Learn and Talk: Lesson 5 An Environmentally Friendly Center

Learn and Talk II
Lesson 5
An Environmentally Friendly
Center
Content:
Part 1 Warm Up 3’
Part 2 Text 7’ Part 4 Discussion 8’
Part 3 Retell 3’ Part 5 After-Class Review
©2017 Acadsoc Limited Tutor: Please keep your greeting in 2 mins. And you can go through Part 5 if time allows.
Part 1 - Warm 3 mins
Up
Do you think it is important to protect the

environment? Why?
Tutor: Please encourage the student to answer the questions and keep this part in 3 mins.
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Part 2-Text An Environmentally Friendly Center 7 mins Words and
Expressions
A new environmentally friendly center is opening in Portland Street.1 1. A new environmentally friendly center …
The center seems like any other normal office, but it has hidden (also eco-friendly: not harmful to the
environment)
surprises that you don’t notice at first. This project is not just about
E.g. Bike sharing is a fun, easy, environmentally
the new building. The center’s aim is to provide the local community friendly/eco-friendly way to explore a new
place.
with useful and practical ideas on how to save energy.2
 -friendly can be used at the end of words
It offers the opportunity for everyone who visits the center to create to mean "not harmful"
‘a lifestyle plan’ with an advisor. The aim of this free service is to help 2. … practical ideas on how to save energy
people think about the amount of energy that they use and then to E.g. The whole world talks about this problem,
but very few have a practical idea on how to
make a plan to help them reduce it so that they use less energy. do it.
3. Local residents can come to the center …

Local residents can come to the center on its open day on Saturday
E.g. The local residents were angry at the lack
February 27th, from 9am – 4:30pm.3 There will be special tours of of parking spaces.
the building and fun activities. You will also receive a free energy  words with similar meaning as resident:
saving light bulb worth £12. inhabitant, citizen, dweller
Tutor: Please read or let the student read the text, and explain the underlined expressions in blue.
3 mins
Part 3 - Retell
Now retell the passage by yourself based on

what you’ve read.
Hints:
environmentally friendly … normal office … surprises
aim … provide … ideas … save energy
opportunity … a lifestyle plan … amount of energy
local residents … Saturday …
special tours … activities
Tutor: Please encourage the student to retell the text. The

hints are NOT necessarily needed.

Part 4 - Discussion 8 mins Expressions may be
used
(Try to talk for at least 2 minutes for each question. You are encouraged to use the
expressions that you’ve learned today. )
1. environmentally friendly
environmentally friendly / practical idea / local resident A new environmentally friendly center is
opening in Portland Street.
1. What can we do to protect the environment? What about the
government? 2. practical idea
The center’s aim is to provide the local
2. How can we teach our children about the importance of community with useful and practical
environmental protection? ideas on how to save energy.
3. Are people concerned about environmental problems in your 3. local resident

Local residents can come to the center
country?
on its open day on Saturday February
27th, from 9am – 4:30pm.
Tutor: Please let the student talk freely, each question about 2 mins. Using the expressions from
today is encouraged.

₪3
After-Class
Review
Review the expressions you’ve learned today and try to use them to make some sentences.
1. environmentally friendly/eco-friendly 环保的 3. local resident 当地居民

not harmful to the environment E.g. 1. Local residents can come to the center on its open
E.g. 1. A new environmentally friendly center is opening in day on Saturday February 27th, from 9am – 4:30pm.
Portland Street. 2. Some local residents tried to help at the school even
2. Cycling is very environmentally friendly. if they didn't have kids there.
3. We always try to use eco-friendly cleaning products. 3. It has even inspired local residents to get involved in
this activity.
2. practical idea 可行的想法

E.g. 1. The center’s aim is to provide the local community
with useful and practical ideas on how to save energy.
2. Rowing across the Atlantic is not a practical idea.
3. Edwards's always chasing after rainbows and never
come up with a really practical idea.
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Learn and Talk II

Do you think it is important to protect the

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3. Local residents can come to the center …

Now retell the passage by yourself based on

Tutor: Please encourage the student to retell the text. The

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environmental protection? ideas on how to save energy.

3. Are people concerned about environmental problems in your 3. local resident

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1. environmentally friendly/eco-friendly 环保的 3. local resident 当地居民

2. practical idea 可行的想法

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