Learning about Language教案设计（一等奖）

Unit 4

Wildlife protection

Period 1

Warming up & Talking

Teaching Procedures: Step One: Leading-in

1.

Show Ss the pictures of some rare animals.

2.

Ask Ss to guess their names and talk about them. Step Two: Warming up 1.

Ask the Ss to look through the words above the table on P25, and find out: Why did so many wild animals die out? (lack of food, bad environment and enemies, climate change, pollution…)

2.

Look at the table on P25, and work in pairs to retell the report, using complete sentences.( The teacher may give an example of “pandas”).

Example: panda

The problem the pandas face in China is that they do not have enough food, because of the loss of bamboo growing areas. To solve this problem, China has set up a protection zone in Sichuan Province for the pandas. It is called Wolong Nature Reserve. Thanks to the effort, things have changed for the better. The number of pandas has risen from very few to around 50 after the growth of bamboo areas for the pandas.

3.

Ask some Ss to talk about Milu deer and South China tiger. Step Three: Discussion Ask Ss to discuss the following questions in a small group. 1)

What other endangered species do you know?

2)

Why are they in danger of disappearing? 3)

Do you know of any wildlife that has disappeared?

Answers: 1) antelope, bear, leopard [豹], whale, crocodile, elephant, golden monkey[金丝猴],

giant salamander[娃娃鱼], Chinese Alligator[扬子鳄],dolphin, rhino…

2) too much hunting, lack of food, bad environment, …

3) dinosaurs, dodo, …

Step Four: Language points

1.

as a result

结果；因此

（放在句首或句中，用逗号与句子其它部分隔开,常用在有上下文表示原因的情况下）

eg. He was lazy. As a result, he was late for school. 他懒。结果，他上学迟到了。

△

as a / the result of + n.

由于…的结果（表示因果关系）

eg. As a result of his laziness, he was late for school. △

result in

导致；造成…的后果

(vi.)

e.g. His laziness resulted in his being late for school. △

result from 因…引起；起因于

eg. His being late for school resulted from his laziness. 2.

die out : disappear completely

灭绝

eg. Many animals have died out in the past. 在过去几年间，许多动物都灭绝了。

△

die away

慢慢消失

eg. He hid behind the door until the footsteps had died away.

他一直躲在门后边，直到脚步声（完全）消失。

3.

endanger

vt. 危害

eg. Smoking endangers your health.

吸烟危害健康。

△endangered

adj. 濒危的

（动词的过去分词做形容词）

endangered wildlife 濒危野生动物

*动词的-ing形式和过去分词都可以做形容词。

surprising / surprised;

exciting / excited;

interesting / interested; frightening /frightened; etc. 4.

in peace

和平地；安祥地

（=peacefully）

5.

(be) in danger

在危险中；垂危

(be) out of danger

脱离危险

eg. The tiger is in danger now. Let’s help it, or it won’t be out of danger.

现在老虎处于危险中。我们帮帮它吧，否则它不会脱离危险的。

Step Five: Talking 1.

Ask Ss to look through the material on P62.

2.

Show the useful expressions on P63. 3.

Get Ss to discuss with their partners using the useful words and phrases given on P63, teacher may give a model to Ss. 4.

Ask some Ss to report their discussion.

Step Six: Assignments 1.

Collect as much information about endangered wildlife as possible. 2.

Prepare “Reading” (P26).

Period 2-3

Reading and Comprehending

Teaching Procedure: Step One: Revision

Complete the following sentences: 1. 他有生命危险。

He is _____

_______ of ______

_____

______. 2. 这种动物几个世纪之前就灭绝了。

This kind of animal _______ _______ several centuries ago. 3. 因为下雨，他迟到了。

He was late _____

_____

_____

____ the rain. (Answers: 1. in danger, losing his life; 2. died out; 3. as a result of ) Step Two: Pre-reading 1.

Pair work: ask Ss to discuss the two questions for several minutes. 1)

I believe that you are concerned about animals and plants disappearing. Why should you worry about this? 2)

What do you think we should do to protect wildlife? 2.

Ask some of the Ss to report their discussion.

Some tips: 1)

Wildlife is human friends. They can keep the balance of nature and make the whole world colorful. To protect wildlife is to protect ourselves.

