Unit2TheenvironmentPeriod6ProjectTeachingaimsHelpthestudentslearnhowtowriteareportaboutotherthingsthatChinaisdoingtoprotecttheenvironmentandhowtoprepareanoralreporttopresenttotheclass.TeachingprocedureStep1Warming-up1.HaveafreetalkwiththestudentsabouttheYangtzeRiverbyaskingthefollowingquestions.WhatdoyouknowabouttheYangtzeRiver?Whatarethefirstandthesecondlongestriversintheworld?TheRiverNileTheAmazonIfyouhaveaholidayduringtheNationalDayonOctober,whichpartoftheYangtzeRiverwouldyouliketovisit?TheThreeGorgesDoyouknowakindofrareanimalslivingintheYangtzeRiver?2.WorkingroupsandfindouttheprovincesandimportantcitiesdoestheYangtzeRiverrunthrough.QinhaiTibetYunnanSichuanChongqingHubeiHunanJiangxiAnhuiJIangsuShanghaiStep2Readingforgeneralideas.Askthestudentstoscanorskimthetextandthenworkingroups.Trytomatchthenumberoftheparagraphwithitstopic.P1ManypeoplehaverecognizedtheimportanceofprotectingtheYangtzeRiverandmanyenvironmentalorganizationsandprojectshavebeensetup.P2TheenvironmentalproblemsoftheYangtzeRiverhaveraiseconcern.P3Thesecondprojectisanaturereserveforwhiteflagdolphins.P4TheenvironmentalsituationoftheYangtzeRiverisimproving.P5Twospecialgovernmentsunderwaytoprotecttheriver.Oneisthewaterandsoilpreservationproject.Step3Readingfordetails1.Getthestudentstoreadthepassageagainandfindoutthefactsforthefollowingnumbers.FactsThirdlongest23.4billiontons专心爱心用心1GreenRiverOrganizationIn1989White-flagdolphins2.Askthestudentstoreadthequestionsagainandanswerthequestionsbelow.WhyhastheenvironmentalproblemsoftheYangtzeRiverraisedconcernbothnationallyandinternationally?WhatdoesthegreenriverOrganizationdo?Whatproblemsdothetogovernmentprojectsfocuson?Whatdothefarmershavetodounderthewaterandsoilpreservationproject?Whatdoesthesecondprojectconcern?Step4DiscussionGetthestudentstoworkingroups,anddiscussthequestionsbelow.DoyouthinktheenvironmentalsituationoftheYangtzeRiverisgettingbetter?Why?WhatelsecanwedotoprotecttheYangtzeRiver?Step5GroupWork(finishproject)1.PlanningInthegroupsoffour,chooseatopicfortheirgroup’ssurveyandprepareanoralreport.2.PreparingWorkinsmallgroups.Youwanttosurveypeopletodeterminehowattitudesbetweenboysandgirlsdifferonacertaintopic..favouritefoodhobbiesthefuturefamilyschoolsubjectsmusicMyowntopic_____________3.Producingdiscussandagreeonaneachofthefollowingquestions:Whatistheprimarypurposeofoursurvey?Howmanyquestionswillweask?Whowilltakeoursurvey?decidewhichgroupmemberswillberesponsibleforeachtask.4.Presentingwritemultiple-choicequestionsthatcanbeansweredquicklyandareeasytototalwhenthesurveyiscomplete.Conductthesurveyandcalculatetheresults.Brieflydiscusstheconclusionsthegrouphasdrawn,basedonthesurveyresults.Step5HomeworkFinishtheprojectafterclass.Revisethecontentsofthisunit.Comments:专心爱心用心2InteachingthislessonIfindthesentencestructureinthereadingtextisalittlebitcomplicatedduetotoomanyattributivesandadverbials.Soitisnecessarytogivethestudentssomeexplanations.专心爱心用心3