Learning about Language教学设计(第一课时)

Unit 4 Wildlife Protection---Vocabulary Study 1. Learning Objectives: Knowledge aims: Be able to read the words of Unit 4 and know their meanings and usage. Ability aims: Be able to use them correctly in context. Emotion aims: Be able to become aware of (意识到) the importance of protecting wildlife. 2. Important and difficulty points: Important points: Students can read the words of this unit and master their meanings and usage. Difficult points: Students can use them correctly in context. 3. Teaching methods: Task-based method; cooperative learning; situational teaching method 4. Teaching procedures: Step 1: Lead-in Show students four pictures of wildlife to introduce the topic of Unit 4---Wildlife protection Step 2 Study some new words Task 1: Match the words with their English meanings

1. distant A. to try to kill or catch animals

2. decrease B. to have something inside;

3. hunt C. a protection area for animals, plants

4. contain D. the money a person earns from work

5. reserve E. not doubtful

6. respond F. to give an answer

7. income G. to go down to a lower level

8. certain H. far away in space or time

Task 2: Find the derivative words 1. protect v.

__________________n. 保护

2. important adj. _________________n. 重要性

3. end v.____________________ n.结局，结尾

4. lose v. _____________________n.

损失，丧失

5. laugh v. _____________________ n. 笑声，笑

6. power n. _____________________ adj. 强大的，有力的

Practice: Fill in the blanks with words we just learnt

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As we all know, sea water ______________(含有) salt. 2.

The population has _________________(减少) in this city. 3.

The umbrella can give ________________(保护) against rain. 4.

People want love stories with happy ________________ (结局)

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She often spends more than her ___________________ (收入) Step 3 Self-study 1. in danger (of) The man was in danger of losing his life, but the doctor helped him out of danger. Sum-up: in danger (of) 表示___________;

out of danger 表示___________. 2. affect 1）

The noises from the street affected our study. 2）

As is known to us, smoking has a bad effect on our health.

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Sum-up: 例1的affect 词性是_______，含义______ ；

例2的effect词性是________，常用搭配have an effect on 含义是______________。

3. employ 1）

She has been employed in a computer company since graduation.

2）

You could employ your spare time better. Sum-up: 1) employ 的两种含义：___________ (例1)，___________ (例2)；

2) Word family：

employer n.

雇主；

employee n.

雇员

4. appreciate 1）I’ll appreciate it if you help me with my English. 2）Mary is a talented(有才华的) designer, but her abilities are not fully appreciated by her boss. 3) I appreciate your helping us very much. Sum-up: 1) appreciate 的含义：1）_____________ (例1) ；

2.）______________ (例2) 2) appreciate (one’s) _______ sth: 感激/欣赏(某人)做某事

5. succeed

1)

They finally succeeded in finding a solution to the problem.

2)

Zhang Yimo is a successful director. 3)

He is proud of his daughter’s success. Sum-up：

1) 成功地做某事：_____________________ 2) word family:

successful词性是________ ，含义________；success词性是_________,含义_________。

6. harm 1) Fruit juice can do harm to children’s teeth. 2) Too much direct sunlight will harm the plants 3) Smoking is harmful to our health. Sum-up: 1) do harm _______ sb./sth:

对…有害

be _____________ to sb./sth: 对…有害

2) 例2的harm词性是__________，含义是_____________。

Practice：

Work with your desk-mates and translate the passage. 过度捕杀(too much hunting)极大地影响(affect)了野生动物(wildlife)的数量。结果，一些动物绝迹(die out)，也有一些处境危险(in danger)。幸运的是，政府已经关注(pay attention)这个问题, 并采取了一系列措施(take a series of measures)。我们已成功(succeed in doing …)阻止(prevent…from)这种情况恶化。

Step 4 Speaking and writing Task 1: Free Discussion Show students a report on some endangered wildlife. Q1: What other endangered wildlife do you know? Q2: Why are they in danger?

Group Discussion: How to protect the wildlife? Task 2: Writing (Homework)

Based on our discussion, write a short passage about how to protect the wildlife.

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