Unit 1Nature in the balance： Integrated skills (I) 教学设计 -2024-2025学年高中《英语》 必修 第三册（译林版）

Unit 1Nature in the balance
Integrated skills (I)（教学设计）
I. Learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
read for the structure and key information of a news report;
predict before watching and watch the video for the key information;
express their opinions on animal protection and learn to shoulder the responsibility of protecting animals.
II. Key competence focus
1. Analyse the structure and find key information of a news report.
2. Accumulate expressions about animal protection.
III. Predicted area of difficulty
1. Complete the notes while watching.
2. Accumulate useful expressions and apply them in writing.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Free talk
T asks Ss to talk about the following three questions:
Do you like animals Why
Can animals live in nature free from harm and fear Why
In your opinion, who is the most fearsome hunter in the food chain
【设计意图：通过三个问题的设置，让学生初步思考动物的生存现状和与人类之间的关系，在学生进行头脑风暴的同时，为阅读环节的引入做好铺垫。】
Step 2 Reading and understanding
T asks Ss to read the news report in part A on page 8 and answer the following questions:
What is the news report about
(Human activities cause increasing harm to animals.)
How does the news report develop
(Thesis statement→Deduction)
T asks Ss to read the news report again and answer more detailed questions:
In the first paragraph, which sentence can best summarize the main idea
(Human activities have brought many animals close to extinction.)
How many aspects of impacts about human activities are mentioned to support the main idea What are they
(Two. Direct impact and indirect impact.)
What are the three main reasons why people hunt animals
(People hunt animals for food, for fashion and for fun.)
How do human activities indirectly influence animals
(We destroy their habitats when we build farms or factories. Air, water, noise and light pollution can have an impact on animals.)
T asks Ss to retell the key points of the news report with the help of the chart below.
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【设计意图：通过skimming和scanning，让学生在掌握文章结构、理清文章脉络的同时，对文章细节性内容加以了解，并通过思维导图的绘制，强化对课文重点内容的把握，并为听力做好准备。】
Step 3 Reflecting and thinking
T leads Ss to reflect on humans’ behaviour and answer some questions.
T: After reading the news report, we have a further understanding of the direct and indirect impacts that human activities have brought to many animals. As we all know, we human beings and animals, as part of nature, should have lived in harmony with each other. However, the balance was broken. I think it’s time to reflect on what we have done and put forward some practical solutions. Please think about the following questions:
What do you think of humans’ behaviour Why
What’s the significance of protecting animals
In terms of the impacts caused by human activities mentioned in the news report, what should we do accordingly
Step 4 Watching
T leads Ss to watch the video and complete tasks in part B.
Before watching
T: Before we watch the video, please first read the questions in part B1 on page 9, and make some reasonable predictions about the answers. When watching the video, remember to take notes of key information such as thesis statement, key words or key phrases.
While watching
T leads Ss to watch the video and complete the questions in part B1 on page 9.
T leads Ss to watch the video again and complete the notes in part B2 on page 9.
After watching
T shares the tapescript with Ss and checks answers with them, and then asks Ss to think about the following questions:
Why are whale species mentioned in the video
What aspects about animal protection are mentioned in the video
【设计意图：这一部分有B1和B2两个部分要完成，在前面讨论的基础上，可以先让学生对B1部分的内容进行合理预测。同时提醒学生在观看视频时学会记录要点信息。完成视听训练后，通过两个问题，引导学生在回忆文章内容和翻看笔记的基础上，对问题进行思考和回答。】
Step 5 Consolidation
T leads Ss to review some useful expressions they have learned while watching the video.
1. Significance of animal protection
to make our world more beautiful and lively
to provide food and medicine for us
to play a role in maintaining the balance of our ecosystem
2. Ways to protect animals
to make hunting endangered animals against the law
to protect animal habitats
to make people understand the problems faced by animals
【设计意图：梳理本节课所学关于animal protection的内容，既可以再次加深对主题的认识，又可以巩固重要的句式和表达, 通过充分输入，为下节课写作的输出做好准备。】
Ⅴ. Homework
Accumulate more expressions and ideas about animal protection by referring to dictionaries and surfing the Internet.
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