上教版必修三讲义上教英语第三册U2.docx

1、上教版必修三讲义上教英语第三册U2Unit 2The things around usObjectivesA.Reading and interactionDescribe the process of making a product and its impact on the people and environmentB.Grammar activityUse passive structures correctly in the given contextC.Listening and speakingExpress ones personal views on banning mob

2、ile phonesD.WritingDescribe a process using appropriate language and formatE.Cultural focusRecognize the features and applications of the BDSDescribe the process of paper-makingPre-reading activity1.Work in pairs.Answer the questions.(1)How many T-shirts have you got?Do you buy new T-shirts frequent

3、ly?Why or why not? (2)Do you know where they were made? 2.Look at the title and the picture.Guess the answers to the questions below.Then read the passage to check your answers.(1)What type of passage may it be?A.A magazine article.B.A report.C.A leaflet.(2)Who is it written for?A.Children.B.Teenage

4、rs.C.Shop owners.(3)What may its main purpose be?A.To explain why people buy second-hand clothes.B.To give information about environmental problems.C.To encourage readers to change their habits.The story of a T-shirtLagos,NigeriaYaba market is busy,hot and dusty.People are looking around the second-

5、hand shops,picking through piles of old clothes,and theyre all searching for deals.The market is flooded with cheap clothes from America and Europe,ad they usually sell out fairly quickly. “These clothes make peoples dreams come true,” says Abeke,a shop owner. “Everyone wears them.When they put them

6、 on,you cant tell the difference between the rich and the poor.” At the front of Abekes store is a cotton T-shirt with the words “Get Real”.Its picked up by a young guy who looks at it carefully.He tries it on and smilesit fits him and it looks good.Its a simple T-shirt,but it has a long story.A few

7、 years ago,the T-shirt started life in a cotton field in Uzbekistan.The cotton was watered every day and harmful chemicals were used to kill insects in the field.As the cotton grew,a young woman called Feruza picked it.She sweated in the field for ten to twelve hours every day in temperatures of ove

8、r 30,but she was paid very little.Sometimes the chemicals hurt her eyes.Next,the cotton was flown to India.The T-shirt was made in a tiny factory in the Indian port city of Mumbai.There were 20 adults in it,five children and no air conditioning.The adults made the T-shirts and the children checked t

9、hem.The finished T-shirt was sent to a huge discount shop in the UK.The people who shopped there didnt know where the clothes came from.They didnt want to spend a lot of money, but they wanted to look good.The T-shirt was cheap and it was bought by 15-year-old Ryan who liked the words on it.It was w

10、ashed,worn and ironed and,after a few months,Ryan threw it away.His mum took it to a charity shop with some other old clothes,which were sold to an export company.A few weeks later,the T-shirt made its way to Yaba market in Nigeria.Back at the market,the young man takes off the T-shirt and looks at

11、the $3 price tag.He hesitates for a moment and then he offers Abeke $1.50 because thats all the cash hes got.Abeke shakes her hand.As she hangs up the T-shirt at the front of the shop,the charity shops price tag is still on the back:25p.The journey of a T-shirt tells many stories.Stories about peopl

12、e,countries and cultures.Stories about farmers and factory workers.Stories about shopping centres.But for most of all,its a story about choices,and our choices can make a difference.Do you really need another T-shirt?Do you care where its from?Whats the cost to the environment?Whats the cost to the

13、environment? Whats the human cost?Think about it,because our choices could start a new story.Did you know?Ten thousand litres of water are used to make one T-shirt.A 200-gram T-shirt can use up to 5 tonnes of resources.3.4 billion T-shirts are sold in the USA every year.Children as young as seven wo

14、rk in cotton fields and factories.【参考译文】一个T恤的故事尼日利亚拉各斯的yaba市场非常繁忙、炎热、尘土飞扬。人们在二手商店里四处寻找，从成堆的旧衣服中挑选，他们都在寻找特价商品。市场上充斥着来自美国和欧洲的廉价衣服，它们通常很快就卖光了。“这些衣服让人们的梦想成真，”店主阿比克说。“每个人都穿着他们。当他们穿上这些衣服时，你就分不出富人和穷人的区别了。”在阿比克商店的前面有一件写着“Get Real”的棉质t恤。一个年轻人捡了起来，仔细地看了看。他试了一下，笑了很合身，看起来也不错。这是一件简单的t恤，但它有一个很长的故事。几年前，这种t恤在乌兹别克斯坦

15、的一块棉花地里开始流行起来。每天都给棉花浇水，还使用有害的化学物质来杀死田间的昆虫。随着棉花的生长，一位名叫Feruza的年轻女子摘了棉花。她在30以上的温度下，每天在田间流汗10到12个小时，但报酬很少。有时化学药品会伤害她的眼睛。接下来，棉花被空运到印度。这件t恤是在印度港口城市孟买的一家小工厂生产的。里面有20个成年人，5个孩子，没有空调。成年人制作t恤，孩子们检查它们。完成后的t恤被送到了英国的一家大型折扣店。在那里购物的人不知道衣服是从哪里来的。他们不想花很多钱，但他们想要看起来不错。这件t恤很便宜，是15岁的瑞安买的，他喜欢上面的字。它经过了洗涤、磨损和熨烫，几个月后，瑞安把它扔掉

