内容正文:
Unit 8 Our Blue Planet
Function
Lesson Objectives:
In this lesson, we will be able to:
1. Be able to get dialogue content to understand the source and
importance of water by listening and reading activities.
2. Be able to make up new conversations about water with
language knowledge learned in practice.
3. Talk about the importance of water.
1.自学下列单词和短语:
单词:_______ adj.有用的 _______ v.洗 _______ n.循环
_________ prep.在...外面 adv.在外面
短语: do exercise ___________ have fun __________
go up ___________
turn into ____________ water cycle ___________
useful
wash
cycle
outside
做运动
上升
(把...)变成......
玩的开心
水循坏
2.尝试翻译下列句子,并在课文中勾画出来。
① All living things need water.
_______________________________________________
② At home, we use water to cook, do washing or cleaning.
___________________________________________________
③ On sunny days, water goes up in the air and turns into clouds in the sky.
____________________________________________________
所有的生物都需要水。
在家里,我们用水来做饭,洗衣服或者打扫卫生。
天气晴朗的时候,水上升到空气里然后在天空中变成云彩。
Lead-in
It’s water.
Guess what it is according to the descriptions.
It covers about 71% of our earth.
It covers about 70% of our body.
We can’t live without it.
We drink it every day.
What is it
?
Pre-listening
Activity 1 A. Pair Work. Look at the pictures and talk about where water comes from.
sea
rain
ice
river
While-listening
Activity 2 Listen to the conversation and answer the question.
Xiao Ya: Mom, where does water come from?
Mom: There is water everywhere. It’s under the ground, in the ocean and in the sky.
Xiao Ya: But I can’t see any water in the sky.
Mom: It’s in the air. On sunny days, water goes up into the sky and forms clouds.
Xiao Ya: I see. As we all know, water is very important to us.
Mom: Yes. We need to drink water every day.
Xiao Ya: We also need to use a lot of water in our life.
Mom: That’s right. And the good thing is we have a lot of water on the earth.
Xiao Ya: Yes. Just because of this, we call the earth a blue planet.
Mom: But we can only use about 1% of the water on the earth. The rest is all sea water
or ice.
Xiao Ya: That is very little water. Let’s save every drop of water.
What are Xiao Ya and her mom talking about?
They are talking about water.
While-listening
Activity 2 Listen again and mark T or F.
Xiao Ya: Mom, where does water come from?
Mom: There is water everywhere. It’s under the ground, in the ocean and in the sky.
Xiao Ya: But I can’t see any water in the sky.
Mom: It’s in the air. On sunny days, water goes up into the sky and forms clouds.
Xiao Ya: I see. As we all know, water is very important to us.
Mom: Yes. We need to drink water every day.
Xiao Ya: We also need to use a lot of water in our life.
Mom: That’s right. And the good thing is we have a lot of water on the earth.
Xiao Ya: Yes. Just because of this, we call the earth a blue planet.
Mom: But we can only use about 1% of the water on the earth. The rest is all sea water
or ice.
Xiao Ya: That is very little water. Let’s save every drop of water.
Water is under the ground, in the ocean and in the sky. ( )
Water can go up into the sky and form clouds. ( )
We need little water in our life. ( )
We can only use 2% of the water on the earth. ( )
T
T
F
F
a lot of
1%
While-listening
Activity 2 Read the conversation and practice it with your partner.
Xiao Ya: Mom, where does water come from?
Mom: There is water everywhere. It’s under the ground, in the ocean and in the sky.
Xiao Ya: But I can’t see any water in the sky.
Mom: It’s in the air. On sunny days, water goes up into the sky and forms clouds.
Xiao Ya: I see. As we all know, water is very important to us.
Mom: Yes. We need to drink water every day.
Xiao Ya: We also need to use a lot of water in our life.
Mom: That’s right. It’s lucky that we have a lot of water on the earth.
Xiao Ya: Yes. Just because of this, we call the earth a blue planet.
Mom: But we can only use about 1% of the water on the earth. The rest is all sea water
or ice.
Xiao Ya: That is very little water. Let’s save every drop of water.
['evriweə(r)] adv. 到处
[graund] n. 地面
['intu:] prep. 到……里面
[fɔ:m] v. (使)形成
[klaud] n. 云
[drɒp] n. 滴 v. (使)掉落
While-listening
Activity 2 Listen to the conversation and answer the question.
