第二课时 Section A (2a-2d)
一、Teaching Objectives
In this class, students will:
- rank and discuss the problems mentioned, such as sandstorms and farmland shortage, and explain your reasons.
- listen and identify the main environmental problems and the solutions people took in the conversation.
- talk about how planting bushes and trees improved the environment and people's lives.
二、Teaching Advice
Lead-in
- Show students some pictures of the four problems: sandstorms, difficult environment, farmland shortage and lack of technology. Ask them to talk about what they know about these problems.
- Ask students: Among these problems, which one do you think might be the most serious for people living there? Why?
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Pre-listening
2a - Let students work in pairs and rank the four problems from 1 to 4, with 1being the worst, and give their reasons.
- Choose some students to give their answers.
- Have students look back at their ranking, then ask: From your list, which problem do you think is the most difficult to solve? Why?
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While-listening
2b - Have students listen to the conversation between George’s father and Li Rui’s grandfather. Write down the problems they mentioned in the conversation.
- Check the answers with the class.
2c - Let students read the table before listening and predict what information to write down.
- Ask them to listen again and fill in the table. Then, check the answers with the class.
- Ask students to work with a partner and describe how the environment affected the local lives based on the table. Remind them to compare the environment before and after people took actions.
- Read the listening script with the students together and explain some language points.
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Post-listening