16、了。他的妈妈把它和其他一些旧衣服一起带到一家慈善商店，卖给了一家出口公司。几周后，这款t恤被送到了尼日利亚的Yaba市场。回到市场后，年轻人脱下t恤，看了看3美元的价签。他犹豫了一下，然后给了阿比克1.5美元，因为这是他所有的现金。阿比克和她握手。当她把t恤挂在店门口时，t恤背面的价签还在:25便士。一件t恤的旅程讲述了很多故事。关于人、国家和文化的故事。关于农民和工厂工人的故事。购物中心的故事。但最重要的是，这是一个关于选择的故事，而我们的选择可以产生影响。你真的需要另一件t恤吗?你在乎是从哪里来的吗?环境成本是多少?环境成本是多少?人力成本是多少?想想吧，因为我们的选择可能会开启一个新的故

17、事。你知道吗?制作一件t恤要用一万升水。一件200克重的t恤最多可以消耗5吨资源。美国每年售出34亿件t恤。7岁的孩子就在棉田和工厂里工作。Comprehension work1.Read the passage and answer the questions.(1)Why do Africans like Western clothes? (2)Who made T-shirts in the Indian factory? (3)Why do people still go to discount shops? (4)Why doesnt the young man buy the T-

18、shirt from Yaba market? (5)From the charity shop to Yaba market,who may profit from the T-shirt according to the writer? (6)What impacts might the making of a T-shirt have? 2.Read the summary below and fill in each blank with a suitable word based on the language of the passage.You may change the fo

19、rm if necessary.The passage tells us a story about a T-shirt and the people and societies connected to it.A T-shirt and the people and societies connected to it.A T-shirt was put on sale at an African market,but it started in Uzbekistan,where people worked and used harmful in the cotton field.When t

20、he cotton was picked,it was to a factory in India where the T-shirt was made by adults and children under poor working conditions.The T-shirt was sent to a shop in the UK.Many young people shop there.They do not want to spend a lot of money,but they want to look good.So they try to search for .A 15-

21、year-old boy bought the T-shirt because he liked the words on it.However, after a few months he it away.It was then collected by a charity shop and to Nigeria,where it ended up at Yaba market.Here,the cotton T-shirts from American and European second-hand markets are by both the rich and the poor.It

22、 is suggested at the end of the passage that the things we buy often affect many peoples lives around the world.Its more than a matter of when we decide what to buy.We should think twice about the effect on the environment and the human before buying new things.Deep reading1.Read the passage again.W

23、ork in pairs.Study the T-shirts journey and pay attention to the stories that have happened in each place and describe peoples lives there.Complete the table below.You may use the example below to help you.the cotton field in UzbekistanYou may ask and respond like this:A:A T-shirt starts its journey

24、 in a cotton field in Uzbekistan.What do people do there?B:They water and pick the cotton in cotton fields.And they use harmful chemicals to kill insects.A:What are their lives like?B:They have to work long hours every day in cotton fields to earn a living in spite of the high temperatures and harmf

25、ul chemicals.The T-shirts journeyWhat happens to the T-shirt?Who are the people involved in this journey?What are their lives like?the cotton field in Uzbekistan in in in 2.Work in pairs and discuss the questions.(1)Is it important to know where your clothes come from?Why or why not? (2)If you buy o

26、ne fewer T-shirt,will it make any difference?Why or why not? Mini-projectConducting a survey on the journey of a productYou are going to do a survey about a product to follow its journey before it reaches consumers.Choose one of the products listed below.shoestablessofaspaperfloorboardswineothers: D

27、iscuss the questions below in groups.How and where are they produced?How do they affect peoples lives?Share ideas within your group.Select one person to report on behalf of your group.JeansMaking jeans is a major economic industry in some developing countries.It involves designing,washing,cutting an

28、d packaging.This is a source of income for local people.On the other hand,the washing process produces wastewater.If it goes directly into rivers without proper treatment,they may later turn blue,smell strange and become poisonous.This will have a harmful effect on peoples drinking water as well as

29、their farmland. Focus on language1.Read the passage again.Find some language points in the passage and list them in the blanks.(1)Compound nouns suggesting things related to the T-shirt in Abekes store (e.g. charity shop) (2)A phrasal verb related to buying and selling clothes (e.g. put on) 2.Comple

30、te the sentences with the correct form of the phrases below.flood intofor exportdiscount shopat a profithang upiron outin cashhesitate aboutfit intobreak sweat(1)Every summer,students from all over the country the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum.(2)The competition is getting easier and easier

31、 as it goes on.He will hardly need to to reach the final.(3)Factories in South China produce large quantities of clothes to meet the needs of the international market.(4)The couple sold their house and were finally able to travel around the world.(5)The two companies are attempting to the final details of the agreement.(6)Payment has become more convenient nowadays.Customers dont need to pay ;instead,they use smartphone apps to pay for their shopping.(7)He didnt taking the job with lower pay,because he thought that personal inter