Unit 06 No Planet

Unit 6 Page 56 READING exercise 5 HOT TOPIC: SAVING THE EARTH Many young people today are very worried about the future of the planet. This week, we look at what two teen activists are doing in their fight to save the Earth. As always, we are curious to get our readers' reactions. So tell us what you think! Jackson Hinkle, the us American teenager Jackson Hinkle and his friends invited classmates to the first meeting of an adventure club on Instagram. They thought around 30 students might come to the meeting. In fact, 300 students turned up. The group decided to set up Team Zissou Environmental Organization, and it quickly became a national movement. Their main goal is to end single-use plastics in schools and communities. Team Zissou's first campaign took place on World Water Day and they made several important promises: We will raise money for water fountains across the school district. We will get local businesses to stop selling single-use plastic water bottles because they cause a lot of pollution. We will sell JUST Water in our canteens. JUST Water comes in a paper-based bottle and has a plant-based cap. The bottle is made from 82% renewable resources, so it won't damage the environment. If sales go well in the four schools, the district might get rid of plastic water bottles and sell JUST Water in all 64 schools. Jackson has learned one very important thing from his campaigning: Never give up. You must keep trying. Brittany Trilford, New Zealand When she was just 17, Brittany Trilford, from Wellington in New Zealand, was invited to speak to world leaders at the United Nations Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She spoke about climate change and the need to stop talking and to act now to make real change. Brittany wants to protect the beautiful environment she lives in – an environment that will be seriously affected by climate change. She wanted world leaders to know that young people feel angry – angry because world leaders are not doing enough to protect the environment for future generations. Her message to governments around the world is that they need to act now and think of new and better laws that may help the serious situation. Young people don't want more promises, they want action. They want to see results. Promises won't be enough. One thing we all know now – we ARE destroying our environment. There is no Planet B, so please, let's ALL look after this one. Brittany Trilford and Jackson Hinkle have done amazing things. It's OUR turn now.

第六单元 第56页 阅读练习5 热门话题：拯救地球 今天的许多年轻人非常担心地球的未来。 本周，我们来看看两名青少年活动家在拯救地球的斗争中做了什么。 一如既往，我们很好奇读者的反应。告诉我们你的想法！ 美国杰克逊Hinkle 美国青少年杰克逊·欣克尔和他的朋友们在Instagram上邀请同学们参加冒险俱乐部的第一次会议。 他们认为大约有30名学生会来参加会议。 事实上，有300名学生到场。 该组织决定成立齐苏环保组织，并迅速成为一场全国性的运动。 他们的主要目标是在学校和社区停止使用一次性塑料。 Zissou团队的第一次活动发生在世界水日，他们做出了几个重要承诺： 我们将为整个学区的喷泉筹集资金。 我们将让当地企业停止销售一次性塑料水瓶，因为它们会造成大量污染。 我们将在食堂出售JUST Water。 JUST Water装在纸质瓶中，有一个植物盖。 该瓶子由82%的可再生资源制成，因此不会对环境造成损害。 如果这四所学校的销售情况良好， 该地区可能会淘汰塑料水瓶，并在所有64所学校出售JUST water。 杰克逊从竞选活动中学到了一件非常重要的事情：永远不要放弃。你必须继续努力。 Brittany Trilford，新西兰 当她17岁的时候，来自新西兰惠灵顿的布里塔妮·特里福德， 应邀在巴西里约热内卢举行的联合国会议上向世界各国领导人发表讲话。 她谈到了气候变化，以及现在停止说话并采取行动以实现真正改变的必要性。 布列塔尼希望保护她所生活的美丽环境——一个将受到气候变化严重影响的环境。 她希望世界各国领导人知道，年轻人会感到愤怒—— 愤怒是因为世界各国领导人在为子孙后代保护环境方面做得不够。 她向世界各国政府传达的信息是，他们现在需要采取行动 并考虑制定新的、更好的法律，以帮助应对严峻的形势。 年轻人不想要更多的承诺，他们想要的是行动。 他们希望看到结果。承诺是不够的。 我们现在都知道一件事——我们正在破坏我们的环境。 没有行星B，所以请大家照顾好这个。 布里塔尼·特里福德和杰克逊·欣克尔做了很多了不起的事情。现在轮到我们了。

