1、第 1 页 共 3 页 Book 3 Unit 1 Nature in the balance Reading 2 The Amazon rainforest: a natural treasure 一、一、教学目标教学目标 By the end of this section, students will be able to: 1. summarize the basic information about the Amazon rainforest; 2. master the technique of “making comparisons” to help readers under
2、stand a large figure; 3. evaluate the importance of the Amazon rainforest and the dangers it is facing. 二、二、教学重难点教学重难点 1. To read and understand the documentary script; 2. To make comparisons when talking about a large figure. 三、三、教学过程教学过程 步步 骤骤 教学活动教学活动 设计意图设计意图 互动时间互动时间/ /模式模式 Appreciation Step 1
3、Students discuss the use of making comparisons and finish B3 on Page 5. 1. How does the documentary script make clear the size of the Amazon rainforest and the length of the Amazon River? 2. Do you know some expressions to make comparisons? 掌握写作技 巧，感知“作比 较”特征， 感悟语 句的魅力。 5 Group Work Consolidation St
4、ep 2 The teacher lets students review the definition and typical examples of making comparisons. Students think about the function of making comparisons and then transform the given sentences into those with 根据教材给 出的例子，运用 “作比较” 的写作 技巧将其改写， 协 10 Individual Work Class Work 第 2 页 共 3 页 comparisons. 1.
5、It was reported that in 2011, about 34 million people lived in the Amazon. (population of Canada: 37 million; population of Shanghai: 24 million) 2. From 2001 to 2012, about 177,000 square kilometres of the Amazon rainforest were lost. (size of New Zealand: 268,000 km2; size of Jiangsu: 107,200 km2)
6、 助学生将所学到 的语言知识转换 为实际的语言运 用能力。 Appreciation Step 3 Students discuss other writing techniques employed in the script and find examples from it as well. What other writing techniques are employed in the script? Find examples from the script. 认识纪录片 脚本的常见写作 技巧： 举例子、 列 数字、 下定义。 感 知这些写作技巧 带来的表达效果， 感悟语句的魅力。
7、 5 Group Work Post-reading Step 4 Students apply what they have learned in class to daily practice by describing relevant situations in China similar to the Amazon rainforest and answer the third question of A3 on Page 4. Are there any places in China with rich biodiversity like the Amazon rainfores
8、t? What are they? Introduce one to the class. Different groups are invited to present their introduction to a certain place in China with rich biodiversity like the Amazon rainforest in front of the class. Students and the teacher provide feedback and 把课堂的学 习体验迁移到课 外实际情境中， 深 化学生对主题的 认识， 并培养学生 的语言运用能
9、力。 10 Group Work Class Work 第 3 页 共 3 页 comments together. Step 5 Students discuss the Ant Forest Programme and share their opinions on the environmental project. 1. What is the Ant Forest Programme? 2. How does the Ant Forest Programme work? 3. Do you support the Ant Forest Programme and why? While
10、 discussing the Ant Forest Programme, students are encouraged to express their opinions on what they can do in daily life to make a difference to the environment. 通过对“蚂 蚁森林”这一环 保项目的介绍和 探讨， 让学生明白 关于环保我们每 个人都可以有所 作为， 帮助他们提 升对主题意义的 理解， 形成正确的 价值观， 塑造健全 人格。 13 Individual Work Class Work Homework 1. Find more examples of writing techniques of expositions in the script to better understand the genre. 2. Finish the workbook. 2
