Unit 8 Lesson 1 Focus on language（教学课件）-高中英语北师大版（2019）必修第三册.pptx

Unit8GreenLivingLesson1RootShoot

Para1MostpeoplesufferfromwhatisknownasJust-me-ism.Whatisthat?Well,sayyouleavethetaprunningwhileyoubrushyourteeth,leavealightonwhenyougooutoryoudropapieceoflitterandcantbebotheredtopickitup,Youknowthatallthosethingsarewrong,butsowhat?Whatdifferencecanitpossiblymake?yousaytoyourself.TherearemillionsofpeopleintheworldandImjustme.HowcanitmatterifIleaveonelittletaprunning,onelittlelightonorleavealittlepieceoflitterontheroad?Andanyway,noonewillknow.Ofcourse,itwouldntmatteriftherewerejustafewpeopleintheworld.Butjustthinkofallthemillionsofpeoplesayingtothemselves:“Itdoesntmatter.Itsjustme.And,anyway,nooneknows.Millionsofgallonsofwaterwouldbewasted;millionsoflightswouldbelefton;millionsofpiecesoflitterwouldbedropped.Andallofthiswouldbeveryharmful.leavev.tomakeorallowsb./sth.toremaininaparticularcondition,place,etc.使保留，让……处于（某种状态、某地等）

Para2Toinspireyoungpeopletotakeactionfortheenvironment,animalsandtheircommunity,RootsShootswasestablished.Thisinstitutewassetupintheearly1990sbyDr.JaneGoodall,ascientistwho’stheworld’sbest-knownexpertonwildchimpanzees.Inadditiontoherresearch,shehasbeenwhole-heartedlycommittedtoenvironmentalprotection,ThewholepurposeofRootsShootsistoeducateyoungpeople,frompre-schoolerstouniversitystudents,sotheycanhelptobuildafuturethatissecureandlivetogetherinpeacewithnature.

Para3TheorganisationiscalledRootsShootsbecauserootsmoveslowlyunderthegroundtomakeafirmfoundation,andshootsseemsmallandweak,buttheycanbreakopenbrickwallstoreachthelight.Therootsandshootsareyou,yourfriendsandyoungpeopleallaroundtheworld.Hundredsandthousandsofrootsandshootscansolvetheproblems,changetheworld