Unit 3 The Earth
Reading Protect The Earth
Learning aims【学习目标】:
To master key sentences patterns like “there be..., some...some, ...” and main ideas of each paragraph as well as the structure and genre of a poster. 掌握重点句型“there be..., some... some...”,文章每段大意以及海报的结构和体裁。
To develop reading skills and know how to apply the learned sentence patterns to compare the Earth with other planets. 培养阅读技巧,学会运用所学句型,将地球与其他行星进行比较。
To raise awareness of protecting our home planet. 提高保护地球家园的意识。
Learning Activities【学习活动】:
Activity 1:Group Competition--Do a quiz 小组竞赛,做小测验
How many planets are there in the solar system 太阳系中有多少个行星?
What are the blue parts of the Earth 地球表面的蓝色部分是什么?
How many percentage of the Earth is covered by water 地球被水覆盖多少比例?
What are the green and brown parts of the Earth 地球表面绿棕色部分是什么?
What are white parts of the Earth 地球表面的白色部分是什么
Activity 2:Predicting--What is the poster about 海报关于的是什么?
Activity 3:Skim the passage and find out the “5Ps”. 略读文章并找出“5Ps”。
Activity 4:Look at the pictures carefully , put the 4 paragraphs into the right boxes.认真看照片,把四个段落放在正确的盒子里。
Activity 5:Put the sentences into the blanks accurately. 把句子准确地填入空白处。
Activity 6:What do these underlined words refer to 画横线的单词指的是?
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Because the Earth is a _________ place
)Activity 7:Comprehension 理解大意
There are
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Why
should we
protect the Earth
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para. ~
para. )
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The Earth provides us with ___
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There is a lot of ________
)The Earth
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How
should we
protect the Earth
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para. ~
para. )
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It’s important
for us to protect the Earth
for our future.
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We must________________.
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We must________________.
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Activity 8:According to the poster on Page 31, fill in the blanks. 根据31页海报,填空。
Why should we protect the Earth
Because the Earth is a 1. . There are forests and 2._ , 3. and fields. Some places are very hot, and some are very cold. There are many different plants. Some plants are 4. . Some are small. All plants need 5. . There are different 6. on Earth too. Some live on the land. Some fly in the sky. Some live under the water. There are also 7. like you and me on Earth. The Earth provides us with 8. . It is our 9. .
Because there is a lot of 10. on Earth. We 11. things to make 12. . This pollutes the air. We put 13. into the seas and under the ground. This 14. animals and plants.
How should we protect the Earth
We must 15. burning things to make energy and we must stop 16. rubbish into the seas and under the ground. It’s 17. _ for us 18. for our future.
Activity 9:Summary--Features of a good poster 好的海报的特征
Activity 10:What is the genre of the article 文章的体裁是什么?
A. narration 记叙文
B. argumentation 议论文
C. exposition 说明文
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Topic:
If you have chance to move to other planets, would you like to live on the Earth
or move to other
planets
如果你有机会搬到其他星球
,你是想留在地球还是搬到其他星球?
)*Activity 11:Group Work--Based on the background information of other planets, compare the Earth with other planets , and finally make your decision and report the results on the platform.(Please use the sentence patterns we learned) 根据其他星球的背景知识,将地球与其他星球做比较,并最后做出你们的决定以及到讲台来做报告。(请用上我们学过的句型)
The Earth Other Planets
First…, Second,… Third,… Finally... 连接词列举理由
There are/is 有… There are/is 有…
Some… Some… Some… Some…
There aren’t/isn’t 没有 There aren’t/isn’t 没有
In a word/ In a conclusion/ In short 总之, we choose to 选择 … and we must/should/can…措施
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Background Information
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背景知识)
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Other planets have no
lives
(生命)
so far. They have no
plants and animals
either. And most of them
could not provide enough
air
,
water
, food, light and soil
(不能提供足够的空气、水、食物、阳光和土壤)
. But some of them have
wind, and mountains.
And other planets are either
too cold or too hot
(不是太热就是太冷)
.
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First 首先 , there are forests and rivers, mountains and fields on Earth. Some places are very hot, and some places are very cold. 【地球方面情况】But/However, 但是 there aren’t forests and rivers, mountains and fields on most of 大多数的 other planets. Some places are either too hot, or too cold.【其他行星方面情况】
Second第二 , there (are/is/aren’t/isn’t) ____________________________on Earth. Some_____________________________.【地球方面情况】But/However, there (are/is/ aren’t/isn’t) __________________________________________on other planets. Some _____________________________________________________.【其他行星方面情况】
Third 第三 , there (are/is/aren’t/isn’t) ________________________________on Earth.
Some_____________________________.【地球方面情况】But/However, there (are/is/ aren’t/isn’t) ______________________________________________on other planets. Some _________________________________________________.【其他行星方面情况】
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Finally 最后, there (are/is/aren’t/isn’t) ____________________________on Earth. The Earth _____________________________.【地球方面情况】But/However, there (are/is/ aren’t/isn’t) ____________________________________on other planets. Some ______________________________________________________.【其他行星方面情况】
In a word/In conclusion/In summary 总之, we choose to____________________. We must/can/should________________________________________________________. We must/can/should________________________________________________________. We must/can/should________________________________________________________.
【措施】
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The more, the better! (越多比较, 越好!)