内容正文:
Unit 8 Save Our World
Lesson 43: Let’s Clean Up!
I. Teaching Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
Extract details about World Environment Day and pollution - related actions to answer true/false questions and complete dialogues, aligning with High school entrance examination reading - detail skills.
Master environment - themed vocabulary (e.g., pollution, rubbish, schoolyard, agree, clean, attention) and use them in context, preparing for High school entrance examination vocabulary tasks.
Understand the connection between garbage, pollution, and class projects and discuss ways to protect the environment, supporting High school entrance examination - style environmental - awareness analysis.
Collaborate in groups to create World Environment Day themes and discuss action plans, enhancing High school entrance examination teamwork and creative - thinking skills.
II. Key Points & Difficulties
Key Points
World Environment Day & Actions:
Date: June 5th; purpose: draw attention to the environment.
Actions: Picking up rubbish, cleaning the schoolyard, class projects.
Vocabulary & Phrases:
pollution, rubbish, schoolyard, agree, clean, attention — used in describing environmental actions.
Difficulties
Explaining the link between garbage and pollution clearly in English.
Accurately using environment - themed vocabulary in complex dialogues (e.g., “draw people’s attention to pollution”).
Creating meaningful World Environment Day themes and action plans.
III. Teaching Methods
Task - Based Learning (TBL): Through true/false questions, dialogue completion, vocabulary practice, and theme - creation projects.
Environmental - Action Discussion: Debating how small actions (picking up rubbish) impact the environment.
Collaborative Learning: Group work for theme creation, emphasizing peer feedback on creativity and practicality.
IV. Teaching Aids
CAI (environmental - action videos, vocabulary - definition animations, theme - creation templates).
Textbook, worksheets, and “Environment - Action Cards” (with words like pollution, clean for sorting).
V. Teaching Procedures
Step 1: Warm - up – Environmental Awareness (5 mins)
Discuss the THINK ABOUT IT questions:
How do you feel about seeing garbage in the schoolyard? (E.g., “Unhappy—makes the school look dirty.”)
What do you know about World Environment Day? (E.g., “June 5th—day to protect the environment.”)
Share: Invite 3–4 students. Write down keywords: garbage, environment, World Environment Day.
Step 2: Pre - listening & Reading – Vocabulary Prep (8 mins)
Vocabulary Introduction:
Teach words with context examples:
pollution: “Garbage causes pollution.”
rubbish: “Rubbish = garbage in British English.”
attention: “World Environment Day draws attention to the environment.”
Listening Prediction:
Ask: What environmental actions will the characters take? (Clean up, pick up rubbish).
Step 3: Reading – Environmental - Action Detail Extraction (12 mins)
Complete Let’s Do It! 1 (True/False Questions):
Answers:
T (Jenny, Brian, Danny act on World Environment Day).
F (They’re studying pollution, not geography).
F (They clean the schoolyard, not the street).
T (Jenny finds Danny’s homework in the garbage).
Dialogue Completion (Let’s Do It! 3):
Answers:
Blank
Word
Sentence Example
1
pollution
“There is too much pollution from factories.”
2
rubbish
“The river has too much rubbish.”
3
agree
“Jeff: I agree—let’s act.”
4
attention
“Draw people’s attention to the problem.”
5
schoolyard
“Our schoolyard is dirty.”
6
cleaning
“Finish cleaning in an hour.”
Environmental - Action Discussion:
Ask: “Why is cleaning the schoolyard important? How does it help the environment?” (E.g., “Less garbage = less pollution; sets a good example.”)
Step 4: Vocabulary & Grammar Practice (10 mins)
Listening Task (Let’s Do It! 2):
Answers (Sample, after listening):
In the schoolyard.
Picking up garbage.
Environment.
Listening Focus: Highlight key actions (cleaning, discussing pollution).
Error - correction Practice:
Fix “They agrees” → “They agree” (subject - verb agreement).
Step 5: Group Project – World Environment Day Theme Creation (15 mins)
Task Introduction:
Theme - Creation Template:
Theme Year
Theme Slogan
Action Plan
Example (2024)
2024
“Clean Schoolyards, Clean Planet”
Organize school - wide clean - up days.
“Students clean 1 schoolyard/month.”
Guiding Questions:
What environmental problem needs attention? (Plastic waste, air pollution)
How to “sell” the theme to others? (Catchy slogan, clear actions)
Group Work:
Students create themes, plan actions, and design a 3 - step “sell - the - theme” pitch.
Class Sharing:
Groups present themes. Feedback focuses on:
Creativity (unique slogans) and practicality (doable actions).
Step 6: Summary & Homework (5 mins)
Summary:
Recap environmental actions, vocabulary, grammar, and theme - creation key points.
Homework:
(1)Polish the theme project, add one action (e.g., “Partner with a local park for a clean - up.”).
(2)List 3 new environment - related words (e.g., pollution, rubbish) and their meanings.
VI. Blackboard Design
Environmental Actions & Vocabulary:
Action
Vocabulary Used
Example Sentence
Clean up
clean, attention, agree
“We agree to clean and draw attention.”
Reduce pollution
pollution, rubbish
“Rubbish causes pollution—pick it up!”
Core Message:
“Small actions (like cleaning) protect the environment—act for our planet!”
学科网(北京)股份有限公司
学科网(北京)股份有限公司
$$