内容正文:
Speaking
Trees
第二课时
Unit 6
英语沪教版(五四学制)七年级下册
Learning objectives
通过本课时学习,学生能够:
1. 听懂关于志愿活动咨询的对话,理解与活动相关的文本信息;
2. 理解并熟练运用询问和提供建议的常用表达;
3. 准确识别不发音辅音(Silent consonants)的发音规则;
4. 运用所学语言谈论树木保护志愿活动,增强对树木保护的认识,培养关爱自然、积极参与志愿活动的意识。
重点
重点
What can trees bring us?
Think and answer
Trees purify the air.
Trees prevent soil loss.
Trees provide people fruits.
Trees give shade.
...
If there are no trees, what will happen?
Look and say
Animals will have no place to live in or food to eat. The land will turn into desert and the soil will be washed away.
Think and say
Plant more trees.
Avoid over-cutting
trees.
Spread knowledge about tree protection.
...
Take part in protection activities.
Set up tree-protection organizations.
What can we do to help protect trees? Give your advice.
Be an environmental protection volunteer.
Reading time
The school club Friends of Trees is looking for volunteers among students. Here is its leaflet.
Let’s read the leaflet for the club.
Discuss and answer
Discuss with your partner and answer the question.
Which activity are you most interested in?
I’m interested in the activity on Sunday, 13th June. I can get close to nature directly. Planting trees not only helps protect the environment but also gives me a sense of achievement.
Which activity are you most interested in?
I’m interested in the activity on Sunday, 27th June. I can do many tasks like watering and pruning, which help me learn practical tree-caring skills. Also, it’s a great chance to help make the park green and beautiful.
Discuss and answer
Discuss with your partner and answer the question.
Listen and answer
What are Wang Yiming and Cathy talking about?
Wang Yiming is talking to Cathy, a member of the club, on the phone.
Cathy: Hello! This is Cathy from Friends of Trees. How can I help you?
Yiming: Hello! This is Wang Yiming from Class 3, Grade 7. I saw a leaflet for your club and want to know
more about it. Can I volunteer?
Cathy: Yes, we are always looking for new members!
Yiming: Do I have to know how to plant a tree?
Cathy: No, you don’t. But we do have volunteer training and our volunteers can learn about environmental
protection through talks and study groups.
Yiming: What can I do as a volunteer?
Cathy: I think you can encourage people to save wood by recycling, for example.
Yiming: Is that enough? Shouldn’t I be doing more to protect the environment?
Cathy: Every little bit counts!
Yiming: How do I join the club?
Cathy: Come to our office during working hours, and fill in an application form. And that’s it!
Wang Yiming is inquiring about volunteering for Friends of Trees club, including ________________________________________, ___________________________, and __________________.
what he can do as a volunteer
whether he needs to know tree-planting skills
how to join the club
Read and answer
Read the conversation and answer the follwing questions.
1. How did Wang Yiming get to know about the club?
3. What can volunteers do in the club?
2. What can volunteers of Friends of Trees learn through the club?
He got to know about the club by seeing its leaflet.
They can learn about environmental protection through talks and study groups.
They can encourage people to save wood by recycling.
4. How do Wang Yiming join the club?
He can go to their office during working hours, and fill in an application form.
Read and learn
Pay attention to the key words and phrases.
Cathy: Hello! This is Cathy from Friends of Trees. How can I help you?
Yiming: Hello! This is Wang Yiming from Class 3, Grade 7. I saw a leaflet for your club and want to know
more about it. Can I volunteer?
Cathy: Yes, we are always looking for new members!
Yiming: Do I have to know how to plant a tree?
Cathy: No, you don’t. But we do have volunteer training and our volunteers can learn about environmental
protection through talks and study groups.
Yiming: What can I do as a volunteer?
Cathy: I think you can encourage people to save wood by recycling, for example.
Yiming: Is that enough? Shouldn’t I be doing more to protect the environment?
Cathy: Every little bit counts!
Yiming: How do I join the club?
Cathy: Come to our office during working hours, and fill in an application form. And that’s it!
译文:填写一个申请表
fill /fɪl/ v. 充满;填满
volunteer /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)/ v. 自愿做 n. 志愿者
encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事
译文:一点一滴都很重要!(谚语)
Read and find
Read and find out the sentence patterns.
Cathy: Hello! This is Cathy from Friends of Trees.
How can I help you?
Yiming: Hello! This is Wang Yiming from Class 3, Grade 7.
