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Unit 9 Lesson 27 Tree Heroes(第二课时)
Lesson Focus
• Recognising facts and opinions in the text
• Giving a report on tree planting in China
Vocabulary
Exercise 6
Purpose: to help students match two parts of the expressions found in the text
· Have students look at the words in the left column and match them with the words in the right column to make expressions from the article. Ask students to look at "cut down" and then find the word (s) from the right column that match to form an expression. Elicit trees from the students. Have them draw a line connecting the two parts of the expression to form " cut down trees
· Have students complete the exercise. Moni-tor, offering help as needed. If wanted, have them try to find the words from the first column in the text. Have them see how the words are used in the article.
· Go over the answers, first having students compare their answers with a partner. Then ask individual students to say the answers aloud.
Answers
cut down trees; solve problems; borrow money to pay for seedlings; prevent the desert from getting bigger; stop the climate from getting warmer
Speaking
Exercise 7
Purpose: to help students give presentations on what China has done about tree planting
· Review with students the main idea of the article. Elicit The work of tree heroes in China. Tell students that they are going to work in groups and give a presentation to the class about what China has done about tree planting. (They are to pretend that they are making their presentations at an international meeting. )
· Brainstorm with students the main ideas that they will want to present. Look at the four points in their book. Note the following:
⭕achievements
⭕good examples
⭕difficulties
⭕our beliefs
· Prompt students to use examples from the article as well as their own ideas to prepare their presentations. Then direct students to the Ex ample as a demonstration of how to introduce their presentations. Have a volunteer read it aloud. Have them consider how