2)

We should treat plants and animals the same as our friends and relatives. We shouldn’t cut or kill

them freely. We also should protect the environment around us to let them have enough food and good living conditions.

Step Three: Reading 1. Scanning

1) Have Ss read the passage quickly to get the main idea and answer the following questions:

How many places did Daisy fly to?

(Three. Tibet, Zimbabwe and Brazilian rain forest.)

What’s the passage about?

(Daisy’s wonderful experience with some animals.)

2) Complete the table on P27. 2. Intensive reading Read the text again carefully to obtain some details and answer the questions in Ex 1, Comprehending (P27). Step Four: Discussion What must happen if wildlife protection is to succeed? Step Five: Listen and comprehend the passage.

Step Six: Language points 1. get dressed

穿戴起来；穿上衣服

eg. She quickly got dressed and went out for breakfast.

她赶快穿上衣服到外面吃早餐

△dress sb. / oneself

给某人/自己穿衣服

eg. Tom is not old enough to dress himself. 汤姆年纪太小，还不会自己穿衣服。

△be

dressed in 穿着

eg. She was dressed in white.

她穿着白色的衣服。

2. rise

vi. to come or go upwards

上升(没有被动语态形式)

eg. The river has risen (by) several inches.

河水上涨了好几英寸。

△raise

vt. lift or move (sth.) to a higher level

举起或升起

eg. He raised his eyes from his work.

他停下工作举目观看。

△两词的变化形式如下：

rise

rose

risen

rising

raise

raised

raised

raising 3. She turned round and there was an antelope with a sad face looking at her.

她转过身就发现有一只羚羊面色凄惨地望着她。

with a sad face looking at her 是复合结构，在句子中作antelope的定语。复合结构with + O.+O.C.（现在分词）表示作宾语补足语的分词与宾语之间是逻辑上的主谓关系。adj. / p.p. / adv. /prep. phrases也可以作宾语补足语。

eg. The boy came in, with a dog following him.

（现在分词）

The thief was taken in, with the hands tied back.

(p.p.) He would like to sleep, with the door open.

(adj.) A lady got on the bus, with a baby in her arms.

(prep. phrase) The door was locked, with nobody in.

(adv.) 4. Our fur is being used to make sweaters like yours.

我们的毛被用来制作像你穿的那种毛衣。

is being used 是现在进行时的被动语态：am / are / is being done △be used to do sth. 是use… to do…的被动语态结构;意为“被用来做…”。

△be / get used to sth. / doing sth. “习惯于…”

△used to do sth. “过去常常做…”

eg. Wood is used to make desks and chairs. The old man is used to the country life/ living in the country. He is getting used to the weather in England. I used to have a walk after supper. 5. We are killed for the wool that is taken from under our stomachs.

为了取得我们肚皮底下的羊毛，他们把我们杀了。

注意介词from后面有接一个介词短语的用法。

eg. Suddenly, a cat jumped out from behind the door.

突然，一只猫从门后面跳了出来。

Slowly, the man came out from under the bed. 慢慢地，这个人从床底下（爬）了出来。

6. The tour companies applied to be allowed to hunt some for a fee, which made a lot of money for the farmers.

to be allowed…是目的状语。which引导非限制性定语从句，指代前面整句话。

△apply

vt. & vi. (正式)请求；申请

application

n.

apply to sb. for sth.

向某人申请某物

eg. I will apply to the manager for the job tomorrow.

我明天将向经理申请担任那职务。

6. suggest

vt.

建议

1）~ sth. to sb. / ~ to sb. sth.

eg. She suggested an early start to me. / She suggested to me an early start. 2) ~ doing sth.

eg. She suggested starting early. 3）~ (to sb.) that sb. (should) do …

eg. She suggested that I (should) start early. △其名词suggestion的表语从句、主语从句、同位语从句也用虚拟语气（should）+do…。类似的词有：demand, order, propose, insist, command, require, request, desire, etc. eg. Her suggestion is that we (should) start early.

（表语从句）

That we (should) start early is her suggestion.

（主语从句）

Her suggestion that we (should) start early is good.

（同位语从句）

7. protect … from / against … 保护…免受…的伤害

eg. The hat can protect you from the strong sunlight.

