Unit8 Reading2 教学设计-2025-2026学年译林版英语八年级下册

 Teaching aims and demands

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. use new words and phrases correctly;
2. retell the text in their own words;

3. realize the importance of protecting the environment

Main and difficult points

1. New words and phrases:

plastic, separate, recycling, allow, punish, fine, , depend, rich, resource, wisely, produce,

difference,  depend on/upon, keep it that way, run out, make a difference

2. New structures:

 It is a country with high mountains and clean blue lakes.

Things like glass, plastic and paper are separated into different groups and then recycled.

We depend on its rich resources to live.

It is important for us to protect it wisely. 

Teaching Procedures

Further Preparation

Step 1 Read

1. Listen to the tape carefully and try to read the passages correctly.

2. Ask them to read the passage carefully and see who can read it best.

Step 2 Retell

1. Ask them to deal with the sentences. Match the sentences.

A.  1. Switzerland is a beautiful country                                

2. In Switzerland, glass, plastic and paper                            

3. An organization was set up

4.The government has laws

5. We should protect nature

6. People are starting to use

B. a. are separated into different groups and recycled.

b. energy from the sun, wind and water

c. to protect the environment

d. with high mountains and clean blue lakes

e. because we depend on its rich resources to live.

f. to collect old clothes from around the country.

2. Finish the dialogue.

  Kitty: My online friend Martina wrote last week about how they protect the       in Switzerland.

Sandy: Really? What do they do to keep their country clean?

Kitty: In Switzerland, glass, plastic and paper are_____ into different groups and then_____ .

Sandy: Do they recycle anything else? What do they do with old clothes?

Kitty: An organization      old clothes from around the country. Then some are sold in     , some are given to      , and others are sent to       for recycling.

3. Retell the passage.