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1、Unit 4 Our EarthThe First Period Warming up & ReadingTeaching Goals:1. Talk about nature, ecology and the environment.2. Make the Ss know the Earth Summit and the importance of the environment.3.Further develop students reading ability as well as listening and speaking abilities.4. Make the Ss learn
2、 some useful words and expressions.5. Arouse the Ss to take better care of the earth.Teaching Important Points : Improve the students reading abilityTeachong Difficult Points: How to improve the students reading abilityTeaching Methods : Fast reading , careful reading ,individual or pair work and li
3、steningTeaching Aids: A tape recorder , a projector and the blackboardTeaching procedures:Step 1 Warming up1. Begin the class by showing some pictures of serious environmental problems.2. Ask the Ss some questions.Whats the biggest problem facing the earth? Why do you think so?What causes the proble
4、m?What can we do solve the problem? Leaders from different countries can hold a meeting and discuss how to save the earth.Step 2 Lead inThe Earth Summit is going to be held inJohannesburginSouth Africa. As Chinese journalists, all of us are invited to report this important summit.Step 3 SkimmingBefo
5、re going there, we should know some information about the Earth Summit. Do you anything about it? .It was first held inStockholmin 1972.Representatives discussed some of the most important problems facing our planet. Much progress has been made.Step 4 Scanning1. Listen toPara1 and find one of the ma
6、in themes of the summit. Sustainable development2. Listen toPara2& 3 and find what topics are talked about by the speakers. 1)The Big Three Contaminated drinking water 7,000,000 Poor sanitation 1,200,000,000 Air pollution 3,000,000 2) Poverty, War, Violence Whats the present problem with the global
7、development? Richer people get richer while the poor get poorer. What should people do to solve this problem? Rich countries have a responsibility towards poor countries and must do whatever they can to help others.3. Listen to para 4 and snswer the following question :Whats purpose of the Earth Sum
8、mit? It helps people understand that there exist serious problems and that there is still time to take action.4.Listen to the rest of the passage and answer the following question : What is the key to the problem according to the text ? Why ?Education.1).To build a better society and put an end to t
9、he death and suffering caused by the big three.2).To wipe out much of the poverty.3).To see less violence and fewer wars.Step 5 Future DiscussionTask 1 InterviewFour Ss get a group. Three of the members are experts at the Earth Summit. One is a journalist who is interviewing them about the way to so
10、lve the big three. You may start like this:“Dear experts, Im a journalist from Chinese. Id like to know”Task 2 Creative ThinkingA visitor to the Earth Summit said that, “When I listened to the speakers, I realised thatmany of the things I do every day are bad for the environment”Did you do anything
11、bad for the environment? What will do to protect the environment?Task 3 DebateAs we know the Earth Summit is a place to find solutions for the future. Some people say that money can solve all problems, but some say knowledge. Which one do you agree? Money or Knowledge? Ss will be divided into two gr
12、oups. See which group can win the debate.Step 6 ConclusionIf we want to get knowledge, we must have better education. With better education, people will be able to build a better society in harmony with nature. With better education, much of the poverty can be wiped out. With better education, we wi
13、ll see less violence and fewer wars.Step 7 Homework1. Write a report about the Earth Summit. (100-120 words)2. Make up a poster to arouse people to stop polluting the environment.Step 8 the design of the writing on the blackboard Useful words : Representative Access Stress Useful expressions : Take action In harmony with Put an end to Wipe outStep 9 Record after teaching -
