Learning about Language第二课时教学设计

Book 2 Unit 4 Wildlife Protection Learning about language 一、教材分析

保护动物的话题，使学生认识到保护动物的重要性和必要性。引导学生发表自己保护动物的见解和看法，并讨论提出有效的保护措施，唤起学生保护动植物、维护生态平衡、保护我们家园的责任感。并能正确使用被动语态的现在进行时，写信表达自己保护动物的方法与建议。

Learning about Language分词汇和语法两部分。Discovering useful words and expressions是本单元单词和相关词汇在具体文章中的运用；Discovering useful structures 是以文章内容为载体的

“被动语态的现在进行时”的操练。

二、学情分析

绝大多数学生热爱大自然，热爱野生动植物，所以他们对本单元课题很感兴趣，渴望了解并且保护大自然，尤其是保护濒危的野生动植物，因此学生较容易掌握本课的知识点。

三、Teaching goals

1. Knowleage goals

a. vocabularies

b. Grammar

The present continuous passive voice. 2. Ability goals

Enable the students to use the words and expressions of wildlife protection. Master the usage of the present progressive passive voice”.

3. Learning ability goals

Help the students use the words and expressions of wildlife protection and the present continuous passive voice.

四、Teaching important points

Enable the students use the important words of this unit correctly and properly. Master the usage of the present continuous passive voice.

五、Teaching difficult point How to use the present continuous passive voice. 六、Teaching methods

Communicative approach; Practicing, speaking and discussing.

七、Teaching aids

The Multimedia Computer, a projector and a blackboard. 八、Teaching procedures & ways

Step I Lead in Get the students to recite the two passages learnt last period in their own words. Help them review what they have learnt. Passage 1 Dinosaurs lived on the earth long before humans came into being. There were many different species of them, of which a rare new one was able to run as well as climb. The reasons for their dying out are not sure. Maybe that is because of a large rock or due to the hot weather. Passage 2 The Milu deer used to be common in China. They lived together and lived on grass. But as a result of over-hunting, they disappeared from China. Luckily, some were taken to Britain before that. With the help of Britain government, Chinese government brought back some. Now there are more and more Milu deer in China. Step II Words and expressions Get the students to do exercises in Dicovering useful words and expressions. a. Get the students to do exercises 1 & 2. Turn to page 28 and do exercises 1&2.

Complete them independently. 3 minutes for you. Give the students several minutes to do.

Later check the answers together.

b. Get the students to do exercise 3. Use what you have learnt to finish exercise 3.

Discuss with your partners.

Give the students 5 minutes to do this part. Check the answers together. Sample answers:

1. The South China tiger which has been over-hunted has nearly died out. 2. The Tibetan Antelope which are being killed for the wool is now an endangered species. 3. Rhinos which lived in a wildlife park in Indonesia are now an endangered species. c. Get the students to do exercises in USING WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS on page 63 in their workbook. Later check the answers together. Step III Using structures Get the students to do Discovering useful structures. a. Help the students learn the Present Progressive Passive Voice. Show the students the following sentence: We are being killed for the wool beneath our stomachs. Structure: is/are being + past participle = present progressive/continuous passive voice

Pick out other sentences using the present progressive passive voice form the passage. Give the students several minutes to find out thee sentences.

Later ask some of them to give the answers.

1. habitat

2. Tibet 3. Zimbabwe

4.Indonesia 5. Wolong Nature Reserve 6. Nanhaizi Milu Park 7. rainforest 8. Baishaozu National Natureal Protection Zone Endangered species

South China tiger antelope rhino Milu deer elephant monkey die out under protection threaten

decrease endangered loss Places

Wildlife protection Situation

Sample answer:

1. Our fur is being used to make sweaters for people like you. 2. I wonder what is being done to help you. 3. So good things are being done here to save local wildlife. b. Practice 1 Make the students to do exercises 2- 4 to learn to use the Present Progressive Passive Voice.

T: Next, let’s do some practice.

