北师大版（2019）必修第三册Unit 8 Green Living Lesson 1 Roots and Shoots 教案

Teaching design
Readingg and Thinking Unit 8 GREEN LIVING Lesson 1 Roots & Shoots
The Analysis of the Teaching Material The unit is chosen from the Senior High English3 published by the Beijing Normal University Publishing House. And the topic of this unit is green living.
What: “Roots & Shoots” unfolds around the topic of energy-conservation, harmony between human, animal and plant and non-profit action. This passage belongs to the topic of “Human and Society” and introduce some energy wasting phenomena as well as the history and development of the “Roots & Shoots”. The passage implies multiple information about human, society and nature and the author’s thinking and feeling.
How: This is an expository writing containing four paragraphs, each of which focus on different aspects. And each paragraph relates to a logic order from general information to detailed information.
Why: The author, through introducing Dr. Jane Goodall and the “Roots & Shoots”, hopes people can aware the waste of energy and participate in the voluntary and cooperated work to save and energy and consolidate the relationship between human, nature and animals.
The Analysis of the Learners The learner at this stage have grasped some basic reading skills like prediction, skimming, scanning and basic sentence structures and grammatical terms.
Teaching Objectives After learning this lesson, students are supposed to be able to identify the grammatical terms of the -ed and -ing form and master their usage. describe the “Roots and Shoots” in the text with the key word and expressions. work out the inferential meaning of the text involving Dr. Jane Goodall’s personal quality, the structure and development of the text, and the meaning of “Roots and Shoots”; perceive the meaning of the text and develop the critical thinking and cross-cultural competence.
Teaching Key and Difficult Points Key points: After leaning this lesson, students are supposed to be able to use the title and key words to get the main idea of the text. perceive the meaning of the -ed and -ing form and master their usage. Difficult point: After learning this lesson, students are supposed to be able to effectively and flexibly choose relevant reading skills to get the information. identify the structure of the text and the inherent relationship of each part. develop the critical thinking and cross-cultural competence.
Teaching Method PWP model
Teaching Aids PPT, Photos and blackboard
Teaching Procedures Lead-in Pair work: Teacher presents some pictures and lets students discuss and answer the following questions. ① What is happening in each picture ② Have you done any of these activities ③ Do you have any opinions about these activities What would happen if every one did the same things Pre-reading Teacher lets students find out the -ed and -ing forms in the text and guess their functions through matching the words with their functions. one flowering plant leave one little tap running the world’s best-known expert Inspired by her example, he began to work harder.Attributive Adverbial Object complement
Teacher lets students guess what this passage is about through the title. While-reading The first reading. Task 1: pair work Teacher asks students to read the first paragraph and answer the following questions ① What is “Just-me-ism” ② Do you think “Just-me-ism is a problem If so, why ③ If it is a problem, do you have any solutions (Teacher encourages students to underline the answer from the first paragraph.) Task 2: individual work Teacher asks one student to do make a summary about the three questions and the answers. The second reading Teacher asks students to read the rest of the text and complete the following questions. Students discuss the table Roots & ShootsThe time of its establishmentThe founderThe purposeThe meaning of its name
② Students complete the table with the information from the text. ③ Teacher asks 2 students to report their answers. ④ Teacher review the answers. Group work: Read the text again and answer the question. What contribution does Roots & Shoots make to society. What makes Dr. Jane Goodall think Roots & Shoots can help solve the problem of “ Just-me-ism What is your understanding of the quote
① Group discussion of the questions ② Each group presents their group’s answers. ③ All students choose the best two groups and teacher gives the two groups red flowers. Post-reading Task 1: Teacher lets students figure out the structure of the passage. (
Para 1 : “ Just-me-ism
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Para 2: Dr. Jane Goodall
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Para 3: Roots & Shoots
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Para: Conclusion
Para 4:Conclusion
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Task 2: Students complete the summary with the correct form of the words and phrases. Task 3: group discussion Is there any group like Roots & Shoots Then teacher introduce the “Ants forest” and let students discuss about these two group from the following questions. ① The history of the “Ants forest”; ② The aims of the “Ants forest”; ③ How does the “Ants Forest” work ④The similarities and differences between the two organizations. Summary and homework Task 1. Teacher chooses two students to do a presentation about what they have learned today. Task 2. Write a short passage about the “Roots & Shoots” through searching more information.
Blackboard Design (
Para 1 : “ Just-me-ism
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Para 2: Dr. Jane Goodall
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Para 3: Roots & Shoots
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Para: Conclusion
Para 4:Conclusion
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Reflection