Unit 2 Reading:Friends of the Earth

Word box

1. Earth n. 地球

What do Friends of the Earth do?
地球之友的成员们做什么?

2. look after 照顾,照看

Mum looks after us very well.
妈妈把我们照顾得很好。

3. environment n. 环境

The environment is all the things round us.
环境就是我们周围所有的东西。

4. pollute v. 污染

Sometimes people pollute the environment.
有时人污染环境。

Don’t pollute the air.
不要污染空气。

5. pollution n. 污染

We have air pollution, water pollution and land pollution.
我们有空气污染,水污染和土地污染。

6. land n. 陆地,土地

We don’t have enough land here.
我们没有足够的土地。

7. keep v. 保持

We must pick up rubbish and keep our city clean.
我们必须捡起垃圾,保持城市清洁。

8. pick up 捡起,拾起

They pick up rubbish.
他们把垃圾捡了起来。

9. into prep. 到。。。里面

Put rubbish into rubbish bins.
把垃圾丢进垃圾箱中。

10. rubbish bin n. 垃圾箱

Put rubbish into rubbish bins.
把垃圾丢进垃圾箱中。

11. leave v. 留下

They tell people not to leave rubbish.
他们告诉人们不要丢垃圾。

12. promise v. 承诺,保证 n. 诺言

We promise not to pollute the air.
我们承诺不污染空气。

We have a promise.
我们有一个承诺。

13. discuss v. 讨论

Let’s discuss in groups.
让我们进行小组讨论。

14. reuse v. 再利用

We promise to reuse shopping bags.
我们承诺要再利用购物袋。

 

Language focus

1. I promise to keep our school clean.

(1)promise to do
承诺去做某事

(2)promise not to do
承诺不去做某事

(3)keep our school clean
保持我们的学校清洁

keep sth +adj 保持。。。处于某状态

keep the environment clean

keep the food fresh

keep the city safe

2. pollute the environment

3. air pollution 

4. water pollution

5. land pollution

6. pick up rubbish

7. put rubbish into rubbish bins

8. tell sb to do / tell sb not to do

9. tell people not to leave rubbish