Unit 13 Unit 13 Rainy days make me sad,Section B (2a 3b),new words,throw away put sth. to good use pull . down upside down gate,扔掉；抛弃 好好利用某物 拆下；摧毁 上下颠倒；倒转 n. 大门,new words,bottle president inspiration iron,n.瓶子 n.负责人；主席；总统 n.灵感；鼓舞人心 的人（或事物） n.铁,new words,work metal bring back creativity,n.(音乐、艺术）作品 n.金属 恢复；使想起； 归还 n.创造力；独创性,NEXT,请同学们在课后参照巴蜀英才英语P25的内容进行复习。,1.work n.(音乐、艺术)作品 great works of art 伟大的艺术作品 I prefer his early work. 我比较喜欢他的早期作品。,BACK,请同学们在课后参照巴蜀英才英语P25的内容进行复习。,2. creativity n.创造力；独创性 American art reached a peak of creativity at that time. 美国艺术在那时达到了一次创作顶峰。,【拓展】 create v. 创造 creative adj. 有创造力的 Like so many creative people， he was never satisfied. 像许多富有创造力的人一样，他从不满足。,BACK,Look at the title and the pictures in 2b. Can you guess what the passage is about?,2a,Read the passage and complete the chart below.,2b,UNDERSTANDING PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES Recognize how prexes and sufxes may change the meanings of words and how they are used.,Do you often throw away things you dont need anymore? Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good use? Nothing is a waste if you have a creative mind.You have probably never heard of Amy Hayes, but she is a most unusual woman. She lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish.,Rethink, Reuse, Recycle!,The windows and doors come from old buildings around her town that were pulled down. The top of the house is an old boat turned upside down. And the gate in front of her house is made of rocks and old glass bottles.,Amy recently won a prize from the Help Save Our Planet Society. The president said, “Amy is an inspiration to us all.” Amy isnt the only one who is good at recycling. Jessica Wong from Hong Kong uses old clothes that people dont wear anymore to make bags. She has been doing this for a few years now.,She opened a small shop where she sells her bags, and she has also set up a website to sell them online. She especially likes to use old jeans to make handbags. Her bags are cute and useful. “I plan to write a book about new ways to use old clothes,” she said. “I hope people can read my book and enjoy it!”,Wang Tao set up a small business in Shanghai four years ago. He is known for using iron and other materials from old cars to make beautiful art pieces. Some are large pieces that look like animals or humans, and some are smaller pieces you can put at home.,The more popular works can even been seen in art shops around the city. Wang Tao hopes to set up a “metal art” theme park to show people the importance of environmental protection. Not only can the art bring happiness to others, but it also shows that even cold, hard iron can be brought back to life with a little creativity.,Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the phrases in the box.,2c,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.,pull down,put to good use,3. Amy is very creative and she _ her 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.,built,set up,out of,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 for,but also,Underline the words in the passage based on the words below. What are the differences?,2d,Make a list of things that need to be done to save the environment. Which things can be done by regular people every day? Which things have to be done by governments and organizations? Discuss these with your group.,2e,Things which can be done by people every day:, take your own bags when you go shopping. spend less time in the shower turn off the lights when you leave a room take public transport rather than drive avoid using air conditioners,Things which have to be done by governments and organizations:,educate the public ensure that factiries get rid of waste in a responsible way preserve the forests preserve endangered species not allow activities that seriously endanger the environment,Think about the environment in your town /city and complete the chart below.,3a,1.Which parts of the town/city have a nice environment? why are they nice? 2.Which parts need to be improved? Why?,3a,Write a letter to the city mayor about the problems and your suggestions.,I think that . We should/could. I suggest.,3b,Dear Sir/Madam, I have lived in this town ever since I was born and i love this town very much. I think that there are beautiful areas in this town, but there are also areas that arent attractive, like the rubbish disposal areas at the bottom of our apartment blocks.,There is rubbish coming out of the bins, and flies, cockroaches and rats r