1、选自选自多维阅读第多维阅读第2121级级Megacities超级大都市超级大都市 Warm UpBrainstorm ideas about cities.CitiesPre-reading1.Whats the title of the book?What does it mean?2.Do you know about any megacities?Why do you think they are megacities?Read the story and answer the questions in pairsThe growth of cities 1.What are megac
2、ities?2.Why do people move to cities?Read the story and answer the questions in pairsChallenges in megacities1.Where do poor people usually live in megacities?What are the problems of living there?2.How is the rubbish disposed of in megacities?3.What factors lead to the air pollution in megacities?4
3、.Why are megacities called“heat islands”?Read the story and answer the questions in pairsChallenges in megacities5.How does the growth of megacities affect the environment?6.Why is traffic a serious problem in megacities?7.What problems will megacities meet if natural disasters strike?Read the story
4、 and answer the questions in pairsWhat are cities doing?What are the governments doing to solve the problems of megacities?Read the story and answer the questions in pairsMegacities and the future How many people will live in cities by the year 2030?Post-reading Draw the mind map of the challenges o
5、f megacities and possible solutions based on the book.Make Connections1.What are the megacities in China?2.Do you think it is convenient and pleasant to live in Beijing?Why?3.How is the rubbish dealt with where you live?Do you have any suggestions for improvements?Group work:Lets make Beijing a bett
6、er city to live inThe problems of living in Beijing_The possible solutions_Voice Your Opinions1.What will the future cities be like?2.What are the principles we should adhere to in order to realize the sustainable development of cities?3.How could we human being live in harmony with nature?“Nature does not hurry,yet everything is accomplished.”Homework1.Creative writing:What will city life be like in the future?2.Group work:Make a poster about problems in megacities.
