一些.....

, , and 一些...，一些...,其余的....

3. we are not allowed to cut down trees. Otherwise, we will be punished.

[allow]vt.允许，准许

allow sb (not)to do sth允许某人（不）做某事

allow doing sth允许做某事

be allowed to do sth 被允许做某事

[otherwise] adv.否则；不然 =or / if not

[punish]vt.处罚，惩罚

punish sb处罚某人

punish sb for (doing)sth因（做）某事而处罚某人

4. If we drop litter in a public place, we will be fined by the police.

[fine] vt.罚款

fine sb for (doing)sth因（做）某事对某人惩罚

5. We depend on its rich resources to live , so it is important for us to protect it wisely.

[depend on] 依靠；取决于；视...而定 =depend upon

+名词、代词、从句

6. These new types of energy cost very little and will never run out.

cost very little成本低廉

never run out用之不尽

run out

sth run out(无被动)

主语：时间、金钱、食物等无生命的名词

run out of sth

主语：人

run out of

7. Moreover,they produce little pollution.

几乎不生产污染

8. Remember that everyone can do something to make a difference.

[difference]可数名词“差异，不同之处” the difference between ... ...和...之间的差异

different adj.不同的

differently adv.不同地

make a difference (to sb/sth) (对某人/某事）有影响，起作用

9. treat something used so that it can be used again

处理用过的东西

[used] adj.用过的，二手的 a used car一辆二手车

[so that]以便，为了 引导目的状语从句

【Grammar】

1. ...so many of them

[pollute]vt.污染 pollute sth with sth 某物受到某物的污染

[pollution]不可数名词“污染；污染物”

2. As well as people, animals are harmed by pollution.

[as well as]也；还；除...之外（也）

常用来连接两个并列的成分，as well as后的内容只是顺便提及，强调的是as well as连接的

另一项

As , ...........

若as well as 位于句中，则强调其前的内容

......as

[harm] ①vt.伤害，损害 +sb/sth

①不可数名词“伤害” do = be harmful to对...有害

[harmful] adj.有害的

3. If we do not act to improve the environment, more living things will be killed/are going to be

killed by pollution.

act to do sth = take action to do sth采取行动做某事

living things生物

活着的

adj.

活的

活着的

作定语

修饰人物 living sth/sb

强调“尚在人间，健在”这一现状

作表语、补足语、后置定语

living

alive

与“死”dead相对

多用于指人，也可指物

be alive

make sb/sth alive

sth/sb alive

lively

v.

活泼的

有生气的

生活

作表语、定语、宾语补足语

用来修饰或补充说明人或物

常与介词in连用

live

拓展：

adv

现场直播地 常用作状语，修饰动词

[living] 可数名词“生计、谋生” make a living谋生

【integrated skills & study skills & task】

1. Recycle empty bottles

[empty] adj.空的 ↔ full adj.满的

2. Here are the results of the survey.

[survey] 可数名词 “调查”

do/make a survey做调查

carry out a survey开展一次调查、

a 关于...的调查

3. Air pollution is harmful to our health.

[harmful] adj.有害的 ↔ harmless adj.无害的

be = do 对...有害

4. Trees also help keep soil in place.

有助于阻止水土流失

in place在正确位置

拓展：

in the place在那个地方

in one’s place = in place of sb 代替某人

take the 代替...

5. Coal ,oil and natural gas are not only useful for families ,but have a wider use for factories.

[but (also)...] 不但...而且...

连接名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词的数要与邻近的主语保持一致（就近原则）

Not only I but also Tom enjoys watching musicals.

6. As a result, it is very important for us to use them wisely.

as a result因此，结果

as a 由于/因为 = because of

7. it’s time for us to go green

go green环保 = protect the environment

8. Here are some simple steps to take.

[simple]adj.简单的 →simply adv.简单地

[step] 可数名词“步骤，措施”

take steps to do sth采取措施做某事

step by step一步步地