前景实用英语

1. 前景实用英语 综合教程 2 Unit 6 Eco-friendly World

2. Unit 6 Eco-friendly World

3. Part B Part A Lead in Lead in Text Text Exercises Exercises Part C Grammar Phonetics Functions and Notions Workshop Writing Unit 6 Eco-friendly World

4. Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Part A Lead in

5. Part A Lead in Task 1 Study the pictures and discuss the questions below in small groups. Use the words given below if necessary. • What can we benefit from the equipment in the first picture? 2. Do you know what the house in the first picture is called? What is special about it? 3. What are the advantages of U-shaped lamps in the third picture? Cues: solar energy, renewable, green energy, water heater, electricity bill Cues: passive house, energy-efficient, solar panel, roof Cues: energy saving, cut on the use of electricity

6. Part A Lead in Task 1 Study the pictures and discuss the questions below in small groups. Use the words given below if necessary. 1. What can we benefit from the equipment in the first picture? The equipment in the picture is a solar water heater. It uses sunlight to heat water. By using more renewable solar energy and less fossil energy, we may help keep our earth green as well as cutting our electricity bill every month.

7. Part A Lead in Task 1 Study the pictures and discuss the questions below in small groups. Use the words given below if necessary. 2. Do you know what the house in the first picture is called? What is special about it? 3. What are the advantages of U-shaped lamps in the third picture? It is a passive house, i.e., one that requires little fossil energy for heating or cooling. The devices on the roof are solar panels (太阳能电池板) which may turn sunlight into electricity. They are energy-saving lamps which provide enough light for us while cutting down on the use of electricity.

8. Part A Lead in Task 2 Listen to the following short dialogues and fill in the blanks. Dialogue 1 W: It’s burning hot. Let’s go __________, Blair. M: I’m afraid I can’t __________ you today. W: Why? M: I’m feeling very bad. It seems like a _______. W: A cold? In such hot weather? M: I guess it’s the air conditioning. I kept it _____ all night long. W: Oh ... no wonder. The temperature _______ greatly at night these days. You should’ve ______ the time switch. M: Mmm ... you are right. swimming go with cold on drops set

9. Part A Lead in Task 2 Listen to the following short dialogues and fill in the blanks. Dialogue 2 M: It’s extremely hot this month. How I wish there could be some __________. W: Terrible, isn’t it? We haven’t had rainy days for almost two months. M: But news has it that __________ are attacking some central provinces. W: While some provinces in the Southwest are __________ from drought. M: What’s wrong with our earth? W: It’s not the earth that has gone wrong. It’s we humans. Human __________ have caused the unusual __________ change. M: Right. We should ___________________ it; otherwise we will all be gone years later. W: Yeah, I can’t agree more. rain floods suffering climate activities do something about

10. Part A Lead in Task 3 Discuss the following questions. 1. What do you think is green living? 2. What does your family do to cut energy use? Cues: healthy, environment-friendly, lifestyle Cues: water, electricity, transport, travel

11. Part A Lead in Task 3 Discuss the following questions. 1.What do you think is green living? 2. What does your family do to cut energy use? I think green living means a healthy and environment-friendly lifestyle. My family is energy-minded. The used water will be kept to water the plants in our garden; we will use energy-saving lamps and use electric fans instead of air conditioners to reduce electricity consumption. Besides, we also cut the use of private cars and take public vehicles in our daily life.

12. Part A Text Greening the World Begins at Home In 2004, I was a young college graduate who hoped to change the world. I was convinced that the oil on earth would be used up one day, and that people must notice my calls for energy conservation and green living.

13. Part A Text To tell the world, I joined forces after graduation with a tiny non-profit organization in Yellow Springs and started to tackle the coming global energy crisis through PowerPoint presentations, websites, filmmaking and conferences. The world didn’t seem to change, but to my surprise, something else did — my hometown.

14. Part A Text Today, Yellow Springs is well on its way to becoming one of the greenest small villages in the country, and I’m now content to help it become such a model low-energy village, and to record its changes for the larger world. I also learned a lesson along the way — that to change the world we have to first change our communities.

15. Part A Text The village first decided to start from energy conservation rather than invest in a $2- to $3-million village upgrade because of the climate change and the high future cost of energy. In the meantime, they began to cut energy use by buying hybrid cars, building green homes and improving old buildings. An energy reduction support group, called the 10 Percent Club, meets every month to help villagers cut their personal energy use by 10 percent per year.

16. Part A Text Yellow Springs now has one of the highest rates of hybrid vehicles in the country, at more than two percent. There are six passive houses complete or under construction, perhaps the highest per capita in the country. And soon the village will have seven straw bale buildings.

