question． When they work, move around the classroom, checking the progress of the pairs and
providing help as needed．
Check the answers with the class．
Answers
Answers will vary but might include
Who taught her how to make her house?
What isn’t made out of trash in her house?
When did she start making her trash house?
Where is the house?
Why did she use trash to build a house?
How long did it take to build her house?
Notes
1． the house of trash—the house made out of trash
2． most—（here） very
3． out of—（here）by the use of; from
4． discard—throw out or away; put aside,
give up （sth． useless or unwanted）
5． inspiration—（here） person or thing that inspires
Step Ⅲ 3b
This activity provides reading and writing practice using the target language．
Look at the Before picture． Please tell me the names of the things you see in the picture．
（a trash can, a pair of pants, a napkin） Then look at the After picture．
Say to students． Please find out things made from recycled materials from the Before picture．
（the backpack, the hat, the scarf）
Go through the instructions with the class．
Make sure students know what to do．
Ask different students to make sample sentences using the phrases made from and used to be about
items in the After picture．
For example:
His backpack used to be a pair of pants．
His backpack is made from a pair of pants．
Get students to complete the article individually． While they are working, go around the classroom,
checking the progress of students, offering help and answering questions as necessary．
Invite a student to read his or her completed article to the class．
Answers
Joe Winterbourne loves the clothes his mother made for him． At school, everyone calls him Mr
Recycling． His hat is made from（used to be）a trash can cover． His backpack used to be（is made from）a pair of pants． His scarf is made from（used to be）a napkin．
Step Ⅳ Part 4
This activity provides reading, writing, and oral practice using the target language．
Read the instructions aloud to the class．
Please tell me the things that you recycle． （paper, glass, aluminum cans, plastic, or cardboard）
Look at the survey form．
Invite a student to read the headings aloud to the class． Brainstorm other items to add to the list．
Say, Talk to your classmates and find out who recycles each item on your list． Let students move
around the classroom and ask their classmates about their recycling habits．
When students finish, check the work．
Let some students tell what they learned．
How many students did they talk to? Of this number, how many recycle paper?
How many turn off the lights when they leave the house?
A sample survey
Questions The number of students（20）
recycle paper 12
turn off lights in the house 10
turn off the shower 2
while washing hair
take your own hags 5
when shopping
Step Ⅴ Summary
In this class, we’ve done a lot of practice reading and writing as well as speaking．
Step Ⅵ Homework
1． Read the article in Activity 3a again for further comprehension．
2． Complete the article in Activity 3b．
3． Do the survey in Activity 4 if students haven’t finish it．
Step Ⅶ Blackboard Design
