1、Many decisions we make in our everyday lives have a major impact on the planet.Learn how you can make small changes that are eco-friendly and will have a lasting effect.Text A:Living Off the Grid:How a Family of City-Dwellers Discovered the Simple Life Reading 1The Free-Wheeling Family:Car-Free in S
2、uburbiaReading 2Chinas Solar Roof Water Heaters1.Teaching Materials1.Teaching Materials2.Teaching Objectives2.Teaching ObjectivesKnowledge objectiveAbility ObjectiveMoral ObjectiveBackground information about“Live Green”Grasp the key ideas of Text APractice in Reading(Skimming&Scanning),Know the imp
3、ortance and means to live a green lifespeaking(Discussion)Key words&Expressions Teaching Focusn Discuss“Live Green”n Read for the key ideas of Text An New words&Key Expressions Teaching Difficultyn Lead students to express themselves on the topic of this Unit 3.Teaching Focus&Difficulty3.Teaching Fo
4、cus&Difficulty4.4.Teaching Methods&Learning Methods Teaching Methods&Learning Methods Teaching Methodsn Interactive Teachingn Lecturing n Task-based Teaching Learning Methodsn Cooperative Studyn Summarizing&Analyzingn Independent StudyPart 5Part 5Teaching PlanTeaching PlanOf Unit 1 Of Unit 1 5.1 Des
5、ign of Teaching Activities 5.1 Design of Teaching Activities Part 1:Lead-in Activities1.What is living green?2.What are the possible means to live a green life?T:lead in to the topic of this unit and elicit Ss to figure out the possible answer to the following questions.Summarize Ss answers and prov
6、ide more information about“Live Green”Part 2:Text Structure T:Show the Ss directly the structure of Text APara.1-4Para.5-10Para.11Reasons to move&Place to move toChallenges they met&benefits they gotSummary:Is it worth it?5.1 Design of Teaching Activities 5.1 Design of Teaching Activities Part 3:Rea
7、ding Practice1.Why did the author and his family want to live off the city?2.What was so unusual about the place they finally decided to move to?3.What were the challenges they met the first 4 months?4.How did the family solve the problems of electricity and water?5.What are the lessons or benefits
8、they get from the experience of living off the grid?6.What are the ways suggested in the article as to how to live a green and sustainable life?T:Design reading tasks for Ss,based on the key information of Text A.Divide Ss into groups and allocate reading tasks for each group.5.1 Design of Teaching
9、Activities 5.1 Design of Teaching Activities Part 4:Key Words&Expressions-1T:Present the key words in this Unit and ask Ss to read the following words.T corrects the mistakes in their pronunciation.5.1 Design of Teaching Activities 5.1 Design of Teaching Activities Part 4:Key Words&Expressions-2T:Pr
10、esent the key words and useful expressions in this Unit and ask Ss to guess the meaning of them by context.5.2 Design of Ss Activities 5.2 Design of Ss Activities Part 1:Lead-in Activities1.What is living green?2.What are the possible means to live a green life?Ss:Group work:Ss do discussion or rese
11、arch in advance to figure out the possible answers to the following questions.Part 2:Text Structure Ss:Ss have a first impression of Text A after Ts lecturing of the major structure of Text A Para.1-4Para.5-10Para.11Reasons to move&Place to move toChallenges they met&benefits they gotSummary:Is it w
12、orth it?5.2 Design of Ss Activities 5.2 Design of Ss Activities Part 3:Reading Practice1.Why did the author and his family want to live off the city?2.What was so unusual about the place they finally decided to move to?3.What were the challenges they met the first 4 months?4.How did the family solve
13、 the problems of electricity and water?5.What are the lessons or benefits they get from the experience of living off the grid?6.What are the ways suggested in the article as to how to live a green and sustainable life?Ss:Independ study+Group Work:Ss falls into group and be responsible for their read
14、ing tasks.After finding the answers,exchange their notes and discussion on the best answers and present the answers in public.5.2 Design of Ss Activities 5.2 Design of Ss Activities Part 4:Key Words&Expressions-1Ss:Group work:Ss to read to their group members the following words and correct each oth
15、ers pronunciation mistakes.Independ Study:Ss read out the words in public5.2 Design of Ss Activities 5.2 Design of Ss Activities Part 4:Key Words&Expressions-2Ss:Independ Study+Group Work:Guess the meaning of the following expressions according to the context and present their answers.Part 6Part 6Pr
16、actice of Assignment Practice of Assignment in&after class in&after class Of Unit 1 Of Unit 1 Ss:Ss finish the Exercises of the Unit in advance raise questions if they had any problem while they were doing it.T:Ask Ss to finish the Exercises of the Unit in advance and T checks the answer and answer
17、Ss questions if they have any problem while they are doing it.6.1 Practice of Language Points6.1 Practice of Language PointsOn Living GreenDirections:For this part,you are going to write a short essay on the topic“On Living Green.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words and inc
18、lude the following points:1.Why is there a call for green living?2.What are the possible means to help live a green life?3.Conclusion 6.2 Writing after Class6.2 Writing after ClassPart 7Part 7Independent Study after Independent Study after classclassOf Unit 1 Of Unit 1 Reading 1The Free-Wheeling Family:Car-Free in SuburbiaReading 2Chinas Solar Roof Water HeatersDirections:Learn the two article of Unit 1 after class and finish the exercises after it,which include:1.New words 2.Comprehension Check for Reading 13.Translation on P.294.Comprehension Check for Reading 2
