1、Period 5Writing; Everyday English整体设计教材分析本节是写作课, 学生通过阅读文章可以学习如何描述相关话题。环境问题是英语课中常见的话题, 也是当前的热点话题, 学生在本节课中学习描述环境污染问题并提出应对办法。通过阅读和听说, 学生的写作离不开前面的学习, 分组讨论和单独写作过程将使学生能够形成写作成果, 因此教师可以选择部分较好的作文在课上展示。而后面的日常英语表达会令课堂轻松一下。三维目标1. 知识与技能1)Make students learn to write a paragraph describing environmental problems.
2、2)Make students practice some useful expressions.2. 过程与方法1)Make students learn how to use some simple Everyday English in a conversation.2)Through the analysis of the steps in writing a short paragraph about environmental problem, students may learn some strategies on describing environmental proble
3、ms.3. 情感与价值Through the study of this period, ask students to love our only earth and protect environment.教学重点Learn to describe one environmental problem.教学难点1. Use what we have learned to give some solutions.2. How to express what we are thinking about.教学方法Practice & explanation.教学过程 Step 1 Revision
4、1. Greet students as usual.2. Check their workbook exercises.A material about the environment protection.People today all over the world are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by the release of completely new and often artificial subs
5、tances into the environment or by releasing greatly increased amounts of a natural substance, such as oil from oil tankers into the sea. With the development of modern industry, many of the goods and machines we need and use in our daily lives are creating a number of waste products which upset the
6、environment balance. Many of these waste products can be prevented if people pay more attention, but clearly while more and more new goods are produced and made complex, there will be new dangerous wastes to be thrown away, for example, the waste products from nuclear power stations. Many people, th
7、erefore, see pollution as only part of a larger and more complex problem.There is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies, individuals and government would make more efforts. At home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food comes wrapped up
8、three or four times in packages that all have to be got rid of; drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which cannot be reused. This not only causes a litter problem, but also is a great waste of resources, in terms of glass, metals and paper. Advertising has helped this process by persuadin
9、g many of us not only to buy things we neither want nor need, but also to throw away much of what we do have. Pollution and waste combine to be a problem everyone can help to solve by cutting unnecessary buying, over consumption(消费)and careless release of the products we use in our daily lives. Step
10、 2 Writing1.Option One: Lead-in1)Collect the names of types of environment pollution.Students can give a lot on this problem.The teacher can collect the answers on the blackboard.Suggested answers:water pollution, air pollution, noise pollution, desertification, garbage in everyday life2)Give an int
11、roduction about the serious pollution you think.Suggestions:(1)what you are worried about(2)the present serious condition(3)cause and result(4)present your solutionOption Two: SampleIn this period, well describe an environmental problem and say what we should to about it.Maybe its a little bit diffi
12、cult for you. So you can follow the steps and example on Page 38.Show a sample:Natural DisasterEarthquakeAn earthquake is caused by a sudden slip on a fault(断层). A fault is a fracture(断裂)in the crust(地壳)of the earth along which rocks on one side have moved relative to those on the other side. Stress
13、es in the earths outer layer push the sides of the fault together, builds up and the rocks slips suddenly, releasing energy in waves that travel through the rock to cause the shaking that we feel during an earthquake.Earthquakes tend to be concentrated in narrow zones. There are 7 major crustal plat
14、es on earth, about 80 km(50 miles)thick, all in constant motion relative to one another. They move at between 10 and 130 mm(from less than one half to 5 inches)per year.It is estimated that there are several million earthquakes in the world each year. Many of these earthquakes go undetected because
15、they occur in remote areas or have very small magnitudes(震级). The USGS Earthquake Info Center locates 12 000 to 14 000 earthquakes each year(about 35 per day). On average, about 60 earthquakes per year are classified as significant, with 19 classified as major. A significant earthquake is one of mag
16、nitude 6. 5 or higher or one of lesser magnitude that causes casualties or considerable damage. Major earthquakes have a magnitude larger than 7. 0.2. Ask students to read through the steps on Page 38 with the whole class and ensure them to know what to write down next.And discuss the structure of t
17、heir short passage.First, briefly describe the problem with a partner, taking down notes and key words.Then, give students about 15 minutes to write down a short passage individually. Try to use the suggestions given.After that, exchange their writing with each other to correct mistakes.At last, the
18、 teacher displays some excellent writing for the whole class to enjoy.Some samples about this topic.1Many students are taking part in the practice of improving the environment through selling used paper and planting trees. They even set up a website to help others take practice in protecting the env
19、ironment. Although people care much about the environment problems but they dont know how. So some organizations also published measures to encourage public participation in environment protection. The measures tell us what we can do to protect the environment.We surely cared much about the environm
20、ent protection but didnt do much. Actually there is much we can do in our daily life. Buy less to reduce waste. Dont throw away things before we have made the most use of them. Use electricity, water and gas only when necessary. Switch them off when we dont need them. Everyone can participate in mak
21、ing the planet suitable for future generations. Everybody can join in and make our world more fantastic. Just do it!2Besides giving off gases and dusts into the air, humans produce waste that is poured on the environment. Often, this waste produced by major industries and people is harmful to both n
22、ature and human life.Every year, major health problems result from dangerous waste. Sadly, it is often only after someone has died or become seriously ill that the governments will take measures to reduce levels of harmful waste.Some governments have realized how serious the dangerous waste problem
23、is and are now trying to settle this problem. They are also trying to limit the amount of waste industries are allowed to produce.Not only governments but ordinary people as well must work together to solve the problem. They can choose not to buy those products which require the production of danger
24、ous waste, and produce less harmful waste themselves. Many scientists think that waste production can be cut. The waste can be reduced by at least one third using existing technologies and methods. Step 3 Everyday EnglishWhile learning English, we usually encounter some confusing expressions. If we
25、dont know their meanings, well misunderstand the speaker. So its important for us to learn Everyday English. There are some expressions for you to learn. Choose correct answers for each sentence.1. in a nutshell means_ .A. in my opinionB. to explain something very simply2. Its scary means_ .A. Its f
26、righteningB. Its interesting3. Ill do my best means_ .A. This is the best(explanation) B. Ill try as hard as I can4. From what I understand means_ .A. This is what I understandB. I think I understand5. Youre absolutely right means_ .A. Youre completely rightB. Youre almost right.Suggested answers:1.
27、 B2. A3. B4. A5. A Step 4 Summary and HomeworkIn this period we first did some writing about describing environmental problems. In Everyday English we learned some useful expressions.Homework: Write a short passage trying to use the useful expressions we have learned.板书设计Module 4Sandstorms in AsiaPe
28、riod 5Writing; Everyday EnglishMaterials:1. Pollution2. Plastic bagsPaper bags3. Farmingenvironment pollutionwater pollutionair pollutionnoise pollutiondesertificationgarbage in everyday lifeWriting:Suggestions:1. what you are worried about2. the present serious condition3. cause and result4. presen
29、t your solutionEveryday English:1. in a nutshell简单地, 简约地, 一言以蔽之。2. Its scary. 令人害怕的, 引起惊恐的。相当于 Its frightening.3. do ones best尽全力4. From what I understand. . . 据我了解5. Youre absolutely right. (你)完全正确。Natural DisasterEarthquakeSamples:1. Just do it!2. Dont waste3. GovernmentsIndividualsHomework:Write a short passage.活动与探究1. Learn how to describe environmental problems.2. Practice more Everyday English.