Step by Step2000 Unit9 Everybody Can Help the Environment

Unit 9 Everybody Can Help the Environment

Part I Warming up

Tape-script: Part I

1. Buy fresh food that doesn't need a lot of packaging.

2. Try to buy "organic¹" fruit and vegetables from farmers who

don't use chemicals.

3. Save as much water as possible.

4. Use products that won't stay forever in the earth or sea when you throw them away.

5. Use bottles more than once or take them to a bottle bank.

6. Try to save paper. Also, buy and use recycled paper as often as possible.

7. Avoid "throw-away" products.

8. Make sure that your family and friends use unleaded petrol in their cars.

9. Don't buy products (fur or ivory², for example) made from rare or protected species³.

10. Use public transportation as often as possible.

11. If you're buying wood, don't choose hardwood from tropical⁴ rainforests.

12. Look for aerosols⁵ which haven't got any CFCs in them.

13. Don't buy hamburgers or pizzas in plastic boxes which contain CFCs.

14. Use batteries as little as possible. It takes 50 times more energy to make them than they produce.

15. Don't leave on electric lights, TV, hi-fi, etc., if you're not using them.

16. Find out more about Conservation issues in your area. Are there any woods or fields in danger, for example?

17. Try to throw away at least 25% less rubbish.

18. Help old people in your area to insulate⁶ their homes. This saves energy and helps to keep them warm in winter.

19. Visit any local nature reserves or zoos and talk to the people who run them.
 

1 organic   

adj.有机的，有机物的；有组织的

参考例句：

• Organic farming is expanding everywhere.有机农业正在各地迅速发展起来。
• The organic fertilizer shall keep the soil in good heart.这有机肥一定会使土壤保持肥沃。

2 ivory   

n.象牙，乳白色；adj.象牙制的，乳白色的

参考例句：

• My grandmother has some jewelry made of ivory.我祖母有一些象牙首饰。
• It is carved from ivory.它是用象牙雕成的。

3 species   

n.物种，种群

参考例句：

• Are we the only thinking species in the whole of creation?我们是万物中惟一有思想的物种吗？
• This species of bird now exists only in Africa.这种鸟现在只存在于非洲。

4 tropical   

adj.热带的，热带的，炎热的

参考例句：

• You must grow these tropical flowers in a glasshouse.你必须把这些热带花卉种在温室里。
• This disease is widespread in tropical areas.这种疾病在热带地区蔓延很广。

5 aerosols   

n.气溶胶( aerosol的名词复数 )；喷雾剂；（气体中的）浮粒；喷雾器

参考例句：

• Aerosols are present throughout the atmosphere. 气溶胶存在于整个大气层。 来自辞典例句
• Deodorants are available as aerosols or roll-ons. 除臭剂有喷雾装或滚抹装。 来自辞典例句

6 insulate   

vt.使绝缘，使隔热，使隔音，隔离，使隔绝

参考例句：

• The function of a mammal's fur is to insulate the body.哺乳动物皮毛的功能在于使身体保温。
• The ceiling tiles help to insulate a room.那天花板瓦能使房间隔热。