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Green Lifestyle
Greenpeace
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Type:
Founded:
Non-governmental organization
1971
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands (international)
Area served: Worldwide
Focus:
Environmentalism, peace
Method:
Direct action, lobbying, research,
innovation
Revenue:
€196.6 million (2008)
Members:
2.86 million
(2008)Website: www.greenpeace.org
Green Solutions
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Green Solutions are the technologies, methods, and
practices used by businesses and organizations to
resolve problems that are causing degradation of the
Earth's environment, ecosystem, or natural resources.
Example of green solutions are green projects, green
technologies and production of Green energy like
Biosphere Technology. Green solutions are the responses
to increasing problems on environment due to human
activities. These green solutions may also relate to
actions or initiatives of individuals and businesses in
mitigating the increasing environmental problems.
Green Building
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also known as green construction or sustainable
building, refers to a structure that is
environmentally responsible and resource-efficient
throughout a building's life-cycle: from design,
construction, operation, maintenance, renovation,
and demolition. This practice concerns of economy,
utility, durability, and comfort.
A similar concept is natural building, which is usually
on a smaller scale and tends to focus on the use of
natural materials that are available
locally.
Green Politics
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Green politics is a political ideology that
aims for the creation of an ecologically
sustainable society rooted in
environmentalism, social liberalism and
grassroots democracy. Developing in the
western world in the 1970s, since then
Green parties have developed in many
countries across the globe, and have
achieved some electoral success.
Non-Renewable Energy
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Gasoline, coal, natural gas, diesel,
minerals like copper, and other
commodities derived from fossil fuels are
non-renewable. Unlike fossil fuels,
renewable resource can have a
sustainable yield because it can decrease
the amount of emission of carbon dioxide
and greenhouse gases into the
atmosphere.
Renewable Energy-1
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Solar energy is the energy derived directly
from the Sun. Along with nuclear energy,
it is the most abundant source of energy
on Earth.
Renewable Energy-2
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Wind power is derived from uneven
heating of the Earth's surface from the
Sun and the warm core. Most modern
wind power is generated in the form of
electricity by converting the rotation of
turbine blades into electrical current.
Renewable Energy-3
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Hydropower is energy derived from the
movement of water in rivers and oceans ,
can likewise be used to generate
electricity using turbines, or can be used
mechanically to do useful work. It is a
very common resource.
Renewable Energy-4
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Geothermal power(地热能) ， directly
harnesses the natural flow of heat from
the ground. The available energy from
natural decay of radioactive elements in
the Earth's crust and mantle is
approximately equal to that of incoming
solar energy.
Renewable Energy-5
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Alcohol derived from corn, sugar cane, etc.
is also a renewable source of energy.
Similarly, oils from plants and seeds can
be used as a substitute for non-renewable
diesel. Methane is also considered as a
renewable source of energy.
Pair Work – Search and Answer
 1. main sources of air pollution
 2. definition of green lifestyle
 3. ways for green lifestyle
Pair Work – Search and Answer
 4. 3R life principles
 5. ways to “reduce”
 6. ways to “reuse”
Pair Work – Search and Answer
7. ways to “recycle”
8. recyclables
9. benefits of recycling (summary)
Key-1,2,3
1. family, commercial building, educational
establishment
2. healthier and more environmental friendly
lifestyle, that minimizes negative impact,
and increases positive impact on
environment.
3. buy wisely, consume less, waste less,
think through the consequences of
purchase
Key- 4,5,6
4. reduce, reuse, recycle
5. purchasing durable, long lasting goods,
seeking products free of toxics,
redesigning products that use less raw
material
6. repair, donate, sell
Key- 7,8,9
7. set out recyclables, buy recycled
products and packaging
8. glass, metal, plastic, paper
9. (open to discussion )
i) economic and environmental benefits,
ii) saves resources for future generation
iii) last paragraph
Pair Work- Search and Match
1. 被破坏的生态和环
境
2. 构成巨大威胁
3. 教育机构
4. 环保的生活方式
5. 绿色、自然、合乎
道德的消费方式
A. environmental friendly
lifestyle
B. green natural, ethnical
consumption
C. educational
establishment
D. damaged ecology and
impaired environment
E. pose a great threat
Pair Work- Search and Match
6. 降低生活质量 F. products and packaging
free of toxics
7. 减少资源消耗 G. durable, long-lasting
8. 经久耐用的产品 goods
H. source reduction
9 无毒产品和包装
I. make a compromise on
the quality of life
Pair Work- Search and Match
10. 变废为宝
11.带来大量裨益
12.经济上切实可
行
13.回收、生产、
上市
J. economically feasible
K. generate a host of
benefits
L. collect, manufacture,
market
M. turn waste materials
into valuable resources
Pair Work- Search and Match
14. 辉煌的多元文
化
15. 具有共同命运
的地球社区
16.建立可持续性发
展 的社会
17.朝着这个目标
N. Earth community
with common destiny
O. towards this end
P. magnificent diversity
of cultures
Q. bring forth a
sustainable society
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3- C
4- A
5- B
6- I
7- H
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Words-1
1. feasible: adj. 可行的；可能的；可实行的
This land is feasible for cultivation.
这块地适合耕作。
2. minimize: v. 将...减到最少
We‘ve taken steps to minimize the losses.
我们已采取措施尽量减少损失。
3. generate: v. 产生, 导致, 发生
Racial prejudice sometimes can generate hatred.
种族偏见时常会引起仇恨。
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4. fragile: adj. 易碎的; 脆的
The old lady looks very fragile.
那位老妇人看上去十分虚弱。
5. imperative: adj. 势在必行的, 急需的
It is imperative to act now.
现在必须行动起来。
6. alternative: adj. 两者择一的; 替代的
They had no alternative in the matter.
在这件事上,他们没有选择的余地。
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7. impair: v. 损害, 削弱, 减少
Poor food impaired her health.
粗劣的食物损害了她的健康。
8. conceivable: adj. 可能的, 可想像的
They have tried every conceivable means
他们已经尝试了一切能想到的方法
Group Work-Fill in the Blanks
feasible， minimize， generate, fragile,
imperative, alternative, impair, conceivable
1. If you don't like the school lunch, you have the
______ of bringing your own.
(alternative)
2. They carefully packed the ______ china into
cartons.
(fragile)
Group Work-Fill in the Blanks
feasible， minimize， generate, fragile,
imperative, alternative, impair, conceivable
3. Poor food ______ her health.
(impaired)
4. It is ______ that they knew about it beforehand.
(conceivable)
Group Work-Fill in the Blanks
feasible， minimize， generate, fragile,
imperative, alternative, impair, conceivable
5. It was not ______ to build a bridge at that point.
(feasible)
6. Investment ______ higher incomes.
(generates)