Unit2TheenvironmentTaskDesignaposterTeachingaims:EnablethestudentstodrawconclusionsthroughmeansoflisteningEnablethestudentstoreadforspecificinformationbyskimmingandcanning.Teachingprocedures:Skillsbuilding1:Llisteninganddrawingconclusions1.Warming-upShowthestudentsapictureofShanghaiandapictureofthetalkingbetweenawomanandamanandaskthemwhatconclusiontheycandrawaftertheyhear:‘YetanotherskyscraperhasbeensetupinShanghai”“Thetrainisgoingtobelateagain”“I’mnotsurpriseatall”ReadantherfiveshortdescriptionsfromnewsreportsanddrawconclusionsEarthquaketyphoondraughtfloodfire2.HowtodrawconclusionsPlaythetapeofthenewsreportandaskthestudentstodecideiftheconclusionsarelogical:Thefireshavebeenburningforquitesometime.Manypeoplehavelosttheirhomes.ThepolicesuspectcitizensofLosAngeleshelpedstartthefire.TherepoeterthinksitisverysadthatoldtreeswillbeburntThefiredepartmenthasgivenuphopeofstoppingthefires.3.Listentoalectureaboutdesertificationnationwidecontestandthenanswerthequestions:Whatisdesertification?Wheredoesithappen?Howarepeopleaffectedbyit?专心爱心用心1Whydoesithappen?Whoshouldbeconcerned?Skillsbuilding2:readingfroinformation1.Warming-upDoyouoftenreadnewspapers?Whatinformationdoyouexpectedtoreadinfromanewspaper?Whenyouarereadinganewspaperforinformationyouneed,isitnecessaryforyoutoreaditwordbyword,fromthebeginningtotheend?Ifnot,howdoyoureadit?专心爱心用心22.Askthestudentstoworkinpairs.Talkaboutthereasonwhythereadthefollowing.Newspaperaplaneticketamanagementawebpageabustimetableanadvertisement3.Groupwork:Getthestudentstoexpresstheiropinionsonthestatementsonpage14bystatingwhethertheiragreeordisagree,usingtheexpressionsjustlearned.Step2:discussingfriendshipwithothers1.LookatthetableofpartAonpage15Haveadiscussionondesertificationandasksyourclassmatesatleastthreequestionsfortheiropinionsonsolutionsfordesertification.Notetheresponsesinthetable.2.Discussion(pairwork)Discussthefollowingstatementsonenvironmentanddecidewhetheryouagreeordisagreewiththem.专心爱心用心3Skillsbuilding3:presentingyourpointofview1.lead-inIfyouwanttotellotherpeoplewhatyouthinkofsomethingwhatdousuallysay?Readthepointsonpage36andfindtheanswers.2.Tellthemtheycanusethefollowingexpressions::Ithink/Ibelieve.Frommypointofviewitseemsthat…Itseemstomethat….PersonallyIagree/disagreebecause…Because.Asaresultof...Dueto..Onaccountof…3.DopartAandBtogivethestudentsachancetopractise专心爱心用心4Step3:Designaposter1.DesignaposteraboutdesertificationusinginformationgatheredinStep1and2.2.Groupwork:eachmemberofthegroupcontributessomethingtotheplanningofthelayoutoftheposter.3.WritetheinformationyouwanttoshowinwordsforyouposterbasedontheoutlineinPartConpage37.Tellthestudentsbeforetheywrite,theyshouldpayattentiontothesuggestionscarefully4.PresentationLet’sinviteseveralgroupstopresenttheirpostertotheclassHomework1.Thewritingworkisoptional.Theycaneitherfinishitinclassiftimepermitsorafterclassastheirhomework2.PreviewtheProject专心爱心用心5Comments:InthislessonpartBonpage36isratherdifficulttodealwith.Therearenouniqueanswertothisquestion.Sothisstepmanybechangedintoprovidingsuggestionstoimprovingtheenvironmentalproblems.专心爱心用心6