Page 58 VOCABULARY exercise 7 A litter B rubbish C recycling D smog Page 59 LISTENING exercise 11 12 and 14 And now over to our reporter Vicky Sandhurst who's currently in Todmorden in West Yorkshire, a little town with a great idea. And that idea is all about carrots and cucumbers, apples and apricots. I'll say no more ... Vicky! Yes, good morning, Brendan. I'm here in Todmorden, or 'Tod', as the people here call it. What's happening here is amazing. But I want you to hear it from one of the young people who live here. What's your name? Simon. And how old are you? 15. Simon, tell our listeners, please, what's so special about Tod. That's easy! Incredible Edible. And what's Incredible Edible, Simon? Tell us more. Well, it's the name of a project that we're all involved in. Some people in Tod had the idea some time ago that Todmorden should become the first town in the country that's self-sufficient in food. The idea was that all the free spaces in the town should be used to grow vegetables. People liked the idea, I guess, and started to plant vegetables. Where we had flowers before, you know, now we've got vegetables and fruit trees, and every ... everybody can take what they want, and nobody has to pay for it. Wow! Well, thanks for talking to us, Simon. That sounds wonderful. Excuse me, you've just taken some broccoli from this flower bed here, which is actually right next to the police station. And they aren't arresting you for doing that? No, not at all. We don't buy our vegetables from the supermarket, we get them free. That's amazing! But who plants all those vegetables? We all do, and that's the idea. If we all work together, we do good things for others, and others do good things for us. What a brilliant idea! Enjoy your lunch! Thank you ... And I'm now joined by the woman who started it all – Mary Clear. Mary, I heard that you came up with this wonderful idea when you were drinking coffee with a friend. Is that right? Yes, we were talking and found we were both pretty unhappy about the state of things. There are so many negative things happening in the world ... so we thought, let's just do something positive. Wow. And how did people react? At our first public meeting 60 people showed up. And the reaction was amazing. Incredible Edible ...

第58页 词汇练习7 一窝 B垃圾 C回收 D烟雾 第59页 听力练习11 12和14 现在轮到我们的记者维姬·桑赫斯特 他目前在西约克郡的托德莫登，一个有着伟大想法的小镇。 这个想法完全是关于胡萝卜、黄瓜、苹果和杏子的。 我不会再说了。维姬！ 是的，早上好，布兰登。 我在Todmorden，或者这里的人所说的“Tod”。 这里发生的事情太神奇了。 但我希望你能从住在这里的一位年轻人那里听到。 你叫什么名字？西蒙。 你多大了？ 15. 西蒙，请告诉我们的听众，托德有什么特别之处。 这很容易！令人难以置信的可食用。 西蒙，什么是不可思议的可食用？告诉我们更多。 嗯，这是我们都参与的一个项目的名字。 托德的一些人不久前就有了这个想法 托德莫登应该成为该国第一个粮食自给自足的城镇。 这个想法是，镇上所有的空地都应该用来种植蔬菜。 我想人们喜欢这个想法，并开始种植蔬菜。 你知道，我们以前有花的地方，现在有了蔬菜和果树， 以及每一个。每个人都可以拿走他们想要的东西，没有人需要为此付费。 哇！好吧，谢谢你和我们谈话，西蒙。听起来很棒。 打扰一下，你刚刚从这个花坛拿走了一些西兰花，实际上就在警察局旁边。 他们不会因为你这样做而逮捕你吗？ 不，一点也不。 我们不是从超市买蔬菜的，我们是免费的。 太神奇了！但是谁种了这些蔬菜呢？ 我们都这样做，这就是我们的想法。 如果我们共同努力，我们会为别人做好事，别人也会为我们做好事。 多么绝妙的主意！祝你午餐愉快！ 非常感谢。.. 现在，我加入了发起这一切的女人——玛丽·克利尔。 玛丽，我听说你和朋友喝咖啡的时候想出了这个好主意。是吗？ 是的，我们正在交谈，发现我们都对事情的现状感到非常不满。 世界上发生了很多负面的事情。.. 所以我们想，让我们做一些积极的事情。 哇！人们的反应如何？ 在我们的第一次公开会议上，有60人出席。 反应是惊人的。令人难以置信的可食用。..

