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Unit 3 Environmental Protection Reading and Thinking -Climate Change Requires the World’s Attention 教学设计
Learning objectives
At the end of this class, you will be able to:
1) grasp the structure of the passage 语言能力
2) figure out the causes and effects of climate change 学习能力
3) put forward useful solutions to climate change 思维品质
4) realize your responsibility of taking appropriate actions 文化意识
Teaching emphasis and difficulties
By exploring the text, try to figure out the cause, the effects and solution
Try to realize the importance of protecting the environment
Teaching procedures
Step 1: Lead in
1) Watch a video:
What are the extreme weather and disasters mentioned in the video?
What do you think causes such extreme weather and disasters?
2) Look at the graph and picture
What information can you get from it?
(设计目的:由 extreme weather and disasters引导学生对气温升高的后果产生直观感受,并由 the dead polar bear预测环节,为后续活动提供铺垫,利用两张图片和标题,唤醒学生的已知,调动学生对文章的探索欲。同时培养学生关于看视频和图的能力,能够从图片和图表当中获取重要的信息。英语活动观:学习理解类—感知和注意)
Step 2: Textual Pattern Analysis
Activity 1 Skimming for the structure
Task 1 Read and underline the topic sentence or key words of each paragraph on your textbook,and the match.
(设计目的:引导学生由文中主题句和关键词入手,关注语篇结构,迅速把握整篇文章所要谈论的内容,形成整体的语篇意识,达成学习目标 1。英语活动观:学习理解类——获取与梳理、概括与整合)
Activity 2 Reading for the problem
Task 1 Find evidence showing a dramatic change in the global climate
Task 2 Put some phrases in a correct logical order to retell the story of the polar bear.
(设计目的:由气候变化的各种证据,让学生发现气球越来越暖,而这也导致了后文的北极熊之死。通过一组照片进一步帮助学生理解一二两段中气侯变化对北极熊生存的影响,同时理顺事件发生的因果关系,养成良好的思维习惯,培养学生文内语言模仿和运用能力。随后追问问题:谁应该为北极熊的死负责?引发学生反思,为后续的情感教育做好铺垫。英语活动观——学习理解类:概括与整合;应用实践类:内化与应用)
Activity 3 Reading for causes
Task 1 Read Para.3 and find out the author’s question and answer.
Task 2 Based on the diagrams and Para.3, Figure out how greenhouse effect works.
(设计目的:以图示为脚手架帮助学生将文中所学的语言知识运用到对于温室效应过程的描述当中,实现学有所用,同时,通过追问温室气体增加,温度升高会导致的问题。英语活动观——应用实践类:描述与阐释、分析与判断)
Activity 4 Reading for effects
Task 1: Fill in the mi