Unit2TheenvironmentTaskTeachingplanTeachingaimanddemands:1.Helpthestudentslistenanddrawconclusions2.Toimprovestudents’listeningskill.3.Readforinformation.4.Toimprovestudents’readingskill.5.Learntopresentopinions.6.DesignaposterTeachingproceduresSep1Skillsbuilding1:Inthispart,studentswilllearnhowtodrawconclusionsfromlisteningtosomething.Explaintothestudentsthatinordertodrawconclusions,theyneedtothinkaboutthesituationandtheinformationtheyhaveandthentrytodecidewhatitmeans.1AskthestudentstoreadtheguidelinesandthedialoguesinskillsbuildingonPage32,Askthemtodrawconclusionsfromwhatissaidinthedialoguesandyoucancreatemoredialoguesandaskstudentstodrawsomeconclusions.2AskstudentstoreadtheinstructionsinPartA.Thenplaythetapsonceandaskstudentstodrawaconclusionaboutwhatkindofnaturaldisasteroccurredineachsituation.Askthemwhytheyhavedrawnthisconclusion.Thenplaytherecordingoncemoreandchecktheanswersasaclass.3.AskstudentstolistentothetapeandcompletePartB.Askthemtodecidewhichoftheconclusionsislogicalandgivetheirreasons.Step1:Listeningtoalecture1.Listentothetape2Encouragethestudentstofullyparticipateinthesituationandexpresstheiropinionsfreely.3.Playthetapeonceagain.4.Askseveralstudentstoreadoneanswereach.用心爱心专心115号编辑5AskthestudentstofinishPartB.Askthemtoconsiderwhatconclusionscanbedrawnfromthestatements.Skillsbuilding2:Readingforinformation1AskstudentstoreadtheguidelinesonPage34.2DividestudentsintogroupsofsixandtellthemtodiscussthereasonswhytheymightwanttoreadthematerialsmentionedinPartA.AskstudentstoreadthenewspaperarticleinPartBandanswerthefourquestionslistedbelowit.Step2:Readascientificarticle1.AskstudentstoreviewwhattheyhavelearntaboutdesertificationinStep1onPage33.Encouragethemtolistthethingstheyknowaboutdesertification.2.Askstudentstoreadthescientificarticleaboutdesertification.Makesurethattheyunderstandthearticle.3.Organizestudentsintogroupsoffourandtellthemtostudythescientificarticletogether.4.AskstudentstolisttheirsolutionsonPage35.Skillbuilding3:Presentingyourpointofview1.Askthestudentstoreadtheguidelinesinthispart.Makesurethattheyunderstandeachpoint.2.AskstudentstoreadtheinstructionsforPatAonPage36andhelpthemgiveexplanationfortheirdecisions.Askseveralgroupstoexplaintheirdecisionstotheclass.Step3:Designaposter1.Organizestudentsintosmallgroups,andaskthemtoreadtheviewpointsfromsomeexpertsondesertificationinPartAonPage37.Theyneedtodiscusswhichviewpointtheyagreewithandwhichonetheywillfocuson.2.AskdifferentgroupstoconsiderthequestionsinPartBandaskthemtopresenttheiranswerstotheclass.3.Tellstudentsthatagoodpostercontainsgoodcontentandagoodlayout.AskstudentstoreadtheinstructionsonPartConPage37.4Askeachgrouptocreatetheirownposters,accordingtoStep1and2.用心爱心专心115号编辑Homework:AskstudentstoreadthearticleinpartAonPage105inWorkbook.ThenaskthemtodoPartBonthesamepage.用心爱心专心115号编辑