北师大版 (2019)Lesson 1 Roots and Shoots导学案及答案

Reading material:

Roots & Shoots

Most people suffer from what is known as “just-me-ism”. What is that? Well, say you leave the tap running while you brush your teeth, leave a light on when you go out or you drop a piece of litter and can’t be bothered to pick it up. You know that all those things are wrong, but so what? “What difference can it possibly make?” you say to yourself. “ There are millions of people in the world and I'm just me. How can it matter if I leave one little tap running, one little light on or leave a little piece of liter on the road? And anyway, no one will know. Of course, it wouldn't matter if there were just a few people in the world. But just think of all the millions of people saying to themselves: “ it doesn't matter. it's just me. And anyway, no one knows.” Millions of gallons of water would be wasted; millions of lights would be left on; millions of pieces of litter would be dropped. And all of this would be very harmful.

To inspire young people to take action for the environment, animals and their community, Roots & Shoots was established. This institute was set up in the early 1990S by Dr. Jane Goodall, a scientist who’s the world’s best known expert on wild chimpanzees. In addition to her research, she has been whole-heartedly committed to the environmental protection. The whole purpose of Roots & Shoots is to educate young people, from pre-schoolers to university students, so they can help to build a future that is secure and live together In peace with nature.

The organization is called Roots & Shoots because roots move slowly under the ground to make a firm foundation, and shoots seem small and weak but they can break open brick walls to reach the light. The roots and shoots are you, your friends and young people all around the world. Hundreds and thousands of roots and shoots can solve the problems, change the world and make it a better place to live in.

Do you think you help to make the world a better place when you make a sad person smile, when you make a dog wag its tail and when you water a thirsty plant? One cheered-up person, one happy dog, one flowering plant and you. That's what Roots & Shoots is all about: the value and importance of each individual--- human, animal or plant. Dr. Jane Goodall believes that the most important thing is that: “Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.” You get to choose: Do you want to use your life to make the world a better place for people, animals and the environment? Do you want to make Roots & Shoots rooted in everyone's heart? Do you want to be a part of a community for a shared future? You cannot be absent.

Learning sheets:

Roots & Shoots

                          Presenter: C. H. J.     2023.5

Learning Objectives:

* make predictions according to recordings, pictures or articles

* focus on the needed details and comprehend it carefully

* admire the reading material and appreciate it in multi-dimension

Learning procedure:

Step One:  Lead-in.

From what you listened and saw, what do you want to say?

What?

How?

Why? & What?

Step Two: Fast-reading & Careful-reading  ---- reading Exercise One

Roots & Shoots

Para1

1 What is “Just-me-ism”?

2 Why is “Just-me-ism” a problem?

3 Do you have any suggestions on how to solve the problem?

Para2&3

Para 4

1 The contribution Roots & Shoots makes to society

2 Why does Dr. Jane Goodall believes that Roots & Shoots can help solve the “Just-me-ism”?

3 The function of the two quotes from Dr. Jane Goodall?

Step Three： An outline of the text

Test what you have learnt from the passage.

Complete the summary with the correct form of the words and phrases below.

 harmful  individual  institute  just-me-ism  live in peace with  involve 

take action   a firm foundation   break open brick walls  leave the tap running     

Roots & Shoots is an       established in the early 1990s by Dr. Jane Goodall. It is called Roots & Shoots because roots move slowly under the ground       and although shoots seem small and weak, they can      .

The purpose of roots and shoes is to educate young people who suffer from      . Those people who don't think their actions such as       while brushing their teeth can have negative effects on the environment. In fact, these actions are very      .

  Therefore, Roots & Shoots hopes to         millions of young people in building a secure future so that we can           nature. Dr. Jane Goodall believes every      matters. What we need to do is       and act together to make the world a better place.

Step Four: Deep reading to answer challenging questions.--reading Exercise Two

1.What’s the function of questions in Para 1?

2.Which word can best describe Dr. Jane Goodall?

3.How does para. 4 develop? And why?

A.By listing figures.      B. By giving examples.

C.By making comparison.  D. By using parallel style.

4.Can you guess the writing purpose of this text?

5.Through our active and diverse learning, the genre of this passage is           . 

Step Five: Present your harvest of this lesson and give us a presentation.