17. Part A Text The village council has committed to green energy. At least two-thirds of Yellow Springs’ electricity will come from renewable energy sources — mostly water, landfill gas and sunlight — by 2015. A new village group, the Energy Board, invests $50,000 per year in reducing public energy use and advises on conservation in the home. This year the group is offering energy audits to all villagers with hopes of reducing the town’s electricity consumption by three percent per year over five years.

18. Part A Text And villagers are becoming locavores who only eat food produced in local areas. This season yet another community-supported agriculture farm has sprung up just outside of town to feed the community with weekly shares of vegetables — the third in five years. These farms find fertilizers in the waste of Yellow Springs’ local restaurants and coffee shops, which, in turn, get their supplies from the local farms.

19. Part A Text Communities in Ohio and elsewhere will face the same challenges arising from declining fossil fuel supplies. In being more prepared to take on the challenges, Yellow Springs may lead the way among communities to a lower-energy future. It seems I may help to change the world after all. (467 words)

20. Part A Text Translation 世界绿化，从家做起 2004年我大学毕业时曾期望着能去改变世界。我相信地球上的石油总有一天会用完的，也相信人们一定会注意到我“节约能源，绿色生活”的呼吁。

21. Part A Text Translation 为了表示我的决心，我毕业后就加入了金泉村的一个小型非盈利机构，开始通过幻灯片演讲、网站、影视制作、会议等方式唤醒人们应对即将到来的全球能源危机。这个世界似乎没有改变，但令我惊讶的是，有的地方却改变了——我的家乡。

22. Part A Text Translation 如今，金泉村即将变成全国最环保的小村庄了，我也因为能帮助它成为这样一个模范低耗能村庄而感到欣慰，也很高兴将它的变化告诉全世界。在这个过程中，我得到了一个教训—要改变世界，我们必须先改变我们的社区。

23. Part A Text Translation 由于气候变化以及未来能源高成本的原因，村子并未投入两三百万资金用于村庄改造，而是决定从节约能源开始。同时，他们还购买混合动力汽车，建造绿色家庭，改造老旧房子，以减少能源的使用。一个叫做“百分之十俱乐部”的能耗降低支持小组每个月都会碰头，帮助村民每年每人减少10%的能耗。

24. Part A Text Translation 金泉村目前拥有的混合动力车数量占全国的比率高于2%，位居全国之首。在建或已建的被动式节能房有6幢，按人均来算可能也是全国之首。不久之后该村还将建成7幢稻草房屋。

25. Part A Text Translation 村务委员会已决心推动使用清洁能源。到2015年，金泉村的供电至少要有三分之二来自可再生能源——主要是水、沼气、阳光。村里另一个新组织——能源委员会——每年投资5万美元用于减少公共场合能源消耗，并建议村民在家里也要节约能源。今年，该组织向所有村民提供能源审计，希望这样可以使镇里的耗电量能在5年内每年减少3%。

26. Part A Text Translation 村民们现在成了“本土膳食主义者”，他们只吃本地生产的食品。本季度，又一个社区支持型农场在城外建立起来，每周为村民提供蔬菜。这是5年里建起的第3家。这些农场以金泉村当地的餐馆及咖啡馆的垃圾作为肥料，农场则为这些餐馆和咖啡馆供应食材。

27. Part A Text Translation 俄亥俄州及其他地方的社区将同样面临矿物燃料减少的挑战。鉴于金泉村在应对挑战方面准备充分，它有可能成为表率，带领各个社区走向一个低能耗的未来。 这样看来，我其实还是能够帮助改变世界的。

28. green Part A Text Language Points v. to make green e.g. The company is making efforts to green its products. 公司正竭尽全力使产品更环保。 It took him five years to green the hill. 他花了五年时间才让这座小山变绿。

29. convince Part A Text Language Points v. to make sb. feel certain; to cause sb. to realize e.g. I was convinced I saw you there, but it must have been someone else. 我以为看见你在那里，一定是看错人了。 What she said convinced me that I was wrong. 她的一番话使我认识到自己错了。

30. use up Part A Text Language Points to use (material, etc.) until no more is left e.g. We have used up all the paper. 我们把纸全用完了。 He used up all his money in one week. 一周之内他就用光了所有的钱。

31. tackle Part A Text Language Points v. to deal with or overcome e.g. It’s time to tackle my homework. 现在该对付我的家庭作业了。 Mr. Wells tackled the difficult problem, but he couldn’t solve it. 威尔斯先生处理过这一难题，但未能解决。

32. global Part A Text Language Points a. world-wide e.g. Having a global tour is my dream. 环球旅行是我的梦想。 The global energy crisis is getting more and more serious. 全球性的能源危机日益严峻。

33. be on one’s way Part A Text Language Points having started one’s journey; already in the process of e.g. Work harder, you’ll be well on yourway to job promotion. 勤快些吧，你很快就会获得提拔的。 Some people say that this country is well on its way to being the other superpower. 有人说这个国家就要成为另一个超级大国了。