I saw a leaflet for your club and want to know more
about it. Can I volunteer?
Cathy: Yes, we are always looking for new members!
Yiming: Do I have to know how to plant a tree?
Cathy: No, you don’t. But we do have volunteer training
and our volunteers can learn about environmental
protection through talks and study groups.
Yiming: What can I do as a volunteer?
Cathy: I think you can encourage people to save wood by
recycling, for example.
Yiming: Is that enough? Shouldn’t I be doing more to
protect the environment?
Cathy: Every little bit counts!
Yiming: How do I join the club?
Cathy: Come to our office during working hours, and fill in
an application form. And that’s it!
How to ask for advice?
What can I do ...
How to give advice?
I think you can ...
Practice:
take better care of the trees
—What can I do to take better care of the trees in Sunshine Park?
—I think you can water them regularly and remove weeds around the trees.
Read and conclude
Read the following sentences and find out more sentence patterns.
How to ask for advice?
Could you please give me some advice on...?
What would you advise me to do about...?
Do you have any suggestions on how to...?
What should I do if I want to...?
Could you please give me some advice on planting trees?
What would you advise me to do about protecting the trees in the park?
Do you have any suggestions on how to start a tree-saving project?
What should I do if I want to raise people’s awareness of tree protection?
How to give advice?
I would recommend that you...
Based on my experience, I would advise you to...
It would be a good idea to...
My suggestion is that...
Read and conclude
Read the following sentences and find out more sentence patterns.
I would recommend that you plant trees in early spring.
Based on my experience, I would advise you to water trees twice a week.
It would be a good idea to organize tree protection activities.
My suggestion is that you create nice posters about tree protection.
Think and fill
My learning notes
Asking for and giving advice:
· What can I do ...? · I think you can ...
· _________________________________________ · ____________________________
Could you please give me some advice on ...?
Think about the expressions of asking for and giving advice. Then fill in the chart.
It would be a good idea to ...
Listen and read
Cathy: Hello! This is Cathy from Friends of Trees. How can I help you?
Yiming: Hello! This is Wang Yiming from Class 3, Grade 7. I saw a leaflet for your club and want to know
more about it. Can I volunteer?
Cathy: Yes, we are always looking for new members!
Yiming: Do I have to know how to plant a tree?
Cathy: No, you don’t. But we do have volunteer training and our volunteers can learn about environmental
protection through talks and study groups.
Yiming: What can I do as a volunteer?
Cathy: I think you can encourage people to save wood by recycling, for example.
Yiming: Is that enough? Shouldn’t I be doing more to protect the environment?
Cathy: Every little bit counts!
Yiming: How do I join the club?
Cathy: Come to our office during working hours, and fill in an application form. And that’s it!
Role-play
A: Hi! I want to know what I can do as a volunteer for Friends of Trees.
B: Sure. I think you can help organize walks to identify trees in the forest. People can learn about trees this way.
A: Sounds fun. But what else can I do?
B: Well, you might think about writing short stories about trees for our school magazine.
A: Good idea! What about telling people when to water the trees in the parks?
B: That’s really useful! Every small thing helps the trees.
A: Thanks for the ideas.
In pairs, discuss what else Friends of Trees does for trees. Use the conversation
in B2 as a model.
Sample
Sunshine Park is a place known to hikers in town.
It will take one to two hours to drive there.
Climb the hill and enjoy the scenery.
Take a few deep breaths to calm yourself down.
If you listen closely, you can hear the quiet of the outdoors.
Remember: The park is closed on Wednesdays, and Autumn is its best season.
Listen and read
Listen and read the chant. Pay attention to the letters in red.
The letters in red are silent consonants.
Ask and answer
A: Let’s talk about what we’re going to do for trees.
B: Sure! I think I’m going to water the trees in our schoolyard. What about you?
A: That’s great. I’m going to make some signs to tell people not to pick the leaves.
C: Good idea! We can also ask our classmates to join us. We can tell them how
important trees are.
D: Yeah! If ...
sample
Work in groups to talk about what you are going to do for trees.
Let’s enjoy
Summary
better understand the importance of protecting trees.
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After learning this lesson,
I can
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use expressions to ask for advice and give advice.
What can I do ...?
I think you can ...
talk about volunteer activities about tree protection.
Homework
1. Make a new dialogue with your partner about joining an environmental protection club. Use the sentence patterns to talk about the club’s activities and how to become a volunteer.
2. Preview Reading.
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