1、Unit 13 Were trying to save the earth!Section A(3a-3b) 一、一、教学目标教学目标： 1. 语言知识目标语言知识目标 基 本 词汇基 本 词汇： litter, fisherman, bin, shark, fin, cruel. harmful, chain, ecosystem, industry, law, scientific, afford, 基本词基本词组组： be harmful to, at the top(of sth.), take part in, turn off, take action, throw away 基本
2、句型基本句型：Were trying to save the earth! The river used to be so clean No scientific studies have showed that shark fins are good for health. We should help save the sharks. 2. 情感目标情感目标: be friendly to nature, call for people notFinningany more. 3. 能力目标能力目标： use reading skill （skimming， scanning， caref
3、ul reading） to get the main idea. 二、二、教学重教学重难难点点： How to catch the main idea of the passage and how to call for people to protect the endangered animals. 三、教学用具：三、教学用具： 多媒体，小组比赛用品 四、教学方法：四、教学方法： Skimming, Scanning, careful reading 五、五、教学步骤教学步骤: Step1Presentation（pre-reading） Picture talking：展示每日邮报 鲨
4、鱼猎捕海报的图片故事新闻，介绍 鲨鱼海洋生活的生态文化地理背景。 对比人类残忍杀害鲨鱼及鲨鱼濒临灭 绝的图片，谈论美味的鱼翅背后的残忍真相鲨鱼濒临灭绝，实现对本 文背景知识的输入，预测本文内容，同时为下面的学习作好铺垫 Step2 Skimming Read the passage quickly.Find out what the main idea of each paragraph is? Paragraph 1Take action to protect the sharks Paragraph 2Sharks are endangered Paragraph 3Talk about
5、shark fin soup Step3Scanning (fast reading) Complete the fact sheet in 3a. Where shark fin soup is popular Number of sharks caught and traded every year How much the numbers of some kinds of sharks have fallen in the last 20 to 30 years Two environmental groups which are against “finning” Step4Inten
6、sive reading (careful reading) 把全班学生分成四组，以思维竞赛的形式对三个段落进行 careful reading，激发学生阅读的热情。以分层阅读，框架思维分析的形式设置问题赏析 课文。 1）Read Para 1. and answer 1.Is shark fin soup famous and expensive all around the world? 2.Do you realize that youre killing a wholeshark when you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup? 拓展提升：Further
7、 thinking：If your parents order shark fin soup, what should you do or say? 2）Read Para 2. and tell “T” or “F” 1. Without a fin, a shark can still swim and never dies . 2.If their numbers drop too low, it will bring danger to all ocean life. 3. Sharks will never be endangered because they are the str
8、ongest in their food chain. 4. The numbers of some kinds of sharks have fallen by over 90 percent every year. 3）Read Para 3. and answer 1. What are WildAid and the WWF doing ? 2. What else have they done ? 3. Have scientific studies shown that shark fins are good for our health ? Step5Further readin
9、g.Guess by reading thecontext(语境语境)-before or after the sentence. What does the word” they” mean? They have even asked governments to develop laws to stop the sale of shark fins. Step 6 post-reading 1)Fill in the blank and find the conjunctions(连词） in this passage . Some people like to eat shark fin
10、 soup, especially in _China . But getting the shark fin is very _. When people catch sharks , they _ _theirfinsand_thesharksbackintotheocean.Theshark slowly_ because it cant swim without a fin . And it is also _to the environment .Sharks are at the top of the food_ . If the number of sharks _too low
11、 , it will _the balance of the nature .Please say no to eating shark fin soup, and take action to_ the sharks ! 2) finish 3b Step 7 Reading appreciation. Conjunctions(连词连词) Powerful questions Description words Vivid (生动的生动的)phrases 学生总结文章，以欣赏的角度体会连词，生动的描述，有力量的句子等。 Step 8 Further thinking（拓展提升） 拓展提升拓
12、展提升 插入视频插入视频 CNN NEWS（美国有线电视新闻网）（美国有线电视新闻网）REPORT Discuss： After watching the CNN NEWS ,will you have shark fin soup? What should we do ? How do you help protect the shakes? 实现本节课的情感目标：实现本节课的情感目标：Wild animals are important to keep the balance of the ecosystem. Saving them means protecting the planet
13、 we have. Step9 Homework. 此环节要求学生在学习这篇文章的基础上，根据提示内容，自己写一篇关于如何 保护濒临灭绝动物的演讲稿。 Try to write a composition about how you help protect the endangered animals and make a speech 反思：本节课重在落实在文章思维理解的阅读框架上，通过问题设置打开学生反思：本节课重在落实在文章思维理解的阅读框架上，通过问题设置打开学生 理解的思路，深入到理解的思路，深入到 save the sharks 文章脉络。由每日邮报图片新闻导入文章脉络。由每日邮报图片新闻导入 背景知识，进而通过师生，生生活动完成对文章的探究性学习。在深入理解文背景知识，进而通过师生，生生活动完成对文章的探究性学习。在深入理解文 章的基础上扩展章的基础上扩展 CNN NEWS 关于捕杀鲨鱼的相关报道。学生在有充分的语言关于捕杀鲨鱼的相关报道。学生在有充分的语言 输入并受到情感触动的状态下落笔写演讲稿：呼吁拯救野生动物。输入并受到情感触动的状态下落笔写演讲稿：呼吁拯救野生动物。
