EEC八年级上Unit 11 Reading

ReadingReduce, Reuse, RecyclePassage (A)Many years ago, people never thought about buying drinking water. Buttoday, millions of people must buy drinking water because clean water is getting hard to find. This is just one example of a huge problem. There arent enough resources lefttrees, water, oil, fish, animals, or clean air for our future. If we continue to waste these natural resources, our life will get much more difficult. One day, we may even have to pay for the air that we breathe! Therefore, its necessary for everyone to save natural resources.Question:-Whats happened to natural resources? -They are _ . A. more and more B. fewer and fewer C. less and lessPassage (B)Reduce, Reuse, RecycleThere are things that we can do to make things better. We can remember the “3Rs”: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Lets think about what these three words mean. To reduce means to use less. Here are some simple things that you can do to reduce wasted. Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. Take a cloth bag when you go shopping so you wont need to use plastic bags. To reuse means to use something again. How can you reuse things? Here are some examples. Buy things that you can fill again and again, like refillable pens and refillable shampoo bottles. Use both sides of a sheet of paper before you use a new one. To recycle means to make something new from used things. Fortunately,recycling is now a common practice in most parts of the world. Here aresome materials that can be recycled. Paper Glass Plastic Metal Please remember to reduce, reuse, and recycle. If you do this, the quality of life will improve for us and our children. Scanning reading: Whats the passage about?Close-reading:Exercise A True or False1.To reuse means to make something new from used things. ( )2. Recycling is becoming more common in many areas. ( )3. By practicing the 3Rs, our quality of life will improve. ( )4. There are four ways to save resources. ( )Exercise (B) Put the actions in the correct column. ReduceReuseRecyclea. Put paper and glass in separate bins. b. Buy products that you can fill again and again.c. Turn off the water when it is not in use.d. Use your own shopping bags when you shop. e. Dont use just one side of a piece of paper.Exercise (C) Fill in the blankKeeping the “3Rs” in _1_Turning off the water while _2_ your teeth.ReduceReuse_5_Using both sides of a sheet of paper _4_ you use a new oneRecycling means to make something new from used things. Taking a cloth bag instead of using