Module 9 Population
Unit2 Arnwick was a city with 200,000 people.
（课题：Could it be your town?）
学习目标:
1. 知识目标：熟读并记住本课的单词和短语：flat, rubbish, quiet, local, close down, pupil, pollution, public, service, solve.
2. 能力目标：掌握一定的阅读技巧；学会谈论大城市中存在的问题并能提出解决这些问题的建议。
情感目标：了解全球环境问题，培养他们保护环境、热爱家乡、建设富强、文明国家的主人翁意识。
二、学习重、难点：
1. 通过一系列练习掌握一定的阅读技巧。
2. 学会谈论大城市存在的问题并能提出解决这些问题的建议。
Read before class:
Read the words and phrases loudly together.
四．Learning procedures:
Step1. Pre-reading:
Lead-in.(利用美丽的图片，让学生看到乡村环境是优美的，天空是湛蓝的，空气是清新的，但随着城市的增大，出现了人口拥挤，交通拥挤，住房拥挤，噪音增加等一系列问题，让学生了解保护环境的必要，并了解用英语怎样表达，从而导入新课)
Step2. While-reading:
（通过阅读练习，让学生了解人口的大量涌入给Arnwick带来了很多的问题，并找出解决这些问题的建议，让学生初步了解全球环境问题，培养他们保护环境，热爱家乡的意识。）
I. Skimming reading：(略读阅读技巧: 迅速浏览文章，把握每个段落的大意进而把握全文大意，不需要逐句阅读。)
Read the passage quickly and match the parts with the main ideas.
(速读文章并将段落与段落大意划线连接)
Part 1 (para1) a. The problems that big cities like Arnwick bring us. /'ɑ:nwIk/
Part 2 (para2-3) b. The past of Parkville./'pɑ:kvIl/
Part 3 (para4-5) c. The changes of Parkville
II. Scanning reading: (扫读阅读技巧: 带题阅读, 注意题干中的关键词，有针对性的迅速浏览文章并找出与题干内容相关的信息。)
How many people were there in Parkville?
When did the small local school in Parkville close down？
III. Careful reading:
(精读阅读技巧: 仔细阅读问题所在段落，理解文章意思，分析问题寻找答案)
1. Read Para1 carefully and answer: (细读第1段回答问题)
What was it like when Jo’s grandparents first came to Parkville?
2.(1)Read Para2-3 carefully and check (√)the true sentence
Arnwick was a city with 20,000 people. □
Arnwick now has a population of more than one million. □
The local school in Parkvill has 2,000 pupils. □
(2) Read Para2-3 complete the table: (细读第2、3段完成下列表格)
changes
reasons(原因)
effects(影响)
The population of Arnwick increases.
People from Parkvill ____________________________________________
It’s______________________________________________________
The government built flats outside the centre.
_______________________________________________________________
3. Read Para4-5 carefully and find out the answers to the questions:
(细读第4、5段并找出下列问题的答案)
1. more schools,___________________
1) Arnwick needs 2. _______________ and better public services.
3. ________________ to protect its people.
But to do all these things, it needs ______________.
IV. Read aloud
1、listen to the passage and pay attention to your pronunciation
2、Read the whole passage loudy
3、Pay attention to some important sentences.
1、They had a small house, close to fields and hills.
2、It is very crowded and rubbish is also problem.
3、It takes an hour to get there by bus
4、It needs fresh air, clean water and better public services.
5、In fact, It describes what is happening all over the world.
Ⅴ.Discuss and make a summation about the change of Arnvick.
A quiet village-------jobs----move to city-------crowded----rubbish-----not enough flats,schools,hospitalsa.-----a lot of traffic and pollution.
Step3. Post-reading:
Think it over and complete the table:(假设你是市长，针对大城市存在的问题提出建议，培养学生的主人翁精神。)
Problems of big cities
Suggestions
1.More people move to the city to find jobs and need places to live.
?The government should___________
______________________________
______________________________
2.There aren’t enough schools and hospitals in big cities.
?The government can ____________
______________________________
______________________________
3. Traffic(交通、车辆) problems create air pollution.
?The government should ___________
______________________________
______________________________
4. There is too much rubbish in the streets.
?People shouldn’t________________
______________________________
_____________________________
5. It’s difficult to find clean water.
?Don’t__________________________
______________________________
______________________________
Key words:
build, provide /pr?'vaid/v.提供, more buses, plant, throw away扔、扔掉, rubbish, everywhere, pour/p :/…into…往…倾倒…, dirty water, river
Step4. Homework:（通过写作，让学生反思自己城市出现的问题，并提出建议，让学生认识到地球是我们的母亲，我们应该爱护我们的母亲，爱护家园，保护环境，从我做起，从现在做起。）
Writing: Please write down the changes of your city and its problems, and give some suggestions to solve the problems. It you can use the key words in Step3.