1 somebody with the firm belief “Just-me-ism”:

2 one participant in the institute “Roots & Shoots”:

3 you after learning this passage:

Step Six: Assignment:

1 Write a debate report about the result of your discussion on personal choice  when facing “just-me-ism”.

2 Choose one dimension to further understand this article and present what you have learnt.

Feedback:

Complements: Deal with the reading materials in multi-dimensional ways.

A summary

Roots & Shoots is an institute established in the early 1990s by Dr. Jane Goodall. It is called Roots & Shoots because roots move slowly under the ground making a firm foundation and although shoots seem small and weak, they can break open brick walls.

The purpose of roots and shoes is to educate young people who suffer from just-me-ism. Those people who don't think their actions such as leaving the tap running while brushing their teeth can have negative effects on the environment. In fact, these actions are very harmful .

Therefore, Roots & Shoots hopes to involve millions of young people in building a secure future so that we can live in peace with nature. Dr. Jane Goodall believes every individual matters. What we need to do is take action and act together to make the world a better place.

A grammar cloze test

 Roots & Shoots is an institute 1        (establish) in the early 1990s by Dr. Jane Goodall.It is called Roots & Shoots because roots move slowly under the ground 2       (make) a firm foundation and 3        shoots seem small and weak, they can break open brick walls.

   The purpose of Roots & Shoots is 4       (educate) young people who suffer from just-me-ism. Those people who don't think their 5      (action) such as leaving the tap 6      (run) while brushing their teeth can have negative effects on the environment. In fact, these actions are very harmful .

   Therefore, Roots & Shoots hopes to involve millions of young people in

7      (build) a secure future so that we can live 8         peace with nature. Dr. Jane Goodall believes every individual 9     (matter). What we need to do is take action and act together 10       (make) the world a better place.

Roots & Shoots is an institute 1estalished (establish) in the early 1990s by Dr. Jane Goodalll.It is called Roots & Shoots because roots move slowly under the ground 2making (make) a firm foundation and 3although shoots seem small and weak, they can break open brick walls.

The purpose of Roots & Shoots is 4to educate (educate) young people who suffer from just-me-ism. Those people who don't think their 5 actions  (action) such as leaving the tap 6 running (run) while brushing their teeth can have negative effects on the environment. In fact, these actions are very harmful .

Therefore, Roots & Shoots hopes to involve millions of young people in7 building (build) a secure future so that we can live 8 in  peace with nature. Dr. Jane Goodall believes every individual 9 matters (matter). What we need to do is take action and act together 10to make (make) the world a better place.

Correction

Roots & Shoots is a institute established in the early 1990s by Dr. Jane Goodall. It is called Roots & Shoots because roots move slow under the ground making a firm foundation but although shoots seem small and weak, they can break open brick wall.

The purpose of Roots & Shoots is to educate young people which suffer from just-me-ism. Those people who don't think our actions such as leaving the tap running while brush their teeth can have negative effects on the environment. In fact, these actions are very harmful .

Therefore, Roots & Shoots hopes to involve millions young people in building a secure future so that we can live in peace with nature. Dr. Jane Goodall believes every individual matter. That we need to do is take action and act together to make the world a better place.

Roots & Shoots is an institute established in the early 1990s by Dr. Jane Goodall. It is called Roots & Shoots because roots move slowly under the ground making a firm foundation and although shoots seem small and weak, they can break open brick walls.

 The purpose of Roots & Shoots is to educate young people who suffer from just-me-ism. Those people who don't think their actions such as leaving the tap running while brushing their teeth can have negative effects on the environment. In fact, these actions are very harmful .

 Therefore, Roots & Shoots hopes to involve millions of young people in building a secure future so that we can live in peace with nature. Dr. Jane Goodall believes every individual matters. What we need to do is take action and act together to make the world a better place.

Reading comprehension

B

 Sagarika Sriram was 10 years old when she started reading newspaper stories about a planet in trouble, one of which was about turtles with plastic in their stomachs. Sagarika knew she needed to do something. First, she joined a group which organized cleanup campaigns in her home city, Dubai. "The group helped me understand what an individual can do and how I can really make a difference," she says.

 Then Sagarika created Kids for a Better World. It's a digital platform which has brought together nearly 10,000 youths from all over the world with the goal to create a greener world. Sagarika is now 16. She's part of a growing number of young climate activists. "We're the generation that is going to face the results if the climate crisis is not dealt-with," she says. She believes even an individual actions create a “ripple effect”. Sngarika says this can build motive and can move things in the right direction.

