Unit 13 We are trying to save the earth!

throw away put sth. to good use pull......down upside down gate bottle president inspiration 扔掉；抛弃 好好利用某物 拆下；摧毁 上下颠倒；倒转 n. 大门 n. 瓶子 n. 负责人；主席；总统 n. 灵感；鼓舞人心的人 （或事物） Words Review

iron work metal bring back creativity n. 铁 n. （音乐、艺术）作品 n. 金属 恢复；使想起；归还 n. 创造力；独创力 Words Review

Look at the title and the pictures in 2b. Can you guess what the passage is about? 2a It's about how people can think of creative ways to use things that are no longer wanted.

Read the passage and complete the chart below. 2b UNDERSTANDING PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES Recognize how prefixes and suffixes may change the meanings of words and how they are used.

Do you often throw away things you don’t 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 isn’t the only one who is good at recycling.

Jessica Wong from Hong Kong uses old clothes that people don’t 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. Names What materials did they use? What did they make? Amy Hayes Jessia Wong Wang Tao

1.Do you often throw away things you don’t need anymore? 1)throw away 扔掉，丢弃浪费 ( 机会、优 势或好处 ) 2) 错过 ( 机会等 ) ，放过；未能很好利用 ( 机 会等 ) 3) 浪费 ( 时间、金钱等 ) 乱花 ( 钱等 ) I never throw anything away. 我从来不扔任何东西。

2. Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good use? put sth. to good use 好好利用 Your creative talents can also be put to good use, if you can work up the energy. 如果你能让自己精力充沛起来，你的创作 才能也能得到很好的发挥。

3. She lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish. build/make... out of 用 …… 建造 / 制造 He built a model ship out of wood. 他用木头造了个模型船。 Some birds build nests out of twigs. 一些鸟用小枝筑巢 。

4. The top of the house is an old boat turned upside down. turned upside down : “ 被翻转过来的；被 颠倒过来的 ” ，做后置定语修饰 boat Tony had an upside-down map of Britain on his wall. 托尼的墙上倒挂了一张英国地图。 The lid, turned upside down, served as a coffee table. 那个盖子被翻过来当作咖啡桌。

5. And the gate in front of her house is made of rocks and old glass bottles. be made of 和 be made from 都表示 “ 由 …… 制成 ” ，但二者的用法有区别 be made of : 原材料未发生化学变化，从 成品中仍可看出原材料； be made from : 原材料经过化学变化，从 成品中看不出原材料 The desks and chairs are made of wood. 这些课桌椅是木材制成的。 This kind of wine is made from wheat. 这种酒是用小麦制成的。

6. Not only… but also… 意为 “ 不但 … 而且 …” (a) 并列连词，连接两个并列成分，其中 also 可以省略。 (b) 主谓一致原则： not only…but also.. 连接两个主语时，谓语动词在人称和数 上要与 but also 的主语保持一致。

Not only he but also I am interested in pop music. Not only do I feel good about helping people, but also I get to spend time doing what I love to do. (c) 倒装原则： not only…but also… 连接 两个并列分句时， not only 置于句首， 表示强调，其引导的句子要用部分倒装， 即将谓语动词的一部分 ( 情态动词，助 动词等 ) 放在句子的前面，而 but also 后 的句子用正常语序。

I. 用方框中词的适当形式完成下面的句子。 1. Mr. Wang is the _________ of the company. 2. The young man likes Lu Xun’s ______. 3. Could you please give me a ______ of water? 4. Tom! Someone is waiting for you at the school _____. 5. We should ______ garbage, not burn it. recycle, gate, bottle, president, work president works bottle gate recycle

II. 单项选择。 1. —Your coat looks nice. —It’s made ____ cotton. And it was made ____ Shanghai. A. in; by B. from; by C. by; in D. of; in 2. —____ he ____ I have been to Beijing. —Really? When did you go there? A. Not only; but also B. Neither; nor C. Either; orD. Too; to 3. The old city’s walls are dangerous. So they will be _____ soon. A. pulled downB. pulled out C. pulled overD. pulled off

4. The old man built himself a house ____ wood. A. out ofB. in to C. to useD. in for 5. They decided to ____ a small business to make some money. A. set upB. put up C. take up D. go up

Survey the students in our class. Then take a class vote. Do you…Names recycle paper? turn off lights in the house? …