Page 60 READING exercise 3 ENERGY MATTERS Unless we change our behaviour, our planet won't survive. To produce electricity, we burn coal and oil, known as fossil fuels, but creating energy in this way puts CO₂, into the air and causes air pollution and smog. As a result, we are destroying our Earth. What can we do to solve these problems? If we use renewable energy, it will provide us with cleaner air and water. So what is renewable energy? It is energy that doesn't use up the resource used to make it. Solar power, wind power and hydroelectric power are examples of renewable energy sources. SOLAR POWER Using the power of the sun produces very little pollution and it is also much cheaper than using fossil fuels. Morocco is now using solar power in a big way. When we say big, we mean big! They have the largest solar plant on Earth. Its wind and hydroelectric power plants will soon provide half of Morocco's electricity. Morocco might become the world's superpower in solar energy, producing enough electricity for one million homes. HYDROELECTRIC POWER AND WIND FARMS In the past, Turkey relied on fossil fuels and natural gas to produce electricity. In recent years, it has increased its use of renewable energy. Private companies have built nine small hydroelectric power plants and they use river water stored in dams to produce electricity. They have also built six wind farms, and they have set up 20 other renewable energy projects. Wind power is another clean alternative to fossil fuels. It is everywhere! Wind farms use very little land and they don't use any water. A SIMPLE WAY TO REDUCE ENERGY Something simple that everyone could do to help save the environment: using energy-saving light bulbs. Mexico has given almost 23 million of them to families for free. Now, more than 5.5 million Mexican families use energy-saving light bulbs. If they use energy-saving light bulbs, they may save up to 18% on their electricity bill. This is a simple thing that YOU can do, too. You will use a tenth of the electricity if you use energy-saving light bulbs at home. Page 61 VOCABULARY exercise 11 1 to reuse This means to use something again. 2 to throw away Means to get rid of something. 3 to recycle Means to collect and treat rubbish in order to produce useful materials that can be used again. 4 to waste Means to use too much of something or use it incorrectly. 5 to charge This means to fill up an empty battery again. 6 to disconnect This means to stop the connection between an electrical appliance and the power source. 7 to save Means to stop something from being wasted. 8 to leave on standby Means to not switch an appliance off completely so it is ready to be used at any time.

第60页 阅读练习3 能源问题 除非我们改变我们的行为，否则我们的星球将无法生存。 为了发电，我们燃烧煤炭和石油，即化石燃料， 但以这种方式产生能量会产生CO₂,进入空气中，造成空气污染和烟雾。 因此，我们正在摧毁我们的地球。 我们能做些什么来解决这些问题？ 如果我们使用可再生能源，它将为我们提供更清洁的空气和水。 什么是可再生能源？ 能源不会消耗制造它所需的资源。 太阳能、风能和水力发电都是可再生能源的例子。 太阳能 使用太阳能产生的污染很小，而且比使用化石燃料便宜得多。 摩洛哥现在正在大规模使用太阳能。 当我们说大，我们的意思是大！ 他们拥有地球上最大的太阳能发电厂。 其风力和水力发电厂将很快提供摩洛哥一半的电力。 摩洛哥可能成为世界太阳能超级大国，为100万户家庭生产足够的电力。 水力发电和风力发电场 过去，土耳其依靠化石燃料和天然气发电。 近年来，它增加了可再生能源的使用。 私营公司建造了九座小型水力发电厂，他们利用储存在水坝中的河水发电。 他们还建造了六个风电场，并建立了20个其他可再生能源项目。 风力发电是化石燃料的另一种清洁替代品。到处都是！ 风电场使用很少的土地，也不使用任何水。 一种简单的节能方法 每个人都可以做一些简单的事情来帮助拯救环境：使用节能灯泡。 墨西哥已将其中近2300万份免费赠送给家庭。 现在，超过550万墨西哥家庭使用节能灯泡。 如果他们使用节能灯泡，他们可以节省高达18%的电费。 这是一件简单的事情，你也可以做。 若你们在家里使用节能灯泡，你们将消耗十分之一的电力。 第61页 词汇练习11 1重复使用 这意味着再次使用某物。 2扔掉 意味着摆脱一些东西。 3回收 收集和处理垃圾以生产可再次使用的有用材料的方法。 4浪费 意味着过度使用某物或使用不当。 5收费 这意味着要再次加满空电池。 6断开连接 这意味着停止电器和电源之间的连接。 7拯救 意思是阻止某物被浪费。 8号待命 意味着不完全关闭设备，以便随时使用。

