2019-2020九年级阅读版课件第33期

True(T) or False(F)? ( T )1. McCartney’s daughter worries about large amounts of
plastic in the oceans. ( F )2. McCartney started MacRebur with his family to fight
In an interview with CNN, McCartney says that the roads constructed with their special material are 60% stronger than traditional roads, and may last up to three times longer.
plastic pollution. ( T )3. The “plastic roads” are stronger than common asphalt
roads.
Complete the sentences. 1. On his ___t_r_ip__t_o_I_n_d_i_a___, McCartney noticed people there
2. From reducing personal plastic use to banning single-use plastic bags, people are trying to fight the ever-growing waste we produce. reduce是动词，意为“减少”。 ban是动词，意为“明令禁止”，常用搭配为ban sb. from (doing) sth.。 e.g. 戒烟会减少得心脏病的风险。(翻译) Giving up smoking reduces the risk of heart disease. e.g. 他被禁止驾驶六个月。(翻译) He was banned from driving for six months.
1. Most people nowadays are conscious of the problem of plastic pollution and many are finding ways to solve it. be conscious of … 意为“意识到……”。 e.g. 她完全意识到了所引发的问题。(翻译) She is very conscious of the problems caused.
They take plastic waste and cut it into small pieces. Next, the plastic pieces are mixed with something that makes the plastic stick properly to the roads. The mixture then goes to an asphalt (沥青) producer. The company also makes sure to use proper temperatures to avoid microplastics getting out and polluting nature.
Plastic Roads Most people nowadays are conscious of the problem of plastic pollution and many are finding ways to solve it. From reducing (减少) personal plastic use to banning single-use plastic bags, people are trying to fight the ever-growing waste we produce. One person who has taken an active role in this fight is Toby McCartney, an engineer who has seemingly found just the perfect use of plastic waste. The Scottish man was inspired by two things. First, his daughter’s worries over large amounts of plastic in the oceans touched him deeply. He realized that his child shouldn’t grow up in a world where the beautiful sea would be polluted by plastic waste. Second, while on a trip to India, McCartney noticed local people were melting (熔化) plastic waste to fill potholes (坑洼) on their roads. That gave him an idea.
were using plastic waste to fill potholes on the roads. 2. To avoid microplastics getting out and __p_o_ll_u_t_in_g__n_a_tu__re__,
McCartney and his team use proper temperatures.
2019—2020学年 第 33 期
CONTENTS
1 Pre-reading 2 While reading
Reading taExercises
3 After reading
What do you know about plastic pollution?
Complete each sentence with one word in its proper form. mix, interview, proper, inspire
1. She has a(n) _i_n_te_r_v_i_e_w_ next week for the manager’s job. 2. How much money do we need to do the job _p__ro_p__er_l_y__? 3. If you ___m__ix_____ blue and yellow, you get green. 4. Her new book was __in_s_p_i_r_e_d__ by a trip to Africa.
3. From there, they started developing a technique to achieve their aim — use plastic waste for road construction. achieve one’s aim意为“实现某人的目标”。 e.g. 她努力实现自己创业的目标。(翻译) She tried to achieve her aim of running her own business.
However, McCartney quickly realized that the government wouldn’t be happy about the idea of burning plastic, so he had to find a better way. McCartney got together with his friends, Gordon Reid and Nick Burnett, to start a company named MacRebur in April 2016. From there, they started developing a technique to achieve their aim — use plastic waste for road construction.
Translate the following sentences with the given phrases from the article.
1. 我们的孩子都已长大成人离开家了。(grow up) Our children have all grown up and left home.
2. 你如果有什么不满意的，来说一声。(be happy about) If there is anything you’re not happy about, come and ask.
What other ways of dealing with plastic waste can you think of? Share them with your classmates.
Thank you!
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