Unit 14
Recycling
海外生活/文化融入
Oversea life/Understanding culture
BRAIN STORM
Share your ideas with your teacher and try to make sentences.
Have you tried recycling materials? How did you recycle it?
VOCABULARY
Repeat these sentences after your teacher.
1. separate (v.) 分開
Separate your garbage.
分開你的垃圾。
2. recycling (v.) 回收利用
Recycling is important for the environment.
回收對環境很重要。
3. container (n.) 容器
Did you see the garbage container?
你看到垃圾箱了嗎?
4. waste (n.) 浪費
Waiting for people is a waste of time.
等人真是浪費時間。
5. discard (v.) 丟棄
Discard your waste properly.
正確丟棄您的廢物。
6. reduce (v.) 减少
Reduce the food you throw.
減少扔掉的食物。
7. thrown out (v.) 扔出去
If the meat has gone bad it should be thrown out.
如果肉變質了，應該扔掉。
8. bin (n.) 箱，桶
The garbage bin is near the bathroom.
垃圾桶在浴室附近。
Dialogue
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
Sandy, don’t put those bottles there! They’re not garbage!
Sandy，不要把瓶子放在這裡！他們不是垃圾！
Really? Where should I put them, Beth?
是嗎？那我應該放在哪兒呢，Beth？
In our city, we separate items for recycling. Put them in this container. That’s for recycling.
在我們城市，我們把可回收物品分開放置，把他們放在這個桶裡。這是放可回收物品的。
I don’t understand. Why do you do that?
我不懂，為什麼要這麼做？
We separate our garbage to help protect the environment. That way, we reduce waste. Things can be recycled for later use. For example: plastic, newspaper, and glass bottles. In our home, we discard recyclable items here. Non-recyclable items go here.
我們將垃圾分類是為了保護環境。這樣做，我們可以減少浪費。這樣物品可以被回收再利用。比如，塑料、報紙、玻0璃瓶。在我們家，我們把可回收物品放在這兒。不可回收的物品放在這兒。
What things are non-recyclable?
什麼是不可回收物品？
Food waste, like chicken bones or coffee grounds, liquids, and so forth.
食物殘渣，比如雞骨頭啊、咖啡渣、各種液體之類的。
Oh, I thought everything is thrown out together. That’s how it works in my country. There is so much to learn here in the U.S.!
哦，我以為所有東西都是丟到一起的。在我們國家是這樣的。在美國有這麼多要學的！
Don’t worry about it. Every country has different rules about recycling. Let’s go outside and I’ll show you something.
沒事的。每個國家都對回收物品有不同的規定。我們到外面去，我給你看點東西。
I’m coming!
我來了！
Outside there are two large bins. The blue bin has items to be recycled. We put clean, dry, and empty items in it. These items are collected every Tuesday. The black can is for kitchen trash and household garbage. It’s collected each Friday.
外面有兩個大的垃圾桶。藍色的放的是可回收垃圾。我們把乾淨、乾燥、空的垃圾放在這裡。這些垃圾每週二會有人來收集。黑色的是放廚房垃圾和家用垃圾的。這是每週五來收集的。
Wow, recycling seems hard.
哇，回收聽起來很麻煩。
Not really, Sandy. It only takes a few minutes to sort things.
其實不然，Sandy。只要花幾分鐘就可以給垃圾分類了。
Do most Americans recycle, Beth?
大部分美國人都回收垃圾嗎，Beth？
Yes, we do! Let me explain why. We want to protect the planet and preserve its environment for our children. This idea is called “being green.”
是啊！我來解釋一下為什麼吧。我們想要為我們的子孫後代保護地球上的資源。這個理念叫“環保”。
I see. Recycling helps the earth’s environment. I want to try “being green” too!
我懂了。回收利用幫助保護地球上的環境。我也想要“環保”！
Okay, we’ll do it together! Let’s go back inside now, and finish cleaning up.
好的，我們一起環保吧！我們現在回到屋裡，繼續打掃吧。
Let's Practice
Make it right.
A : ______.
B :Food waste, like chicken bones or coffee grounds, liquids, and so forth..
1.What things are non-recycled?
2.What things are non-recyclable?
A :Do most Americans recycle, Beth?
B : ________.
1.Yes, we do!
2.Yes, we does!
Really? Where ______ I put them, Beth?
1.should
2.maybe
What things are ________________?
1.non-recyclable
2.non-recycle
1. We ___ our garbage to help protect the environment. throw/separate
2. Reduce, reuse, and recycle to protect the earth’s ___. bin / environment
3. We want to protect the planet and ___ its environment for our children. preserve / discard
4. Those old books are just a pile of ___. reduction / rubbish
5. Non-recyclable items include chicken bones, liquid, and so ___. far / forth
DISCUSSION
Make a conversation with your teacher.
1.Why do you think is it important to throw your garbage properly?
2.Why do you think is it important to recycle?
