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Popular Trades Practical College English Reading Course Unit 18: Green Life Popular Trades Practical College English Reading Course Text A Green Lifestyle Greenpeace 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Key 1-D 2- E 3- C 4- A 5- B 6- I 7- H 8-G 9- F 1011121314151617- M K J L P N Q O 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。 Words-2 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。 Words-3 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)