 Kids for a Better World is for people aged 8 to 16. It teaches them about what they can do to reverse climate change. They can grow food,plant trees,collect recyclables and avoid using plastic bags. "This is the information which can help change our future," Sagarika says.

 Dubai is a desert metropolis. Growing up there has made Sagarika very aware of the need for action. Her city faces the risk of rising temperatures and its water supply is decreasing. She believes young people can bring attention to these environmental challenges.

Sagarika is all about small actions,but she has big plans. She'd like to go to college in California.While she's there, she'll continue being an activist. She'll also be running Kids fora Better World. She hopes to inspire others to fight for a greener planet. Others have inspired her. "We're creating our own system of inspirational change-makers, she says.

1.What can we learn about the turtles in the newspaper story?

A.They were tied by plastic.       B.They were made of plastic.

C.They enjoyed eating plastic.  　 D.They mistook plastic for food.

2. What does Sagarika want to do through her actions?

A. To have an influence on others.　 B.To expand her digital platform.

C. To organize cleanup campaigns.   D.To become a young climate activist

3. What does the fourth paragraph mainly tell us?　

A.What can help change our future.

B.What people should do at present.

C What Kids for a Better World does.

D.What courses are taught on the platform.

4.Which of the following words can best describe Sagarika?

A.Generous and friendly.　 B.Strong-willed and inspirational.

C.Brave and smart.　　　 D.Noble-minded and careful.

C

 Live with roommates? Have friends and family around you? Chances are that if you're looking to live a more sustainable lifestyle, not everyone around you will be ready to jump on that band wagon.

 I experienced this when I started switching to a zero waste lifestyle five years ago, as I was living with my parents, and I continue to experience this with my husband, as he is not completely zero waste like me. I've learned a few things along the way though, which I hope you'll find encouraging if you're doing your best to figure out how you can make the change in a not-always-supportive household.

 Zero waste was a radical lifestyle movement a few years back. I remember showing my parents a video of Bea Johnson, sharing how cool I thought it would be to buy groceries with jars, and have so little trash! A few days later, I came back with my first jars of zero waste groceries, and my dad commented on how silly it was for me to carry jars everywhere. It came off as a bit discouraging.

 Yet as the months of reducing waste continued, I did what I could that was within my own reach. I had my own bedroom, so I worked on removing things I didn't need. Since I had my own toiletries(洗漱用品)，I was able to start personalising my routine to be more sustainable. I also offered to cook every so often, so I portioned out a bit of the cupboard for my own zero waste groceries. Perhaps your household won't entirely make the switch, but you may have some control over your own personal spaces to make the changes you desire.

As you make your lifestyle changes, you may find yourself wanting to speak up for yourself if others comment on what you're doing,which can turn itself into a whole household debate. If you have individuals who are not on board, your words probably won't do much and can often leave you feeling more discouraged

So here is my advice:Lead by action.

1.What do the underlined words"jump on that bandwagon"mean in the first paragraph?

A.Share an apartment with you.           B.Join you in what you're doing.

C.Transform your way of living.　       D.Help you to make the decision.

2. What was the attitude of the author's father toward buying groceries with jars?　　

A.He disapproved of it.　　　　　　B.He was favorable to it.

C.He was tolerant of it.　　　　　　D.He didn't care about it.

3.What can we infer about the author?

A.She is quite good at cooking.      B.She respects others' privacy.

C.She enjoys being a housewife.　 D.She is a determined person.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A.How to get on well with other family members.

B.How to have one's own personal space at home.

C.How to live a zero waste lifestyle in a household.

D.How to control the budget when buying groceries.

Writing

假如你是学生会主席李华，学校正在组织一次以“保护环境，人人有责”为主题的征文活动，并在英文网站上同步发行，请你短文投稿。

内容包括：

1 必要性  2 具体建议  3 倡议人人行动

注意：

1 字数100左右

2 可以适当增加细节。

Each one matters & Each deed counts

With the rapid development of modern society, past decades have seen increasingly serious pollution. It's high time that effective measures should be taken. Now I intend to offer some proposals.

To begin with, save water and electricity in everyday life by neither leaving the taps running nor remaining the lights on when they are not in use. More importantly, cultivate the awareness of sustainable development. Determinedly say no to disposable chopsticks and single-use plastic straws and bags. What can not be left out is that we should attach vital importance to rubbish classifying and let the trash be where it should be.

Only through joint efforts can we make our mother earth a better place. On the winding way of environmental protection, each one matters and each deed counts! So take action now and be an environment guardian.