1、Unit 13 Were trying to save the earth! (Section A 1a 1c) 话题话题 Protecting the environment 功能功能 Talk about pollution and environmental protection 教学目标教学目标 知识技能知识技能 1. Target language: Were trying to save the earth. People are throwing litter into the river. The river used to be so clean. Everyone shou
2、ld help to clean up the river. 2. Grammar: Present progressive, used to, modal verbs 3. Words and expressions; (1) Curriculum words: litter, bottom, fisherman (2) Useful expressions: be full of, putinto, throwinto, clean up, play a part in, close down 过程方法过程方法According to designing some tasks, to tr
3、ain students listening ability and to train students communicative competence 情感态度情感态度 Everyone should keep our rivers clean. 学习策略学习策略 Listening for key words, transforming information. 重点重点 Target Language 难点难点 1How to train students listening ability 2 How to train students communicative competenc
4、e 教学教学内容及问题情境内容及问题情境 学生活动学生活动 设计意图设计意图 1a. To introduce Ss to the unit goal, talk about pollution and environmental protection. PPT pictures: The four pictures show different forms of environmental pollution. The first picture on the left shows an airplane flying over some houses. The airplane seems
5、 to be flying a quite a low altitude, so the noise level must be quite high foe the people living in these houses. This is considered noise pollution. The second picture shows some vehicles give out exhaust fumes and causing air pollution. In the third picture, we see big chimneys giving off a lo of
6、 smoke and polluting the air. The last picture shows a rubbish dump hat pollutes the environment around it. What other things cause pollution? Ask Ss to complete the activity as a class, then work in pairs to think of more words to add to the lists for each column. 1b. To help Ss recognize the targe
7、t language in natural speech. Everyone needs to play a part: In the conversation, the boys are talking about the river in their town being polluted by litter and industrial waste. One of them wants to write to the government about the problem, but the other boy wisely says that cleaning up the river
8、 is everyones responsibility, not just the governments. Predicting the answers Ss work in pairs to predict the answers to the activity, then play the recording for Ss to fill in the gaps and review answers as a class. 1c. To give Ss guided practice in using the target language to talk about pollutio
9、n and environmental protection. Review of used to and should. Look at the pictures and write these words in the boxes below. Then write other words you know. Work in pairs: what can you do to protect the environment Summarize: look back on what we have learned. Homework : make a conversation with your parnter about what you can do to reduce pollution.