Question Who is studying the rhino? Who is protecting the African elephant? Who is hunting the Tibetan antelope? Who is taking photos of the panda? Who is killing the whales? Who is attacking the mice? What is being done for the Milu deer? What is being done for the rhino? What is being done to the rainforest? What is being done to millipedes? Sample answers: Question Who is studying the rhino? Answer The rhino is being studied by the biologists.

Answer Who is protecting the African The African elephant is being protected by the elephant? farmers there. Who is hunting the Tibetan The Tibetan antelope is being hunted by the antelope? Who is taking photos of the panda? Who is killing the whales? Who is attacking the mice? hunters. The panda is being taken the photos by tourists. The whales are being killed by the fishermen. The mice are being attacked by the snakes.

What is being done for the Milu They are being kept in Manhaizi Milu Park, deer? What is being done for the rhino? What is being done to the rainforest? What is being done to millipedes? Sample answers to exercise 3:

S1: What should you do if your friend is being attached? S2: If my friend is being attacked, I should call the police station. S1: What should you do if you are being followed by a stranger? S2: If I am being followed by a stranger, I should walk straight to the police station or places where there is security guard. S1: What should you do if you are being kept waiting? S2: If I am being kept waiting, I should call the people who kept me waiting. S1: What should you do if you are being asked difficult questions? S2: If I am being asked difficult questions, I should keep calm and think it carefully.

S1: What should you do if you are being bitten by mosquitoes? S2: If I am being bitten by mosquitoes, I should beat them to death. S1: What should you do if you are run after by a dog? S2: If I am being run after a dog, I should squat down.

S1: What should you say if you are being punished by your parent for something you did wrong? S2: If I am being punished by my parent for something I did wrong, I should keep silent and later say sorry for what I did wrong.

S1: What should you say if you are being praised? S2: If I am being praised, I should say, “Thank you.”

Sample answers to exercises 4: 1. What is being done in your school to improve your English studies? What suggestions do you have?

Bejing Its habitat is being approached by poor farmers. It is being paid more attention to. They are being rubbed over the monkey’s body.

a. English programmes are being broadcasted everyday in our school to improve our listening ability.

b. English books, magazines and newspapers are being read every morning to improve our English studies.

c. English corner is being held every week to improve our English studies. d. Keeping English diaries are being required to improve our English studies. e. Choosing to reading and listening materials we are interested in is encouraged to improve our English studies.

I think we should read easy English story book regularly.

I think we should learn some new words everyday. I think we should visit an English speaking forum and read a news article on the Internet every day. I think we should do 10 minutes listening practice everyday. I think we should watch an English film at least once a month.

I think we should follow a soap, comedy or radio or TV drama.

2. What changes are being made in your town to improve the environment? What do you suggest?

a. Factories that pollute the air and the water are being closed down to improve the environment. Citizens are being called on to take bus instead of private cars. Many dirty streets are being covered by grass and trees. Nature gas is being used widely to replace coal, petroleum.

Using our won bags to the market are being called for to improve the environment. b. I think we should learn and tell people around us the importance of improving the environment. I think we should read a book instead of watching television. It uses less power and gives you more.

I think we should join an organization and get free trees to plant in our neighborhood. I think we should create litter pick-up group to keep our town beautiful all year round.

c. Practice 2 Get the students to do exercises in USING STRUCUTRE on page 64 in their workbook. Practice the present progressive passive voice further.

Give the students some minutes to do these exercises.

Later check the answers together. Sample answer to exercise 1: Note: under: in the process of being…

1. I’m afraid that the road to Wolong Nature Reserve is being repaired. 2. How much money we should spend on endangered tigers is being discussed. 3. The side effects of the new drug are being researched. 4. The request to buy a video for each classroom is being considered. 5. The project to make a new home for pandas is being developed.

Get the students to discuss possible solutions to pretect the wild animals in small groups.

Several minutes later talk about your solution. Step IV Assignment Review the useful words and expressions and also the present continuous passive voice.

Collect some information about

two kinds of

endangered animals.