Page 62 Culture exercise 2 GREEN SOLUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD THE NETHERLANDS Can a ban on cars help business? In the mid-seventies, there was a problem in the city of Groningen, in the Netherlands. Lots of people used the motorway in the city centre and there were too many cars. This caused a lot of traffic jams. The city council decided to replace the motorway with green areas, pedestrian areas, cycleways and bus lanes. They stopped cars from parking in the market square and discouraged cars from entering the city centre. At first, shop owners said they would lose customers. But they didn't, and soon businesses and shops which were not in the car-free zone wanted the council to expand it. Today, 61% of trips taken in the city are done by bicycle. The city centre is full of places for bikes to park and most buildings have bicycle garages. As a result, today Groningen has got the cleanest air of any big Dutch city. MEXICO Can a wood-burning stove really be environmentally friendly and still be efficient? People in many countries still rely on open fires. Although the fires help people cook and stay warm, the smoke and gas can cause illnesses. They also use precious fuels such as wood or coal. The so-called Patsari stove uses less wood and so it improves both air quality in the home and family health. The stove was developed in Mexico. It is made of sealed-together brick stones so no gas can come out from the stove. The stones heat up when somebody lights a fire underneath, and the back of the stove is attached to a chimney, which takes the smoke out of the home. Health studies show that families with a Patsari stove get 30% fewer lung infections and 50% fewer eye infections. ECUADOR Can a camera trap programme help save a nature park? The Bigal River nature park is located between the Amazon forest and the Andes. It is a beautiful area, and is home to many different animals and birds. However, human activity has had a negative effect on the wildlife that lives there. Many animals and birds are endangered because of loss of habitat and hunting. To show people how wonderful the nature park is, the Sumac Muyu Foundation set up camera traps around the park. These traps record a video whenever an animal enters a certain place in the park. It shows where they are in the park, and it studies changes in behaviour caused by humans. The camera traps have been in the nature park since 2014. They have collected hundreds of hours of film showing wildlife, and the material is being used to help fight new building projects in the protected land. Page 63 PRONUNCIATION exercise 1 Visit the beautiful village of Victoria! The village is surrounded by forests and farms. There's a fantastic river for fishing. You can buy souvenirs and see very old buildings. There are buses to the beach from Monday to Friday. You'll never forget your visit to Victoria! Page 63 PRONUNCIATION exercise 3 Visit the beautiful village of Victoria! The village is surrounded by forests and farms. There's a fantastic river for fishing. You can buy souvenirs and see very old buildings. There are buses to the beach from Monday to Friday. You'll never forget your visit to Victoria!

