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Unit 4 Wildlife protection 教材分析

本单元的中心话题是“野生动物保护”。

I 教学内容分析

Warming Up 部分通过图文的形式展现了中国在野生动物保护上所作出的努力以及所取得的显著成效，从而让学生体会到野生动物保护的重要性和紧迫性。

Pre-reading 部分实际上包括两项任务。一是通过两个问题引导学生列举出除熊猫、麋鹿和华南虎以外的其它濒危动物，思考这些动物灭绝的原因，从而很自然地将学生从“热身”部分的讨论过渡到“阅读”部分的学习。二是通过看图和读标题预测正文部分的内容大意，然后迅速浏览全文来检验自己的预测是否准确。

Reading 部分通过讲述一个女孩的梦中经历，向读者介绍了三种野生动物在西藏、津巴布韦和热带雨林的境遇，引起学生保护野生动物的责任感。

Comprehending旨在通过对文中要点的设问和表格，使学生充分理解课文，进一步意识到野生动物的困境和加强对野生动物保护的重要性的认识。

Using Language 部分通过恐龙的灭绝使学生进一步意识到野生动物保护的重要性和紧迫性。通过听渡渡鸟的录音进一步加强学生保护野生动物的责任感。

Learning Tip部分向学生提供了词汇学习方面的建议——根据上下文推测词义，根据拼写猜测读音，最后通过查字典检查读音和意思的正确与否。

II 教学重点与难点

1. 教学重点

：

（1）本单元的生词和短语；

（2）要求学生能表述野生动物保护的重要性；

（3）要求学生掌握并能正确运用现在进行时的被动语态结构；

（4）熟练运用英语来表达自己的意志和目的，并能恰当的表示歉意。

2. 教学难点：

（1）指导学生按类别归纳整理词汇，让学生学会有效的记忆词汇的方法；

（2）引导学生发现本单元重点语言结构，让学生自己发现并感悟相关的语言规律，

培养他们的语感。

III 教学计划

本单元分五课时：

第一、二课时

Warming Up, Pre-reading, Reading, Comprehending

第三

课时

Learning about Language

第四课时

Using Language

第五课时

Speaking and Writing IV 教学步骤

Period 3 Learning about language

Teaching Goals: 1.To learn about The Present Progressive Passive voice

2. To discover useful words and expressions

3. To discover useful structures Teaching Procedures:

Step 1. Practice Turn to Page 28 and do Ex1, Ex2 and Ex3. You can simply write your answers in the blanks on the book.

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Suggested Answers: Ex1:

(1)distant

(2) decrease (3) powerful (4) affect (5) appreciate (6) hunt

(7) protect… from (8) respond (9)relief Ex2: wild, reserve, hunt, species, powerful, appreciated, relief, protecting…from Ex3:

Places: habitat

protection zone

reserve

animal park

nature park

safari park

Endangered species: South China tiger

panda

tropical rainforest wildlife

Milu deer

Tibetan antelope

African elephants

Situation:

die out

extinct

extinction

appreciate the importance

Pay attention to

wildlife protection

punish the hunters

in relief

In peace

decrease

decline

threaten

protect…from

Protection

increase

loss

endanger

hunted

killed

Threatened

do harm to …

affect Step 2. Grammar 1. The introduction about the passive voice and the present progressive passive voice The passive voice is used when focusing on the person or thing affected by an action. The passive voice is formed: passive subject +to be + past participle. It is often used in business and in other areas where the object of the action is more important than those who perform the action. For example, We have produced over 20 different models in the past two years.→Over20 different models have been produced in the past two years. If the agent (the performer of the action) is important, use “by”.

For example, Tim Wilson wrote The Flight To Brunswick in 1987.→The Flight To Brunswick was written in 1987 by Tim Wilson. Only verbs that take an object can be used in the passive. The present progressive passive voice is formed: is/are/am +being done.

2. Let Ss find some sentences of the above kind in the text and do some exercises. Purpose: To make Ss further understand the structure of the sentence pattern. (1) Suggested sentences Our fur is being used to make sweaters like yours. Daisy turned round and saw she was being watched by an excited elephant. (2) Exercise ①

The Tibetan antelope ____________(hunt)

by people who wish to take the fur from under their stomachs. ②

The rhino __________________(study)Beijing University students. ③

The African elephant _________________(protect)by the WWF. ④

The panda ____________________(photograph)

by Daisy. ⑤

The whales _________________ (kill)by Japanese fishermen. ⑥

The mice ___________________(attack)by the cat. Suggested Answers: ①

is being hunted ②

is being studied by ③

is being protected ④

is being photographed ⑤

are being killed ⑥

are being attacked.

3. Consolidation The following chart includes sentences changed from the active voice to the passive voice.

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Ask Ss to read the chart carefully and ask if they have any questions.

Active They make Fords in Cologne Susan is cooking dinner James Joy wrote Dubliners. Passive Fords are made in Cologne. Time Reference Present Simple Dinner is being cooked by Present Continuous Susan. Dubliners was written by James Past Simple Joyces. They were painting the house The house was being painted Past Continuous when I arrived. when I arrived. They have produced over 20 Over 20 models have been Present Perfect models in the past two years. produced in the past two years. They are going to build a new A new factory is being built in Future Intention with Going to factory in Portland. Portland. I will finish it tomorrow. It will be finished tomorrow. Future Simple Step 3. Passive Verb Formation Purpose: To make Ss further understand the passive forms of a verb in various tenses 1. Introduction The passive forms of a verb are created by combining a form of the “to be verb” with the past participle of the main verb. Other helping verbs are also sometimes present: “The measure could have been killed in committee.” The passive can be used, also, in various tenses.

2. Consolidation Ask Ss to take a look at the passive forms of “design”. Tense

Present Present perfect Past Past perfect Future Future perfect Present Progressive

The car/cars The car/cars The car/cars The car/cars The car/cars The car/cars The car/cars Subject Singular is has been was had been will be will have been is being was being Auxiliary Plural are have been were had been will be will have been are being were being Past Participle designed. designed.

designed.

designed.

designed.

designed.

designed.

designed.

designed.

Past progressive The car/cars

3. Exercise Try to put the following sentences into the present progressive passive voice. (1)

They are producing this new drug. (2)

Antelope is looking at her. (3)

They are killing us for the wool. (4)

They are destroying the farm. Suggested Answers: (1)

This new drug is being produced.

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(2)

She is being looked by the antelope. (3)

We are being killed for the wool. (4)

The farm is being destroyed by them.

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