评测练习
一、
1、居住 2、 靠近
3、城市中心 4、关闭
5、新鲜的空气 6、干净的水
7、公共服务 8、解决问题
9、全世界 10、努力做某事
二、单项选择
（ ）1.Do you know about India?
Yes, it’s an old country____ a long history like country.
A for B in C with D at
( )2.Is your home far from your school?
No, It’s _______ my school.
A far from B not near C close to D long way to
三、1、 他们有一个小房子，靠近田野和小山。（close to）
They had a small house ______ ______ fields and hills.
2、乘公交车到那里需要花费一小时。(take)
It ______ an hour _____ by bus.
3、上个月我叔叔搬到了加拿大。
My uncle Canada last month.
4、实际上，我没有时间去做我喜欢做的事。
, I have no time to do what I like.
5、我家门前的超市两个月前关门了。
The supermarket in front of my house two months ago.
6、这些新闻告诉我们世界上正发生什么。
The news tells us what is happening .
7、 我每天花费半个小时去上学。
Me half an hour to go to school every day.
课件18张PPT。Read aloud before class:
cause v. 造成；引起
problem n. 麻烦；问题
increase v. 增大；增长
flat n. 套房；公寓
rubbish n. 垃圾；废弃物
quiet adj. 寂静的；安静的
local adj. 当地的；本地的
close down (永久)关闭，关停
pupil n. 学生；（尤指）小学生
pollution n. 污染
public adj. 公共的； 公众的
service n. 公共服务；服务
solve v. 解决问题
change n. 改变；变化
Parkville /‘pɑ:kvil/ n.帕克维尔（虚构地名）
Arnwick/‘ɑ:nwik/ n.阿恩威克（虚构地名）Module 9 Population Unit2 Arnwick was a city with 200,000 people. blue skyfresh airgreen plantsclean watercountrysidenew flatswide streetsmodern schoolsbeautiful parksThe town The citypopulation problemtraffic problemrubbish pollutionair pollutionCould it be your town? Reading skills: PartⅠ (para1) PartⅡ (para2-3)Part Ⅲ (para4-5)b. The past of Parkville.c. The changes of Parkvillea. The problems that big cities like Arnwick bring us.Read the passage quickly and match the parts with the main ideas. 略读阅读技巧:
迅速浏览文章，把握每个段落的大意进而把握全文大意，不需要逐句阅读。 Skimming reading Reading skills: Scanning reading扫读阅读技巧:
带题阅读, 注意题干中的关键词，有针对性的迅速浏览文章并找出与题干内容相关的信息。 How many people were there in Parkville?
2. When did the small local school in Parkville close down?
Read the passage quickly and answer: 200,000Five years ago._____________________________________Reading skills: What was it like when Jo’s grandparents first came to Parkville?
Read Para1 carefully and answer:精读阅读技巧:
仔细阅读问题所在段落，理解文章意思，分析问题寻找答案。 It was a quiet village.Careful readingArnwick was a city with 20,000 people. ( )
Arnwick now has a population of more than one million. ( )
The local school in Parkvill has 2,000 pupils. ( )
Read Para2-3 and check (√)the true sentence××√Read Para2-3 again and complete the table:
It was expensive to live in the city centre.It’s very crowded,and rubbish is also a problem.moved to Arnwick to find jobs.Read Para4-5 and find out the answers:
1. more schools,_________
______________________
Arnwick needs 2.______________________
and better public services
3. ______________ to protect its people.
But to do all these things, it needs ____________. fresh air, clean watermore policemore money buses and hospitals.美文欣赏 Read aloud
1、listen to the passage and pay attention to your pronunciation
2、Read the whole passage loudy
3、read the following sentences crazy 激情朗读重点句子1、They had a small house, close to fields and hills.
2、It is very crowded and rubbish is also problem.
3、It takes an hour to get there by bus.
4、It needs fresh air, clean water and better public services.
5、In fact, It describes what is happening all over the world.Ⅴ.Discuss and write a summation about the changes of Arnvick.A quiet small village-------jobs----move to city Arnwick-------crowded----rubbish-----not enough flats,schools,hospitals.-----a lot of traffic and pollution-----needs-----fresh air,clean water and so on.Think it overThe government should provide more jobs in the countryside and build more flats in the cities.The government should build more schools and hospitals.We should provide more buses , and plant more trees, try not to go out by car. People shouldn’t throw away rubbish everywhere.Don’t pour dirty water into the river, and save water.Homework: Writing :
Please write down the changes of your city and its problems, and give some suggestions.
Key words :
build, provide /pr?'vaid/v.提供, more buses, plant, throw away扔、扔掉, rubbish, everywhere, pour/p :/…into…往…倾倒…, dirty water, riverThank you for listening!