8. powerful

(adj.) ↔ powerless

-ful是形容词的后缀，加在名词后面构成形容词。以-ful结尾的形容词的反义词是去-ful加-less。如：

careful / careless

fearful / fearless

helpful / helpless

hopeful / hopeless

useful / useless 9. affect

vt. have an effect on

影响

eg. A sudden change in weather may affect your health.

突然的天气变化可能影响你的健康。

His opinion will not affect my decision.

他的意见不会影响我的决定。

△容易同该词混淆的词是

effect (n.) change produced by an action or cause; result or outcome效

应；结果；后果。构成的短语：have an effect on sb. / sth.

eg. Did the medicine have any effect?

这药有什么疗效？

The film had quite an effect on her. 这个影片对她影响很大。

△side effect

副作用

10. pay attention to sb. / sth. / doing sth. 注意…

Step Seven: Consolidation Listen to the text and try to understand the meaning of each sentence. Step Eight: Assignments

1.

Remember words and expressions in “Warming up” & “Reading”.

2.

Finish Exx1—3 in “Learning about language” (P28).

3.

Finish Exx1—3 in “Using words and expressions” (P63-64). 4.

Try to retell the story. 5.

Preview “ Discovering useful structures”.

Period 4

Discovering useful structure

Teaching Procedure: Step One: Revision

1.

Read the vocabulary of Unit 4 again. 2.

Ask some students to retell the story in “Reading”.

3.

Check the answers to the homework. Step Two: Discovering useful structure

1.

Show Ss the following sentences, then ask Ss to change them into Passive Voice 1) He always helps others.

→ Others are always helped by him. 2) She told me to wait here.

→ I was told to wait here.

3) We must clean our classroom.

→ Our classroom must be cleaned.

4) My brother will repair the bike.

→ The bike will be repaired by my brother. 5) They have found their missing child. →Their missing child has been found. 2.

Read and find structures (Ex1, P29). 3.

Explain the Present Progressive Passive Voice. 现在进行时的被动语态：

结构：am / are / is + being done

eg. The question is being discussed at the meeting.

The life of the Milu deer is being studied at present. （详见SB P88 被动语态）

Step Three: Practice

1.

Put the following sentences into Passive Voice. 1)

He is making a chair.

→ A chair is being made.

2)

They are building a new hospital now.

→ A new hospital is being built now.

3)

I am not doing my homework.

→ My homework is not being done. 4)

Are you washing your clothes?

→ Are your clothes being washed?

2.

Do Ex 2 , P29 and Ex 1, P64. Step Four: Assignments

1.

Finish Ex 2, P64.

2.

Preview “Using language”.

Period 5

Using language

Teaching Procedure: Step One: Revision

1. Check the homework with the whole class. 2. Change the following sentences into Passive Voice or Active Voice. 1)

A new book is written by him.

2)

Will the meeting be held tomorrow? 3)

They can finish the work on time. 4)

Tom broke the window. 5)

Have you paid the money?

6)

Mary is cooking the meal. 7)

Are the books being sold? Step Two: Reading 1. Show students some pictures of the dinosaurs. 2. Ask Ss to read the passage and answer the questions. 1) When did the dinosaurs live?

2) What’s the rare new species dinosaur?

3) Why did the dinosaur die out?

Answers: 1) tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being;

2) It is a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur. They could run like other dinosaurs, but also climb trees.

3) Some scientists think it was after a large rock hit the earth…(Para 2)

Step Three: Language points

1. come into being = begin to exist

开始存在；发生；产生

eg. We don’t know when the world came into being.

2. for sure = certainly 的确；确实地

Step Four: Listening 1. Show the pictures of dodo to students. 2. Play the tape and ask Ss to get the main idea for the first time, and do Ex 2 on P30. 3. Go through Ex.1 for the second time, then check the answers with the whole class. Step Five: Speaking

1. Ss talk in pairs how to help dodos when they are in trouble. 2. Ask some Ss to report their discussion Step Six: Writing 1. Show the writing tips on the slide. 1) Collect your ideas for the letter and write an outline of the ways to help it 2) Decide the intention and the purpose of each of your ways. 3) Begin the letter with your address and the solution. Then write the ways as the body of the letter. 4) Finish the letter with your best wishes and your signature. 2. Write a letter to the dodo to tell him how you will help him. Step Seven: Assignments 1. Preview “Reading task”, P65

2. Do “Writing task” on P67.