Unit10Theworldaroundus(2)TeachingAims:1.Dosomereadingtoimprovethestudents’readingability.2.Helpthestudentstoknowthatwemustdowhatwecantoprotecttheanimalsandplantsaroundus.3.Learnsomeusefulwordsandexpressions.TeachingImportantPoints:1.Improvethestudents’readingability.2.Mastertheuseofsomeimportantwordsandexpressions.TeachingDifficultPoint:Howtohelpthestudentsimprovetheirreadingabilityandhelpthemtoknowtheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.TeachingMethods:1.Fastreadingandcarefulreadingtogetthegeneralideaanddetailedinformationofthepassage.2.Discussionandexplanationtohelpthestudentsunderstandthepassagebetter.3.Listeningandreadingtoimprovethestudents’pronunciation.4.Pairworkandindividualworktomakeeverystudentworkinclass.TeachingAids:1.ataperecorder2.aprojectorandsomeslidesTeachingProcedures:StepⅠ.GreetingsGreetthewholeclassasusual.StepⅡ.PreparationforReadingT:Inthelastperiod,wetalkedaboutanimals.Weknowthatanimalsarefriendsofhumanbeings.Today,we’regoingtoreadmoreaboutanimals,plantsandhumanbeings.Firstofall,IwillteachyouthenewwordsinthisperiodPleasereadafterme.(Dealwiththenewwordswiththewholeclass.)T:Beforewereadthepassage,pleasediscussthequestionsonthescreenwithyourpartner.Thiscanhelpyouunderstandthepassageeasily.(Showthefollowingonthescreen.)1.Howdoplantsandanimalslivetogether?2.Whatdohumanbeingsneedtosurvive?3.Whatdoplantsandanimalsneedtosurvive?4.Whatdoanimalsdotosurviveinplaceswhereitisveryhotorcold,wherethereisn’tmuchwater,orwhereitisdifficulttofindfood?(Studentsdiscussforaboutfiveminutes.Thentheteacheraskssomestudentstosaytheiranswers.Differentopinionsarepossible.)Suggestedanswers:1.Plantsandanimalscan’tbeseparated.Thethingsaplantorananimalthrowsawaywillbecomefoodforanother.Theycan’tlivewithouteachother.2.Weneedair,water,thesunaswellasplantsandanimals.用心爱心专心115号编辑3.Theyneedwater,air,thesunandtheyalsoneedahabitatorhomewherethere’senoughfoodandotherresources.4.Theyhavetoadapttothesituationsorfindanewhome.StepⅢ.ReadingComprehensionT:Now,pleaseturntoPage66.Readthepassagequicklytofindoutgeneralideaofit.(Studentsreadthepassageforawhile.)T:Whocantellusthegeneralidea?S:Ittellsuswhyaspeciesbecomesendangeredandwhatwecandotoprotectendangeredplantsandanimals.T:Good.Now,pleasereadthepassagecarefully.Thistime,youshouldfindouttheanswerstothequestionsonthescreen.Youmaydiscussyouranswersinpairs.(Showthefollowingonthescreen.)1.Whydoanimalsandplantsbecomeendangered?2.Aspeciescanbecomeendangeredwhenitshabitatischangedordestroyed.Canyouthinkofthingshumanbeingsdothatmaydestroyorcausechangesinahabitat?3.Whatcanwedotoprotectanimalsandplantsthatarebeingendangered?(Afewminuteslater,theteacheraskssomestudentstoanswerthequestions.)Suggestedanswers:1.Theybecomeendangeredforthreereasons.First,theycan’tadapttothechangedhabitatsnorfindnewones.Second,anewspeciesistoostrongorusestoomuchoftheresourcesinthehabitat.Third,humansorotheranimalsusetoomuchofaplantorkilltoomanyanimals.2.Cuttingtoomanytrees;pollutingrivers,seasorlands.3.Weshouldplantmoretrees,stoppollutingtheenvironmentandstopkillinganimalsandcuttingtrees.StepⅣ.DiscussionT:Fromthepassageweknowthateverybodyshouldtrytoprotectourenvironmentsothatwecanliveabetterlifeandhaveabrightfuture.Therearemanythingswecandotomakeourworldbetter.Evensmallthingscanmakeabigdifference.PleaseturntoPage67.ReadthesecondpartinPost-readingto...