Learning about Language优秀教学设计

Unit 2

Working the land

Using language: Chemical or Organic farming

授课人：张渝 Teaching aims:

1.

Enable the Ss to understand the passage and learn about chemical farming and

organic farming.

2. To make the Ss know the structure of the passage and how to write a exposition. Teaching key points:

1. Understand the passage.

2. Learn the structure of this passage. Teaching difficult point:

How to write a exposition.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1. Warming up

Task1. Show two apples to the Ss, guess which one is more delicious, discuss why.

Task2. Show the two signs: green food, organic food. Step 2. Skimming

Task . Read the passage quickly and

find out and underline the topic sentences

of each paragraph. Step 3. Scanning

Task. Read the passage,and answer the following questions.

1. How many problems can be caused by using chemical fertilizers?

2. What are the advantages of organic farming?

3. Which one isn't the method to keep the soil fertile?

Step 4. Consolidation

Task . Let the Ss know

the type and structure of this passage.

The main idea of each paragraph.

Topic (present situation)

Problems

Advantages

Methods (conclusion)

The type of the article is exposition. Step 5. Discussion and writing

Try to write a composition “Plastic Or Cloth Bags?”

Task1. Discuss in groups, write down an outline with your partners.

Para 1. Have a brief illustration of the present situation.

Para 2. The problems caused by using plastic bags.

Para 3. The advantages of using cloth bags.

Para 4. Conclusion.

Task2. List the problems and the advantages. Step 6. Homework

Finish the writing .

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