34. community Part A Text Language Points n. a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common e.g. The new arts centre to be built next year will serve the whole community. 明年开建的艺术中心将服务整个社区。

35. invest Part A Text Language Points v. to use (money) to buy shares, property, etc., in order to earn interest or bring profit e.g. The best time to invest is now. 现在是投资的最佳时机。 He invested all his money in real estate. 他把钱全部投资房地产了。

36. hybrid Part A Text Language Points a. of mixed character; composed of different elements e.g. Hybrid diesel-electric cars are gaining greater popularity in China. 动力混合车在中国越来越普遍了。

37. renewable Part A Text Language Points a. that can be renewed e.g. Water is a renewable energy resource. 水是一种可再生资源。 Is the permit renewable? 这个许可证可以延期吗?

38. consumption Part A Text Language Points n. using up of food, energy, resources, etc. e.g. The meat was declared unfit for human consumption. 已宣布这种肉不适宜人们食用。 We have measured the car’s fuel consumption. 我们测量了这辆汽车的汽油消耗量。

39. locavore Part A Text Language Points n. those who prefer to eat locally produced food to that which is moved to the market from a distance Note: It is a movement in the United States and other countries with the idea of sustainable development.

40. community-supported agriculture (CSA) Part A Text Language Points Note: It is a form of an alternative food network (in Canada Community Shared Agriculture). It consists of a community of individuals who promise to support a farming operation by sharing the risks and benefits of food production. CSAs usually consist of a system of weekly delivery or pick-up of vegetables and fruit, in a vegetable box scheme, and sometimes includes dairy products and meat.

41. in turn Part A Text Language Points as a result of sth. in a series of events e.g. Increased production will, in turn, lead to increased profits. 增加生产会继而增加利润。

42. arise from Part A Text Language Points to follow as a result of sth. e.g. Problems often arise from the lack of communication. 问题常常是由于缺乏交流而产生的。 The accident arose from carelessness in the experiment. 事故是由于实验过程中的疏忽而造成的。

43. decline Part A Text Language Points v. to become smaller, weaker, fewer, etc. e.g. Her influence declined after she lost the election. 落选后她的影响力大为降低。 With the development of the economy, the birthrate is declining. 随着经济的发展，出生率在不断下降。

44. take on Part A Text Language Points to accept; to decide to do sth.; to undertake sth. e.g. She took on greater responsibilities when she was promoted. 她得到提升，担负了更大的责任。 Don’t take on more than you can cope with. 要量力而行。

45. lead the way Part A Text Language Points to go first; to show the way e.g. Our scientists are leading the way in space research. 我们的科学家在宇宙探索领域处于领先地位。 The guide was leading the way to the mysterious cave. 向导带路去那个神秘的山洞。

46. Task 1 Task 5 Task 6 Task 3 Task 7 Task 4 Part A Exercises Task2

47. Part A Exercises Task 1 Read the text again and answer the following questions. 1. What did the writer call for? 2. How did the non-profit organization in Yellow Springs tackle the coming global energy crisis? The writer calls for energy conservation and green living. It did that through PowerPoint presentations, websites, filmmaking and conferences.

48. Part A Exercises Task 1 Read the text again and answer the following questions. 3. What lesson did the writer learn from Yellow Springs’ changes? 4. What did the village do to cut energy use? 5. What does the Energy Board do to help conserve energy? The writer learned that to change the world we have to first change our communities. The village began to cut energy use by buying hybrid cars, building green homes and improving old buildings. The Energy Board invests money yearly in reducing public energy use, advises on conservation in homes, and offers energy audits to the villagers.

49. Paragraph 4: __________ for energy conservation Paragraph 3: Paragraph 6: Paragraph 7: __________ of Yellow Springs _____________ to green energy and energy conservation locavores and ___________________ agriculture farm Part A Exercises Task 2 Identify the key words or main ideas of the following paragraphs. changes measures commitment community-supported

50. Task 3 Fill in the puzzle spaces with the words from Text A according to the explanations given below. Across 1. to deal with or overcome 3. to become smaller, weaker, fewer, etc. 6. that can be renewed 8. using up of food, energy, resources, etc. 9. to use (money) to buy shares, property, etc., in order to earn interest or bring profit 10. world-wideDown 2. to make somebody feel certain; to cause somebody to realize 4. a plant or animal that has been produced from two different types of plant or animal or anything that is a mixture of two very different things 5. a natural or chemical substance which is spread on the land to make plants grow well 7. a bone, a shell or the shape of a plant or animal which has been preserved in rock, ice or earth for a very long period Part A Exercises 1. tackle 2. convince 3. decline 4. hybrid 5. fertilizer 6. renewable 7. fossil 8. consumption 9. invest 10. global