Module 5. Unit 2. The environment
Project: Protecting the Yangtze River
Fill in the chart according to the passage.
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课件19张PPT。Module 5 Unit 2
Project: Protecting the Yangtze River长江之歌
话说长江--主题曲
你从雪山走来,春潮是你的丰采;
你向东海奔去,惊涛是你的气概,
你用甘甜的乳汁,哺育各族儿女;
你用健美的臂膀,挽起高山大海,
我们赞美长江,你是无穷的源泉;
我们依恋长江,你有母亲的情怀.
你从远古走来,巨浪荡涤着尘埃;
你向未来奔去,涛声回荡在天外,
你用纯洁的清流,灌溉花的国土;
你用磅礴的力量,推动新的时代,
我们赞美长江,你是无穷的源泉;
我们依恋长江,你有母亲的情怀.
啊长江啊长江
Read Paragraph 1 and answerWhat was the problem with the Yangtze River?
What will this cause?Untreated human and industrial sewage was
deposited into the river.Unsafe drinking water, lead to health problems for
people living near the river
Have harmful effects on the ecology of the area,
killing many plants and animals.Read the rest paragraphs and answerWhat do people do to solve the problem？ What does the Green River organization do?What problems do the two government projects focus on?What does the second project concern?Do you still have hope with the Yangtze River? Why?What does each paragraph tell us?Read and thinkThe environmental problems of the Yangtze River have raised concern. Many people have recognized the importance of
protecting the Yangtze River and many
environmental organizations and projects have been
set up. Two special government?projects are under way to?
protect the river. One is the?water and soil
preservation project. The second project is a nature reserve for
white-flag dolphins. The environmental situation of the Yangtze River
is improving. Reading strategyListen and read aloudClose Text: T , many people have r the importance of protecting the Yangtze River and e_____ organizations and projects have been set up to d______ with the problem. The Green River organization is a non-g organization that educates and advise people on the importance of p this great river. hankfully ognized nvironmental ealovernment rotecting Close test: The organization also watches the river and stops the i______ hunting of animals which had been a m_______ problem and which has e the wild animals.
Two government projects are also u_____ way to protect the river. llegal ajor ndangered nderThe projects f on problems along the Yangtze River such as water c_______. Experts have a______ the river and are now trying to work out possible s to the many problems. The river and soil p project was set up in 1989. ocusonservation nalysed olution reservation Let's summary!DiscussionTopic: What can we do to protect the Yangtze River? Homework:Read aloud the passage fluently and accurately
three times.2. Underline important phrases and difficulties.Module 5 Unit 2 Project: Protecting the Yangtze River
Teaching aims:
1. Undertand the passage and develop reading skills by skimming and scanning.
2. Learn to read the passage fluently and accurately by listening and practising.
3. Analyze and understand the difficult compound sentences by analyzing the sentence struture.
4. Acquire reading strategies by summarizing the main idea of the passage.
5. Develop the sense of environmental protection and love for the ‘mother river’ by learning the passage.
Teaching important points:
Undertand the passage and develop reading skills by skimming and scannning.
Learn to read the passage fluently and accurately by listening and pratising.
Teaching difficulties:
Understand the complex sentence structures.
Acquire some most common reading strategies and develop the reading skills.
Teaching aids:
Multimedia system, hand-outs
Teaching procedure:
Prereading
Step 1. Warming up
T presents a song ‘the song of Changjiang River’ and pictures.
Question:
Is it beautiful?
What do you know about the Yangtze River?
Ss talk about the river and get some information about the river.
Step 2. Lead-in
Question: Is the river as beautiful as before?
T shows some pictures of the present situation of the river.
Question: What problems does the Yangtze River have?
While reading
Step3. Reading
Task 1
Ss read the first paragraph for the first time.
Questions:
What problems are talked about in the passage?
Untreated human and industrial sewage was deposited into the river.
What do this cause?/ What’s the result?
Unsafe drinking water, lead to health problems for people living near the river
Have harmful effects on the ecology of the area, killing many plants and animals.
Task 2
Ss read the next paragraphs.
What do people do to solve the problem？
Environmental organizations and projects have been set up to deal with the problem.
Task 3.
Ss read the whole passage to get the main idea and fill in the chart.
Protecting the enironment
Paragraphs
Main ideas of each paragraph
Parts
Main ideas of each part
Para1
The environmental problems of the Yangtze River have raised concern.
Part1 (Para1)
The environmental problems of the Yangtze River have raised concern.
Para2
Many people have recognized the importance of protecting the Yangtze River and many environmental organizations and projects have been set up.
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Part2 (Para2-
Para4))
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A lot of work has been done to protect the river.
Para3
Two special government?projects are under way to?protect the river. One is the?water and soil preservation project.
Para4
The second project is a nature reserve for white-flag dolphins.
Para5
The environmental situation of the Yangtze River is improving.
Part3 (Para5)
The environmental situation of the Yangtze River is improving.
Task 4. Listen and read
Ss listen to the tape and read aloud in groups, chorus, individually.
Post-reading
Task 5. Fill in the blanks.
Fill in the chart according to the passage.
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Details
Problems
Causes
Measures
Actions
Results
Task 6. Discussion:
Topic: What can we do to protect the Yangtze River?
Homework:
Read aloud the passage at least three times.
Find out important phrases.