What are Xiao Ya and her mom talking about?
They are talking about water.
Listen again and mark T or F. Then read and check.
Water is under the ground, in the ocean and in the sky. ( )
Water can go up into the sky and form clouds. ( )
We need little water in our life. ( )
We can only use 2% of the water on the earth. ( )
T
T
F
F
a lot of
1%
Listening and reading
Activity 3 Listen and read, and then complete the summary.
Water is __________. It is under the ground, in the ________ and in the sky. On sunny days, water goes up into the sky and forms ________. We need to drink water every day and we also use a lot of water in our life. The earth is a blue planet. It is full of water. But we can only use about ________ of the water on it. We need to save every ________ of water.
everywhere
ocean
clouds
1%
drop
be full/fʊl/ of 充满; 装满
Find the new words and phrases.
Xiao Ya: Mom, where does water come from?
Mom: There is water everywhere. It’s under the ground, in the ocean and
in the sky.
Xiao Ya: But I can’t see any water in the sky.
Mom: It’s in the air. On sunny days, water goes up into the sky and forms
clouds.
Xiao Ya: I see. As we all know, water is very important to us.
Mom: Yes. We need to drink water every day.
Xiao Ya: We also need to use a lot of water in our life.
Mom: That’s right. It’s lucky that we have a lot of water on the earth.
Xiao Ya: Yes. Just because of this, we call the earth a blue planet.
Mom: But we can only use about 1% of the water on the earth.
The rest is all sea water or ice.
Xiao Ya: That is very little water. Let’s save every drop of water.
= be from 来自
go up上升;上涨
众所周知
在地球上
因为;由于
every drop/drɒp/ of water
每一滴水
Xiao Ya: Mom, where does water come from?
Mom: There is water everywhere. It’s under the ground, in the ocean and
in the sky.
Xiao Ya: But I can’t see any water in the sky.
Mom: It’s in the air. On sunny days, water goes up into the sky and forms
clouds.
Xiao Ya: I see. As we all know, water is very important to us.
Mom: Yes. We need to drink water every day.
Xiao Ya: We also need to use a lot of water in our life.
Mom: That’s right. It’s lucky that we have a lot of water on the earth.
Xiao Ya: Yes. Just because of this, we call the earth a blue planet.
Mom: But we can only use about 1% of the water on the earth.
The rest is all sea water or ice.
Xiao Ya: That is very little water. Let’s save every drop of water.
Role play
Read the conversation and practice it with your partner.
Post-listening
Activity 4 Pair work. Talk about the questions and make up a new conversation about water.
1. Where is water from?
Water is from the underground, the _________,
the ___________, the _________ and the ________.
river
sea/ocean
rain
ice
Post-listening
Activity 4 Pair work. Talk about the questions and make up a new conversation about water.
2. How important is water to us?
We need to _________ water every day.
We also need to ________ a lot of water in our _________.
do some cleaning
plant vegetables
do some washing
cook
have a shower
drink
use
life
Post-listening
Activity 4 Pair work. Talk about the questions and make up a new conversation about water.
3. Why do we need to save water?
Because we can only use about _______% of the water on the earth. This is very _________ water.
1
little
Post-listening
Summary the structure.
Xiao Ya: Mom, where does water come from?
Mom: There is water everywhere. It’s under the ground, in the ocean and
in the sky.
Xiao Ya: But I can’t see any water in the sky.
Mom: It’s in the air. On sunny days, water goes up into the sky and forms
clouds.
Xiao Ya: I see. As we all know, water is very important to us.
Mom: Yes. We need to drink water every day.
Xiao Ya: We also need to use a lot of water in our life.
Mom: That’s right. It’s lucky that we have a lot of water on the earth.
Xiao Ya: Yes. Just because of this, we call the earth a blue planet.
Mom: But we can only use about 1% of the water on the earth.
The rest is all sea water or ice.
Xiao Ya: That is very little water. Let’s save every drop of water.
Where is water from?
How important is water to us?
Why do we need to save water?
Summary
We learned:
1. some facts about water.
2. realizing the importance of water.
We can:
make up a conversation about why water is so important to us.
Homework
Must do:
1. memorize the new words and phrases.
2. practice the conversation in Activity 4.
3. preview Pronunciation.
Choose to do:search for more information about the importance
of water and share it in class.
Thank you!
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