Unit 8 Protecting the environment Lesson 1英文教学设计 2025-2026学年冀教版（2024）八年级英语上册

Unit 8 Protecting the environment Lesson 1 Let’s clean it up! 教学设计 I. Teaching Objectives 1. Knowledge Objectives Students will master vocabulary related to environmental protection (e.g., plastic pollution, recycling bin, garbage, creature, make a difference) and understand the conversation about cleaning up the beach. Students will be able to comprehend the conversation, answer questions, fill in blanks, judge true or false, and discuss environmental protection methods with partners. 2. Ability Objectives Improve listening and reading skills: Extract information from conversations and dialogues to complete tasks. Enhance speaking and collaborative skills: Discuss environmental protection methods in pairs. 3. Affective Objectives Help students recognize the harm of plastic pollution to sea life, inspire them to take action in protecting the environment, and foster a sense of responsibility towards environmental conservation. II. Language Knowledge 1. Key Vocabulary & Phrases Environmental protection - related words: plastic pollution, recycling bin, garbage, creature, make a difference Key phrases: clean up, be harmful to, take action 2. Key Sentence Patterns Talking about beach cleaning: “How about cleaning up the beach?” “We can ask our family members to help.” “They spent the rest of the afternoon picking up bottles, plastic bags, and all kinds of garbage on the beach.” Describing environmental harm and action: “Such behaviour is harmful to the ocean and its creatures.” “Last week, I read that a whale died with more than 20 plastic bags, a toy gun, and other rubbish, 10 kilos in all, in its stomach.” “If we do nothing, the situation will get worse.” “They feel proud that they made a difference at the beach.” 3. Key and Challenging Points Key Points: Understand the conversation about cleaning the beach and plastic pollution's harm, master related vocabulary and phrases, and complete listening and reading tasks. Challenging Points: Discussing and sharing diverse environmental protection methods fluently in pairs. III. Teaching Procedures Step 1: Warm - up & Lead - in Activity: Environmental Discussion Ask students two questions: “How often do you clean your house?”, “How does plastic pollution affect sea life?”. Let students share their answers. Step 2: Listening & Comprehension Activity 1: Conversation Listening and Question Answering Play the conversation audio among Jenny, Danny, and Brian. Ask students to listen and answer questions A - C: A: What did the whale die from? (It died with more than 20 plastic bags, a toy gun, and other rubbish, 10 kilos in all, in its stomach.) B: Why did Jenny suggest asking their family members to help? (Because there are only three of them, and cleaning up the beach would take too long.) C: Why do they feel proud? (Because they made a difference in keeping the beach clean and protecting the ocean and its creatures.) Check answers to ensure students grasp the main content of the conversation. Activity 2: Conversation Listening and Blank Filling Play the conversation again. Ask students to listen and fill in the blanks about their beach cleaning experience. Activity 3: Dialogue Listening and True/False Judgment Play the dialogue audio. Ask students to listen and write true (T) or false (F) for statements A - D. Step 3: Speaking & Collaboration Activity: Environmental Protection Method Discussion Divide students into pairs. Ask each pair to discuss: “What can people do to protect the environment?”. Then have some pairs share their ideas with the class. Step 4: Summary & Homework Activity 1: Lesson Summary Recap key vocabulary and phrases (environmental protection - related terms), the content of the conversation about beach cleaning and plastic pollution, and the importance of environmental protection. Activity 2: Homework Assignment Assign homework: (1) Write a short passage about what you can do to protect the environment. (2) Share your passage with family and discuss environmental protection actions. IV. Assessment In - class: Assess students’ performance in listening tasks, reading comprehension, blank filling, true/false judgment, discussion participation, and ability to express environmental protection methods. Homework: Evaluate students' passages about environmental protection actions and their discussions with family to see if they can reflect on and practice environmental conservation. V. Design Purpose Skill Integration: Combine listening (comprehension), reading (conversation understanding), writing (short passage), speaking (discussion, sharing), and collaborative skills to deepen understanding of environmental protection. Real - life Application: Use discussion, writing, and homework to help students connect with their ability to take environmental protection actions and enhance their sense of responsibility towards the environment. VI. Blackboard Design Unit 8 Let’s clean it up! Key Vocabulary & Phrases: plastic pollution, recycling bin, garbage, creature, make a difference, clean up, be harmful to, take action Conversation Summary: Jenny, Danny, Brian on beach vacation. Jenny steps on plastic bottle. Danny sees man leave garbage on beach — harmful to ocean/creatures. Jenny mentions whale died from plastic in stomach. They decide to clean beach, ask family for help. Spend afternoon picking up garbage. Feel proud for making a difference. Homework: Write about environmental protection actions & share with family. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $