课件23张PPT。Unit
4Oxford EnglishModule 2 Man’s best friendsSave the treesPeriod 1Reading (1)1Getting readyIn this unit, we are going to talk about another of
man’s best friends on Earth, trees.2Background knowledgeHow much do you know about trees?
Try the short quiz below. fruitbranchleafrootBrainstorming
What do trees do for us ?
Trees are major fighters against air pollution.Trees take in harmful gases from the air and produce oxygen for us to breathe. Look at the pictures on page 45. Then answer the question below. Trees take in harmful gases from the air and make oxygen for us to breathe. 3Before you readLook at the title of the interview on page 45.
Then answer the question below. Many of the things in our daily lives come from trees.
For example ,paper pencils, and chairs.4ReadingTrees in our daily lives
Rebecca wants to know more about trees and how they help us.
She is interviewing Dr Jones about trees. Read the first part of the conversation and answer the following question.Why are trees major fighters against air pollution?Comprehension They keep the air cool and clean.
They take in harmful gases from the air.
They produce oxygen for us to breathe.Read the second part of the conversation and answer the following question.What can we get from trees? Comprehension Fruit
Oil
Tea and furnitureRead the third part of the conversation and answer the following question.How many trees do people cut down every year?Comprehension People cut down millions of trees every year.Trees in our
daily lives5Comprehensionair pollutioncool and cleanharmful gasesmore convenientcome from treesmade of woodVocabularyproduce againstfurnitureconvenientmajor6Review the textRepeat the text after the tape.HHomework 1. 模仿录音的语音、语调，朗读课文。
2. 抄写单词和短语：against，branch，convenient，example，fight，furniture，gas，harmful，imagine，major，oxygen，produce，root，save；for example，millions of，take in等。
3. 用课文中的语句回答问题Why are trees so important in our daily lives?。
4. 完成《综合练习册》第50页Vocabulary和第57页Reading A的练习。课件14张PPT。Unit
4Oxford EnglishModule 2 Man’s best friendsSave the treesPeriod 2Reading (2)1Checking-upWhy are trees so important in our daily lives?2RevisionRead a paragraph about the importance of trees. Complete it with appropriate words.Trees make our lives more c__________. For example, the w______ in your pencil, the paper in your notebook and the f_________ in your house all c______ from trees. Trees take in h_________ gases from the air and p________ oxygen, so they are very u______. It is hard to i__________ a world without trees.onvenientoodurnitureomearmfulroducesefulmagine3ComprehensionAnswer the following questions with information from the conversation between Rebecca and Dr Jones. What does Rebecca want to know?
How do trees keep the air clean?
Where does tea come from ?
What is usually made of wood?4ComprehensionFacts about treesimportantmillions ofcutting downfurniturefruit and oilpapers and pencilstea5Brainstorming Our promisesIn groups, talk about what you can do to save trees .Our promisesI promise to write on both sides of the paper!
I promise not to cut down trees!
I promise to plant more trees in the future!
I promise not to use throwaway chopsticks!
…6Strategy studyUsing suffixes to guess meanings -fulLook at these two sentences. Do you know the meanings of “useful” and “harmful”?Trees give us a lot of useful things.
Trees take in harmful gases from the air. “Useful” and “harmful” both end in -ful. It is a suffix meaning “full of”.Can you guess the meanings of the following words?hopefulhelpfulCan you give some more examples?HHomework 1. 抄写短语：come from，in fact，look around， (be) made of。
2. 思考Comprehension D2的问题Why does Rebecca say “I can’t imagine a world without trees”?。
3. 完成《综合练习册》第58页Reading B的练习。课件14张PPT。Unit
4Oxford EnglishModule 2 Man’s best friendsSave the treesPeriod 3Listening Speak up1Group discussion Why does Rebecca say “I can’t imagine a world without trees”？2Top tipLinking words上述连接词或短语一般用于句首，后面通常有逗号。这些连接词或短语有助于理清思路，使介绍更有逻辑性。3ListeningPine trees Listen to a radio program about pine trees and complete the notes below. Write one word or figure in each blank.partgreenbeautifulstronglong1000furnitureChinese4Review Read the notes about pine trees. Try to sum up all the uses of a pine tree.partgreenbeautifulstronglong1000furnitureChinese5Save the trees because they are so important!TREEOFLIFESpeak upWhy are trees so important? Trees are good for …
We can make …
We also get … In groups, discuss why trees are important.Group discussionGroup presentationThe uses of treesHave one of your group members share your list of the uses of trees with the rest of the class.
Let’s see which group has listed the most uses!HHomework 1. 以The importance of trees为题，至少用6句话介绍树木的重要性，尽可能运用本单元学习的词汇和句型。
2. 在网上搜集关于亚马逊雨林的信息。
3. 完成《综合练习册》第54至56页Listening and speaking A，B，C，D，F的练习。课件25张PPT。Unit
4Oxford EnglishModule 2 Man’s best friendsSave the treesPeriod 4Grammar Writing1Writing Tree Planting DayIt is Tree Planting Day. Some people are working near Rebecca’s home. Rebecca took some photos of them.Before you writeToday, we are going to write a story about the pictures!2Understanding the picturesWhat are the workers doing now?They are planting trees and flowers now.In pairs, discuss what the people are doing in the pictures.Now make conversations about what is going on in the pictures with the words in brackets.S1: What is/ are … doing?
S2: …S1: What is/ are … doing?
S2: …S1: What is/ are … doing?
S2: …S1: What is/ are … doing?
S2: …3Grammar
The present continuous tenseWe use the present continuous tense to show that something is happening now.
It is often used with:
now, at the moment, at this time, these days…This is the structure of a sentence in the present continuous tense.4Making –ing formsWashing~~~
Washing~~~ We form the present continuous tense with the verb to be + (the base form/the -ing form) of the main verb. We form the –ing form of the main verb like this:Grammar exerciseisdoingis playingare playingis fishingis swimmingare lyingis eatingis playingam talking5Special rulesWe cannot use some verbs in the present continuous tense.is ringingknowam thinkingpreferGrammar exercisesmellsareeatingam eatingDo want6*After you writeWrite a report on Tree Planting Day.You have used the present continuous tense to write the story. Can you use the simple past tense to make the story into a report?HHomework 1.完成下列汉译英。
琳达的哥哥现在正在卧室里看电视。
你此刻在干什么呢？
他们正在教室里学习吗？
现在他们不在打篮球。
你知道这个问题的答案吗？
那块蛋糕闻着特别香。
2.独立以Tree Planting Day为题写一篇报道，注意正确使用时态和添加介词及冠词。
3.完成《综合练习册》第51至53页Grammar和第60页Writing的练习。课件26张PPT。Unit
4Oxford EnglishModule 2 Man’s best friendsSave the treesPeriod 5More practice
Talk time1BrainstormingHow much do you know about the Amazon rainforest?2More practiceThe Amazon rainforestRead the article below about the Amazon rainforest. Grammar pointmillion vs. millions of We use “million” in exact numbers.
For example, “It covers five and a half million square kilometres of the Amazon Basin”.
We use “millions of” to infer that the amount is great.
For example, “But we cut down millions of trees every day”. ___________people hunt and fish for a living.
The novel sold 2 _________copies in paperback.
__________people were killed in the earthquake.
We need to raise about two __________and
fifty dollars.Millions of millionHundreds of hundredhundred, hundreds of , million, millions of Exercise Complete the sentences with the words below. A Complete the notes. largestAmazon Basinninehome deforestationComprehension3Learning skillMake a word bank because of
as a result
do our bestRead the article again. Find the words you can use. Then make sentences with them.For example: Because of the rain, we can’t hold the sports meeting.As a result, we have to stay in the classroom.We will do our best to learn English well.4Learn about /sk/, /sp/and /st/sky/??/ star/??/ space/??/ sksp/??/ /??/ st/??/ scschPay attention to these words with /sk/, /sp/ and /st/. Read them aloud. Pay attention to these sentences with /sk/, /sp/ and /st/. Read them aloud. Steve is a student. He always skates at half past three.
I have bought a special gift for my favourite star in our school.5Learn about /sl/and/sm/
smile/sm/
slide/sl/slsm/sl/ /sm/
Pay attention to these words with /sl/and /sm/. Read them aloud.
6Learn about /pl/and/pr/
present/pr/
play/pl/plpr/??/ /??/
Pay attention to these words with /pl/ and /pr/. Read them aloud.
7Learn about /kw/and /tw/
twitter/tw/
question/kw/qutw/kw/ /tw/
Pay attention to these words with /kw/ and /tw/ . Read them aloud.
I’m quick!8Talk timeRepeat the words after the tape.9Exercise HHomework 1. 完成More practice B的练习，了解更多关于亚马逊雨林的知识。
2. 听录音，流利地朗读Talk time部分的音标、
例词和韵文。
3. 抄写/sk/，/sp/，/st/，/sl/，/sm/，/pl/，/pr/，
/kw/和/tw/这9个音标以及例词。
4. 完成《综合练习册》第59页Reading C和第56页Listening and speaking E1，E2的练习。课件15张PPT。Unit
4Oxford EnglishModule 2 Man’s best friendsSave the treesPeriod 6Culture corner
ProjectCulture cornerChinese tea1Read the passage and answer the following questions. Do you like drinking tea?
Where does tea come from?
According to an old story, who discovered tea?
What did Lu Yu do during the Tang Dynasty?2Project Planning green activities Do you want to improve your school environment? In this project, you will write a plan for a green project. In the green project, we aim to protect and improve our school environment .Brainstorming3My ideas for the green projectIn groups, talk about how to make our school “greener”.
The group leader will take notes of the discussion and each group will present a report on your ideas for the green project.Design an indoor garden or a roof garden
Plant more trees and flowers
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Stop cutting down trees
…Green ideas from my groupHere are some sample notes.Create your project4Make a plan
Make a plan of what you will do for the green project.
Decide each group member’s job.
Find information.
Self- assessment5HHomework 1. 每组利用课后时间美化和充实自己小组的计划。
2. 选择1-2个具有操作性且相对容易实现的计划，
要求学生在课后完成，并展示成果，让学生介
绍在完成课题的过程中有何收获。
3. 选择性完成《综合练习册》第61至64页
Integration的练习。