第62页 文化练习2 全球绿色解决方案 荷兰 汽车禁令能帮助企业吗？ 70年代中期，荷兰格罗宁根市出现了一个问题。 很多人使用市中心的高速公路，汽车太多了。 这造成了很多交通堵塞。 市议会决定用绿地、步行区、自行车道和公交专用道取代高速公路。 他们阻止汽车在市场广场停车，并劝阻汽车进入市中心。 起初，店主们说他们会失去顾客。 但他们没有，很快，不在无车区的企业和商店希望议会扩大无车区。 如今，该市61%的出行都是骑自行车。 市中心到处都是自行车停放的地方，大多数建筑都有自行车车库。 因此，今天格罗宁根的空气是荷兰大城市中最干净的。 墨西哥 燃木炉真的既环保又高效吗？ 许多国家的人们仍然依赖明火。 虽然火有助于人们做饭和保暖，但烟雾和气体会导致疾病。 他们还使用木材或煤炭等珍贵燃料。 所谓的Patsari炉灶使用更少的木材，因此它改善了家里的空气质量和家庭健康。 这种炉子是在墨西哥开发的。 它是由密封在一起的砖砌而成的，所以炉子里不会冒出煤气。 当有人在下面生火时，石头会变热， 炉子的背面连接着一个烟囱，可以把烟带出家门。 健康研究表明，拥有Patsari炉灶的家庭肺部感染减少30%，眼部感染减少50%。 厄瓜多尔 相机陷阱程序能帮助拯救自然公园吗？ 比加尔河自然公园位于亚马逊森林和安第斯山脉之间。 这是一个美丽的地区，是许多不同动物和鸟类的家园。 然而，人类活动对生活在那里的野生动物产生了负面影响。 由于栖息地的丧失和狩猎，许多动物和鸟类濒临灭绝。 为了向人们展示自然公园的美妙，Sumac Muyu基金会在公园周围设置了相机陷阱。 每当动物进入公园的某个地方时，这些陷阱都会录制一段视频。 它显示了它们在公园里的位置，并研究了人类引起的行为变化。 自2014年以来，相机陷阱一直在自然公园里。 他们收集了数百小时的野生动物电影， 这种材料正被用来帮助在受保护的土地上进行新的建筑项目。 第63页 拨款练习1 参观美丽的维多利亚村！ 这个村庄被森林和农场包围着。 这条河非常适合钓鱼。 你可以买纪念品，看到非常古老的建筑。 周一至周五有去海滩的巴士。 你永远不会忘记你对维多利亚的访问！ 第63页 拨款练习3 参观美丽的维多利亚村！ 这个村庄被森林和农场包围着。 这条河非常适合钓鱼。 你可以买纪念品，看到非常古老的建筑。 周一至周五有去海滩的巴士。 你永远不会忘记你对维多利亚的访问！

Page 64 B1 Preliminary for Schools LISTENING Part 2 exercise 2 Listen to six short conversations. For each question, choose the correct answer. One You will hear a girl and her brother talking about the girl's night with her two friends. What does the girl say about the night out? Hey Ali, so what was the film like last night? Not bad. It was funny, but not very funny if you know what I mean. And what did the others think? Julie loved it but Nadia was like me, she laughed a bit but not so much. But overall you had a good time, right? Oh yes. It's always good fun to be with Nadia and Julie. We had ice cream afterwards – that was when I really had a good laugh! Julie's so funny when she talks about school and stuff. Two. Listen to a man and a woman talking about a tennis match. What does the man say about the match? Did you hear? The coach quit after the match! That was really unexpected. Especially after such a close game and his player won in the end! Exactly. It was a thiller. I have no idea why he did it. Well, it is a shame – they seemed to work very well. Especially after that match. I thought he did a great job coaching Smith through the game. I guess we'll never know why. Yes, I'm very confused. Three. Listen to a boy and a girl talking about the boy's phone. What does the boy say about the phone? I'm having problems with my phone. Really? What kind of problems? Well, first of all, the battery doesn't last very long, not as long as it used to. And sometimes the phone just switches itself off. Yesterday I was talking to a friend and – puf! – the phone switched off! And the battery was OK, I checked. Have you had the phone a long time? About four years. And I know, I know, you're going to tell me to get another one. But I can't. I haven't got enough money and neither have my parents. Four. You will hear a boy and a woman in a shop. Why does the boy want to change the pullover? Hello. I got this pullover as a present and I'd like to change it. OK. Have you got the receipt, please? Sure. Here you are. My grandparents gave it to me for my birthday. And you know ... grandparents! What's wrong? Did they get the wrong size? The wrong colour? No. It's just that I don't usually wear pullovers. Can I change it for a T-shirt? I'd prefer to have something like that instead! Sure. Have a look around and see if there's anything you like. Erm ... the pullover was ￡25.00 so that's how much you can spend. OK. Thanks. Five. Listen to two friends talking. What has the girl done? Hi James. How are you? Caroline – goodness! You look so different! I know. Do you like it? Yes, I think so! It's a big change. Why did you decide to do it? I just got tired of it being so long. You can't imagine how difficult it was to wash and dry two or three times a week. So yesterday, when I went to the hairdressers, I just thought – you know what, I'm tired of having it down to my waist. I want to make my life easier. Well, good for you. But I'm glad the colour's the same. Oh, I'd never change that! Six. Listen to two friends talking about music at a party. What did the girl think about the music? Did you enjoy the party on Saturday? Yeah, I did. It was OK. I just wish the band hadn't started playing and singing. They weren't very good, were they? Well, Mike's guitar playing is not so bad, but Jenny's singing ... well, it's not very good, is it? No, no it isn't. Still, they played some nice songs – I mean, songs that I like, anyway. Oh, I agree. I just think, well, I'd rather listen to a DJ. To be honest, at a party, I prefer to dance to recorded music.

第64页 B1学校预备 听第2部分练习2 听六段简短的对话。对于每个问题，选择正确的答案。 你会听到一个女孩和她的哥哥谈论女孩和她的两个朋友的夜晚。 这个女孩对晚上的外出有什么看法？ 嘿，阿里，昨晚的电影怎么样？ 还不错。这很有趣，但如果你明白我的意思，那就不太有趣了。 其他人怎么想？ 朱莉很喜欢，但娜迪亚和我一样，她笑了一点，但没笑那么多。 但总的来说，你玩得很开心，对吧？ 哦，是的。和娜迪亚和朱莉在一起总是很有趣。 之后我们吃了冰淇淋——那时我真的笑得很开心！ 朱莉在谈论学校和其他事情时很有趣。 两个。听一个男人和一个女人谈论一场网球比赛。那人对这场比赛说了什么？ 你听说了吗？教练赛后辞职了！ 这真是出乎意料。 尤其是在这样一场势均力敌的比赛之后，他的球员最终赢了！ 确切地。那是个小偷。 我不知道他为什么这么做。 好吧，这很遗憾——他们似乎工作得很好。 尤其是在那场比赛之后。我认为他在整场比赛中指导史密斯做得很好。 我想我们永远不会知道为什么。 是的，我很困惑。 三个。听一个男孩和一个女孩谈论男孩的手机。这个男孩对电话说了什么？ 我的手机有问题。 真的？什么样的问题？ 首先，电池续航时间不长，不像以前那么长了。 有时手机会自动关机。 昨天我和一个朋友聊天，真是太棒了！电话关机了！ 我检查了一下，电池没问题。 你用手机很久了吗？ 大约四年。 我知道，我知道，你会告诉我再买一个。但我不能。 我没有足够的钱，我父母也没有。 四个。你会在商店里听到一个男孩和一个女人。为什么这个男孩想换套头衫？ 你好。我收到这件套头衫作为礼物，我想换一下。 好的。你有收据吗？ 当然。给你 我爷爷奶奶在我生日时送给我的。 你知道的。…祖父母！ 发生了什么？他们拿错尺寸了吗？错误的颜色？ 不是的，只是我通常不穿套头衫。 我能把它换成T恤吗？ 我宁愿吃那种东西！ 当然。看看周围有没有你喜欢的东西。 嗯。..套头衫是￡25.00 这就是你能花多少钱。 好的，谢谢。 五个。听两个朋友聊天。这个女孩做了什么？ 嗨，詹姆斯。你好吗 卡罗琳——天哪！你看起来很不一样！ 我知道。你喜欢吗？ 是的，我想是的！这是一个很大的变化。你为什么决定做这件事？ 我只是厌倦了这么久。 你无法想象一周洗两到三次衣服并擦干是多么困难。 所以昨天，当我去理发店的时候，我只是想——你知道吗，我厌倦了把头发剪到腰上。 我想让我的生活更轻松。 嗯，这对你来说是件好事。但我很高兴颜色是一样的。 哦，我永远不会改变这一点！ 六。听两个朋友在聚会上谈论音乐。 这个女孩对音乐有什么看法？ 你喜欢星期六的聚会吗？ 是的，我做了。还可以。 我只是希望乐队没有开始演奏和唱歌。 他们不是很好，是吗？ 嗯，迈克的吉他弹得还不错，但珍妮在唱歌。.. 嗯，它不是很好，是吗？ 不，不是的。 尽管如此，他们还是演奏了一些好歌——我是说，不管怎样，我喜欢的歌。 哦，我同意。我只是想，好吧，我宁愿听DJ。 说实话，在聚会上，我更喜欢随着录制的音乐跳舞。